Seventeen years ago, Marcus Johnson started Denver Roofing Team with a truck, three guys, and one rule: build every roof like it's going on your own house. That rule hasn't changed.
Denver Roofing Team was born in 2009 when Marcus Johnson, a third-generation roofer, decided Denver deserved better. He'd spent twelve years working for companies that cut corners, used cheap materials, and treated customers like ticket numbers. He was done watching subcontractors rush through jobs and leave homeowners with roofs that failed within five years.
So he built his own company on the opposite of everything he hated. Own crews — never subcontractors. Premium materials — never builder-grade garbage. Transparent pricing — never surprise invoices. And a warranty that actually means something — 25 years of workmanship coverage, not the industry-standard 5.
Today, Denver Roofing Team has completed over 2,500 roofing projects across metro Denver. We've handled more than 1,200 insurance claims. We maintain a callback rate under 1% and a referral rate over 60%. Our crews are GAF Master Elite certified, CertainTeed SELECT ShingleMaster qualified, and Owens Corning Preferred — the triple crown of roofing certifications that fewer than 2% of contractors nationwide hold simultaneously.
We serve Aurora, Lakewood, Arvada, Westminster, Littleton, Englewood, Parker, and every neighborhood in between. Whether it's a $6,000 shingle repair in Golden or a $90,000 standing seam metal installation in Aurora, every project gets the same obsessive attention to detail.
Marcus Johnson isn't a sales guy who started a roofing company. He's a roofer who figured out the business side. He still walks job sites weekly. He still personally inspects the most complex projects. He still can't stand a crooked drip edge.
Born into a roofing family in Macon, Colorado, Marcus started working summers on crews at 16. By 19, he was running his own crew. By 25, he'd earned his general contractor's license and every major manufacturer certification available. By 30, he'd seen enough sloppy work from other companies that he knew he had to build something better.
Marcus holds a Colorado General Licensed Contractor (#GCCO007234), is GAF Master Elite certified (top 2% of contractors nationwide), a CertainTeed SELECT ShingleMaster, and an Owens Corning Preferred Contractor. He's completed over 500 hours of continuing education in roofing systems, building science, and insurance claim management.
"I don't ever want to be the biggest roofing company in Denver," Marcus says. "I want to be the one that nobody regrets hiring. If you call us and we show up, your roof is going to be done right. Period. No excuses, no shortcuts, no games."
These aren't motivational posters on our wall. They're the rules we fire people for breaking.
Every person on your roof is our full-time employee. Background-checked, drug-tested, trained in-house. We control the quality because we control the people. When you hire Denver Roofing Team, you get Denver Roofing Team — not some random crew we found on Craigslist.
The estimate you get is the price you pay. We don't "discover additional damage" after demolition starts. We don't add mystery line items. We show you exactly what we're doing, why we're doing it, and what it costs — before we tear off the first shingle.
We use premium underlayment when the code allows synthetic. We install ice and water shield in every valley, not just where it's required. We hand-nail starter strips and hip-and-ridge caps. These details don't show up in a quote, but they show up in how long your roof lasts.