Roofing Contractor in Edgewater, CO

That One Construction Co. works with property owners in Edgewater, CO who need a roofing contractor with real experience handling insurance claims, working on older homes, and meeting the city’s tear-off and inspection requirements. We run the full process from the first inspection through the final walk, whether you are dealing with hail damage or a roof that has reached the end of its life. In a small city that sits directly in the path of foothills storms, the roofer you hire should know what these homes have already been through and what they need next.

Edgewater Was Directly in the Path of Colorado's Costliest Hailstorm in 2017

In May 2017, the most expensive hailstorm in Colorado history tracked across the western Denver metro, and Edgewater was named directly in the news and weather coverage as one of the neighborhoods in its path. The storm carried hail up to 2.75 inches across, large enough to break through shingles in a single pass, and it left systematic roof damage across the western metro that drove $2.3 billion in insured losses. Edgewater was not on the edge of that event. It was in it. That matters years later because hail damage does not always force an immediate failure. A roof can take a beating in a storm, lose granules and develop bruising and fractures, and keep shedding water for a few more seasons before the damage catches up. Plenty of roofs that came through 2017 are reaching that point now. If your home was here that spring and the roof has not been replaced since, it is worth knowing what condition it is actually in, because the storm that hit this city was severe enough that the roofs which survived it did not come through untouched.

A Small City of 1950s Bungalows and New Infill, Where the Roof Tells You the Home's Real Age

Edgewater is the smallest incorporated city in Colorado by land area, a fully built-out enclave of less than a square mile on the western edge of Denver. Its character comes largely from post-war bungalows and ranch homes built through the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, with some older homes near the city center that have stood even longer. Over the past decade, as the area near Sloan’s Lake drew new interest, that original fabric has been joined by new infill: townhomes, condos, and custom rebuilds going up on lots where older homes once stood. What that means for roofing is that the age of a home in Edgewater tells you very little about the age of its roof. A 1955 bungalow may be on its fourth or fifth roof, each one a layer of this city’s history. A rebuild finished five years ago is on its first. The original homes are the ones where a roof replacement deserves the most careful look, because what sits under the shingles on a home built in the 1950s can include decking, flashing, and ventilation choices that no longer meet how a roof is built today. We start every job here the same way, up on the roof, reading what is actually there before we talk about what comes next.

Eight Miles From the Foothills, Edgewater Sits Where Mountain Storms Hit Before They Reach Denver

Edgewater sits roughly eight to ten miles east of the foothills, which puts it among the closest cities in the metro to where Front Range storms take shape. Storm cells build over the mountains, gather strength as they come off the high terrain, and reach the western edge of the metro at close to full intensity before they roll into central Denver. Edgewater is on that western edge. When a supercell comes down out of the foothills, this is one of the first places it lands, which is exactly what happened in 2017.

Hail is the weather story that drives most roofing work along this corridor, and it does its damage whether or not you can see it from the ground. Bruised shingles, granule loss, cracked pipe jacks, and bent flashing show up at roof level long before they show up as a leak in the ceiling. After a storm, the only way to know what you are dealing with is to get up and look. That One Construction Co. will meet your insurance adjuster on-site, document what the storm did, handle the estimate, and stay with the claim through reinspection if the first settlement comes back short. If hail is not the issue and the roof has simply reached its age, the starting point is the same: a free inspection and a straight read on whether a roof repair or a full replacement is the right answer. We do not recommend a replacement when a repair will hold.

Edgewater Requires a Full Tear-Off and a Mid-Roof Inspection on Every Re-Roof

Edgewater runs its building services through SAFEbuilt and issues its own contractor license, which a roofer has to hold before pulling a permit. A full re-roof requires that permit, while a small repair of roughly two squares or less is generally treated as maintenance. Applications run through the city’s online portal, and the building department can confirm the current threshold for a specific job.

Two requirements here shape how a roof gets done. First, Edgewater does not allow a new roof to be laid over an old one. Only a single layer of asphalt shingles is permitted, which means a full tear-off down to the deck on every re-roof, with no overlays. That is the right way to do the work regardless of code, because tearing off is the only way to see the condition of the decking underneath, but here it is also the rule. Second, the city requires a mid-roof inspection when the roof is between 10 and 25 percent complete, in addition to a final inspection at the end, so an inspector can verify the work before the bulk of the roof goes on. That mid-roof timing has to be built into the schedule rather than added at the end, and the contractor sets and secures the ladder for the inspection.

Edgewater builds to the 2021 International Residential Code with local amendments. An ice barrier is required, running from the eave edge to at least 24 inches inside the exterior wall line, because this part of the Front Range gets the freeze and thaw cycles that drive ice damming at the eaves. Drip edge is required at eaves and gables, and shingles have to meet the code’s wind-resistance ratings. One more thing comes up on the older homes here: on a house built before 1980, asbestos can be present in the original roofing materials, and the city actively addresses this. We plan for screening as part of the tear-off scope on older homes rather than running into it mid-project.

Why Edgewater Property Owners Call That One Construction Co.

Most of the homes in Edgewater are owned by people who will deal with an insurer when a roof is damaged, and on an older home a hail claim can get complicated fast. We keep staff who work with insurance companies daily, who know how to document damage so a claim holds up, and who stay with it through the back-and-forth rather than handing over a number and moving on. On a roof that has been through storms like 2017, getting the claim documented correctly is often the difference between a roof that is made whole and one that is settled short. That is work we do on every claim, not a favor we do on some.

Joe Huber came to roofing from home building. He built houses from the ground up before he ran a roofing company, and on Edgewater’s older homes that background matters. A bungalow from the 1950s was not built the way a roof is built today, and a crew that only follows a spec sheet can miss how the ventilation, the flashing, and the decking actually work together on a house that age. Where a single-trade contractor sees shingles, we see the whole system, because that is what decides how long the next roof lasts. That is the inspection we do before we propose anything.

When the work is done, we clean up like we were never there. Crews run magnets across the yard and the drive to pull the nails a tear-off scatters, protect the landscaping while the work is underway, and haul off the old roof rather than leaving it for someone else. On the small lots that make up most of this city, where a yard sits close to the house and close to the neighbors, that care is not a nicety. It is part of doing the job right. Before any crew arrives, you get a prep email laying out what will happen, in what order, and what the property will look like when we leave.

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That One Construction Co. serves property owners across Edgewater and the surrounding Jefferson County area. If you are dealing with hail damage, a roof that has reached its age, or an older home that needs a roofer who will look at the whole thing before recommending a fix, call us for a free inspection. We will get on the roof, tell you what we find, and handle the permit, the inspections, and the insurance claim from there. If you have been looking for a roofer near you who brings real experience to homes like the ones in this city, that is how we work.

That One Construction Company
Edgewater, CO

Edgewater, CO ZIP Codes: 80214

Roofing Contractor Edgewater, CO