Fort Collins roofers for hail damage, repair and replacement

What roofs go through in Fort Collins

Fort Collins sits at 5,000 feet on the edge of the Front Range hail belt, and that one fact decides most of what happens to a roof here. From May through August, storms build over the foothills in the afternoon and roll east across town, and two or three times a summer somewhere in Larimer County gets hail big enough to bruise shingles. Most of the roof replacements in this city are paid for by an insurance company, not a homeowner, and that is exactly why the out-of-state crews show up the next morning.

Between storms the sun does the slow damage. The UV at this elevation is roughly 25 percent stronger than at sea level, and it bakes the oils out of asphalt shingles years ahead of the number on the wrapper. A 30-year architectural shingle on a south-facing slope in Fort Collins is usually done at 18 to 22. Add the freeze-thaw of a Front Range winter and the heavy, wet snow that comes in March and April, which loads a roof and then melts fast enough to find every weak seam, and you have a climate that wears roofs out on three fronts at once.

The housing stock matters too. Old Town, the streets between Mountain Avenue and the CSU campus, has 1900s–1920s houses with steep gables, brick chimneys and a hundred years of layered repairs. The rest of the city — Rolland Moore, Parkwood, English Ranch, Miramont, Fossil Creek, Rigden Farm, the subdivisions along Harmony Road and Timberline — went up between the 1970s and the 2010s, mostly with asphalt shingles, and a big share of those roofs were last replaced after one of the last hail cycles. They are due again.

What we do

Roof repair — leaks at pipe boots, chimney flashing, valleys and skylights, wind-lifted shingles after a chinook, soft decking. Most repairs are $300–$1,500 and finished in a day. See roof repair.

Roof replacement — tear-off to the deck, synthetic underlayment, ice-and-water shield at the eaves and valleys, and architectural shingles nailed for Front Range wind. Typical Fort Collins homes run $9,500–$22,000. See roof replacement.

Hail damage and insurance claims — a walked inspection with photos, a chalk-marked test square for the adjuster, a written scope, and the roof itself. We follow Colorado's roofing law to the letter, which means we never touch your deductible. See hail damage repair.

Roof inspections — a written report with photos for a home you're buying, a roof you're not sure about, or a claim you're deciding whether to file. See roof inspection.

Class 4 impact-resistant shingles — the shingle that shrugs off most Fort Collins hail and earns a discount on most Colorado homeowners policies. See Class 4 shingles.

Roofing in Fort Collins CO without the games

Colorado has no state roofing license, so after every big hailstorm anyone with a ladder and a magnetic door sign can call themselves a roofer. The City of Fort Collins does license contractors and does require a permit and inspection for a re-roof, and Colorado law — the Residential Roofing Bill of Rights — says a roofer cannot pay, waive or rebate your insurance deductible, must give you a written contract, and must refund your deposit if the claim is denied. We work inside those rules. Any roof repair Fort Collins CO homeowners get from us comes with a written scope, a permit where one is required, and a local phone number that still answers next year.

Where we work

All of Fort Collins — Old Town, Campus West, Midtown, the Harmony corridor, Fossil Creek, south to Trilby Road and north to Laporte — plus Loveland, Windsor, Timnath, Wellington, Severance, Johnstown, Berthoud and Greeley, and up the Big Thompson to Estes Park. If your number starts with 970, we cover you. The pricing page has real numbers before you call.