Denver Residential Roof Installation — Residential & Commercial

Denver Premium Roofing provides professional residential roof installation in Denver, CO for residential and commercial properties across the Front Range urban corridor. New work is a different page than replacement. There is nothing to tear off, the deck is going down clean, and the roof has to be watertight before the inside of the house exists. That sequence, not the shingle brand, is the job.

Colorado never adopted a statewide building code, so Denver writes its own and publishes its own climatic table. Ground snow load is listed there at 35 pounds per square foot. Denver also sits inside a special wind region, which is why the wind rating your shingle has to carry is not one number across the city.

Those ratings are drawn on streets. East of Federal Boulevard the minimum is 115 mph, Federal to Sheridan is 125, and Sheridan to Kipling is 140.

A shingle classified under ASTM D7158 as class D does not satisfy a 140 zone, so the covering gets picked off your address rather than off a sample board in a trailer. Ask which zone your lot falls in before anybody orders material.

Here is the item that surprises people arriving from colder states. Denver's table answers no in the ice barrier underlayment column, so the city does not make us run self-adhering membrane two feet inside the wall line. We still put it in valleys, on shaded north planes and anywhere a roof dies into a wall above a door, because the city's floor is not the same thing as the right detail.

On new construction the deck must be solidly sheathed, and Denver caps any continuous opening between boards at half an inch no matter what the shingle manufacturer allows. Attachment is four nails per shingle or the manufacturer's schedule, whichever is greater, driven in the nail zone rather than above it. Ventilation is inspected on new work, which is not true of a re-roof. A one- or two-family shingle roof gets a final, and tile always gets a mid-roof.

If your general contractor already carries a roofer who holds Denver's Class D license and is holding your dry-in date, hire them and keep your schedule. We are worth a call when the roof is the complicated part of the plan, when nobody has priced the low-slope section over the entry, or when you want the wind zone and the nailing schedule written down before the framer finishes. Ask whoever you hire for that page.

Our insured team brings the right materials and equipment to every job — actual cash value roof-surface payment schedules, recoverable depreciation released only on completed work, percentage wind and hail deductibles written against the dwelling limit, cosmetic damage exclusion endorsements on metal panels, 26-gauge sheet metal capping over plank-deck openings, ASTM D7158 Class H coverings for the 140 mph Denver wind zone — and backs the work with a written workmanship warranty. We serve Denver and nearby communities including Aurora, Arvada, Westminster, Centennial.

What the Work Includes

Why Denver Chooses Denver Premium Roofing

• ✓Before we price a metal roof we read your declarations page for a cosmetic damage endorsement, because dented panels that still shed water are frequently not a covered loss at all.
• ✓We will not sell you Class 4 impact-rated shingles until your carrier has confirmed the premium credit in writing, since the upgrade does not always earn itself back.
• ✓Denver requires an ice barrier nowhere in the city, so north-facing eaves get one priced as its own line and you are free to strike it.
• ✓Deck gaps are measured against Denver's own half-inch limit and re-sheeting is quoted per sheet before the tear-off rather than discovered on day two.

The standards behind residential roof installation

Quality here is not a matter of opinion — it is written down. The residential roof installation work we do in Denver follows published industry standards: NRCA publishes the Roofing Manual, the industry's reference for details and slope minimums, and Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association sets the shingle application and ventilation guidance the warranties reference. If a contractor cannot tell you which standard a detail comes from, that is worth asking about before you sign.

Every residential roof installation project in Denver gets the same attention, whether it is a single room or a full commercial job. We show up on schedule, keep the site clean, and stand behind the work — the estimate is free and there is no pressure.

Ready to get started? Call (866) 547-8542 for a free residential roof installation free estimate in Denver, or request a quote on our contact page and we'll get right back to you.

Other Work We Do

• Commercial Roof Installation
• Roof Replacement
• Roof Repair
• Asphalt Shingle Roofs