Ready for Snow
Royal Elk Villas Get New DaVinci Slate Roofs in Avon, Colorado
by Marcus Dodson, Publisher
Nestled inside Beaver Creek Village in Avon, Colorado you’ll find the Royal Elk Villas. Ideally located for year-round vacation fun, these 15 luxury townhomes now have new DaVinci® Single-Width Slate roofing overhead.
Of course, the big appeal of Beaver Creek is the snow, lots of snow. Beaver Creek receives about 20 feet each year, making for ideal ski conditions. Unfortunately it’s this continuous snowfall that beat up the previous roofs of the townhomes. The sun’s rays also caused the tiles to fade. To find a solution to the problem, the homeowners association brought in Ascent Building Consulting out of Castle Rock, Colorado.
“This was a fairly easy product recommendation,” said Steve Bunn, RRC, RRO, President of Ascent Building Consulting, Inc. “I’ve selected and specified DaVinci Roofscapes synthetic shake and slate products on multiple projects for a number of years. That’s mostly due to the continued success with the products. My first successful project was with Elk Track town homes about 15 years ago in Beaver Creek.
“Specific to Royal Elk, I selected the DaVinci synthetic slate product because it is a good alternative to replace the original roofing there. The product has a good resistance to freeze-thaw cycling. In addition, it has the ability to achieve a Class-A fire rating, which is important. Naturally, it has a proven long-term established performance record.”
Expert Roofing Recommendation
Bunn knows what he’s talking about. If you’re not familiar with those initials after his name, RRC stands for Registered Roof Consultant. It’s a designation assigned by the International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IBEC). A person achieves RRC after meeting a high level of roofing work and education requirements.
Those other initials, RRO, stand for Registered Roof Observer. These people are roofing quality insurance observers. They monitor the construction process to assure that roofing projects stay in compliance with construction drawings, best practices, specifications, and warranted installation procedures. These individuals are also certified by IBEC.
Sparkling Success
After Bunn’s recommendations were approved by the Beaver Creek Design Review Administration, J&K Roofing came in to install the new composite roof system.
“The DaVinci product went up smoothly,” said Karla Ferguson, Vice President with J&K Roofing out of Golden, Colorado. “It’s a good product to work with and we’ve had strong success with DaVinci in the past. Especially because it’s Class-A fire rated, it’s a smart investment in our geographic location.
“When looking up at the Royal Elks roofs you’ll see the copper accents are amazing. The K-style gutters, counter flashing, valley flashing, chimney crickets, and other elements are all copper. They really sparkle.”
In addition, Ascent Building Consulting also specified more than 4,500 RG 16 snow guards for the project. The Rocky Mountain Snow Guards copper products are installed in soldier row formations across the Brownstone blend of synthetic slate roofing.
“The high volume of annual snowfall mandates a really strong snow retention system for this project,” said Ferguson, a DaVinci Masterpiece Contractor. “Rocky Mountain Snow Guards provided us with the layout plan for the snow guards and bars. Together with the high quality of the DaVinci products, we know this roofing system will reliably serve the Royal Elk Villas community for decades.”
