Best Residential Roofing Contractors in Philadelphia

In business since 1984 and BBB A+ accredited continuously since October 1990, Henkel Roofing is one of the two most tenured roofing contractors in Philadelphia with active BBB standing. Led by President Joseph P. Henkel, the company has earned a BuildZoom score of 112 — placing it in the top 3% of all licensed contractors across Pennsylvania, a metric derived from permit volume, contractor licensing history, and project scope. With 133+ permitted projects in Philadelphia documented in recent years and 41 years of experience concentrated in the Manayunk, Roxborough, and Wissahickon neighborhoods, Henkel has deep institutional familiarity with the row homes, semi-detached twins, and older housing stock of Northwest Philadelphia. GAF certified with residential and commercial roofing, siding, gutters, and skylight capabilities.

Murphy Roofing has been in continuous operation since 1969 — more than 56 years — making it the longest-running roofing company in Philadelphia by tenure. Founded by Bill Murphy, a Roxborough native and Vietnam veteran who started the business at age 21, the company has evolved into a true multi-generational operation involving two sons (Michael and Shawn), a nephew, and a grandson. Their BBB file dates to 1974, reflecting five decades of market presence in the community. The company’s Roxborough base on Ridge Avenue has served the densely-knit Northwest Philadelphia neighborhoods as a trusted, locally-owned alternative to larger regional contractors. Services span shingle roofing, flat roofing, siding, gutters, skylights, chimney repairs, and roof snow removal across Northeast Philadelphia, Germantown, Mount Airy, Southwest Philadelphia, and parts of Montgomery County.

A second-generation family business since 1983, Joe Fisher & Sons Roofing occupies a specialized niche within Philadelphia’s roofing market: church, chapel, and ornate structure roofing, paired with heavy-gauge custom copper and metal fabrication. Custom copper work demands craftsmanship well beyond standard residential roofing, and few Philadelphia contractors maintain this capability over 43+ continuous years. Their flat roof expertise spans TPO, EPDM, modified bitumen, and hot-asphalt systems. Service area coverage extends across Philadelphia into Montgomery, Bucks, Delaware counties (PA) and Camden County (NJ) — one of the broader footprints on this list. Additional services include storm damage repair and roof snow removal.

The Roof Doctor is the only contractor in this directory to explicitly and exclusively market Philadelphia rowhouse flat roofs as its core specialty. Founded in 1980 and operating from a Sansom Street address in Rittenhouse Square — the heart of Philadelphia’s dense urban rowhouse corridor — the company has spent 46 years focused on the rubber roofing, roof deck installations, and skylight work that rowhouse owners in Center City, Graduate Hospital, Society Hill, and surrounding neighborhoods require. The company is a small specialist rather than a high-volume contractor, positioning it as the go-to for urban homeowners who want a roofer with deep, local, flat-roof-specific knowledge rather than a generalist. Current ownership (Harry E. Rohlfing Jr., CEO) took over in 2013.

Big Joe’s Roofing brands itself explicitly as a “Philly Rowhouse Specialist” — one of only two contractors in this directory to make rowhouse expertise its primary marketing position. Founded in 2018 by Joe Gagne, who brings 20+ years of prior roofing experience, the company has built a 400+ Google review record at 4.9 stars in just eight years — a volume and rating that exceeds most longer-tenured competitors. Operating primarily from Northeast Philadelphia with active coverage across Fishtown, Center City, South Philly, and Manayunk, the company is accessible across the full Philadelphia geography. Services include shingle roofing, flat rubber roofing (EPDM repair), roof replacement, skylight repair, residential and commercial, and siding and gutters. Licensed in both PA and NJ with 24/7 availability.

Alpha Roofing and Siding holds the single highest manufacturer credential of any contractor in this directory: GAF Master Elite certification, held by fewer than 2% of roofing contractors nationwide. This designation requires proper state licensing, adequate insurance, a strong reputation, and passing a quality certification exam — and it unlocks the GAF Golden Pledge Limited Warranty, providing the most comprehensive residential roofing warranty available: 50-year material coverage and 25-year workmanship coverage, including factory inspection. Despite being the youngest contractor on this list (founded 2020), Alpha Roofing’s Master Elite status is a meaningful differentiator for homeowners who prioritize the highest available warranty protection. Based in Port Richmond, they serve Philadelphia and commercial clients into New Jersey.