Service areas · Fountain, CO
Roofing in Fountain
Fountain is the lowest and most exposed of the towns we work in — no ice-barrier requirement, and nothing between it and the weather.
Elevation
5,558 ft
Permit authority
Pikes Peak Regional Building Dept.
Ice barrier required
No — well below the 7,000 ft line
Defining hazard
Hail and wind exposure
Lowest of the four, and the most open
At 5,558 ft Fountain sits nearly 3,000 feet below Woodland Park and about 500 below Colorado Springs. It is out on the open plains south of the city, without the terrain that shelters parts of the west side, so wind gets a clean run at a roof here.
Below the ice-barrier threshold
PPRBD's eave ice-barrier requirement starts at 7,000 ft. Fountain is comfortably below it, so that requirement does not apply — which makes it one of the less complicated re-roofs in the county, and a bid here should reflect that rather than carrying a line item the code does not ask for.
Same permit office as the Springs
Fountain is one of the incorporated cities inside PPRBD's jurisdiction, so the permit process and the licensing requirement are the same as in Colorado Springs.
What we do
What we do in Fountain
Common questions
Questions we get before the inspection.
Do I need a permit to replace my roof in Colorado Springs?
Yes. Re-roofs across Colorado Springs, Fountain, Manitou Springs, Monument, Palmer Lake, Green Mountain Falls, Woodland Park and unincorporated El Paso County are permitted through the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department, which also requires the roofing contractor to hold a valid Colorado and PPRBD roofing licence. We pull the permit as part of the job.
Does my roof need an ice barrier?
It depends on your elevation. PPRBD requires an eave ice barrier on properties above 7,000 ft — at least two layers of underlayment cemented together, or a self-adhering polymer-modified bitumen sheet, running from the eave edge to 24 inches inside the exterior wall line. Woodland Park is well above that line; Colorado Springs and Fountain are below it; Monument sits about 18 feet under it, so it comes down to your specific address.
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.
Do you help with insurance claims?
Yes. Dominic has spent over eight years on inspections, project management and insurance restoration, and we meet your adjuster on the roof so what gets written down matches what is actually up there. We are a roofing contractor, not a public adjuster or a law firm, so we do not negotiate your settlement for you — what we do is make sure the roof is documented accurately.
How do I know whether hail actually damaged my roof?
Usually you cannot tell from the ground, which is the problem. Hail bruising on asphalt shingles is often invisible from the driveway and obvious from four feet away. That is what the free inspection is for, and photographs taken before anything is touched are worth a great deal if a claim follows.
Nearby
Other towns we work in
Free inspection
Find out what condition your roof is in.
Tell us a little about the roof and we will come look at it. No charge, and no obligation if the answer is that it is fine.
Prefer to write to us directly
Dominicb@projectalliesco.com