Short answer: As of October 2026, the two highest-scoring roofing contractors in the Florence, SC metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score are Santee Roofing (68.6), Campbell’s Roofing (49.7). Every one holds a manufacturer certification that can be verified independently, every rating below has been corroborated against at least one source outside the certification registry, and no company paid to appear here.
The Roofing Brief scored 2 certified roofing contractors serving the Florence metro on a published, reproducible formula, then researched each of the top two individually to confirm its record. In the Pee Dee the roof threat is wind, not hail: 183 thunderstorm wind reports in Florence and Darlington counties over the past decade against 28 hail reports, and the damage falls hardest on light structures in a metro where more than a fifth of homes are mobile homes. South Carolina registers roofers without an exam but backs homeowners with a storm-contract law. Three certified firms appear in the directory; one publishes no coverage of the metro, so two are ranked, and three more local roofers are listed.
The conditions a Florence roof has to be specified for
South Carolina registers residential roofers with its Residential Builders Commission rather than examining them: anyone doing specialty roofing work over $500 must be registered, a threshold raised from $200 in 2022. On jobs of more than $5,000 for one owner a specialty contractor must also file a surety bond with the Commission. Contracting without registration is a misdemeanour carrying a fine of $500 to $10,000 or at least 30 days in jail, and an unregistered contractor cannot file a lien or sue to enforce its contract. The state’s licence lookup could not be reached for this page, so ask for the registration number and check it.
S.C. Code 40-59-25 governs insurance-funded roofing. You may cancel before midnight on the fifth business day after your insurer’s written notice that all or part of the claim is not covered; the contractor must give you a bold cancellation notice and may take no payment before then except for emergency work you acknowledged in writing. A roofer may not rebate your deductible or negotiate your claim.
The City of Florence enforces the 2021 International Residential Code as adopted by the state, and prices permits on valuation: $15 for the first $1,000 plus $5 per $1,000 after that, so a $15,000 reroof costs $85, with a plan review fee of half the permit on anything over $1,000. We could not confirm the unincorporated counties’ rules.
Across 2016 to 2025 Florence and Darlington counties logged 183 thunderstorm wind reports, 28 hail reports, six of two inches or more, and seven tornadoes, with $1.09 million of recorded damage, $842,000 of it from wind. The 5 May 2020 storm brought three-inch hail to Clyde and Hartsville. The metro’s median home was built in 1985, and mobile homes make up 21.8 percent of its housing, 30.2 percent in Darlington County.
The 2 best roofers in Florence, SC
Scored 2026-10-06. The metro mean rating used as the Bayesian prior for Florence is 4.567, across a pool of 2 certified contractors.
| Rank | Company | TRB Score | Certification | Rating (reviews) | Adjusted | In business since | Based in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santee Roofing | 68.6 | Master Elite | 4.8 (80) | 4.71 | 2019 | Kingstree, SC |
| 2 | Campbell’s Roofing | 49.7 | Certified | 4.3 (19) | 4.493 | not published | Timmonsville, SC |
1. Santee Roofing — TRB Score 68.6
Santee Roofing is based in Kingstree, SC, in business since 2019, led by Bill Wheeler IV, owner, BBB accredited since 13 June 2024, A+ rating, no complaints in three years, and holds Master Elite standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 24 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 28.4 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 15.0 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 1.2 | 10 |
| Total | 68.6 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- Accredited since 13 June 2024 with an A+ rating, business start September 2019, no complaints closed in three years; service territory includes Florence.. BBB business profile
- Santee Roofing, LLC, in good standing, formed July 2019 with Bill Wheeler IV as registered agent.. South Carolina Secretary of State via OpenCorporates
- A dedicated Florence service page, also naming Lake City, Scranton, Olanta and Coward.. Company Florence page
What they actually do. Residential shingle and metal reroof and repair, commercial TPO and metal, storm and insurance work.
Why it ranks here. The top score in the pool: Master Elite certification and a 4.8 across 80 reviews, from a family roofer founded in 2019, with BBB and state records agreeing on the date, and a dedicated Florence service page.
Best fit for: Florence and Lake City homeowners who want the strongest record in the market.
What we would want clarified. It is based in Kingstree, Williamsburg County, about 35 miles south and outside the metro. The licence number on its website could not be checked because the state register was unreachable. Its BBB accreditation dates from 2024. Certification tier and reviews are unverified. 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 (854) 855-8666, 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. Campbell’s Roofing — TRB Score 49.7
Campbell’s Roofing is based in Timmonsville, SC, led by Donald Campbell, owner, Not accredited; A+ rating; no complaints in three years, and holds Certified standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 12 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 19.7 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 10.2 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 7.7 | 10 |
| Total | 49.7 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- Campbells Roofing LLC, A+ rating, not accredited, business start 1980, no complaints closed in three years.. BBB business profile
- Campbell’s Roofing, LLC, in good standing, registered agent Donald R. Campbell at the Lamar Highway address.. South Carolina Secretary of State via OpenCorporates
What they actually do. Residential roof repair and replacement.
Why it ranks here. The only firm in the pool actually based in the metro: an owner-run roofer on Lamar Highway in Timmonsville, Florence County, with BBB and state records agreeing on its name, address and owner.
Best fit for: Timmonsville and west Florence County homeowners who want a local owner-run roofer.
What we would want clarified. Its 4.3 rating rests on only 19 reviews, it has no website, and its 1980 start rests on BBB alone. The state register was unreachable, so ask for its registration number. Certification tier and reviews are unverified. 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 (854) 244-5351, 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.
Other roofers serving Florence
Only two certified firms are ranked here. These three are based in Florence or Darlington County with long BBB accreditation. They are not scored and we are not recommending them; South Carolina’s licence lookup could not be reached, so ask each for its registration number.
| Company | Verified credential |
|---|---|
| Burch Roofing Co Inc | BBB accredited since 1995 at A+, on National Cemetery Road in Florence; the corporation dates from 1984, and the trade name claims a 1940 start. |
| Monraga Roofing, LLC | BBB accredited since 2023 at A+, trading since 2018, in Lamar, Darlington County; residential and commercial shingle, metal, TPO and PVC. |
| Corrow Construction, LLC | BBB accredited since 2015 at A+, trading since 2012, on Kingston Drive in Florence; a general exterior contractor rather than a roofing specialist. |
The 23 hail reports behind a Florence 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 2 counties of the Florence, SC statistical area over ten years, with the dates, the stone sizes and the towns they landed on. Over that decade the metro logged 28 hail reports, 183 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports and 7 tornadoes. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $1.1 million; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
The biggest hail to fall on Florence in a decade
| Date | Stone size | Reported near | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2020 | 3.0 in | Clyde | Darlington |
| 5 May 2020 | 3.0 in | Hartsville | Darlington |
| 5 May 2020 | 2.5 in | Darlington | Darlington |
| 5 May 2020 | 2.25 in | Clyde | Darlington |
| 3 May 2021 | 2.0 in | Timmonsville | Florence |
| 5 May 2020 | 2.0 in | Darlington | Darlington |
The largest stone on record for this metro fell on 5 May 2020 near Clyde, 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 65 knots, about 75 mph, near Darlington on 12 January 2020. Asphalt shingles begin lifting at roughly 67 mph when they are correctly nailed, and considerably below that when they are not.
Tornadoes. 7 tornadoes touched down in these counties over the decade, the strongest rated EF1 near Oats on 4 May 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 16 July 2016 event near Johnsonville, reproduced verbatim:
The roof at Johnsonville Middle School on Maple Avenue sustained significant damage. The Shady Rest Family Restaurant reportedly sustained some damage as did another building housing the Prosser Law Firm, both located on S Georgetown Highway. The time was estimated based on radar data.
A roof in this metro is built against events like that one, as recorded by the agency that recorded it rather than by a contractor selling the repair.
When it happens. Severe weather reports cluster in July (59), June (49), May (48). The worst years on record were 2016 (55), 2017 (30), 2022 (29). If you are scheduling non-urgent work in Florence, 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 Florence. Weight your decision toward wind rating, ventilation and flashing detail rather than paying extra for impact-rated shingles.
Wind, not hail, in the Pee Dee
Federal storm records for Florence and Darlington counties over the past decade count 183 thunderstorm wind reports and 28 hail reports. Wind accounts for $841,750 of the $1.09 million in recorded hail, wind and tornado damage; hail for $3,750. Most of the reports fall in May, June and July.
The roofs that fail are often on light buildings. On 31 August 2017 the roof of a mobile home on Nancys Drive in Darlington was blown off; in July 2016 about 30 percent of the roof came off a mobile home in Marlowes Trailer Park. The strongest measured gust in the decade, 65 knots at Johnsonville on 16 July 2016, did significant damage to the roof of Johnsonville Middle School. In May 2025 a 60 knot gust blew the roof off Dominion Church near Palmetto.
Tornadoes here are weak but roof-taking. On 4 May 2017 two EF1s crossed Darlington County, one near Hartsville overturning an RV and destroying a mobile home. An EF0 near Olanta in April 2019 lifted a large roof off an outbuilding.
Tropical systems bring water. Hurricane Matthew in October 2016 caused widespread freshwater flooding across the Pee Dee and two drownings in Florence County. Hurricane Florence in September 2018 weakened just south of the city, dropped 7.68 inches of rain at the regional airport and forced 2,500 Florence County residents to evacuate from Lynches River flooding.
In a metro where more than one home in five is a mobile home, the roofing question is often about fastening and tie-down rather than shingle grade. Ask whether the roofer works on manufactured homes, how it secures the roof edges, and for its South Carolina registration and insurance before any work starts.
Pee Dee wind and the rules on a South Carolina reroof
| Item | Figure or rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm wind reports, 2016 to 2025 | 183 | NOAA NCEI Storm Events |
| Hail reports, 2016 to 2025 | 28, of which 6 were 2 inches or more | NOAA NCEI Storm Events |
| Recorded damage from wind | $841,750 of $1.09 million | NOAA NCEI Storm Events |
| Strongest measured gust | 65 knots, Johnsonville and Darlington | NOAA NCEI Storm Events |
| Mobile homes, metro | 21.8 percent of housing; 30.2 percent in Darlington County | ACS 2020 to 2024, B25024 |
| Roofer registration | Required over $500; no exam | S.C. Code 40-59-20 |
| Unregistered contracting | Misdemeanour; no lien or lawsuit | S.C. Code 40-59-30 |
| Cancellation after a claim denial | Five business days | S.C. Code 40-59-25 |
| Deductible rebate or claim negotiation | Prohibited | S.C. Code 40-59-25 |
| City of Florence permit on a $15,000 reroof | $85 plus half for plan review | City of Florence fee schedule |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database; National Hurricane Center reports on Matthew and Florence; S.C. Code 40-59-20, 40-59-25, 40-59-30 and 40-59-240; Residential Builders Commission Regulation 106; City of Florence adopted codes and fee schedule; South Carolina Secretary of State records; US Census Bureau ACS 2020 to 2024.
How to check a Florence roofer in ten minutes
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.
Who else is certified in Florence
2 certified roofing contractors serve the principal cities of the Florence, SC statistical area, of which 0 hold the top President’s Club tier. The pool carries 99 customer reviews between them at a mean rating of 4.567. The statistical area had a 2024 population of 200,474, a change of 0.27% against the 2020 census base, per the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates.
How these Florence rankings were produced
Every contractor in the Florence, 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 2 certified contractors, of whom 0 hold President’s Club standing and 1 Master Elite, against a metro mean rating of 4.567. The top two were then researched individually against Better Business Bureau records, state licence registers and manufacturer directories. Where that research turned up something awkward it is on the page, and no placement was paid for.
Set aside in Florence. A contractor that would otherwise have scored into the top two was removed for the reason stated. The score is computed from public data, but where the research pass finds evidence undermining an input to that score, the score is set aside.
- JW Contractors LLC, which scored 50.1: Excluded because we could find no evidence it serves the metro: it is based in Marion, Marion County, outside Florence and Darlington counties, and we found no website, no published service area and no named principal. Its BBB profile is unrated.
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: October 2026. Scoring run: 2026-10-06. Corrections go to the editor and are actioned on verification.
What Florence homeowners want to know
Who is the best roofer in Florence, SC?
Santee Roofing of Kingstree, SC scores highest in the Florence metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score, at 68.6 out of 100 as of October 2026. It holds Master Elite certification with a 4.8 rating across 80 reviews. Highest-scoring is not the same as best fit for your specific job, and the company behind it scores within 18.9 points.
How many certified roofing contractors serve Florence?
2 contractors on the GAF certification registry serve the principal cities of the Florence, SC statistical area as of October 2026, of which 0 hold President’s Club status.
How much damaging hail does Florence get?
The Florence, SC statistical area recorded 23 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 two.
What was the worst hailstorm in Florence in the last ten years?
The largest hailstone logged by the National Weather Service in the Florence, SC statistical area between 2016 and 2025 measured 3.0 inches, reported near Clyde on 5 May 2020. That is baseball sized, comfortably past the point where a roof is written off rather than repaired. Across the decade the metro recorded 28 hail reports. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $1.1 million; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
When is the worst time of year for roof damage in Florence?
Severe-weather reports in the Florence, SC statistical area cluster in July, June, May, on the NOAA record for 2016 to 2025. Outside those months local crews are not triaging storm damage, so lead times are shorter and scheduling is easier.
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 Florence?
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.
Wind, not hail, in the Pee Dee?
Federal storm records for Florence and Darlington counties over the past decade count 183 thunderstorm wind reports and 28 hail reports. Wind accounts for $841,750 of the $1.09 million in recorded hail, wind and tornado damage; hail for $3,750. Most of the reports fall in May, June and July.
Is Florence a hard market to find a good roofer in?
In the Pee Dee the roof threat is wind, not hail: 183 thunderstorm wind reports in Florence and Darlington counties over the past decade against 28 hail reports, and the damage falls hardest on light structures in a metro where more than a fifth of homes are mobile homes. South Carolina registers roofers without an exam but backs homeowners with a storm-contract law. Three certified firms appear in the directory; one publishes no coverage of the metro, so two are ranked, and three more local roofers are listed.
Is wind or hail the bigger risk to a roof in Florence?
Wind, by a wide margin. The Florence, SC statistical area logged 183 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports against 23 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.
Why is JW Contractors LLC not on this list?
Excluded because we could find no evidence it serves the metro: it is based in Marion, Marion County, outside Florence and Darlington counties, and we found no website, no published service area and no named principal. Its BBB profile is unrated..
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 Myrtle Beach, SC, about 61 miles from Florence
- Best roofers in Columbia, SC, about 64 miles from Florence
- Best roofers in Charleston, SC, another SC metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Spartanburg, SC, another SC metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Charleston, WV, a metro of comparable size
- Best roofers in Houma, LA, 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 Florence, SC: The Roofing Brief Contractor Score.” Published October 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.