Free visual inspection and a written scope of work before any mitigation begins - photos, moisture readings, and drying logs go in your claim file
The scope we write is the scope we bill. Anything new gets shown to you, in writing, before we touch it.
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AfterFast, Reliable Storm & Disaster Restoration Across Boulder
Storm damage in Boulder rarely announces itself politely. It comes as hail punching through a roof on Mapleton Hill, or a Chinook wind event ripping a garage door off its track near Chautauqua, or flash flood water moving through Boulder Creek corridors and into basements along the Farmers Ditch. When that happens, you need a crew that knows Boulder’s canyons, its wind patterns, and its aging housing stock before they even pull up to the curb. DryMark Restoration has been responding to storm and disaster calls since 2011, and our Storm & Disaster Restoration team serves Boulder with written pricing before any work begins, photo documentation on every visit, and live phone coverage 24/7. Call (629) 213-4606 and a person answers, not a voicemail tree.
Why DryMark Restoration Is Boulder’s Preferred Storm & Disaster Restoration Company
Boulder homeowners read the three-star reviews before they call anyone. They want to see a price in writing, not a vague estimate delivered after a crew is already inside. That’s exactly how we operate. Every job starts with a written scope and price before any work begins, under Haven Standard, Clause 1. No scope-creep additions once the crew is on site. Our Boulder customers also receive a documented photo record on every visit, which matters when you’re filing a claim with an adjuster who wasn’t standing in your flooded basement at 2 a.m.
Led by Alicia Brennan, who founded the company in 2011 after years as a claims adjuster, DryMark Restoration built its entire process around the documentation gap that costs homeowners their claims. Alicia saw it from the insurer’s side: restoration invoices without drying logs, moisture readings, or material classifications get denied or reduced. So she built a company that produces evidence, not just labor. Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and trained to document every room to IICRC, RIA, and IFA standards. That documentation turns a restoration invoice into a claim an adjuster will pay without a fight.
Written by Alicia Brennan, Owner at DryMark Restoration, serving Boulder since 2011.
Our Storm & Disaster Restoration Services in Boulder
Emergency Board-Up
When a tree limb or wind-driven debris breaches a window or door in Boulder, the next Chinook event can turn a small opening into a structural failure within hours. We board up and secure openings the same day, using materials rated for the wind loads Boulder’s canyon corridors actually deliver. A board-up isn’t just plywood over glass. It’s sealed, braced, and documented so your property doesn’t sit exposed while the next storm front moves through.
Wind Damage Repair
Boulder’s Front Range position means wind events here aren’t the same as wind in Denver or Longmont. Chinook winds roar down the canyons and slam the foothills neighborhoods like Chautauqua and the slopes above Baseline Road with gusts that can peel roofing, rack garage door tracks, and blow in entry doors. Our Storm & Disaster Restoration crew assesses the full track and panel system, not just the visible dent. We check door frames for racking, rollers for wear, and the header above the opening for separation. A garage door that “looks fine” after a wind event is often one more gust from coming off its track entirely.
Flood Damage Restoration
Boulder Creek and Fourmile Creek don’t flood the way a backed-up storm drain does. The September 2013 flood, rated a 100-to-500-year event, pushed creek water through Canyon Boulevard and into the Whittier and Goss-Grove districts, and those corridors remain active flood zones today. We extract standing water, set professional-grade drying equipment from Dri-Eaz, Phoenix, and XPOWER, and run daily moisture logs until every room matches its pre-loss baseline. If your basement near Boulder Creek took creek water, that’s Category 3 water, which means full extraction, sanitizing, and material removal, not just drying. We’ll explain exactly what that means for your floor assembly, your drywall, and your claim before we write the scope.
Roof Tarping
After hail or wind damage opens a roof, Boulder’s freeze-thaw cycles become your enemy. Water finds the smallest puncture, freezes overnight, expands, and by morning the leak penetrates the ceiling below. We tarp damaged roofs the same day we inspect them, using materials and securing methods that hold through Boulder’s wind gusts, not just until the adjuster arrives.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
BeforeAfterTrusted Brands We Service in Boulder
We stock and service professional-grade drying and restoration equipment across Boulder, including Injectidry systems for hard-to-reach cavities behind plaster-and-lath walls, Dri-Eaz and Phoenix dehumidifiers, and XPOWER air movers. Our documentation follows IICRC, RIA, and IFA standards so that every drying log, every moisture reading, and every material classification we produce matches what your insurer expects to see. That’s not a marketing claim. It’s how we write every invoice for Boulder homes, whether near University Hill or off Kalmia Avenue.
Common Storm & Disaster Restoration Problems We See in Boulder Homes
- Basement seepage along the Farmers Ditch and North Boulder Farmers Ditch. These historic irrigation ditches cut through Newlands, Mapleton Hill, and north-central Boulder, creating chronic subsurface moisture pathways into basements along their corridors. Sump failures here recur year after year because groundwater keeps moving toward the foundation, not because a homeowner skipped a waterproofing coat.
- Hail-damaged roof membranes left unaddressed. Boulder sits in Colorado’s Hail Alley, and a storm-track hailstorm can puncture a roof in minutes. The puncture looks small, but Boulder’s freeze-thaw cycle forces water through it within weeks. What was a shingle issue becomes an insulation and drywall issue by the next cold snap.
- Wind-racked garage and entry doors. Chinook events can swing temperatures 40-50°F in hours, and the accompanying wind gusts hit foothills-edge neighborhoods hardest. We see garage door tracks racked out of square, headers pulling from framing, and entry doors that no longer seal because the wall shifted. Leaving these unsecured before the next wind event invites full structural compromise.
- Plaster-and-lath water absorption in historic homes. Mapleton Hill’s late-Victorian and Craftsman homes were built with plaster applied over wood lath, and that assembly absorbs and releases water very differently from modern drywall. Hail-driven water intrusion here requires cavity drying with Injectidry systems, not just surface dehumidification, and the drying timeline runs longer than a mid-century ranch off Broadway would need.
Pricing for Storm & Disaster Restoration in Boulder, CO
We Also Serve Cities Near Boulder
Our crews regularly respond to storm and disaster calls in Louisville, Lafayette, Erie, and Broomfield, and we’re familiar with how each of those communities handles wind and hail differently from Boulder. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Denver office, with crews serving Boulder locally, so response times stay tight across the metro corridor.
Serving Boulder, CO - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Boulder area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Storm & Disaster Restoration in Boulder
Boulder’s canyon-driven Chinook winds hit with gusts that nearby flatland cities like Broomfield rarely experience, so our board-up materials and anchoring methods are selected for wind-load resistance, not just basic coverage. We brace openings to withstand repeated gust cycles, because a board-up that survives one calm night can fail in the next downslope wind event if it wasn’t anchored for it. Call (629) 213-4606 and we’ll assess what your opening actually needs for Boulder’s wind pattern.
Yes. Plaster-and-lath assemblies hold water differently than drywall, and cavity drying behind original plaster requires Injectidry systems that pull moisture from the lath pocket without forcing more water through the plaster surface. A standard dehumidifier in the room won’t dry the cavity, and the plaster can spall or crack as it dries unevenly. We run Injectidry on Mapleton Hill plaster homes specifically because surface-only drying leaves hidden moisture that shows up as mold or paint failure months later. Call (629) 213-4606 for an exact assessment of your plaster condition.
Category 3 water is grossly contaminated, and creek water from Boulder Creek or Fourmile Creek qualifies because it carries soil, sewage, and roadway runoff. Your basement’s carpet, padding, drywall, and any porous insulation that contacted that water must be removed and disposed of, not dried in place, and the remaining structure needs sanitizing before rebuilding. We’ll document the contamination, the affected square footage, and the material disposal in writing so your adjuster can process the claim without dispute. Call (629) 213-4606 for a free estimate on Category 3 extraction and remediation.
The Farmers Ditch and North Boulder Farmers Ditch create a chronic subsurface flow path that re-saturates the soil around your foundation every season, so a sump pump that works fine during a dry spell gets overwhelmed when the ditch is running or after a storm. Surface waterproofing doesn’t interrupt that groundwater movement. You need a sump system sized for the ditch’s flow, plus monitoring that catches pump failure before water crosses the sill plate. We see this exact recurrence pattern in Newlands and Mapleton Hill basements every year. Call (629) 213-4606 and we’ll walk you through what your foundation is actually dealing with.
Within 24 to 48 hours, and ideally same day. University Hill’s pre-1980 rental stock often carries deferred maintenance, which means a hail puncture in an old roof membrane can move water into compromised drywall and flooring faster than in well-maintained homes. Once water sits beyond 48 hours, microbial growth becomes a real concern and the claim gets messier. We respond same day to Boulder, extract what’s extractable, and set drying equipment immediately. Call (629) 213-4606 if you’ve got water moving through a rental ceiling right now.
Storm & Disaster Restoration in Boulder, Done Right and Documented
Boulder’s storm damage profile is unlike any other front-range city. Canyon winds, Hail Alley storm tracks, creek flood corridors, and a historic ditch network all combine to create restoration needs that a generic restoration company can’t fully address. We document every job with moisture readings, drying logs, photo records, and a written scope before work starts. We back every job with our 365-Day Done Right Promise, signed under The Haven Standard. If it’s not done right, we make it right. That’s not a verbal assurance. It’s in writing.
Call (629) 213-4606 for a free estimate on storm and disaster restoration in Boulder. A live person answers, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and you’ll get a written price before any work begins.
Written by Alicia Brennan, Owner at DryMark Restoration, serving Boulder since 2011.