The short answer

Colorado has no statewide roofing license. Each city or county decides whether roofers need a license there, so the rules change from town to town.

That means anyone can call themselves a roofer in Colorado. After a hail storm, that matters, because crews come in from other states and knock on doors.

Who licenses roofers around Colorado Springs

In El Paso County, contractors are licensed by Pikes Peak Regional Building. J.R.B. Enterprises holds license #14165 there, and has pulled 811 permits since 1999. You can see them on our work map.

Ask any roofer for their license number, then check it with the building department that covers your address.

What Colorado law requires in a roofing contract

State law says a roofer must give you a written contract, signed by both of you, before any work starts. It has to include:

  • The work to be done and the materials to be used
  • About when the work will happen
  • About what it will cost, based on the damage known when you sign
  • The roofer's address, email, and phone number
  • The roofer's liability insurance company
  • The cancellation and refund policy, including your right to cancel within 72 hours
  • A statement that the roofer cannot pay or waive your insurance deductible

The contract also has to say, in bold, that the roofer will hold your payment in trust until materials are delivered to your home or most of the work is done.

Your insurance deductible

A roofer in Colorado cannot pay, waive, or rebate any part of your insurance deductible, and cannot promise to. If a roofer offers to cover your deductible, treat it as a warning sign.

Your right to cancel

The contract has to let you cancel within 72 hours of signing and get your full deposit back.

There is a second right if you planned to pay with an insurance claim. If your insurance company denies the claim, you have 72 hours from the written denial to cancel. Tell the roofer in writing at the address on the contract. The roofer then has 10 days to return your deposit, and can keep only enough to cover work already done.

Questions to ask before you sign

  • What is your license number, and who issued it?
  • Who pulls the permit?
  • Can I see the contract before I decide?
  • What is your workmanship warranty, in writing?
  • Where is your office, and how long have you been roofing here?

Sources: Colorado Revised Statutes 6-22-103, roofing contracts; Colorado Revised Statutes 6-22-104, right to rescind; Colorado Roofing Association.