Roof repair and replacement in Virginia Beach, VA

Roofing in Virginia Beach

The city splits into a few roofing worlds. Kempsville, Thalia, Larkspur and Salem are 1970s–80s subdivisions, mostly brick ranches and two-story colonials, many on their second or third roof and due again. Great Neck, Alanton, Bay Colony and Kings Grant carry larger homes with steep hips and a lot of valleys, which is where the leaks start. Red Mill, Ocean Lakes, Lago Mar and Princess Anne are 1990s–2000s builds whose original architectural shingles are hitting 25 years right now. And Sandbridge, Croatan, the North End and Chic's Beach are direct salt-air and wind exposure, where the roof takes the hardest beating in Hampton Roads.

Roofers Virginia Beach homeowners hire also deal with a code detail the rest of the region doesn't: the oceanfront and Sandbridge sit in Virginia's higher design-wind zone, and shingles, nailing patterns and underlayment there have to meet it. We install Class H wind-rated shingles with six nails everywhere, so it isn't a special order for us.

What we see most here

• Wind-creased shingles on the east and northeast slopes after nor'easters. The slope facing the ocean ages twice as fast as the one facing the street.
• Leaking valleys on the cut-up hip roofs in Great Neck and Alanton, where three planes meet and the original flashing was aluminum caulked in place.
• Pipe boots and skylights in the 1990s houses in Red Mill and Lago Mar.
• Salt corrosion on flashing, fasteners and exposed-fastener metal near the water.
• Flat and low-slope sections over garages and additions in the older Bayside and Thalia homes, where a modified-bitumen roof from the 1990s has ponded water for a decade.

The city's mature trees matter too. The live oaks and loblolly pines along Great Neck Road and through Kings Grant drop limbs on roofs in every nor'easter, and the pine needles that collect in valleys hold moisture against the shingles all winter. Keeping valleys clear is the cheapest roof maintenance in Virginia Beach.

What we do here

• Roof repair — leaks, flashing, boots, wind-lifted shingles; most jobs $300–$1,500
• Roof replacement — architectural shingles, $450–$800 per square; a typical Kempsville two-story runs $12,000–$20,000
• Storm damage repair — tarping and claim documentation after nor'easters and tropical remnants
• Roof inspection — written reports for the fast-moving Virginia Beach housing market
• Metal roofing — Kynar-finished aluminum standing seam for Sandbridge and the North End, where steel won't last

Permits and HOAs

Virginia Beach requires a permit for a full replacement. Most of the newer subdivisions south of Princess Anne Road have architectural review boards that care about shingle color; we can send the manufacturer's spec sheet and color sample for approval before we order.

Nearby

We also cover Norfolk, Portsmouth and Suffolk from the same crews. Roof repair Norfolk VA homeowners in Ghent, Larchmont and Ocean View call for, and roof repair Portsmouth VA wide, are standard territory, as is Suffolk out to Harbour View and Bennetts Creek. Area code 757. Pricing is the same as Chesapeake; see the cost page.