General Contractor in Monument, Colorado

We are a general contractor in Monument, Colorado, building custom homes, additions and remodels for owners in the Tri-Lakes area. The town sits at the base of the Rampart Range on the southern slope of the Palmer Divide, bordered by Pike National Forest to the west and Colorado Springs and the U.S. Air Force Academy to the south. That position puts Monument close to a structural threshold, inside a regional permit system and on top of a watershed divide, and each of those changes how we plan a project here.

Two offices handle a Monument permit

Monument uses the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department (PPRBD), the same office that reviews work in Colorado Springs and unincorporated El Paso County. The Town adopted the Pikes Peak Regional Building Code by Ordinance 05-2023, passed April 17, 2023, and the current second printing took effect June 30, 2026. It adopts the 2021 International Building and Residential Codes, the 2021 energy code and the 2023 National Electrical Code.

The Town does not hand everything to PPRBD, though. Its Planning Department handles permits for new builds, alterations and demolition alongside the regional office, applications go through the Town's Community Connect portal, and the Town says its own review can take three to five business days from acceptance. Before any of that, the contractor needs an active Town of Monument business license.

The 7,000 foot line runs through town

PPRBD's design criteria set a ground snow load of 43 pounds per square foot below a 7,000 foot grade plane and 57 pounds per square foot at or above it, with a basic wind speed of 130 miles per hour and Exposure C. Monument's elevation is about 6,982 feet. In most towns that kind of threshold is an abstraction; here it can split a single subdivision.

Drainage on the Palmer Divide

The Palmer Divide separates the Arkansas and South Platte river basins, and Monument Creek runs from the Rampart Range through Palmer Lake and west Monument. PPRBD's Floodplain Management Office issues Floodplain Development Permits for the Town, and the Town published a 2026 Stormwater Master Plan and a 2026 Roadway and Pavement Design Criteria Manual among its permit resources. On sites near a drainage, grading and stormwater are part of the design conversation from the first site visit.

Below the surface, the Colorado Geological Survey maps potentially swelling soil and rock along the entire Front Range urban corridor and calls swelling clay one of the most costly geologic hazards in the state. El Paso County Public Health also notes that the county is designated as an area with high radon potential. We budget for the geotechnical report and talk through radon mitigation early on every new home.

Town rules that reach the job site

Some Monument requirements show up on site rather than at plan review. Construction materials are subject to Town use tax. Monument Municipal Code 8.20.050 limits construction to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays, with no work on Sundays or national holidays, and violations can bring a summons to the owner, developer, general contractor and subcontractors alike. The Town also publishes Landscape Guidelines and a Monument Fire District impact fee schedule.

What we build in Monument

Residential work dominates here. A PPRBD report to the Town Council, covered by Our Community News in March 2026, counted 152 residential construction permits in the Monument area in 2025, led by Jackson Creek, Home Place Ranch and Monument Junction. Our work in town follows that pattern: new residential construction, custom homes on Tri-Lakes lots and additions and renovations to existing houses. Each one starts with the same pre-construction review: jurisdiction, snow load zone, drainage and soils, priced before the drawings are final.

Monument on the map

Nearby, we also build in Colorado Springs, Castle Rock and Parker. See every Front Range service area, or request a consultation for a Monument project.