Chris Willis thought the worst had passed after January's freak hail storm damaged large parts of his Belconnen home.
Nearly two months on from the storm, delays with insurers have meant meant repairs to the Florey resident's home haven't even started.
"They got an assessor out here within a week after the storm and they said they would send the report in to the insurer in the week, and that still hasn't happened," Mr Willis said.
"It would take two to three months just to finish the repairs."
Mr Willis is not alone, as home owners face increasing delays across Canberra for repairs to their homes and cars following January's storm, due to the backlog of insurance claims.
Large tarpaulins can still be seen across dozens of roofs in Canberra's inner south and other parts of the city heavily hit by the hail.
The most significant damage to Mr Willis's house was suffered by a granny flat at the back of the property, where his mother lives.
The large hail stones ripped several holes in the roof and broke a skylight, which sent rain gushing in.
Due to the delay from insurers to issue repairs, Canberra's recent rain has only exacerbated the damage.
Water has been falling through holes in the roof and skylight, which has brought on mould damage and several rooms have had to be closed off.
The mould has led to significant health concerns for Mr Willis's mother, who is on immunosuppressants to deal with auto-immune diseases.
"The assessor who did come out said the whole wall structure in some of the rooms have to be replaced," Mr Willis said.
"The rain has just exacerbated it with more water damage. It's got to the point where paint is peeling from the walls and mould is growing in the living room.
"The longer it takes, the more damage it causes."
The ACT Emergency Services Agency said many of the call outs made to the SES during heavy rain in February and March were for leaking roofs and skylights, which were yet to be repaired following the hailstorm.
Mr Willis estimated between $50,000 and $70,000 worth of damage was caused by the hail storm to his house.
Among the damage was significant structural damage to Mr Willis's pool, which will most likely have to be replaced.
Despite several attempts to contact his insurer, the backlog of insurance claims across Canberra has meant damage reports carried out by assessors have yet to be signed off.
"We want the issue fixed, but the biggest issue is the lack of communication [from insurers]," Mr Willis said.
The Insurance Council of Australia declared January's hail storm catastrophe, which devastated Canberra along with parts of NSW and Victoria.
More than 87,500 claims were made across all three jurisdictions, almost 50,000 from the ACT alone.
Two out of three claims made were for damage to cars. The hail storm was estimated to have caused more than $800 million worth of damage.
A spokesman for the council said Canberra's location, coupled with the amount of claims made from the summer's bushfire crisis, had led to the delays in insurance claims being approved and repairs carried out.
"Canberra is in its own situation. It's a relatively small city that's isolated from the major cities but it has had a large number of claims," the spokesman said.
"Insurers are doing their best to assess properties."
Mr Willis said he was hoping repairs would be carried out by the insurers as soon as possible.
"It's just been really frustrating."
