Best Residential Roofing Contractors in St. Louis

Residential roofing in St. Louis spans asphalt shingles, metal, tile, and flat systems for houses, townhomes, and small multi-family buildings. The 8 contractors below were selected from our full St. Louis top 10 as the strongest for residential work, ranked by experience, manufacturer certifications, BBB standing, and verified reputation.

St. Louis residential roofing is defined by two realities that rarely appear together in the same metro: some of the most architecturally significant residential housing stock in the Midwest, and a severe-weather exposure that produces hail, high winds, and tornado-track events with meaningful frequency. The historic neighborhoods north and south of Forest Park — Compton Heights, Shaw, Tower Grove East, Carondelet — carry a dense inventory of late Victorian and early twentieth-century homes with slate remnants, pressed-metal ornament, built-in gutters, and complex roof geometries that require a roofer with genuine craftsman ability, not a production crew optimized for suburban shingle replacement. Matching replacement materials to existing profiles, and maintaining architectural character while meeting current building code, demands experience that is uncommon even in a large metro.

St. Louis's newer residential areas — western St. Louis County, St. Charles County, and rapidly developing Jefferson County — present the opposite profile: mass-production construction from the 1970s through today, with standard attic framing and asphalt shingle roofing where the primary considerations are installation quality, manufacturer certification, and impact resistance given the metro's hail exposure. The same contractor pool rarely serves both markets well. Property owners should select based on where their home falls in this spectrum, and should be appropriately skeptical of firms that claim equal expertise across both.

How many residential roofing contractors are in St. Louis?

Our directory lists 8 independently verified residential roofing contractors serving St. Louis, Missouri, ranked by experience, certifications and reputation. Howard Roofing & Home Improvements is ranked #1. There are no paid placements.

How do I choose a residential roofer in St. Louis?

Confirm licensing and insurance for Missouri, ask for residential project references in St. Louis, get multiple written quotes, and check each contractor's BBB standing. Every company listed here has been independently researched.

What residential roofing materials are appropriate for St. Louis historic homes?

St. Louis's cultural resources and historic preservation review processes recognize slate, clay tile, standing-seam metal, and period-appropriate architectural shingles as acceptable replacement materials depending on the original roof specification. Fiberglass-asphalt shingles in dimensional profiles that approximate the shadow line of original wood shakes are commonly accepted on contributing structures where original shingles are not present. Consult the St. Louis Cultural Resources Office for guidance specific to the property's designation status.

Does the City of St. Louis require permits for residential roof replacement?

Yes. The City of St. Louis requires building permits for residential roof replacements beyond repair scope. Permits trigger inspection of deck condition and installation quality. St. Louis County and the surrounding municipalities — which include most suburban residential areas — have their own permit requirements that must be verified by address. Working without a permit in any jurisdiction can affect insurance coverage and property-sale disclosure obligations.

How should St. Louis homeowners evaluate contractors after a large hail event?

Following a major St. Louis storm event, the contractor market floods with out-of-state and storm-chaser firms. Evaluate contractors on the basis of a permanent St. Louis-area business address, verifiable BBB history, Missouri contractor registration, and references from local projects completed at least two years prior. Avoid signing any contract before your insurance adjuster has completed their initial inspection of the property.