Justen Newton
The Blue Collar Scholar. A steep-slope craftsman with 17 years of experience who treats historic clay and slate as a discipline.
The work
Justen Newton is based in Lakewood, Colorado, and works on historic homes, churches and landmark buildings nationwide, outside Florida and Alabama. His focus is Ludowici clay tile and premium slate. He has 17 years on the steep slope and a $50M+ portfolio of finished work, and he is HAAG Commercial Certified.
He matches the exact profile instead of approximating it, and he does the hidden work first: underlayment, flashing, fasteners and, where a building needs it, asbestos abatement by certified crews. He holds one standard whether the building is a courthouse, a church or a house.
Justen works for Precision Construction and Roofing, and also consults on his own. Precision’s projects are on the home page, shown from Precision’s own website.
Hurricane Isaias
Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, on Oct 9, 2026, and Justen is on the ground in the Florida Panhandle. In Florida, he documents storm damage on commercial property and gives causation opinions to attorneys; homeowners get the free guides and a call to talk it through. Alabama pages are information. He does not hold a Florida or Alabama contractor license, so repairs go to a licensed local contractor the owner chooses. The plain guides are in the Hurricane Isaias hub.
Justen worked Hurricane Michael in the Florida Panhandle in 2018 and was able to help a lot of people through it. The 239 number on this site dates from that work.
For attorneys
Justen gives technical opinions on slate, clay tile, historic and steep-slope roofs, and on storm damage causation. See expert witness and roof consulting.
Talk to Justen
Inspections are free (historic slate and clay roofs, outside Florida and Alabama), and Justen usually calls back within one business day. No pressure on the porch.
Call 239‑791‑0646 Book a 15-minute call Email Justen
Elsewhere: LinkedIn and National Women in Roofing member profile.