Short answer: As of September 2026, the five highest-scoring roofing contractors in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score are Johnson Restoration, LLC (92.4), Kerrigan Roofing and Restoration, LLC (87.8), Entrust Roofing (82.8), BCS Roofing & Solar (80.4), Feazel Roofing LLC, trading as Feazel (78.2). All of them carry a verifiable manufacturer certification, every rating here was cross-checked against an independent record, and no money changed hands for any placement.
The Roofing Brief scored 9 certified roofing contractors serving the Dayton metro on a published, reproducible formula, then researched each of the top five individually to confirm its record. Ohio licenses five commercial trades at state level and roofing is not among them, so residential roofing in the Dayton area is regulated municipality by municipality. Dayton, Kettering, Beavercreek and Centerville each run their own contractor registration, and a roofer legitimately registered in one is not automatically registered in yours. The certified pool is also spread across the whole Miami Valley rather than concentrated in the city: the five below are based in Dayton, Xenia, Miamisburg, Medway and Beavercreek, so proximity to your address is worth weighing. All five below hold GAF’s President’s Club or Master Elite tier, and the pool is nine deep, so a place here means clearing most of the metro.
Hail, codes and what they cost a Dayton homeowner
The Memorial Day outbreak of 27 May 2019 is the defining event in this metro. An EF4 with winds near 170 mph crossed Montgomery County from west of Brookville through Trotwood, Dayton and Riverside, on the ground for more than 30 minutes with a path reaching 1,050 yards wide, causing roughly $500 million in damage and displacing more than 800 families. Roofs and upper storeys were removed outright along parts of that track.
The rest of the record is hail and summer wind. NOAA holds 106 hail reports for the three metro counties over the decade, 61 of them an inch or larger and six at two inches or more, topped by 3-inch stones near Jamestown in Greene County on 4 April 2025, alongside 342 severe wind reports and 35 tornadoes. June is the peak month and 2025 the busiest year. An impact-rated shingle is a reasonable conversation here, and so is asking your insurer what it discounts.
Ohio licenses no roofers at state level, so regulation is municipal and inconsistent. Dayton, Kettering, Beavercreek, Centerville and the surrounding townships each run their own contractor registration, and a roofer registered in one is not automatically registered where you live. Ask which registrations the company holds for your jurisdiction, and lean on manufacturer certification and insurance certificates for the competence question the state does not answer.
Dayton’s permit rule turns on what is being touched. The city does not require a building permit to lay a new layer of shingles, but replacing or repairing the wood sheathing beneath them, or any rafter or truss, does require one. That distinction matters after a hail or wind event, because a roof that needs decking work is a permitted job, and a contractor proposing to replace decking without a permit is proposing to skip the inspection that protects you.
The 5 best roofers in Dayton, OH
Scored 2026-09-19. The metro mean rating used as the Bayesian prior for Dayton is 4.722, across a pool of 9 certified contractors.
| Rank | Company | TRB Score | Certification | Rating (reviews) | Adjusted | In business since | Based in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson Restoration, LLC | 92.4 | President’s Club | 4.9 (164) | 4.858 | not published | Dayton, OH |
| 2 | Kerrigan Roofing and Restoration, LLC | 87.8 | President’s Club | 4.8 (346) | 4.79 | not published | Xenia, OH |
| 3 | Entrust Roofing | 82.8 | Master Elite | 5.0 (212) | 4.947 | not published | Miamisburg, OH |
| 4 | BCS Roofing & Solar | 80.4 | Master Elite | 5.0 (129) | 4.922 | not published | Medway, OH |
| 5 | Feazel Roofing LLC, trading as Feazel | 78.2 | President’s Club | 4.5 (186) | 4.547 | 1988 | Beavercreek, OH |
1. Johnson Restoration, LLC — TRB Score 92.4
Johnson Restoration, LLC is based in Dayton, OH, BBB accredited, A+ rating, zero complaints in three years, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 34.3 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 13.1 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 10.0 | 10 |
| Total | 92.4 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated BBB accredited business with zero complaints in the past three years. BBB
- 165 reviews on Birdeye. Birdeye
What they actually do. Residential roofing and storm damage restoration across the Dayton area.
Why it ranks here. The only ranked contractor based in Dayton itself, with President’s Club certification, a 4.9 rating and a documented zero-complaint BBB record over three years. In a metro whose certified pool is scattered from Greenville to Morrow, being genuinely local is worth something.
Best fit for: Dayton city and inner-suburb homeowners, and storm damage claims.
What we would want clarified. 164 registry reviews is a modest base beside the two contractors below it. Confirm registration with your specific municipality. We publish this because a ranking that only prints the flattering findings is an advertisement, not an assessment.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (937) 907-5056, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
2. Kerrigan Roofing and Restoration, LLC — TRB Score 87.8
Kerrigan Roofing and Restoration, LLC is based in Xenia, OH, BBB accredited since 20 June 2011, A+ rating, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 31.6 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 15.0 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 6.2 | 10 |
| Total | 87.8 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated and accredited since 20 June 2011, a 15-year record. BBB
- Listed in The Blue Book construction network as a subcontractor, which is a commercial-trade listing rather than a consumer directory. The Blue Book
What they actually do. Residential and commercial roofing and restoration across the Dayton and Columbus markets.
Why it ranks here. 346 registry reviews at 4.8 with fifteen years of unbroken A+ accreditation, and the closest President’s Club contractor to Dayton after Johnson at fifteen miles. Commercial subcontractor listings indicate it is hired by other builders, who re-engage on schedule reliability rather than marketing.
Best fit for: Greene County, Xenia and Beavercreek homeowners, and commercial work.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (937) 848-6056, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
3. Entrust Roofing — TRB Score 82.8
Entrust Roofing is based in Miamisburg, OH, BBB accredited since 28 April 2014, A+ rating, and holds Master Elite standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 24 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 37.9 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 13.7 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 7.2 | 10 |
| Total | 82.8 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated and accredited since 28 April 2014, a 12-year record. BBB
- Listed with GuildQuality, which surveys every customer directly. GuildQuality
What they actually do. Residential roofing across the southern Dayton suburbs.
Why it ranks here. A clean 5.0 across 212 registry reviews with twelve years of unbroken A+ accreditation and GuildQuality participation, eleven miles from the metro centre. Of the five, this is the best combination of proximity, perfect rating and surveyed feedback.
Best fit for: Miamisburg, Centerville, Springboro and southern Montgomery County homeowners.
What we would want clarified. Master Elite rather than President’s Club, which is the only reason it sits fifth rather than higher. We publish this because a ranking that only prints the flattering findings is an advertisement, not an assessment.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (937) 299-9993, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
4. BCS Roofing & Solar — TRB Score 80.4
BCS Roofing & Solar is based in Medway, OH, BBB accredited, A+ rating, and holds Master Elite standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 24 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 36.9 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 12.5 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 7.0 | 10 |
| Total | 80.4 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated BBB accredited business. BBB
- Also filed with the BBB as Berger Construction Services, LLC at the same Medway address. Related entity
What they actually do. Residential roofing and solar across the Dayton area.
Why it ranks here. A clean 5.0 across 129 registry reviews from an A+ accredited business twelve miles from the metro centre, and the only ranked Dayton contractor offering solar alongside roofing.
Best fit for: Springfield, Medway and the northeast Dayton corridor, and roof-plus-solar projects.
What we would want clarified. The business also files as Berger Construction Services, LLC, so a search under one name alone may miss the other record. Ohio does not license roofing at state level; confirm registration with your municipality. We publish this because a ranking that only prints the flattering findings is an advertisement, not an assessment.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (937) 727-4515, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
5. Feazel Roofing LLC, trading as Feazel — TRB Score 78.2
Trades as Feazel Roofing LLC, trading as Feazel; listed on the GAF registry as Feazel Roofing LLC.
Feazel Roofing LLC, trading as Feazel is based in Beavercreek, OH, in business since 1988, BBB a+ rating, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 21.9 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 13.4 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 8.0 | 10 |
| Total | 78.2 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated. BBB
- Operating since 1988 across multiple states, using in-house crews rather than subcontracted labour. Company
What they actually do. Residential and commercial roofing, gutters and skylights.
Why it ranks here. President’s Club certification with 186 registry reviews, from a firm using in-house crews rather than subcontracting. Subcontracted labour is where installation quality most often diverges from the certification a company holds. Based in Beavercreek, twelve miles from the metro centre.
Best fit for: Beavercreek, Fairborn and eastern Montgomery County homeowners, and commercial buildings.
What we would want clarified. At 4.5 this is the lowest rating in the top five against a metro mean of 4.78, and this is a large multi-market operator rather than a local firm. Ohio does not license roofing at state level; confirm registration with your municipality. We publish this because a ranking that only prints the flattering findings is an advertisement, not an assessment.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (937) 431-7663, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
The 61 hail reports behind a Dayton roof
Aggregate hail counts tell you very little about a specific roof. These are the individual events: every severe-weather report logged by the National Weather Service across the 3 counties of the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH statistical area over ten years, with the dates, the stone sizes and the towns they landed on. Over that decade the metro logged 106 hail reports, 342 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports and 35 tornadoes. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $567.9 million; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
The biggest hail to fall on Dayton in a decade
| Date | Stone size | Reported near | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 April 2025 | 3.0 in | Greene | Greene |
| 4 April 2025 | 2.75 in | Jamestown | Greene |
| 18 June 2021 | 2.5 in | Country Acres | Greene |
| 4 April 2025 | 2.0 in | Jamestown | Greene |
| 27 February 2023 | 2.0 in | Bryon | Greene |
| 28 March 2020 | 2.0 in | Wright View | Greene |
The largest stone on record for this metro fell on 4 April 2025 near Greene, measured at 3.0 inches. That is baseball sized, comfortably past the point where a roof is written off rather than repaired.
Wind. The strongest thunderstorm gust logged in the metro was 70 knots, about 81 mph, near Yellow Spgs on 3 April 2018. Asphalt shingles begin lifting at roughly 67 mph when they are correctly nailed, and considerably below that when they are not.
Tornadoes. 35 tornadoes touched down in these counties over the decade, the strongest rated EF4 near Pyrmont on 27 May 2019.
What the National Weather Service wrote about it
The NWS logs a written account of each severe-weather episode. This is its description of the 28 February 2024 event near Yellow Spgs, reproduced verbatim:
Two power poles were blown over and several trees were uprooted. A couple of homes just south of Yellow Springs had minor roof damage.
That is the kind of damage a roof in this metro has to be specified against, described by the agency that recorded it rather than by a contractor selling the repair.
When it happens. Severe weather reports cluster in June (145), July (93), April (80). The worst years on record were 2025 (67), 2020 (65), 2017 (64). If you are scheduling non-urgent work in Dayton, the months outside that window are when crews are least stretched and least likely to be triaging emergency callouts ahead of your job.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, county-level detail files 2016 to 2025, filtered to the counties of this statistical area by The Roofing Brief. Damage figures are as reported to the NWS and undercount insured losses.
What to do with this. Dayton sees enough damaging hail that a Class 4 impact-rated shingle is worth pricing, though not automatically worth buying. Get both quotes and weigh the premium against any insurance discount.
Before you sign anything in Dayton
There is no state roofing licence in OH. Ohio issues no state roofing contractor licence. A roofing business needs only to register with the Secretary of State, and there is no state trade exam or state board that licenses roofers.
Regulation is municipal. Cincinnati requires contractor registration, including a certificate of liability insurance, proof of workers compensation and an application fee, filed with the city Permit Center.
That absence is the most important fact on this page. Where a state issues no credential, a manufacturer certification that can be revoked is the only quality signal a homeowner can actually check, which is why this ranking is built on certification rather than star ratings.
Check here: City of Cincinnati contractor registration. Because Ohio licenses nobody at state level, check registration with the specific municipality where the work will happen, and lean harder on manufacturer certification and insurance verification.
Four checks to run before you sign anything, in any state.
- Verify certification at the source. Use the GAF verification tool rather than trusting a badge image on a company website.
- Get the certificate of insurance from the insurer, not the contractor, and confirm general liability and workers compensation are both active on the day work starts.
- Confirm who pulls the permit. If a contractor asks you to pull it as the homeowner, that moves liability onto you. Decline.
- Get warranty terms in writing before any deposit, and check the manufacturer warranty being promised actually requires the certification tier the contractor holds.
The Dayton market behind this ranking
9 certified roofing contractors serve the principal cities of the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH statistical area, of which 3 hold the top President’s Club tier. The pool carries 1,314 customer reviews between them at a mean rating of 4.722. The statistical area had a 2024 population of 821,740, a change of 0.95% against the 2020 census base, per the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates.
How these Dayton rankings were produced
Every contractor in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH pool was scored out of 100 on four published components: certification tier, a Bayesian adjusted rating, review depth and distance from the metro centre. In this metro that meant scoring 9 certified contractors, of whom 3 hold President’s Club standing and 4 Master Elite, against a metro mean rating of 4.722. The top five were then researched individually against Better Business Bureau records, state licence registers and manufacturer directories. Good and bad findings are published together, and no contractor paid for a place here.
The full method, the weightings, what the GAF certification tiers actually mean, who is eligible to be ranked and what we do not claim are all set out on our roofer ranking methodology page. Last updated: September 2026. Scoring run: 2026-09-19. Corrections go to the editor and are actioned on verification.
What Dayton homeowners want to know
Who is the best roofer in Dayton, OH?
Johnson Restoration, LLC of Dayton, OH scores highest in the Dayton metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score, at 92.4 out of 100 as of September 2026. It holds President’s Club certification with a 4.9 rating across 164 reviews. Highest-scoring is not the same as best fit for your specific job, and the four companies behind it score within 14.2 points.
How many certified roofing contractors serve Dayton?
9 contractors on the GAF certification registry serve the principal cities of the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH statistical area as of September 2026, of which 3 hold President’s Club status.
How much damaging hail does Dayton get?
The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH statistical area recorded 61 hail reports of 1 inch or larger and 6 of 2 inches or larger between 2016 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Events Database. The largest hailstone reported measured 3.0 inches.
Did any contractor pay to appear on this list?
No. The Roofing Brief takes no placement fees, no lead fees and no affiliate commission from any roofing contractor. Ranking comes entirely from the published formula applied to public registry data, followed by an individual research pass on the top five.
What was the worst hailstorm in Dayton in the last ten years?
The largest hailstone logged by the National Weather Service in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH statistical area between 2016 and 2025 measured 3.0 inches, reported near Greene on 4 April 2025. That is baseball sized, comfortably past the point where a roof is written off rather than repaired. Across the decade the metro recorded 106 hail reports. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $567.9 million; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
When is the worst time of year for roof damage in Dayton?
Severe-weather reports in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH statistical area cluster in June, July, April, on the NOAA record for 2016 to 2025. Scheduling discretionary work away from that window tends to get you a better crew and a faster start, because nobody is juggling emergency callouts.
Do roofers need a licence in OH?
Ohio issues no state roofing contractor licence. A roofing business needs only to register with the Secretary of State, and there is no state trade exam or state board that licenses roofers. Regulation is municipal. Cincinnati requires contractor registration, including a certificate of liability insurance, proof of workers compensation and an application fee, filed with the city Permit Center.
What should I check before hiring a roofer in Dayton?
Because Ohio licenses nobody at state level, check registration with the specific municipality where the work will happen, and lean harder on manufacturer certification and insurance verification.
Is Dayton a hard market to find a good roofer in?
Ohio licenses five commercial trades at state level and roofing is not among them, so residential roofing in the Dayton area is regulated municipality by municipality. Dayton, Kettering, Beavercreek and Centerville each run their own contractor registration, and a roofer legitimately registered in one is not automatically registered in yours. The certified pool is also spread across the whole Miami Valley rather than concentrated in the city: the five below are based in Dayton, Xenia, Miamisburg, Medway and Beavercreek, so proximity to your address is worth weighing. All five below hold GAF’s President’s Club or Master Elite tier, and the pool is nine deep, so a place here means clearing most of the metro.
Is wind or hail the bigger risk to a roof in Dayton?
Wind, by a wide margin. The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH statistical area logged 342 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports against 61 hail reports of an inch or more between 2016 and 2025. Wind damage shows up at the rake, ridge and edge rather than across the field of the roof, so the fastening schedule and edge detail matter more here than the impact rating of the shingle.
Roofer rankings for other metros
The Roofing Brief scores certified roofing contractors in the 400 largest U.S. metropolitan and micropolitan areas on the same formula.
- Best roofers in Cincinnati, OH, about 47 miles from Dayton
- Best roofers in Columbus, OH, about 66 miles from Dayton
- Best roofers in Toledo, OH, another OH metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Canton, OH, another OH metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Oxnard, CA, a metro of comparable size
- Best roofers in Stockton, CA, a metro of comparable size
- Best roofers in Louisville, KY, also scored, about 136 miles away
See the full index of all 400 metro roofer rankings, or read how to find and vet a roofing contractor anywhere in the country.
Cite this analysis
The Roofing Brief. “Best Roofers in Dayton, OH: The Roofing Brief Contractor Score.” Published September 2026. Inputs: GAF certification registry; NOAA Storm Events Database 2016-2025; U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimates; Better Business Bureau and independent review-platform records for each ranked contractor.