Do not use the door-to-door guys!! They are often not properly set up and even if they do the work, they tend to hire people without proper experience. The good contractors do not need to go door to door.
Hiring the insurance company's contractor is easiest. However, if you know of (or can get recommendations from people you trust) some good companies, getting the payout isn't hard. I've done it twice now, as I live in the northeast hail zone. For the first one, I had to go back and ask for more money after the settlement, when my contractor realized the siding colour couldn't be matched. No issues getting more money from my insurance company. Just needed the contractor to do up an estimate, explaining the issue.
In both cases, I hired my own company as I have "family" who has an exterior company.
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