Superior is a small home rule town on the southeast edge of Boulder County, with US 36 running through it. About 13,000 people lived here at the 2020 census. The town incorporated in 1904, but most of what you see today went up much later: the land for Rock Creek was subdivided in 1987, neighborhoods like Rock Creek Ranch and Sagamore filled in from the 1990s on, and the Downtown Superior mixed-use area has been filling in more recently.
Then came December 30, 2021. The Marshall Fire destroyed about 400 homes and businesses in Superior. In Original Town, most of the old miners' cottages were lost.
Since then, a lot of local trade work has been about rebuilding. If you own a building, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, landscaping or home service company that works in Superior, Kent & Tamarack can help you sell when you are ready. The founder answers the phone at (983) 900-6537.
Where the rebuild stands
At the town's State of Superior presentation in October 2025, officials said Superior was about 75 percent rebuilt. Progress differed by neighborhood: Sagamore was around 81 percent, Rock Creek around 76 percent, and Original Town around 62 percent. The deadline for the town's rebuild rebates was extended to the end of 2026. The town has also turned to accessory dwelling units, partly because, as local news reported, the fire hit its most affordable neighborhoods hardest.
So rebuild work in Superior is not done, but the end is in sight. Owners of companies that do much of that work should plan with that in mind.
Selling with jobs still open
Many Superior companies have rebuild jobs under contract right now. You can still sell, but those jobs need careful handling in the deal.
A buyer will want a full list of open jobs: the customer, the contract amount, what has been billed, what deposits you hold, and what is left to do. The deal then sets out who finishes each job and who keeps which money. If the contracts cannot be passed to a new owner without the customer's approval, we plan for that too.
Warranty is the other big question. Families who rebuilt with your company will call when something goes wrong. A buyer who takes over your company usually takes over those calls, and they will want to know how many homes are covered and for how long. We help you gather that information so the buyer can price it fairly and your customers are looked after.
What a buyer sees after the rebuild
Once the rebuild is done, what will your company earn? That is the question every buyer will ask, and it is the one that sets the price.
Superior has a lot of homes from the 1990s that the fire did not touch. Many of those houses are now twenty-five to thirty years old. Furnaces, air conditioners, water heaters and roofs from that era are due or overdue for replacement. That is steady work for years to come.
The rebuilt homes have new systems, so they need fewer repairs at first. They still need maintenance plans, landscape care, cleaning, and small fixes. A company that turned rebuild customers into regular customers has something a buyer will pay for.
Then there are the commercial customers: the shops, restaurants and offices in Downtown Superior and along the US 36 corridor, plus everything a short drive away in Louisville, Broomfield and Boulder.
We split your books into rebuild work and regular work, year by year, so a buyer can see clearly what continues after the last rebuilt house is finished.
Superior is small, so your routes matter
Few companies can live on Superior alone. Most run crews into Louisville, Broomfield, Boulder and Lafayette, and some further. Buyers know that. They will look at where your customers are spread and how easily your routes fit with theirs.
A Louisville or Broomfield company may value your customers more than a buyer from across the metro, because your jobs fill in their schedule. A Denver company may see your company as a way into southeast Boulder County. We present your service area so each kind of buyer can see the fit, without revealing your name.
Timing around the rebuild
The rebate deadline at the end of 2026 may keep rebuild work going for a while yet, especially in Original Town, which trails the other neighborhoods. Some owners would rather sell while the order book is full. Others would rather finish the last rebuild jobs and sell on a year of regular work.
There is no single right answer. Selling with a full backlog can mean a busy, attractive company, but the buyer will discount work that will not repeat. Waiting can give a cleaner picture, but it also means another year or two of running the business yourself. We lay out both paths with real numbers so you can choose.
Quiet in a small town
Superior is small enough that most contractors working here know each other by sight. We keep your sale out of that circle until you are ready. Buyers see no name at first, sign a confidentiality agreement before they learn it, and meet you on your schedule, away from job sites.
Who buys
Nearby companies in your trade that want your crew and customers. Builders and remodelers who did rebuild work in the area and want to stay. Private buyers with trade or management experience. Key employees, sometimes with part of the price paid over time.
We bring you the serious ones, explain what each offer really pays and when, and you choose.
Before you start
You do not need everything in order to make a first call. It helps to know where these stand:
- Open contracts and deposits held.
- Warranty obligations on finished homes.
- Revenue split between rebuild work and regular work.
- Your repeat customers and any written service plans.
- Your crew, their licenses and who could run the day.
- Trucks, tools and your shop or yard arrangement.
Four steps
A free, private first call. An honest value range with reasons. A quiet search for the right buyer. A clean close with your accountant and attorney. Read how a sale works.
For the wider county, see our Boulder County page. Neighbors in Louisville, Broomfield and Boulder have their own pages. When you want to talk, email hello@kentandtamarack.com.