Littleton · Arapahoe County · Colorado
Roofing Contractor in Littleton, Colorado
Roof replacement, hail damage repair and leak work across Littleton and the south Denver metro. Every job is built to the City of Littleton roofing policy as written, permit pulled and inspection passed.
- Design wind speed
- 136 mph
- Ground snow load
- 40 psf
- Nails per shingle
- 6 minimum
- Overlays allowed
- None
- Licensed & insured
- We pull the permit and meet the inspector
- Serving Arapahoe County, Douglas and Jefferson
Why Littleton is different
A Littleton roof is not a generic roof
Most roofing sites will tell you they know local code. Here is what that actually means in Littleton, and it is stricter than most of the metro.
The city amends the International Residential Code with its own design criteria: a 40 psf, non-reducible ground snow load and a 136 mph ultimate design wind speed. Asphalt shingles have to carry an ASTM D7158 Class H rating, and you cannot even file the permit without manufacturer documentation proving the product meets it.
Littleton also requires a minimum of six nails per shingle. Most manufacturers specify four as standard. A crew working from habit rather than from the city policy will under-nail your roof and fail the inspection.
And there are no overlays. Full tear-off to the deck, every time. If anyone quotes you a layover in Littleton, they are quoting work the city will not pass.
Read the full Littleton roofing code guide — permit thresholds, ice barrier requirements, sheathing rules and what changes if you live outside city limits.
What we do
Roofing services in Littleton, CO
Residential and light commercial work across Littleton and the surrounding south metro.
How it works
Four steps, no surprises
Call and describe it
We will tell you on the phone whether it sounds like a repair, a replacement, or something that can wait.
We get on the roof
A documented inspection with photographs of what we find, including the parts that are in good shape.
Written scope and permit
Named products, wind documentation for permit intake, and the permit posted visible from the street.
Build and final inspection
Full tear-off, magnet sweep of the property, and we set the ladder for the city inspector ourselves.
What you get
Four things we commit to
Not awards, not review counts. Things you can hold us to on your own roof.
What actually happens
What to expect when you call us
We have not put testimonials on this site, because we would rather show you the job than quote ourselves praising it. Here is the whole sequence, start to finish.
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The phone call
A person picks up and asks what you are seeing: a stain on the ceiling, granules in the gutter, shingles in the yard after a storm. We will tell you on that call whether it sounds like a repair under the 100 square foot threshold or a full replacement, and we will say so if we think it can wait until spring.
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The inspection
We get on the roof, not just look from the driveway. We check field shingles for hail bruising, then the soft metals, vents, pipe boots, flashings and valleys, and we go into the attic where we can get access. You get photographs of everything we find, including the parts that are fine.
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The quote and the permit
You get a written scope that names the actual products, with the manufacturer wind documentation Littleton requires at permit intake. We pull the permit, and it goes up visible from the street before anyone starts work. If your home has solar, we tell you up front that the permit waits on a licensed solar contractor.
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Tear-off, build and inspection
Full tear-off to the deck, because Littleton does not accept overlays. If we find spaced board sheathing with gaps over half an inch, we stop and call for the sheathing inspection before any underlayment goes down. At the end we run a magnet over your lawn and driveway, and we set the ladder for the city inspector ourselves.
Requirements referenced above come from City of Littleton Policy #24-001, 5th Revision, May 21, 2026.
Where we work
Service areas around Littleton
A Littleton mailing address does not always mean Littleton city limits, and the permit authority changes with it. Each area page covers what actually applies where you live.
We cover 15 permit authorities across Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson counties. See all service areas and what changes in each →
Why roofs fail here
Hail alley, and what it does to a roof
The Colorado Front Range records the highest frequency of large hail in North America. Hail season runs roughly mid-April to mid-September, and the storms that matter are not always the ones that sound dramatic.
Hail damage is frequently invisible from the ground. What it does is bruise the mat beneath the granules, so the shingle keeps its shape but loses its waterproofing life. Two winters of freeze-thaw later, the bruise opens up. That is why a roof can look fine from the driveway and still be a total loss on an adjuster's report.
On top of hail, Littleton roofs carry a 40 psf, non-reducible snow load and downslope wind events the code rates at 136 mph. That combination is why the city requires six nails per shingle and ice barrier two feet inside the exterior wall line, instead of leaving it to the manufacturer minimum.
Materials we install
- GAF
- Owens Corning
- CertainTeed
- Malarkey
- TAMKO
- Atlas
- IKO
- Velux
Product selection is driven by the wind resistance rating Littleton requires, not by what we have in the yard.
Straight answers
Roofing in Littleton: common questions
Short, direct answers. Where the answer comes from city policy, the source is linked.
Yes. The City of Littleton requires a permit before work starts on any asphalt shingle, metal or clay/concrete tile replacement, and it has to be displayed where it is visible from the street. Work begun without a permit, or by a contractor without a valid city license, can draw a stop work order or a municipal summons.
A final inspection is required to close the permit.
Source: City of Littleton Policy 24-001
Littleton draws the line at one square, or 100 square feet. Removing or replacing 100 square feet or less in aggregate is a repair. Anything greater is classed as a roof replacement, which triggers full tear-off and the complete current code package.
This matters financially: a 90 square foot repair and a 110 square foot repair are very different jobs under the code.
Source: City of Littleton Policy 24-001
No. Littleton requires full tear-off to the deck and does not accept overlays on asphalt shingle, metal or clay/concrete tile roofs.
If a contractor quotes you a layover to save money, they are quoting work that will not pass inspection. Membrane roofing is the exception: overlays of membrane-type roofing are permitted.
Source: City of Littleton Policy 24-001
Usually you cannot tell from the ground, which is the central problem. Hail bruises the mat under the granules, so the shingle holds its shape while losing waterproofing life, and the failure shows up a year or two later.
The reliable tells are granules collecting in gutters and downspouts, dents in soft metals like vents, flashing and gutter aprons, and circular bruises that feel soft when pressed. Soft metals are the giveaway, because they dent when shingles look untouched.
Your roof permit is delayed until a solar contractor licensed by the City of Littleton pulls a separate permit to remove and replace the photovoltaic system.
A roofing contractor who takes the array off themselves can trigger a stop work order or a municipal summons. If you have solar, factor this sequencing in early, because it adds time before anyone gets on the roof.
Source: City of Littleton Policy 24-001
Often not. The Post Office applies the Littleton name to several communities outside the city limits, so a Littleton address can sit in unincorporated Arapahoe County, Douglas County or Jefferson County.
This changes which building department issues your permit, what it costs and how inspections are scheduled. Littleton Policy 24-001 only governs work inside city limits.
Source: City of Littleton ZIP map
Tell us what your roof is doing
Tell us what you are seeing and we will tell you whether it is a repair, a replacement, or something that can wait. Straight answer on the phone, no appointment required to ask a question.
- We work to Littleton Policy #24-001 as written
- We pull the permit and meet the inspector
- Licensed and insured roofing contractor