Residential · Colorado Springs and the Front Range
Roof repair in Colorado Springs
Water does not enter a roof where it shows up on your ceiling. Finding the real entry point is most of the job.
The stain is not the leak
Water travels along decking, rafters and insulation before it finds somewhere to drop. The wet patch on your ceiling is where it ran out of roof to travel along, and it can be several feet from where it got in. Chasing the stain is how a leak gets 'repaired' three times and still leaks.
Where roofs actually fail
Flashing at walls and chimneys, pipe boots that have gone brittle in the sun, valleys, and nail pops. On Front Range roofs the sun does as much damage as the weather does — UV at 6,000 ft is hard on anything rubber.
When we will tell you not to repair it
If the field is at the end of its life, a repair buys months and costs money you would rather put toward the replacement. If a storm caused it, a repair can also complicate a claim you would have won. We would rather say so at the inspection than take the small job.
Common questions
Questions we get before the inspection.
Why is my roof leaking somewhere other than where the ceiling stain is?
Water runs along the decking, rafters and insulation before it drops. The stain marks where it ran out of roof to travel along, which can be several feet from where it got in. That is why we trace the entry point instead of patching above the stain.
Where do roofs around Colorado Springs usually leak?
At the transitions: flashing at walls and chimneys, pipe boots that have gone brittle in the sun, valleys and nail pops. At 6,000 ft the UV is hard on anything rubber, so boots and sealant tend to go before the shingles do.
When should I replace my roof instead of repairing it?
When the field is at the end of its life, a repair buys months and spends money you would rather put toward the replacement. If a storm caused the damage, a repair can also complicate a claim you would have won. We will tell you that at the inspection.
What does the free inspection include?
We get on the roof, photograph what we find, and walk you through it — including when the honest answer is that you do not have a claim and do not need us yet. There is no charge and no obligation.
Discuss your project
Tell us what you have in mind.
A roof inspection, a repair list or a bigger improvement: the next step is a conversation with Project Allies.
Tell us what you need help with and a little about the roof or project. You can also email us directly.
dominicb@projectalliesco.com(719) 394-9408