Front Range
A Jeffco reroof needs inspections, not just shingles
A Porch Note from Colorado Porch — plain-English local details for all 64 Colorado counties.
New shingles can hide whether a roof was actually signed off. A reroof here is not done when it looks done. It is done when two inspections say so.
The first is a mid-roof inspection, done while the work is partly complete, so an inspector can see the deck, the underlayment, and the flashing before the new surface buries all of it. The second is a final inspection once the roof is finished. Both have to happen in person; photos do not count, no matter how clear they are. That rule exists because the parts that fail early, like rotten decking or a missing ice-and-water shield, are exactly the parts a finished roof covers up.
The paper trail rides on the permit card. It must be posted where it is visible from the street while work is underway, and when the roof passes its final, the inspector signs a green sticker right on that card. That green sticker is the permanent record — proof the job cleared, not just that a crew came and went.
This is the detail that pays off on a home you are buying. If the seller mentions a recent roof, ask to see the permit and the signed-off final. A fresh roof with no final inspection on record is unfinished homework, and once the deal closes, the open permit becomes yours to chase down.
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