Built For Front Range Weather
In Cherry Hills Village, roofs take a real beating. Spring hail rolls off the Palmer Divide, heavy wet snow stacks up, and intense UV at roughly 5,350 feet degrades materials faster than anywhere near sea level. Roof Ready replaces roofs down to the deck for homes across 80113, from Old Cherry Hills to the estates near the country club, using systems engineered to stand up to this specific combination of hail, wind, and altitude.
A true roof replacement means every layer of the old covering comes off down to the deck before anything new goes on. We tear off the existing material, inspect and repair the decking, add ice and water protection at the eaves and valleys, lay high performance synthetic underlayment, install new drip edge and flashing, then set the primary roofing system. Most residential projects here wrap in one to five days, depending on scope and weather.
Our Roof Replacement Process
We start with inspection and preparation: assessing the roof's condition, pulling the correct permit through the Cherry Hills Village Building Division, and protecting your landscaping and grounds. Because the Village issues its own permits rather than routing through Arapahoe County, we handle that paperwork directly so your project stays compliant from the first day of tear off.
Next comes complete removal of the old shingles, underlayment, and flashing, followed by a full deck inspection. Most homes here have OSB or half inch CDX plywood decking. If any of it is deteriorated, improperly fastened, or fails inspection, it must be replaced. That deck is where surprises live, and it is one of the most common reasons final scope differs from an initial estimate.
Then we rebuild the system. Synthetic underlayment meeting ASTM D4869 goes down over the deck, the required ice barrier and new flashings are reconstructed to manufacturer instructions, and the roof covering is installed to spec. We coordinate the required mid roof inspection after underlayment and the final inspection, so an official reviews the underlayment, ice barrier, and decking while everything is still visible.
Materials That Last In Colorado
Asphalt shingles cover the vast majority of Colorado roofs, but not all are equal here. Standard architectural shingles rated for 30 years often last closer to 15 to 20 in hail heavy areas. That gap is why we walk every Cherry Hills homeowner through impact resistant options before committing to a system.
Impact resistant Class 4 shingles use polymer modified asphalt to absorb hail rather than crack, and many carry wind ratings up to 130 mph. They realistically deliver 25 to 30 years in this climate, and many insurers offer premium discounts for Class 4 roofs, adding long term value beyond the roof itself.
For premium homes, metal and tile shine. Standing seam metal lasts 40 to 50 years, sheds snow, and reflects UV instead of absorbing it. Concrete and clay tile handle freeze thaw well and can run 40 to 60 years or more, though their weight requires a structure verified to carry the load.
Cherry Hills Village is full of higher end concrete and tile roofs built in the late 1970s through the 1990s, and many still look solid from the street. The weak point is almost always what sits beneath the tile. For years, local roofers used 30-pound felt underlayment under tile, material never meant to outlast the tiles above it. When that felt fails, water finds its way in even though the tile itself looks fine. We evaluate the underlayment condition before recommending a full replacement, so you invest where it actually counts.
Adding a heavier covering or an extra layer increases dead load on your roof structure, which is why we assess whether the framing can support the new material plus construction and live loads before we begin. That kind of upfront engineering matters on the tile and slate homes common along the High Line Canal and near Cherry Hills Country Club. It is also why we never simply layer over an existing roof on these properties. A clean tear off gives us a true look at the deck, the ventilation, and every detail that keeps water out for decades.
