Englewood Roofing for Older Homes

What Englewood Roofs Are Actually Like

Much of Englewood was built before 1960: compact bungalows and ranches, often with two or more layers of shingles over original 1x6 plank decking. That matters for your roof in two ways. Englewood allows no more than two layers, so a house that already has two has to be torn off (we take every layer off regardless). And there’s a real chance of rotten decking that only shows once the old roof is off.

So on older Englewood homes we price decking replacement as its own per-sheet line, up front. You know what it might cost before we start, instead of getting a surprise once the roof is open. That’s the most common complaint homeowners have about roofers, and it’s avoidable.

Areas We Work in Englewood

• Englewood Village
• Broadway corridor
• Cherry Hills-adjacent Englewood
• Northwest Englewood

Englewood’s Houses, Street by Street

Englewood is small, but its houses span most of the last century, and the age of yours decides most of what happens when the roof comes off.

• Around Broadway and the older grid. Pre-war bungalows and cottages, many with two or more old layers of shingles and original plank decking underneath.
• The post-war streets. Compact 1950s ranches with long, simple, fairly low roofs. Quick to roof, but a low pitch means the underlayment and the eaves matter more than on a steeper house.
• Cherry Hills-adjacent Englewood. Larger homes on bigger lots, often with steeper, more complicated roofs, older skylights and brick chimneys.
• New infill. Scrape-and-rebuild homes between the older houses, some with low-slope sections that need a different material from shingles.

What We Usually Find When an Old Englewood Roof Comes Off

• More than one old roof. Two layers is common on older houses here, and every layer comes off. That’s how we get to see your deck.
• Plank decking. Original 1x6 boards, sometimes with gaps wider than a modern shingle is made to span. How we handle that, and what it costs per sheet, is in your written price.
• Old leaks, long hidden. Soft or stained boards around chimneys and old vents, from leaks that were patched from the top years ago and never properly fixed.
• Chimneys nobody uses. Brick chimneys that haven’t served a fireplace in decades still need proper flashing, or a mason can take them down below the roofline before the new roof goes on. Decide which before we start.
• Tired skylights. 1980s-era skylights are best replaced while the roof is open, rather than flashed back in and left to fail on their own schedule.

Alleys, Garages and Small Lots

Many older Englewood streets have alleys, which usually makes your roof job easier: the dumpster and materials can go out back instead of on your front lawn. On tight lots we protect the neighbor’s side of the fence as carefully as yours, because debris doesn’t respect property lines.

Detached garages are common here too. We price the garage roof as its own line, so you can decide whether to do it at the same time. Doing both together is usually cheaper than two separate visits.

What You Get, in Englewood or Anywhere Else We Work

Materials

Limited Lifetime manufacturer warranty on shinglesManufacturer's terms and conditions apply.

Workmanship

10-year written labor warrantyProvided directly by Colorado Roofing and Remodeling.

• An exact written price before any work begins, including how deteriorated decking would be priced if we find it.
• No money up front. You pay when the job is finished and you are satisfied.
• We order, post and pay for the building permit in Englewood.
• Full cleanup of the yard and driveway.
• A lien waiver covering materials and labor.

What We Do in Englewood

• Roof ReplacementFull tear-off and replacement, with the price agreed in writing before we start.
• Roof RepairLeaks, wind-lifted shingles and failed flashing, repaired rather than upsold.
• Hail & Storm DamageFront Range hail and wind damage, documented the way your carrier reads it.
• Roof InspectionA free inspection with photographs, and a straight answer either way.
• Siding RepairHail-cracked, dented or wind-loosened siding repaired a section at a time, matched to the wall.
• Roof & Chimney Flashing RepairLeaks at chimneys, walls, skylights and vents fixed at the flashing, without replacing the roof.
• Tile Roof RepairCracked, slipped or hail-damaged concrete and clay tile repaired, with the underlayment checked underneath.
• Interior RemodelingInterior work and leak-damage repair, priced in writing, with no money up front.

Examples of Our Work

See More of Our Completed Roofs

Sources

• City of Englewood, Residential Re-Roofing Guidelines: permits over one square, the two-layer maximum, ice and water shield 24 inches inside the wall line, and the final inspection