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Commercial roofing in Lakewood, CO
Lakewood is 15 to 20 miles west and a little north of our Centennial office, by US 285 or C-470. We work on the city's mixed-use blocks, office buildings, aging commercial strips and apartment and condominium communities.
Lakewood's commercial buildings
Lakewood is one of the largest cities in the metro area, and its commercial roofs cover several generations of construction.
Belmar and the newer mixed-use blocks
Belmar, built on the site of the old Villa Italia mall, works as Lakewood's downtown: street-front retail with apartments and offices above, structured parking and a dense grid of buildings. Roofs there are mostly single-ply membranes broken up by mechanical equipment, amenity decks and parapet walls. Work over occupied apartments means tight staging, careful scheduling and leak protection for the units below.
West Colfax and the older corridors
West Colfax Avenue carries some of the oldest commercial building stock in the city: mid-century motels, small strip centers, auto businesses and single-story retail. The same pattern continues along stretches of Wadsworth Boulevard and Alameda Avenue. These buildings often have built-up roofs with one or more re-covers on top, wood or concrete decks of varying condition and drainage that no longer works the way it was designed. The W Line light rail along the 13th Avenue corridor has brought new apartments and mixed-use buildings next to that older stock.
Offices, retail and campuses
The Union Boulevard and Denver West office areas near 6th Avenue and I-70 hold mid-rise and low-rise offices with large low-slope roofs. Colorado Mills draws regional retail near I-70 and Colfax. The Denver Federal Center houses one of the largest concentrations of federal agencies outside Washington, D.C., and Red Rocks Community College sits on the west side. Lakewood also has a deep inventory of apartment complexes and condominium and townhome associations, many built in the 1970s and 1980s and now on their second or third roof.
Permits in Lakewood
In Lakewood, building permits are issued through the Public Works Department, not the Planning Department. Applications, inspection requests and contractor registration go through the city's online permitting system, and a commercial re-roof needs a permit and inspections. If the job also involves rooftop mechanical or electrical changes, those trades may need their own permits.
We pull the roofing permit, schedule the inspections and build the cost into the proposal. The city's building and construction permits page has the current process.
Weather against the foothills
Lakewood runs right up to the foothills at Green Mountain and Dinosaur Ridge, and that position shapes its weather.
- Downslope winds. West winds coming off the mountains can gust hard on the western side of the city, especially in winter. Loose perimeter metal, lifted membrane edges and unsecured rooftop equipment are what we look for after a wind event.
- Hail. Storms that form over the foothills often drop hail as they move east across Lakewood during the mid-April to mid-August season.
- Upslope snow. East-facing terrain catches upslope snowstorms. Heavy, wet spring snow loads up behind parapets and freezes drains.
- Wildfire. Properties on the city's western edge sit near open space. Colorado's 2025 Wildfire Resiliency Code calls for Class A rated roofs in mapped wildfire hazard areas, so we confirm with the city whether your address is affected before we specify a system.
What we do in Lakewood
- Roof inspections and infrared moisture surveys to find wet insulation under older re-covered roofs
- Built-up roof repair and tear-off on West Colfax-era buildings
- TPO and EPDM replacements on offices, retail and mixed-use buildings
- Metal roofing and spray foam where they fit the building
- S.M.a.R.T. maintenance for managers with several Lakewood properties
- HOA, condominium and apartment roofing, including association insurance claims
- Roofing subcontract work for general contractors on tenant finish and renovation projects
Lakewood roofing FAQs
Our building on Colfax has two or three roofs on it. Can you just add another?
Usually not. Building codes limit how many roof coverings can be stacked, and older layers often hold water you can't see. We typically recommend a full tear-off so the deck can be inspected and repaired, then a new insulated system. An infrared survey first will show how much of the existing roof is wet.
How do you replace a roof over occupied apartments at a mixed-use building?
We work in sections that can be dried in the same day, protect the units below, keep noisy work to agreed hours and coordinate notices with the property manager. Rooftop equipment that serves residents is disconnected and reset by the appropriate trades on a set schedule.
Do small repairs in Lakewood need a permit?
The city sets the threshold, and small repairs often don't need one, but replacements and larger repairs do. We check the current rules for your scope and pull the permit whenever one is required.
Can you work as a subcontractor on a Lakewood renovation?
Yes. We were built as a pre-qualified roofing subcontractor for Front Range general contractors, and we carry the insurance, bonding capacity and safety program GCs expect. See our general contractor page for details.
How soon after a hailstorm should we get the roof inspected?
As soon as you reasonably can. An inspection close to the storm date makes damage easier to tie to that event for an insurance claim. Our guide to what to do after a hailstorm walks through the first steps.