Short answer: As of September 2026, the five highest-scoring roofing contractors in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score are Hixon’s Roofing & Construction LLC (78.8), US Roofing LLC (75.3), Crosby Roofing & Gutters Augusta LLC, trading as Crosby Roofing & Seamless Gutters (66.1), Penn Roofing, Inc. (65.6), C&B Roofing LLC (53.5). 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 8 certified roofing contractors serving the Augusta metro on a published, reproducible formula, then researched each of the top five individually to confirm its record. Augusta straddles a state line, and that decides which rulebook applies to your roof. Georgia does not license roofing at all, treating it as an exempt specialty trade, while South Carolina requires a licensed General Contractor above $10,000 and a Residential Specialty registration below it. A homeowner in Evans and one in North Augusta, twenty minutes apart, are protected by two different systems. Ask which state the contractor is licensed in, and confirm it is licensed in yours. This metro also posts the lowest average contractor rating in the batch at 4.61, so read the individual records rather than assuming the field is uniform.
What an Augusta roof is up against
Augusta’s storm record is dominated by straight-line wind. NOAA holds 538 severe wind reports across the seven metro counties over the decade, 178 of them at severe thresholds, against 147 hail reports with only three at two inches or more. A June 2016 downburst measured at 91 knots hit Mistletoe State Park in northern Columbia County, where nearly 200 trees were snapped, uprooted or lost limbs. June is the peak month.
Tornadoes are infrequent but not weak. Twenty are on record, including an EF3 in Aiken County on 13 April 2020, part of the Easter outbreak that produced multiple strong tornadoes across central South Carolina and east-central Georgia that morning, and EF2s at Evans and Morgana in March 2019. A metro with wind of that character rewards attention to the fastening schedule, starter course and edge metal rather than to impact ratings.
The state line runs through the middle of this market, and it changes the rulebook. Georgia does not license roofing at all, treating it as an exempt specialty trade, so a contractor working in Augusta, Evans or Martinez needs no state credential. Cross into Aiken or Edgefield County and South Carolina applies: work above $10,000 requires a licensed General Contractor, smaller jobs a Residential Specialty registration, and the City of Aiken will not issue a permit to a contractor that is not licensed in South Carolina.
Permits follow the same split. Augusta-Richmond County requires a permit once project materials exceed $500 or where the code calls for an inspection, and will not issue one to anyone other than a properly licensed contractor or the homeowner, while North Augusta, Aiken and the South Carolina municipalities run their own offices. Ask which state your contractor is credentialled in, confirm it is yours, and get the permit number.
The 5 best roofers in Augusta, GA
Scored 2026-09-21. The metro mean rating used as the Bayesian prior for Augusta is 4.612, across a pool of 8 certified contractors.
| Rank | Company | TRB Score | Certification | Rating (reviews) | Adjusted | In business since | Based in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hixon’s Roofing & Construction LLC | 78.8 | President’s Club | 4.6 (269) | 4.602 | not published | Beech Island, SC |
| 2 | US Roofing LLC | 75.3 | Master Elite | 4.8 (302) | 4.773 | not published | Grovetown, GA |
| 3 | Crosby Roofing & Gutters Augusta LLC, trading as Crosby Roofing & Seamless Gutters | 66.1 | Certified | 4.8 (793) | 4.789 | not published | Grovetown, GA |
| 4 | Penn Roofing, Inc. | 65.6 | Certified | 4.9 (302) | 4.859 | not published | Evans, GA |
| 5 | C&B Roofing LLC | 53.5 | Certified | 4.7 (104) | 4.672 | not published | Aiken, SC |
1. Hixon’s Roofing & Construction LLC — TRB Score 78.8
Hixon’s Roofing & Construction LLC is based in Beech Island, SC, Not BBB accredited, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 24.1 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 12.6 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 7.2 | 10 |
| Total | 78.8 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- BBB profile on record; the company is not accredited. BBB
- Listed with GuildQuality, which surveys customers directly rather than collecting volunteered reviews. GuildQuality
- Listed on HomeAdvisor with a review history. HomeAdvisor
What they actually do. Commercial and residential roofing across the Augusta metro and Aiken County.
Why it ranks here. The only President’s Club contractor in the Augusta market, with 269 registry reviews and GuildQuality participation so its feedback is solicited from every customer rather than volunteered.
Best fit for: South Carolina side homeowners in Aiken County and North Augusta.
What we would want clarified. Not BBB accredited, and at 4.6 the rating is only marginally above a metro mean of 4.61. Based in South Carolina: if your property is in Georgia, confirm Georgia licensing specifically. 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 (803) 991-3018, 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. US Roofing LLC — TRB Score 75.3
US Roofing LLC is based in Grovetown, GA, BBB accredited since 9 October 2025, and holds Master Elite standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 24 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 30.9 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 12.8 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 7.6 | 10 |
| Total | 75.3 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- BBB accredited since 9 October 2025. BBB
What they actually do. Residential and commercial roofing across Columbia County and the Georgia side of the metro.
Why it ranks here. 302 registry reviews at 4.8, the strongest rating-to-volume combination on the Georgia side, from a Master Elite contractor ten miles from the metro centre.
Best fit for: Grovetown, Evans and Columbia County homeowners.
What we would want clarified. BBB accreditation dates only to October 2025, so the formal complaint record is very short. 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 (855) 877-6631, 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. Crosby Roofing & Gutters Augusta LLC, trading as Crosby Roofing & Seamless Gutters — TRB Score 66.1
Trades as Crosby Roofing & Gutters Augusta LLC, trading as Crosby Roofing & Seamless Gutters; listed on the GAF registry as Crosby Roofing & Gutters Augusta LLC.
Crosby Roofing & Gutters Augusta LLC, trading as Crosby Roofing & Seamless Gutters is based in Grovetown, GA, BBB accredited since 1 January 2012, A+ rating, and holds Certified standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 12 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 31.6 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 15.0 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 7.6 | 10 |
| Total | 66.1 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated and accredited since 1 January 2012, a 14-year record. BBB
- Listed on Houzz with a project portfolio. Houzz
- Operating across Augusta, Macon, Columbus and Columbia SC, with shingle and metal roofing, gutters, siding and windows. Company
What they actually do. Shingle and metal roofing, seamless gutters, siding and windows, residential and commercial.
Why it ranks here. 793 registry reviews at 4.8 is by a wide margin the deepest evidence base in the Augusta market, more than the rest of this top five combined, with fourteen years of unbroken A+ accreditation. On evidence depth this is the strongest record here.
Best fit for: Homeowners who weight verified review volume and a long accredited record above certification tier.
What we would want clarified. Base GAF certification rather than a higher tier, which is the only reason it ranks third. A multi-market operator across four cities. 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 (706) 823-4300, 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. Penn Roofing, Inc. — TRB Score 65.6
Penn Roofing, Inc. is based in Evans, GA, BBB accredited, A+ rating, and holds Certified standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 12 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 34.4 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 12.8 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 6.4 | 10 |
| Total | 65.6 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated BBB accredited business. BBB
- Listed with GuildQuality, which surveys customers directly. GuildQuality
What they actually do. Residential roofing across Columbia County and the Augusta metro.
Why it ranks here. 302 registry reviews at 4.9, the highest rating in this top five, from an A+ accredited business with GuildQuality participation.
Best fit for: Evans and Martinez homeowners.
What we would want clarified. Base certification rather than a higher tier. 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 (706) 421-0226, 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. C&B Roofing LLC — TRB Score 53.5
C&B Roofing LLC is based in Aiken, SC, Not BBB accredited, and holds Certified standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 12 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 26.9 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 10.5 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 4.2 | 10 |
| Total | 53.5 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- BBB profile on record; the company is not accredited. BBB
- 4.8 across 107 reviews. Birdeye
- Listed on Houzz with a project portfolio. Houzz
What they actually do. Residential roofing across Aiken County and the South Carolina side of the metro.
Why it ranks here. 104 registry reviews at 4.7 corroborated at 4.8 across 107 reviews elsewhere, and the only ranked contractor based in Aiken itself.
Best fit for: Aiken and eastern Aiken County homeowners.
What we would want clarified. Not BBB accredited, base certification, and 23 miles from the metro centre, the furthest in this top five. South Carolina requires a licensed General Contractor above $10,000; ask which credential it holds. 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 (803) 646-5490, 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 64 hail reports behind an Augusta 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 7 counties of the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC statistical area over ten years, with the dates, the stone sizes and the towns they landed on. Over that decade the metro logged 147 hail reports, 538 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports and 20 tornadoes. The database’s property-damage fields are left blank for most of these reports, so it carries no usable loss total for this metro and we do not quote one.
The biggest hail to fall on Augusta in a decade
| Date | Stone size | Reported near | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2017 | 2.75 in | Pleasant Lane | Edgefield |
| 29 May 2017 | 2.75 in | Johnston | Edgefield |
| 6 May 2022 | 2.0 in | National Hills | Richmond |
| 3 May 2016 | 1.75 in | Martinez | Columbia |
| 3 May 2016 | 1.75 in | Shell Bluff | Burke |
| 3 May 2016 | 1.75 in | Morgana | Edgefield |
The largest stone on record for this metro fell on 29 May 2017 near Pleasant Lane, measured at 2.75 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 91 knots, about 105 mph, near Leah on 17 June 2016. Asphalt shingles begin lifting at roughly 67 mph when they are correctly nailed, and considerably below that when they are not.
Tornadoes. 20 tornadoes touched down in these counties over the decade, the strongest rated EF3 near Ellenton on 13 April 2020.
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 17 June 2016 event near Leah, reproduced verbatim:
Downburst winds from a thunderstorm produced an area of significant damage to trees and property. The event occurred at Mistletoe State Park in northern Columbia County, GA. Nearly 200 trees had limb damage, were uprooted or snapped. There was a mixture of hardwood and softwood trees, however softwood trees made up most of the trees in this area of the park. There were approximately 10 vehicles that suffered significant damage. There were 10 to 15 campers that suffered significant damage with one overturned. The overturned camper was a pop-up camper. The wind being channeled into a couple of the coves may have produced some of the strongest winds with the event. The diameter of the trees…
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 (180), July (158), May (103). The worst years on record were 2017 (101), 2018 (97), 2023 (91). If you are scheduling non-urgent work in Augusta, 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. Augusta 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.
How to check an Augusta roofer in ten minutes
There is no state roofing licence in GA. Georgia does not require a state roofing licence. The State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors treats roofers as an exempt specialty contractor, so no state licensure is needed for residential or commercial roofing work.
Some Georgia roofers voluntarily hold a Residential Basic Contractor, Residential Light Commercial or General Contractor licence, or join the Georgia Roofing Contractors Association, purely as a credibility signal. Local city and county licensing requirements still apply.
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: Georgia State Licensing Board. Because the state exempts roofers, check the county or municipal business licence where the work will happen, and lean harder on manufacturer certification.
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.
How deep the Augusta certified market really is
8 certified roofing contractors serve the principal cities of the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC statistical area, of which 1 hold the top President’s Club tier. The pool carries 1,909 customer reviews between them at a mean rating of 4.612. The statistical area had a 2024 population of 636,760, a change of 4.22% against the 2020 census base, per the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates.
How these Augusta rankings were produced
Every contractor in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 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 8 certified contractors, of whom 1 hold President’s Club standing and 1 Master Elite, against a metro mean rating of 4.612. 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: 2026-09-21. Corrections go to the editor and are actioned on verification.
The questions that come up most in Augusta
Who is the best roofer in Augusta, GA?
Hixon’s Roofing & Construction LLC of Beech Island, SC scores highest in the Augusta metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score, at 78.8 out of 100 as of September 2026. It holds President’s Club certification with a 4.6 rating across 269 reviews. Highest-scoring is not the same as best fit for your specific job, and the four companies behind it score within 25.3 points.
How many certified roofing contractors serve Augusta?
8 contractors on the GAF certification registry serve the principal cities of the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC statistical area as of September 2026, of which 1 hold President’s Club status.
How much damaging hail does Augusta get?
The Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC statistical area recorded 64 hail reports of 1 inch or larger and 3 of 2 inches or larger between 2016 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Events Database. The largest hailstone reported measured 2.75 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 Augusta in the last ten years?
The largest hailstone logged by the National Weather Service in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC statistical area between 2016 and 2025 measured 2.75 inches, reported near Pleasant Lane on 29 May 2017. That is baseball sized, comfortably past the point where a roof is written off rather than repaired. Across the decade the metro recorded 147 hail reports. The database’s property-damage fields are left blank for most of these reports, so it carries no usable loss total for this metro and we do not quote one.
When is the worst time of year for roof damage in Augusta?
Severe-weather reports in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC statistical area cluster in June, July, May, 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 GA?
Georgia does not require a state roofing licence. The State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors treats roofers as an exempt specialty contractor, so no state licensure is needed for residential or commercial roofing work. Some Georgia roofers voluntarily hold a Residential Basic Contractor, Residential Light Commercial or General Contractor licence, or join the Georgia Roofing Contractors Association, purely as a credibility signal. Local city and county licensing requirements still apply.
What should I check before hiring a roofer in Augusta?
Because the state exempts roofers, check the county or municipal business licence where the work will happen, and lean harder on manufacturer certification.
Is Augusta a hard market to find a good roofer in?
Augusta straddles a state line, and that decides which rulebook applies to your roof. Georgia does not license roofing at all, treating it as an exempt specialty trade, while South Carolina requires a licensed General Contractor above $10,000 and a Residential Specialty registration below it. A homeowner in Evans and one in North Augusta, twenty minutes apart, are protected by two different systems. Ask which state the contractor is licensed in, and confirm it is licensed in yours. This metro also posts the lowest average contractor rating in the batch at 4.61, so read the individual records rather than assuming the field is uniform.
Is wind or hail the bigger risk to a roof in Augusta?
Wind, by a wide margin. The Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC statistical area logged 538 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports against 64 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 Columbia, SC, about 82 miles from Augusta
- Best roofers in Athens, GA, about 85 miles from Augusta
- Best roofers in Macon, GA, about 101 miles from Augusta
- Best roofers in Greenville, SC, about 103 miles from Augusta
- Best roofers in Warner Robins, GA, another GA metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Savannah, GA, another GA metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Durham, NC, a metro of comparable size
- Best roofers in Syracuse, NY, a metro of comparable size
- Best roofers in Hilton Head Island, SC, also scored, about 112 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 Augusta, GA: 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.