Richard Daskam has worked nearly every seat in the home remodeling business. He started as a call center agent setting appointments for window and siding projects, was promoted to project management supervisor, and then ran Lifetime’s call center as manager for seven years. That role put him inside thousands of customer conversations across every product line the company offers, and it showed him how remodeling projects succeed, or stall, from the homeowner’s side of the phone.
Wanting to work with customers directly rather than through a headset, Richard moved into sales and worked his way up to Sales Supervisor in Lifetime’s roof division. Today he holds a hybrid role in the Roof and Deck Division, helping homeowners with window, siding, roofing, and deck projects, a range few consultants can cover because few have worked across as many of the company’s divisions as he has.
Richard’s current specialty is one of the most consequential changes in Colorado home improvement: the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code, the state’s new wildland-urban interface (WUI) construction standard, which took effect in 2025 and reached full enforcement in July 2026. He advises homeowners on what the code requires for roof coverings, decking materials, and deck construction, and how to plan projects that pass inspection in fire-prone areas.
He is also an early adopter of AI-assisted design in the field, using AI-generated renderings during consultations so homeowners can see realistic examples of their finished project before committing. His measure of whether a project went well is blunt: anything short of a perfect customer experience counts as unfinished business. More than 285 customers have left him five-star reviews.
Topics Richard Covers
Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code requirements for roofs and decks; deck materials, installation, and design; roof replacement planning; AI-assisted project visualization; coordinating multi-product remodeling projects.
