Short answer: As of October 2026, the three highest-scoring roofing contractors in the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score are Werner Roofing (92.8), Shoreline Roofing & Gutters (64.1), Legacy Roofing & Restorations (62.0). 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 3 certified roofing contractors serving the Muskegon metro on a published, reproducible formula, then researched each of the top three individually to confirm its record. Muskegon’s roof losses come off Lake Michigan, not out of hail clouds: a single March 2017 gale accounts for $15 million of recorded damage, an October 2023 snowstorm dropped 11.5 inches of heavy wet snow, and the lakeshore code demands roofs carry 60 pounds per square foot of snow, among the heaviest loads in lower Michigan. Michigan licenses everyone paid $600 or more for home work, and the City of Muskegon inspects every reroof. Seven certified firms appear in the directory for Muskegon; four are excluded, two of them because the state register shows no company licence, and three are ranked.
The conditions a Muskegon roof has to be specified for
Michigan requires a licence from the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs for residential work with an aggregate contract price of $600 or more, so effectively every paid reroof. Roofers hold a Residential Builder licence or a Maintenance and Alteration licence with the roofing classification, after 60 hours of prelicensure courses and a state exam. A company must be licensed in its own right through a qualifying officer (MCL 339.2405), so an owner’s individual licence does not cover the business. Unlicensed contracting is a misdemeanour, and an unlicensed contractor cannot sue to be paid.
The City of Muskegon requires a permit to reroof a house, lets an owner do the work, requires a final roof inspection and allows no more than two layers. Fees run on project value, for example $388 for a $20,001 to $21,000 job. The 2015 Michigan Residential Code is still in force after a court order in July 2025 delayed the 2021 edition, and it requires an ice barrier at the eaves of every new shingle roof statewide.
Michigan has no statute aimed at insurance-funded roofing contracts or deductible rebates that we could find. The general home solicitation law (MCL 445.112) lets you cancel a contract signed at your door until midnight of the third business day after signing.
Across 2016 to 2025 Muskegon County logged only six hail reports, none of two inches, and 21 thunderstorm wind reports, with no tornadoes. The county rows record $1.34 million of damage, but the Muskegon forecast zone adds $16 million from lake windstorms plus an ice storm and heavy snow, and a 2020 flood adds $6 million more, about $25.95 million in all. The City of Muskegon’s median home was built in 1951, and 46.9 percent of its occupied homes are rented.
The 3 best roofers in Muskegon, MI
Scored 2026-10-07. The metro mean rating used as the Bayesian prior for Muskegon is 4.8, across a pool of 3 certified contractors.
| Rank | Company | TRB Score | Certification | Rating (reviews) | Adjusted | In business since | Based in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Werner Roofing | 92.8 | President’s Club | 4.9 (803) | 4.894 | 2007 | Grand Haven, MI |
| 2 | Shoreline Roofing & Gutters | 64.1 | Certified | 4.9 (119) | 4.87 | not published | Montague, MI |
| 3 | Legacy Roofing & Restorations | 62.0 | Certified | 4.9 (96) | 4.866 | 2018 | Coopersville, MI |
1. Werner Roofing: TRB Score 92.8
Werner Roofing is based in Grand Haven, MI, in business since 2007, led by Kris W. Werner, Brand President; Kollin Werner, General Manager, BBB accredited since 1 November 2013, A+ rating, no complaints closed in three years, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
Certifications held: President’s Club (GAF), Owens Corning Preferred Contractor. 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 | 35.8 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 15.0 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 7.0 | 10 |
| Total | 92.8 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- Werner & Sons Roofing and Exteriors LLC holds Residential Builder company licence 2102206590, issued February 2014 and current to May 2029, with a branch office licence in DeWitt.. Michigan LARA licence register
- Accredited since November 2013 with an A+ rating; business started 5 November 2007; no complaints closed in three years.. BBB business profile
- Lists Werner Roofing among its brands, noting that Kris Werner started it in 2007 to serve Western Michigan.. Infinity Home Services
- Listed in Grand Haven as an Owens Corning Preferred Contractor, membership 245971.. Owens Corning contractor locator
What they actually do. Residential roof replacement and repair, metal roofing, siding, seamless gutters and guards, and skylights.
Why it ranks here. The strongest record in the Muskegon pool by a distance: GAF’s top President’s Club tier, about 800 reviews averaging 4.9, a state company licence since 2014 and BBB accreditation since 2013 with no complaints. Its founding year of 2007 agrees across BBB, its own site and its new owner. It works from Grand Haven with offices in Grand Rapids, Holland and DeWitt, and its site carries service pages for Muskegon and Norton Shores. The important change: Werner is now a brand of Infinity Home Services, a multi-state exterior remodelling group, and Kris Werner’s title is now Brand President; a secondary source dates the deal to July 2025, which we could not confirm from a primary release.
Best fit for: Muskegon and Norton Shores homeowners who want the deepest review record and a metal roofing option from the area’s largest residential roofer.
What we would want clarified. Now owned by a national remodelling group, so its long local record predates the new ownership; ask who will run your job and who stands behind the workmanship warranty. Its base is in Grand Haven, about 12 miles south. 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 (616) 844-5382, 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. Shoreline Roofing & Gutters: TRB Score 64.1
Shoreline Roofing & Gutters is based in Montague, MI, led by Kyle T. Johnson and Daniel J. Wilson, co-owners, Not accredited; A+ rating; two complaints closed in three years, and holds Certified standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 12 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 34.8 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 10.7 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 6.5 | 10 |
| Total | 64.1 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- Licensed as Shoreline Roofing & Construction LLC, Residential Builder company licence 2102156425, current to May 2028; co-owner Kyle Thomas Johnson also holds an individual licence.. Michigan LARA licence register
- A+ rating, not accredited, business started January 2022, two complaints closed in three years, 40 mile service radius.. BBB business profile
What they actually do. Residential roof replacement, storm and insurance work, seamless gutters and guards, metal valleys and light commercial roofing.
Why it ranks here. The only ranked firm based in Muskegon County itself: a family-owned Montague roofer, about 14 miles up the lakeshore, licensed under its registered name Shoreline Roofing & Construction LLC with 119 reviews at 4.9. Two things need checking. Its founding year conflicts three ways (its website says 2014, BBB says 2022, and the licence record shows a 2000 issue date), so we record none. And its website claims GAF Master Elite and Owens Corning Preferred status, while GAF lists it as Certified and Owens Corning’s own locator does not show it.
Best fit for: Homeowners on the north side of the county, from Whitehall and Montague down to North Muskegon, who want a local family firm with a current state licence.
What we would want clarified. Its website overstates its manufacturer credentials, its founding year cannot be pinned down, and BBB shows two complaints closed in three years whose content we could not read. Verify any warranty claim with the manufacturer before signing. 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 (231) 206-1286, 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. Legacy Roofing & Restorations: TRB Score 62.0
Legacy Roofing & Restorations is based in Coopersville, MI, in business since 2018, led by Jeremy M. Strotheide, owner, BBB accredited since 16 March 2019, A+ rating, no complaints closed in three years, and holds Certified standing on the GAF certification registry.
Certifications held: Certified (GAF), Owens Corning Preferred Contractor. 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 | 12 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 34.6 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 10.3 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 5.1 | 10 |
| Total | 62.0 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- Legacy Roofing & Restorations LLC holds Residential Builder company licence 2102220908, issued February 2019, current to May 2028.. Michigan LARA licence register
- Accredited since March 2019 with an A+ rating; business started 1 May 2018; owner Jeremy M. Strotheide; no complaints closed in three years.. BBB business profile
- Listed in Grand Haven as an Owens Corning Preferred Contractor, membership 229983.. Owens Corning contractor locator
What they actually do. Residential and commercial roofing in CertainTeed and Owens Corning shingles, storm and insurance claims, siding, windows, insulation and some remodelling.
Why it ranks here. A licensed Ottawa County firm, with a Coopersville licence address and a Grand Haven office, whose own service-area page names Muskegon and Norton Shores. Its record is clean and consistent: a company licence since 2019, BBB accreditation since 2019 with no complaints, an owner named on both, and Owens Corning Preferred status confirmed on Owens Corning’s own locator, so it holds credentials from two manufacturers. Its scope is broader than roofing, taking in windows, insulation and remodelling, though roofing leads its site.
Best fit for: Norton Shores and south-county homeowners who want a smaller licensed firm with a clean record and two manufacturer credentials.
What we would want clarified. Based about 20 miles away in Ottawa County, and a general home-improvement firm as much as a roofer; ask who will be on your roof. Its old domain, legacyroofingmi.com, is parked; use legacyroofinggr.com. 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 (616) 414-0054, 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 Muskegon
Three certified firms are ranked here. These three hold a current company licence on the state register and are based in Muskegon County. They are not scored and we are not recommending them.
| Company | Verified credential |
|---|---|
| Bob’s Roofing Company, Inc. | Residential Builder company licence 262000785, based in Whitehall; BBB accredited since 1996 at A+, trading since 1971; no complaints in three years. |
| Bullseye Roofing Systems, LLC | Owens Corning Preferred; Residential Builder company licence with a Muskegon branch office licence; trading since 2019; BBB accredited only since January 2025, at A+. |
| Melvin Belk Roofing Contractors LLC | Residential Builder company licence 2102206848, on Seminole Rd in Norton Shores; BBB accredited since 2014 at A+, trading since 1982; two complaints closed in three years, which we did not read. |
25 severe weather reports in a decade, and why that matters in Muskegon
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 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI statistical area over ten years, with the dates, the stone sizes and the towns they landed on. Over that decade the metro logged 6 hail reports, 21 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports and 0 tornadoes. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $1.3 million; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
The biggest hail to fall on Muskegon in a decade
| Date | Stone size | Reported near | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 April 2020 | 1.75 in | Whitehall | Muskegon |
| 29 August 2019 | 1.75 in | Twin Lake | Muskegon |
| 12 September 2021 | 1.0 in | Muskegon Lake | Muskegon |
| 25 June 2024 | 1.0 in | Muskegon Hgts | Muskegon |
| 6 November 2023 | 0.88 in | Muskegon | Muskegon |
| 7 May 2024 | 0.88 in | Montague | Muskegon |
The largest stone on record for this metro fell on 7 April 2020 near Whitehall, measured at 1.75 inches. That is ping-pong-ball sized, enough to bruise asphalt shingles and shorten a roof’s life without necessarily looking dramatic from the ground.
Wind. The strongest thunderstorm gust logged in the metro was 70 knots, about 81 mph, near Ravenna on 10 June 2020. Asphalt shingles begin lifting at roughly 67 mph when they are correctly nailed, and considerably below that when they are not.
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 15 May 2025 event near Norton Shrs, reproduced verbatim:
A severe weather outbreak occurred on May 15-16 across lower Michigan that brought 8 tornadoes to the Grand Rapids forecast area and saw straight line winds in excess of 100 mph impact counties along the Lake Michigan shore on May 15. Large hail also occurred with storms on May 16. Tens of thousands were without power, some for several days due to the widespread nature of this severe weather event.
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 June (6), July (5), August (5). The worst years on record were 2020 (5), 2019 (4), 2024 (4). If you are scheduling non-urgent work in Muskegon, 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 Muskegon. Weight your decision toward wind rating, ventilation and flashing detail rather than paying extra for impact-rated shingles.
Lake wind and lake snow, not hail
Hail barely registers here. Muskegon County logged six hail reports in ten years, the largest 1.75 inches near Twin Lake in August 2019 and near Whitehall in April 2020, and almost all of the $525,000 of recorded hail damage came from the Whitehall storm. The roof bill comes off the lake.
The decade’s costliest event was a gale. On 8 March 2017 gusts up to 60 mph brought down trees and power lines across the county and caused widespread outages, with $15 million of property damage recorded for the Muskegon zone; across central lower Michigan NWS noted numerous homes with significant roof damage. Gales recur: 68 mph in Muskegon on 11 December 2021, 63 mph at the airport five days later. Summer storms add to it, with 71 mph at Muskegon airport on 25 June 2024 and near 70 mph at Whitehall the same day, and a 72 mph gust measured in Muskegon on 23 July 2022.
Weight is the other load. On 31 October 2023 Muskegon received 11.5 inches of heavy wet snow, which brought down trees and lines and left close to 40,000 customers in the county without power. In February 2019 up to three quarters of an inch of freezing rain caused $2 million of damage.
The code reflects the lake. The 2015 Michigan Residential Code sets a 60 psf ground snow load for the City of Muskegon, Norton Shores, Muskegon Heights, North Muskegon, Montague, Whitehall and the other lakeshore communities, against 40 psf inland in the county and 25 psf in Oakland County. Every new shingle roof in Michigan needs an ice barrier at the eaves, and on old Muskegon houses, with a city median year built of 1951, that often means opening up eaves that have never had one.
So the questions for a Muskegon roofer are about the lake: how the eaves and rakes will be fastened against 60 to 70 mph gusts, how far the ice barrier will run, and whether the decking and framing on an older house are sound under a heavy snow year. Then look up the company, not just the owner, on the state register, and make sure the roofer pulls the city permit and calls for the final inspection.
Lake weather and the rules on a Muskegon reroof
| Item | Figure or rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hail reports, Muskegon County, 2016 to 2025 | 6; largest 1.75 inches | NOAA NCEI Storm Events |
| Gale of 8 March 2017 | Gusts to 60 mph; $15 million recorded for the Muskegon zone | NOAA NCEI Storm Events, zone MIZ050 |
| Strongest measured thunderstorm gust | 72 mph, Muskegon, 23 July 2022 | NOAA NCEI Storm Events |
| Snow of 31 October 2023 | 11.5 inches; close to 40,000 outages | NWS Grand Rapids via NOAA NCEI |
| Recorded damage, all event types | About $25.95 million, against $1.34 million in county storm rows | NOAA NCEI Storm Events |
| Ground snow load, lakeshore communities | 60 psf | 2015 Michigan Residential Code, Table R301.2(5) |
| Ice barrier at eaves | Required statewide | 2015 Michigan Residential Code, Table R301.2(1) |
| State licence | Required for work of $600 or more; company needs its own | MCL 339.2403 and 339.2405 |
| City reroof permit | Required; final roof inspection; two layers maximum | City of Muskegon re-roofing guide |
| Median year built, City of Muskegon | 1951 | ACS 2024 5-year, B25035 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (Muskegon County and forecast zone MIZ050) and NWS Grand Rapids narratives; MCL 339.2403, 339.2404, 339.2404b, 339.2405, 339.2412, 339.601 and 445.112; 2015 Michigan Residential Code; City of Muskegon building inspection pages, re-roofing guide and 2026 fee schedule; Michigan LARA licence register; Owens Corning contractor locator; BBB business profiles; US Census Bureau ACS 2024.
Before you sign anything in Muskegon
Licensing is required in MI. Michigan requires a licence from the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs for any residential construction, alteration or repair with an aggregate contract price of $600 or more. Roofers may hold either a Residential Builder licence, which covers roofing, or a Maintenance and Alteration Contractor licence with the roofing classification. Contracting without a licence for residential work is a misdemeanour carrying a fine of $5,000 to $25,000 and up to a year in jail for a first offence (MCL 339.601(6)).
Applicants must complete a 60-hour state-approved prelicensure course and pass the state licensing exam. A Maintenance and Alteration licence is limited to the trade classifications its holder has passed, such as roofing; a Residential Builder licence covers residential construction as a whole.
Check here: Michigan LARA builder and M&A licence lookup. The $600 threshold means anyone contracting directly with a homeowner to reroof needs a licence. The exemptions are narrow: owners working on their own home or maintaining their own rental property, and crews working solely under contract to a licensed builder. A company must hold its own licence through a qualifying officer, so look up the business name, not just the owner’s individual licence, and check that it is active and, for a Maintenance and Alteration licence, that it carries the roofing classification.
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.
What the rest of the Muskegon field looks like
3 certified roofing contractors serve the principal cities of the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI statistical area, of which 1 hold the top President’s Club tier. The pool carries 1,018 customer reviews between them at a mean rating of 4.8. The statistical area had a 2024 population of 177,428, a change of 1.54% against the 2020 census base, per the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates.
How these Muskegon rankings were produced
Every contractor in the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 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 3 certified contractors, of whom 1 hold President’s Club standing and 0 Master Elite, against a metro mean rating of 4.8. The top three 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.
Set aside in Muskegon. Contractors that would otherwise have scored into the top three were 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.
- Port City Exteriors LLC, which scored 63.6: Excluded for now. Its owner holds an individual Residential Builder licence, but we found no company licence for Port City Exteriors LLC on the state register under any name we tried, and Michigan law expects a company to be licensed in its own right. That is a gap in the register as we searched it, not a finding of unlicensed work; we will reconsider if the firm supplies a company licence number. It is otherwise BBB accredited with no complaints.
- High Point Roofing & Construction LLC, which scored 63.5: Excluded. No state licence is held in its name, and the two register entries that might relate to it, a Holton company licence and a Muskegon individual’s licence, could not be tied to this firm. It has no BBB profile, and its website names no owner or licence.
- Dynasty Exteriors, which scored 62.0: Excluded on service area. It is licensed and holds Owens Corning Platinum status, but its own website lists Grand Haven, Kalamazoo, Holland, Grand Rapids, Wyoming and Lansing and never names Muskegon.
- J Stevens Construction Inc, which scored 54.5: Excluded. It is a licensed Muskegon firm, but its own website presents it as a commercial roofer installing single-ply membranes on institutional, commercial and industrial buildings, with no residential shingle work.
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: 2026-10-07. Corrections go to the editor and are actioned on verification.
The questions that come up most in Muskegon
Who is the best roofer in Muskegon, MI?
Werner Roofing of Grand Haven, MI scores highest in the Muskegon metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score, at 92.8 out of 100 as of October 2026. It holds President’s Club certification with a 4.9 rating across 803 reviews. Highest-scoring is not the same as best fit for your specific job, and the two companies behind it score within 30.8 points.
How many certified roofing contractors serve Muskegon?
3 contractors on the GAF certification registry serve the principal cities of the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI statistical area as of October 2026, of which 1 hold President’s Club status.
How much damaging hail does Muskegon get?
The Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI statistical area recorded 4 hail reports of 1 inch or larger and 0 of 2 inches or larger between 2016 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Events Database. The largest hailstone reported measured 1.75 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 three.
What was the worst hailstorm in Muskegon in the last ten years?
The largest hailstone logged by the National Weather Service in the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI statistical area between 2016 and 2025 measured 1.75 inches, reported near Whitehall on 7 April 2020. That is ping-pong-ball sized, enough to bruise asphalt shingles and shorten a roof’s life without necessarily looking dramatic from the ground. Across the decade the metro recorded 6 hail reports. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $1.3 million; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
When is the worst time of year for roof damage in Muskegon?
Severe-weather reports in the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI statistical area cluster in June, July, August, 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 MI?
Michigan requires a licence from the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs for any residential construction, alteration or repair with an aggregate contract price of $600 or more. Roofers may hold either a Residential Builder licence, which covers roofing, or a Maintenance and Alteration Contractor licence with the roofing classification. Contracting without a licence for residential work is a misdemeanour carrying a fine of $5,000 to $25,000 and up to a year in jail for a first offence (MCL 339.601(6)). Applicants must complete a 60-hour state-approved prelicensure course and pass the state licensing exam. A Maintenance and Alteration licence is limited to the trade classifications its holder has passed, such as roofing; a Residential Builder licence covers residential construction as a whole.
What should I check before hiring a roofer in Muskegon?
The $600 threshold means anyone contracting directly with a homeowner to reroof needs a licence. The exemptions are narrow: owners working on their own home or maintaining their own rental property, and crews working solely under contract to a licensed builder. A company must hold its own licence through a qualifying officer, so look up the business name, not just the owner’s individual licence, and check that it is active and, for a Maintenance and Alteration licence, that it carries the roofing classification.
Lake wind and lake snow, not hail?
Hail barely registers here. Muskegon County logged six hail reports in ten years, the largest 1.75 inches near Twin Lake in August 2019 and near Whitehall in April 2020, and almost all of the $525,000 of recorded hail damage came from the Whitehall storm. The roof bill comes off the lake.
Is Muskegon a hard market to find a good roofer in?
Muskegon’s roof losses come off Lake Michigan, not out of hail clouds: a single March 2017 gale accounts for $15 million of recorded damage, an October 2023 snowstorm dropped 11.5 inches of heavy wet snow, and the lakeshore code demands roofs carry 60 pounds per square foot of snow, among the heaviest loads in lower Michigan. Michigan licenses everyone paid $600 or more for home work, and the City of Muskegon inspects every reroof. Seven certified firms appear in the directory for Muskegon; four are excluded, two of them because the state register shows no company licence, and three are ranked.
Is wind or hail the bigger risk to a roof in Muskegon?
Wind, by a wide margin. The Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI statistical area logged 21 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports against 4 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 Port City Exteriors LLC not on this list?
Excluded for now. Its owner holds an individual Residential Builder licence, but we found no company licence for Port City Exteriors LLC on the state register under any name we tried, and Michigan law expects a company to be licensed in its own right. That is a gap in the register as we searched it, not a finding of unlicensed work; we will reconsider if the firm supplies a company licence number. It is otherwise BBB accredited with no complaints..
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 Grand Rapids, MI, about 35 miles from Muskegon
- Best roofers in Kalamazoo, MI, about 74 miles from Muskegon
- Best roofers in Lansing, MI, another MI metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Niles, MI, another MI metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Eau Claire, WI, a metro of comparable size
- Best roofers in Greenville, NC, a metro of comparable size
- Best roofers in Traverse City, MI, also scored, about 110 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 Muskegon, MI: 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.