Stanley Hotel is restoring roofs on the historic property, the first undertaking of its kind in more than 100 years

Cognizant of historical conservation requirements and stringent building codes set forth by the Town of Estes Park, The Stanley Hotel is currently undertaking a major renovation on its property - the replacement of the wood shake shingles on three of its major buildings, including the main hotel.

"This is a 100-year replacement," said John Cullen, owner of The Stanley Hotel. "I don't think an undertaking of this magnitude has occurred since the hotel buildings were first constructed in 1909."

"During the past 30 or 40 years, the main roofs on the hotel property have taken quite a pounding from the weather," said Alan Aspinall, The Stanley Hotel's project coordinator. "We've had a lot of hail damage, a lot of wind damage. The roof on the main hotel building as well as the performance hall in particular are at the end of their usable life and it's time for a complete replacement."

Approval of the design and the materials were granted from the Colorado Historical Foundation, which stated in its letter that according to its guidelines for historic buildings, roof replacements are allowable under the historical conservation easement because the need was dictated by wear and tear.

"I would consider this project to be a direct result as natural wear and tear and in accord with the Standards," stated a letter received from the Foundation and written by its easements administrator, Cindy Nasky.

The material to be used for the wood-shingle replacement is not exactly like the original, Aspinall said, because of current code requirements.

"We have to use a slightly different material but still, it is a cottage red shingle that matches the look of what is on the buildings right now," he said.

"We began working on this in earnest with the Small Business Administration after the storm event of 2013, when a lot of additional damage was incurred," Aspinall explained. "We engaged the services of Skyline Roofing out of Denver, who worked with us to do the SBA estimates and who are our roofers. "

For a business that is open 24 hours, seven days a week, every day of the year, the roofing project presents major challenges.

Representative from Skyline Roofing said that with such a major project, planning is everything.

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Stanley Hotel is restoring roofs on the historic property, the first undertaking of its kind in more than 100 years