Fort Collins Skylight Experts serves Old Town from our shop at 1093 W Elizabeth St. Many homes here date to the early 1900s with original or early skylights set into steep roofs that collect heavy spring snow. We see leaks most often where flashing has pulled away after repeated freeze-thaw cycles typical of Larimer County winters.
Homeowners along Linden Street and Mountain Avenue call us when water stains appear around attic skylights after a warm spell melts rooftop ice. Our crews know which blocks have narrow rear alleys that limit ladder placement and which lots back up to the Poudre River greenway where wind-driven rain adds extra stress on seals.
We perform both targeted skylight leak repair and full skylight replacement on the older Victorian and bungalow stock that dominates Old Town. Work is scheduled around CSU class schedules and foot traffic on College Avenue so we finish before the weekend crowds return to Old Town Square.
Around Old Town
We regularly work near:
- 📍Old Town Square
- 📍Avery House
- 📍Linden Street
- 📍Mountain Avenue
- 📍Fort Collins Museum of Discovery
Skylight Leak Repair in Old Town — Local Notes
- •Old Town roofs are often steep and accessed only from narrow alleys behind the historic homes, so we stage materials on the street side and carry components by hand to avoid blocking Linden or Jefferson.
- •Many skylights here sit in 80- to 100-year-old framing that has settled; we routinely sister rafters before installing new units to keep the opening square.
- •Winter sun angles in semi-arid Fort Collins cause rapid melt on south-facing slopes while north slopes stay iced, creating the exact differential movement that tears skylight flashing on Old Town homes.
- •Historic district guidelines limit visible curb flashing height, so we use low-profile curbs and custom copper aprons that match the original rooflines on properties near the Avery House.