Fort Collins roofing companies: what to expect from us

How we work

We inspect before we quote. Every estimate comes from the roof and the attic. If a roofer prices your replacement from a satellite measurement and never opens the attic hatch, they haven't seen the decking, the ventilation, or the ice-dam stains along the eaves — and you'll find out on invoice day.

We build for the Front Range. Class 4 or heavy architectural shingles with six nails each, synthetic underlayment, ice-and-water shield at the eaves and in every valley, new flashing on every job, and a ridge vent with real soffit intake. A roof that would be fine in Kansas City isn't good enough at 5,000 feet under this sun.

We tell you when you don't need us. If a $350 pipe boot fixes it, that's the quote. If your hail damage is a few scuffs on a 20-year-old roof, we'll say so rather than help you file a claim that gets denied. The best roofers in Fort Collins are the ones who'll tell you not to buy a roof yet.

We put it in writing. One page, itemized, good for 30 days. Materials named, warranty stated, permit included, and every line Colorado's roofing law requires.

Licensing and insurance in Colorado

Colorado has no state roofing license. Anyone can print a card that says "roofing contractor" — which is why the week after a hailstorm brings a flood of out-of-state trucks to Larimer County. What does exist is local:

• The City of Fort Collins licenses contractors through its building department and requires a permit and inspection for a re-roof. A roofer working in the city limits without one is working illegally, and the roof won't have an inspection record when you sell.
• Loveland, Windsor, Timnath, Wellington and Larimer County each license and permit separately. We hold what each requires.
• The Residential Roofing Bill of Rights (C.R.S. 6-22-101, from Senate Bill 12-038) sets the rules for any roofing job over $1,000 paid by insurance: a written contract with scope, price and dates, a statement that the roofer carries liability insurance, no deductible waivers or rebates, and a 72-hour right to cancel if the claim is denied.

We carry general liability and workers' compensation and will send the certificates before a crew arrives. Ask every roofer for the same and for their city license number. The ones who hesitate are the ones whose crew's fall becomes your homeowners claim. Roofing contractors Fort Collins homeowners can trust will have all three in hand before the ladder goes up.

Residential and commercial

Most of our work is residential roofing Fort Collins wide — single-family homes, townhomes, and the rental properties around CSU. We also handle the small commercial roofing Fort Collins businesses need: low-slope TPO and modified bitumen on shops, offices and churches along College Avenue and in Midtown, and hail claims on those roofs too. If a job is bigger than that, we'll say so and point you to someone who does large flat roofs all day.

Where we work

Based in Fort Collins — Old Town, Campus West, Midtown, the Harmony corridor, Fossil Creek, Rigden Farm, Laporte — and across northern Colorado: Loveland, Windsor, Timnath, Severance, Wellington, Berthoud, Johnstown, Greeley and up to Estes Park. If you searched for roofing Fort Collins CO or a roofer near me Fort Collins and got a page of out-of-state names, we're the local one. Area code 970.

Getting a price

Call, text or request an estimate. Repair, replacement and hail inspections are free. If you're comparing companies after a storm, read our post on questions to ask a Fort Collins roofing contractor first — it'll save you a bad afternoon and possibly a denied claim.