We are more than a roofing contractor in Divide, we are a crew that builds for a Teller County winter. Divide is unincorporated, so permits go through the Teller County Building Division, which sets a county wide requirement of 57 pounds per square foot of ground snow load and 40 pounds per square foot on a flat roof with no elevation exemption.
As your roofing company in Divide, Storm Guard handles mountain homes, cabins, and the businesses that serve traffic through the junction. Residential roofing, commercial roofing in Divide, gutters, and emergency tarping.
Divide properties are scattered rather than platted, often on wooded acreage off the highway. Access, snow, and tree cover drive every repair and replacement decision up here.
Fuel stops, storage, and small commercial buildings at the junction take the full brunt of highway exposure and snow load. Metal roofing in Divide is the usual answer on a working building at this elevation.
Gutters at 9,134 feet spend months dealing with freeze and thaw. We install and repair gutter systems detailed for ice rather than for rain.
Trees come down on roofs up here, and the weather does not wait for the claim. Emergency roof tarping seals the opening the same day where we can get access.
As your roofer in Divide, we sort out access and timing first. Getting a crew and material to a wooded lot off Highway 67 in shoulder season takes planning.
We inspect the full roof and the attic. At this elevation the attic usually shows the moisture story before the shingles do.
Our Divide roofing contractors give you a written itemized estimate including the county permit and the snow load detailing that goes with it.
We install to manufacturer specification with premium materials, built to the Teller County snow load and to the higher wind design that applies across this county.
After a thorough final roof inspection in Divide, we clear the site including the tree line, where wind carries debris.
Storm Guard uses only the highest quality materials sourced from top manufacturers. In Divide the deciding factors are snow shedding, wind resistance, and how a material handles months of freeze thaw.
As your go-to roofer in Divide, we build for altitude, wind, and the Teller County snow requirement. From roof replacement to gutters and emergency support, we do it all. Call us today for your consultation.
Yes. Divide is roughly 26 miles northwest of Colorado Springs on US Highway 24, past Woodland Park, and it is part of our regular service area. Because Divide is unincorporated, permits are issued by the Teller County Building Division rather than by the regional department that covers El Paso County.
The Teller County building code applies a single county wide standard rather than tiering by elevation: 57 pounds per square foot of ground snow load and 40 pounds per square foot on a flat roof. The county also sits in a designated special wind region with a 115 mile per hour ultimate design wind speed, which is why fastening patterns matter as much as material choice up here.
At 9,134 feet the signals are usually snow, ice, or wind related:
Replacement is warranted when:
Two to three days of work for a typical home, but scheduling is the real constraint. The high country working season is short, access to wooded lots off the highways can be tight, and material delivery needs to be sequenced. We give you the full timeline, not just the crew days.
Yes. We inspect, photograph, and meet the adjuster on site so wind and snow damage is scoped properly. That matters here because high country damage is easy to underestimate from a report. We do not negotiate settlements, and Colorado law bars any roofer from paying or waiving a deductible.
A manufacturer warranty on the materials and our workmanship warranty on the installation. At this elevation ask specifically how each treats ice related damage, since that is the most likely failure mode.
Snow load design, wind fastening requirements, roof pitch, material, and access to the property. Wooded acreage with a long drive costs more to stage than a highway frontage lot. Everything appears as a line item in the estimate.
Very little. Summer attic heat is a minor concern at 9,134 feet. What shortens roof life here is ultraviolet exposure, freeze thaw cycling, and wind, so those are where the money should go.
Keep the attic cold and dry. Ventilation and insulation are what stop roof snow melting from below, running to the cold eave, and freezing into a dam that forces water back under the roof covering. Heat cable manages a symptom, ventilation fixes the cause.
Eaves and valleys, because that is where snow and meltwater sit longest. On wooded lots, penetrations that catch needle litter are close behind.
For most properties here, yes. Metal can last 40 to 70 years, sheds snow instead of holding it, and gives high wind less to catch. The one thing to plan is where the snow will land, since a full sheet coming off a steep roof at this elevation carries serious weight.
Many carriers move roofs past about 15 years to an actual cash value basis, subtracting depreciation from a claim. In a high snow, high wind county that shift can leave a real gap between the payout and the cost of a compliant replacement.
It gets them. On 17 June 2025 a tornado touched down about two miles north northeast of Divide in Pike National Forest with winds estimated near 106 miles per hour, bringing down trees and power lines. The National Weather Service noted it as the seventh confirmed tornado in Teller County since 1995.
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