Short answer: As of September 2026, the five highest-scoring roofing contractors in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score are Brazen Roofing LLC (95.2), Linta Roofing Inc (95.1), MD Roofing and Coating LLC (MD Roofing) (90.7), Roof Doctor of the Carolinas North Inc (83.8), Spann Roofing (Spann Roofing Repair Services LLC) (82.0). Each holds a certification we verified on the manufacturer’s own register, every rating was corroborated elsewhere, and placement on this page is not for sale.
The Roofing Brief scored 10 certified roofing contractors serving the Myrtle Beach metro on a published, reproducible formula, then researched each of the top five individually to confirm its record. The Grand Strand has the strongest certified field of any metro in this batch: all five ranked below hold GAF’s President’s Club tier, and the top two are separated by a tenth of a point across more than 1,800 reviews between them. That is unusual anywhere. South Carolina also splits the credential in two, and a coastal replacement almost always clears the $10,000 line that puts it in General Contractor territory rather than Residential Specialty. Add a city business licence for work inside Myrtle Beach itself, and you have three things to ask for before anyone climbs a ladder. One caveat sits on top of the ranking: the highest-scoring firm carries a C+ rating from the Better Business Bureau and is not accredited, which the score does not capture and the entry below sets out in full.
What a Myrtle Beach roof is up against
Horry County’s severe weather is a spring and early-summer story. NOAA holds 46 hail reports over the decade, 43 of them an inch or larger and four at two inches or more, with 2.75-inch stones at Cool Spring on 7 April 2022, alongside 127 severe wind reports and 20 tornadoes. May and April are the peak months and 2025 the busiest year in the record.
Hurricanes and coastal wind set the design question. The Grand Strand sits in a higher design wind band than the inland Pee Dee, and the difference shows up in the nailing pattern, the starter course and the edge metal rather than in the shingle brand. Ask for the manufacturer’s high-wind fastening schedule for your address and have it written into the contract, because that is what the warranty will be measured against after a storm.
Salt air is the quiet cost of living here. Within a few miles of the ocean, fasteners, flashing, vents and drip edge corrode well before the covering wears out, so coastal-rated or stainless components and a maintenance inspection every couple of years are worth their price. A quote that specifies the shingle and says nothing about the metal is half a specification.
Three checks apply here rather than one. Work above $10,000 requires a licensed General Contractor through the South Carolina Contractor’s Licensing Board, smaller jobs a Residential Specialty registration from the Residential Builders Commission, and contractors working inside the city limits also need a City of Myrtle Beach business licence. Horry County requires a permit for a roof replacement, as do Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach and Conway for work inside their limits. Ask which credential the contractor holds, and get the permit number.
The 5 best roofers in Myrtle Beach, SC
Scored 2026-09-27. The metro mean rating used as the Bayesian prior for Myrtle Beach is 4.85, across a pool of 10 certified contractors.
| Rank | Company | TRB Score | Certification | Rating (reviews) | Adjusted | In business since | Based in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazen Roofing LLC | 95.2 | President’s Club | 4.9 (761) | 4.897 | 2021 | Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 2 | Linta Roofing Inc | 95.1 | President’s Club | 5.0 (1,054) | 4.993 | 1948 | Little River, SC |
| 3 | MD Roofing and Coating LLC (MD Roofing) | 90.7 | President’s Club | 4.8 (520) | 4.804 | 2017 | Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 4 | Roof Doctor of the Carolinas North Inc | 83.8 | President’s Club | 4.9 (81) | 4.881 | 2004 | Calabash, NC |
| 5 | Spann Roofing (Spann Roofing Repair Services LLC) | 82.0 | President’s Club | 4.7 (131) | 4.741 | 1957 | Conway, SC |
1. Brazen Roofing LLC — TRB Score 95.2
Brazen Roofing LLC is based in Myrtle Beach, SC, in business since 2021, led by Bob Severance (founder and owner), Not BBB accredited, C+ rating; 1 complaint closed in the last three years and 7 customer reviews on file, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
Certifications held: President’s Club (GAF), Owens Corning Preferred Contractor, per Owens Corning’s contractor directory https://www.owenscorning.com/en-us/roofing/contractors/contractor-profile/242810, Listed in IKO’s contractor finder for Myrtle Beach, SC https://contractorfinder.iko.com/contractors/brazen-roofing-llc-40394-myrtle-beach-sc. Certification by more than one manufacturer is uncommon and requires meeting each programme’s separate standards for insurance, training and track record.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 35.9 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 14.3 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 10.0 | 10 |
| Total | 95.2 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- BBB lists Brazen Roofing, LLC as not accredited with a C+ rating, a business start date of 27 December 2021, an address of 1925 Mr Joe White Ave Ste C, 1 complaint closed in the last three years and 7 customer reviews.. BBB Myrtle Beach
- The company names Bob Severance as founder and owner, gives 2021 as the founding year, and says he entered the roofing industry in 2018 after military service and twelve years in customer service management.. Company leadership page (first-party)
- Owens Corning’s contractor directory lists Brazen Roofing LLC as a Preferred Contractor.. Owens Corning contractor directory
What they actually do. Residential and commercial roof replacement and storm-damage work, run from Myrtle Beach but selling into eleven states (SC, NC, GA, FL, CO, OK, MO, WI, OH, KS, TN).
Why it ranks here. 761 registry reviews at 4.9, the deepest evidence base on the Grand Strand, with President’s Club certification. Read the BBB position in the caveat before calling: the registry rating and the BBB rating do not agree.
Best fit for: Homeowners weighting review volume who will check the complaint record themselves.
What we would want clarified. The weakest verifiable point is the BBB record: a C+ rating and no accreditation, with one complaint on file, sitting oddly against the largest GAF review count in the metro. The company also states it operates in eleven states from a December 2021 start, so it is a fast-scaling multi-state operator rather than a long-established local firm, and no SC contractor licence number is published anywhere on its site. 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 (843) 256-4360, 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. Linta Roofing Inc — TRB Score 95.1
Linta Roofing Inc is based in Little River, SC, in business since 1948, led by Jeffrey Linta II (president); BBB records Jeff Linta as owner, BBB accredited since 19 March 2015, A+ rating; 2 complaints closed in the last three years, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
Certifications held: President’s Club (GAF), GAF Master Commercial Roofing Contractor: stated on the company’s about page https://lintaroofing.com/about/, IKO ROOFPRO Craftsman Premier Contractor: stated on the company’s about page https://lintaroofing.com/about/, FORTIFIED Roofing Contractor: stated on the company’s about page https://lintaroofing.com/about/, SC Safe Home certified contractor: stated on the company’s about page https://lintaroofing.com/about/, Group 5 South Carolina licensed commercial contractor: stated on the company’s about page; no licence number published https://lintaroofing.com/about/. Certification by more than one manufacturer is uncommon and requires meeting each programme’s separate standards for insurance, training and track record.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 39.7 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 15.0 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 5.4 | 10 |
| Total | 95.1 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- BBB records Linta Roofing, Inc. as accredited since 19 March 2015, A+ rated, with a business start date of 1948, Jeff Linta as owner, an address of 324 State Hwy 57 S, and 2 complaints closed in the last three years.. BBB Little River
- The company states it was founded by John Linta in 1948, is a third-generation family business, has served the Grand Strand since 1985, and is led by president Jeffrey Linta II who took over in 2022; it lists GAF Master Elite, GAF Master Commercial, IKO ROOFPRO Craftsman Premier, FORTIFIED Roofing Contractor, SC Safe Home certified contractor and Group 5 South Carolina licensed commercial contractor.. Company about page (first-party)
- Linta Roofing is listed as a member of the Little River Chamber of Commerce under roofing / construction and contractors.. Little River Chamber of Commerce
What they actually do. Third-generation Grand Strand roofer doing residential and commercial re-roofing, repair and FORTIFIED / SC Safe Home wind-resistant installations from offices in Little River and Myrtle Beach.
Why it ranks here. 1,054 registry reviews at a clean 5.0, the largest flawless customer record anywhere in this batch, from a family firm trading since 1948 and BBB accredited since 2015.
Best fit for: Homeowners who want the longest lineage and the cleanest record in the metro.
What we would want clarified. The record is strong, so the honest gap is what is unverifiable: the “Group 5 South Carolina licensed commercial contractor” and FORTIFIED / SC Safe Home credentials appear only on the company’s own site with no licence number, and no SC LLR lookup page confirming them could be loaded. BBB also shows 2 complaints closed in the last three years, and the 1948 date belongs to the family trade in general, with the firm’s own site dating Grand Strand operations to 1985. 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 (843) 272-1906, 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. MD Roofing and Coating LLC (MD Roofing) — TRB Score 90.7
MD Roofing and Coating LLC (MD Roofing) is based in Myrtle Beach, SC, in business since 2017, led by Randy Dorenbos (member/owner), with Ryan Massey (member), BBB accredited since 6 November 2017, A+ rating; 0 complaints closed in the last three years, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
Certifications held: President’s Club (GAF), Duro-Last master commercial installer, per the ProvenRoofer directory listing https://www.provenroofer.com/1158/md-roofing, Mule-Hide, GACO, Hydro-Stop and Unisil certified installer, per the ProvenRoofer directory listing https://www.provenroofer.com/1158/md-roofing. Certification by more than one manufacturer is uncommon and requires meeting each programme’s separate standards for insurance, training and track record.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 32.2 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 13.5 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 10.0 | 10 |
| Total | 90.7 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- BBB records MD Roofing & Coatings, LLC under commercial roofing as accredited since 6 November 2017, A+ rated, with a business start date of 21 April 2017, Randy Dorenbos and Ryan Massey as members, no complaints closed in the last three years and 3 customer reviews.. BBB Myrtle Beach
- GAF lists MD Roofing and Coating LLC of Myrtle Beach, SC as a certified commercial roofing contractor.. GAF commercial contractor directory
- The directory listing states MD Roofing is a certified installer for Mule-Hide, GACO, Hydro-Stop and Unisil and a master commercial installer for GAF and Duro-Last.. ProvenRoofer contractor directory
What they actually do. Myrtle Beach roofer with a commercial roofing and fluid-applied coatings core (single-ply, restoration coatings) alongside residential storm-damage and replacement work.
Why it ranks here. President’s Club certification with 520 registry reviews at 4.8, and a coatings specialism genuinely distinct from the shingle-only field here.
Best fit for: Low-slope and coated roofs, and commercial-style assemblies on residential property.
What we would want clarified. BBB files the firm under commercial roofing and its verifiable credentials are coatings and commercial-membrane certifications, so the depth of its residential practice is the least documented part of the record. Its own website returned a 403 to verification attempts, the coatings certifications rest on a third-party directory rather than the manufacturers’ own pages, and only 3 BBB reviews exist against the 520 GAF reviews. 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 (864) 584-7663, 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.
4. Roof Doctor of the Carolinas North Inc — TRB Score 83.8
Roof Doctor of the Carolinas North Inc is based in Calabash, NC, in business since 2004, led by Jason “Jay” Lach (president), BBB accredited since 1 July 2015, A+ rating; 0 complaints closed in the last three years, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 35.2 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 9.5 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 4.0 | 10 |
| Total | 83.8 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- BBB records Roof Doctor of the Carolinas North, Inc. as accredited since 1 July 2015, A+ rated, with a business start date of 1 April 2004, Jason “Jay” Lach as president, an address of 1301 Thomasboro Rd SW, Calabash NC, and no complaints closed in the last three years.. BBB Calabash
- The company states it has provided roofing services in North and South Carolina since 1998, serves from Southport NC to Myrtle Beach SC, works on residential and commercial roofs, installs GAF systems and runs a “Roofs for Troops” programme.. Company website (first-party)
- GAF lists Roof Doctor of the Carolinas North Inc of Calabash, NC as a President’s Club contractor with a 4.9 rating from 81 reviews.. GAF contractor directory
What they actually do. Small Brunswick County contractor doing residential and commercial roof replacement, installation and repair on a corridor running from Southport, NC down to Myrtle Beach.
Why it ranks here. President’s Club certification from a firm based over the North Carolina line at Calabash, serving the northern end of the Strand.
Best fit for: North Myrtle Beach and Little River homeowners closest to the state line.
What we would want clarified. The founding year does not reconcile: the company says it has operated since 1998 while BBB records the business start as 1 April 2004. It is based in Calabash, North Carolina rather than in South Carolina, so no SC registration or licence number is published, and with 81 GAF reviews and zero BBB reviews it has the thinnest review base of the Myrtle Beach group. 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 (910) 933-7830, 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. Spann Roofing (Spann Roofing Repair Services LLC) — TRB Score 82.0
Spann Roofing (Spann Roofing Repair Services LLC) is based in Conway, SC, in business since 1957, led by James “Jimbo” Spann IV (president and owner); founded by S.R. “Bob” Spann, BBB spann Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc. accredited since 1 February 1988, A+ rating; 1 complaint closed in the last three years, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 29.7 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 10.5 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 6.8 | 10 |
| Total | 82.0 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- BBB records Spann Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc. as accredited since 1 February 1988, A+ rated, with a business start date of 1 January 1957, an address of 459 Allied Dr, Conway SC, and 1 complaint closed in the last three years.. BBB Conway
- MBREDC’s Executive Partner page states Spann Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc. was established in 1957, serves Horry, Georgetown, Florence and Brunswick counties, names Jimbo Spann as a contact, and says the firm has worked on over 15,000 commercial and residential buildings.. Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development Corporation
- The company states it was founded in 1957 by S.R. “Bob” Spann, that James “Jimbo” Spann IV is president and owner, and that it created Spann Residential Services, Inc. in 2014 and Spann Repair Services LLC in 2015 as separate entities.. Company history page (first-party)
What they actually do. Long-established Horry County commercial and residential roofing and sheet-metal contractor, doing new construction, re-roofing, inspections, preventative maintenance and emergency repair, with a dedicated repair-services arm.
Why it ranks here. The GAF listing is the 2015 repair subsidiary of a Conway firm trading since 1957 and BBB accredited since 1988, which is the longer record sitting behind this entry.
Best fit for: Conway and inland Horry County homeowners, and repair rather than full replacement.
What we would want clarified. The GAF-listed entity is Spann Roofing Repair Services LLC, one of three Spann companies and only created in 2015, so the 1957 track record, the 1988 BBB accreditation and the review history all belong to the wider group rather than to that specific LLC. No manufacturer certification, SC contractor licence number or per-entity BBB record could be verified, and the parent profile carries 1 complaint closed in the last three years. 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 (843) 347-2220, 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.
What 2.75 inch hail does to a Myrtle Beach 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 1 county of the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC statistical area over ten years, with the dates, the stone sizes and the towns they landed on. Over that decade the metro logged 46 hail reports, 127 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports and 20 tornadoes. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $2.3 million; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
The biggest hail to fall on Myrtle Beach in a decade
| Date | Stone size | Reported near | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 April 2022 | 2.75 in | Cool Spg | Horry |
| 7 April 2022 | 2.0 in | Mary | Horry |
| 7 April 2022 | 2.0 in | Homewood | Horry |
| 7 April 2022 | 2.0 in | Green Sea | Horry |
| 7 April 2022 | 1.75 in | Horry | Horry |
| 7 April 2022 | 1.75 in | Green Sea | Horry |
The largest stone on record for this metro fell on 7 April 2022 near Cool Spg, 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 64 knots, about 74 mph, near Horry on 31 July 2025. 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 EF1 near Adrian on 15 February 2017.
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 3 May 2021 event near Conway, reproduced verbatim:
A tree was blown down on Buttercup Lane. Several trees were blown down near Country Club Drive. A tree was blown down on a car and a mailbox was blown over.
That is what the specification has to anticipate here, written up by the agency that recorded it rather than by a contractor selling the repair.
When it happens. Severe weather reports cluster in May (37), April (37), June (36). The worst years on record were 2025 (30), 2022 (28), 2019 (25). If you are scheduling non-urgent work in Myrtle Beach, 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. Hail is not the governing risk in Myrtle Beach. Weight your decision toward wind rating, ventilation and flashing detail rather than paying extra for impact-rated shingles.
Three things to confirm before work starts in Myrtle Beach
Licensing is required in SC. South Carolina registers residential roofers rather than examining them. Under S.C. Code 40-59 a residential specialty contractor, roofing included, must register with the Residential Builders Commission for any job over $500, with no exam required, and must file a $5,000 surety bond before taking on work over $5,000. Contracting without registration is a misdemeanour, and an unregistered contractor cannot file a lien or sue to enforce the contract.
A specialty registration covers up to three trades; anyone wanting more must be examined and licensed as a residential builder, with a $15,000 bond. Commercial work falls under the separate Contractor’s Licensing Board. S.C. Code 40-59-25 gives a homeowner five business days after a written insurance denial to cancel a roofing contract, and bars contractors from promising to pay or rebate a deductible or negotiating a roof claim on the owner’s behalf.
Check here: South Carolina LLR licence lookup. For a house, a residential specialty registration in roofing is the correct credential, so ask for its number and confirm the $5,000 bond is filed if the job exceeds $5,000.
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 many certified roofers Myrtle Beach actually has
10 certified roofing contractors serve the principal cities of the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC statistical area, of which 5 hold the top President’s Club tier. The pool carries 2,812 customer reviews between them at a mean rating of 4.85. The statistical area had a 2024 population of 413,391, a change of 17.76% against the 2020 census base, per the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates.
How these Myrtle Beach rankings were produced
Every contractor in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, 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 10 certified contractors, of whom 5 hold President’s Club standing and 0 Master Elite, against a metro mean rating of 4.85. The top five were then researched individually against Better Business Bureau records, state licence registers and manufacturer directories. The findings are printed above whether they flatter the contractor or not, and nobody paid to appear.
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: 2026-09-27. Corrections go to the editor and are actioned on verification.
The questions that come up most in Myrtle Beach
Who is the best roofer in Myrtle Beach, SC?
Brazen Roofing LLC of Myrtle Beach, SC scores highest in the Myrtle Beach metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score, at 95.2 out of 100 as of September 2026. It holds President’s Club certification with a 4.9 rating across 761 reviews. Highest-scoring is not the same as best fit for your specific job, and the four companies behind it score within 13.2 points.
How many certified roofing contractors serve Myrtle Beach?
10 contractors on the GAF certification registry serve the principal cities of the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC statistical area as of September 2026, of which 5 hold President’s Club status.
How much damaging hail does Myrtle Beach get?
The Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC statistical area recorded 43 hail reports of 1 inch or larger and 4 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 Myrtle Beach in the last ten years?
The largest hailstone logged by the National Weather Service in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC statistical area between 2016 and 2025 measured 2.75 inches, reported near Cool Spg on 7 April 2022. That is baseball sized, comfortably past the point where a roof is written off rather than repaired. Across the decade the metro recorded 46 hail reports. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $2.3 million; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
When is the worst time of year for roof damage in Myrtle Beach?
Severe-weather reports in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC statistical area cluster in May, April, June, on the NOAA record for 2016 to 2025. If the work can wait, booking outside that window usually buys you shorter lead times and more of the contractor’s attention.
Do roofers need a licence in SC?
South Carolina registers residential roofers rather than examining them. Under S.C. Code 40-59 a residential specialty contractor, roofing included, must register with the Residential Builders Commission for any job over $500, with no exam required, and must file a $5,000 surety bond before taking on work over $5,000. Contracting without registration is a misdemeanour, and an unregistered contractor cannot file a lien or sue to enforce the contract. A specialty registration covers up to three trades; anyone wanting more must be examined and licensed as a residential builder, with a $15,000 bond. Commercial work falls under the separate Contractor’s Licensing Board. S.C. Code 40-59-25 gives a homeowner five business days after a written insurance denial to cancel a roofing contract, and bars contractors from promising to pay or rebate a deductible or negotiating a roof claim on the owner’s behalf.
What should I check before hiring a roofer in Myrtle Beach?
For a house, a residential specialty registration in roofing is the correct credential, so ask for its number and confirm the $5,000 bond is filed if the job exceeds $5,000.
Is Myrtle Beach a hard market to find a good roofer in?
The Grand Strand has the strongest certified field of any metro in this batch: all five ranked below hold GAF’s President’s Club tier, and the top two are separated by a tenth of a point across more than 1,800 reviews between them. That is unusual anywhere. South Carolina also splits the credential in two, and a coastal replacement almost always clears the $10,000 line that puts it in General Contractor territory rather than Residential Specialty. Add a city business licence for work inside Myrtle Beach itself, and you have three things to ask for before anyone climbs a ladder. One caveat sits on top of the ranking: the highest-scoring firm carries a C+ rating from the Better Business Bureau and is not accredited, which the score does not capture and the entry below sets out in full.
Is wind or hail the bigger risk to a roof in Myrtle Beach?
Wind, by a wide margin. The Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC statistical area logged 127 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports against 43 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 Wilmington, NC, about 67 miles from Myrtle Beach
- Best roofers in Charleston, SC, about 88 miles from Myrtle Beach
- Best roofers in Columbia, SC, another SC metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Hilton Head Island, SC, another SC metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Naples, FL, a metro of comparable size
- Best roofers in Mobile, AL, a metro of comparable size
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 Myrtle Beach, SC: 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.