Short answer: As of October 2026, the five highest-scoring roofing contractors in the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score are Adam Quenneville Roofing & Siding (82.2), Exterior Construction (67.9), Roberts Roofs (64.6), Phil Beaulieu & Sons (62.3), Tech Roofing Service (61.1). 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 7 certified roofing contractors serving the Amherst metro on a published, reproducible formula, then researched each of the top five individually to confirm its record. In the March 2023 nor’easter Plainfield, in the hills of western Hampshire County, took 32 inches of snow while Amherst took 3.7, and the state building code designs roofs the same way: 40 pounds per square foot of ground snow in the valley around Amherst and Northampton, 60 in the hill towns. Massachusetts registers every home improvement contractor and licenses roofing supervisors by exam. Ten certified firms appear in the directory for the area; three publish no Hampshire County coverage and are excluded, and five are ranked.
What an Amherst roof is up against
Massachusetts requires every contractor working on an existing owner-occupied home of one to four units to hold a Home Improvement Contractor registration with the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, and a roof replacement also needs a Construction Supervisor Licence, at minimum the roofing specialty class, which requires three years’ experience and an exam. Contracts over $1,000 must be in writing, the contractor may take no more than a third of the price up front unless materials are special-ordered, and its registration number must appear on the permit, the contract and its adverts.
The state’s Guaranty Fund pays a homeowner up to $25,000 of an unpaid judgment against a registered contractor, but only if the contractor was registered when the contract was signed and pulled the permit itself, so letting a roofer have you pull the permit can cost you that protection. OCABR can fine a registered contractor up to $2,000 per violation and suspend or revoke its registration. We found no Massachusetts law on insurance deductibles or storm-chasing contractors.
The tenth edition of the Massachusetts building code has been the only code in force since 30 June 2025. Reroofing is not on its permit exemption list, so every roof replacement needs a permit, and ice barrier underlayment is required statewide. Northampton charges $40 plus $10 per $1,000 of cost for a roofing permit, double if work starts first; its building commissioner also covers Williamsburg and Haydenville.
Across 2016 to 2025 Hampshire County logged 37 hail reports, none of two inches, 159 thunderstorm wind reports and one tornado, an EF1 in Goshen in February 2017. In May 2022 a 65 knot gust peeled a 50 by 75 foot section of roofing off Smith Vocational High School in Florence. The housing is old and rented: in Northampton 41.0 percent of homes predate 1940, and in Amherst, a college town, 55.8 percent of occupied homes are rented.
The 5 best roofers in Amherst, MA
Scored 2026-10-07. The metro mean rating used as the Bayesian prior for Amherst is 4.91, across a pool of 7 certified contractors.
| Rank | Company | TRB Score | Certification | Rating (reviews) | Adjusted | In business since | Based in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Quenneville Roofing & Siding | 82.2 | Master Elite | 4.9 (1,396) | 4.9 | not published | South Hadley, MA |
| 2 | Exterior Construction | 67.9 | Certified | 5.0 (160) | 4.979 | not published | Southampton, MA |
| 3 | Roberts Roofs | 64.6 | Certified | 4.9 (59) | 4.905 | not published | Belchertown, MA |
| 4 | Phil Beaulieu & Sons | 62.3 | Certified | 4.8 (168) | 4.825 | not published | Chicopee, MA |
| 5 | Tech Roofing Service | 61.1 | Certified | 5.0 (12) | 4.927 | not published | Chicopee, MA |
1. Adam Quenneville Roofing & Siding: TRB Score 82.2
Adam Quenneville Roofing & Siding is based in South Hadley, MA, led by Adam A. Quenneville, President, BBB accredited since 7 May 2003, A+ rating, two complaints closed in three years, and holds Master Elite standing on the GAF certification registry.
Certifications held: Master Elite (GAF), Connecticut home improvement registration HIC.0575920. 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 | 24 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 36.0 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 15.0 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 7.2 | 10 |
| Total | 82.2 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- Home improvement contractor registration 191093 active to March 2028. Adam Quenneville’s earlier individual registration, since expired, carries docket 2006-030-H: a reprimand and $2,000 fine dated 16 June 2006.. MA Contractor Hub (OCABR)
- Unrestricted Construction Supervisor licence CS-070626, active to August 2027; the record shows complaint 2006-010-C with a reprimand from June 2006.. MA Division of Occupational Licensure
- Accredited since May 2003 with an A+ rating; two complaints closed in the last three years; service area western and central Massachusetts, the Berkshires and northern Connecticut.. BBB business profile
What they actually do. Residential roof replacement, metal roofing, vinyl siding, windows and commercial roofing.
Why it ranks here. The largest roofer in the valley by review count, with 1,396 GAF reviews averaging 4.9 at the Master Elite tier, based in South Hadley inside Hampshire County. Both Massachusetts credentials are current, an unrestricted supervisor licence among them, and the numbers on its website match the registers. Both registers also hold old 2006 reprimands, one with a $2,000 fine, on the owner’s earlier individual records; nothing newer appears. Sources disagree on when it started (BBB 1995, the current corporation 2002), so we give no year. It also runs offices in Pittsfield and Manchester, Connecticut. It is also ranked on our Springfield page.
Best fit for: Homeowners anywhere in the valley who want a large Massachusetts-registered firm with metal roofing as an option.
What we would want clarified. Two 2006 reprimands on the owner’s earlier records and two BBB complaints in three years that we did not review. Its website claims more than 30 years as a GAF Master Elite contractor, which fits none of the dates on record. 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 (413) 536-5955, 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. Exterior Construction: TRB Score 67.9
Exterior Construction is based in Southampton, MA, led by Anthony Hairston, President, BBB accredited since 16 February 2021, A+ rating, no complaints closed in three years, and holds Certified standing on the GAF certification registry.
Certifications held: Certified (GAF), Connecticut home improvement registration HIC.0666057. 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 | 39.1 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 10.5 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 6.3 | 10 |
| Total | 67.9 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- Home improvement contractor registration 180100 active to October 2028, Anthony Hairston; no complaints.. MA Contractor Hub (OCABR)
- Anthony Hairston holds roofing specialty supervisor licence CSSL-106121, issued 2017, active to August 2027.. MA Division of Occupational Licensure
- Accredited since February 2021 with an A+ rating; business started 2014; owner Anthony Hairston; no complaints closed in three years.. BBB business profile
What they actually do. Asphalt shingle, EPDM and flat roofing, slate repair, vinyl siding, gutters, and snow and ice dam removal.
Why it ranks here. A small Southampton firm inside Hampshire County with a perfect 5.0 across 160 GAF reviews. It holds Massachusetts’ roofing-specific supervisor licence as well as a current home improvement registration, with no complaints on either register or at BBB, and the numbers it publishes match. It offers slate repair and ice dam removal, both useful on the valley’s older houses. Its founding year conflicts across sources (2014, 2015 and 2016), so we give none. It is also ranked on our Springfield page.
Best fit for: Easthampton, Southampton and Northampton homeowners who want a small local roofer with the roofing-class licence and slate or ice dam experience.
What we would want clarified. Very small, with two employees listed at BBB, and it also does plowing and junk removal; ask about scheduling and who installs. 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 (413) 222-1775, 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. Roberts Roofs: TRB Score 64.6
Roberts Roofs is based in Belchertown, MA, led by Thomas R. Roberts Jr., licence holder; Brian Blanchette, Vice President, BBB accredited since 11 August 2010, A+ rating, no complaints closed in three years, and holds Certified standing on the GAF certification registry.
Certifications held: Certified (GAF), Connecticut home improvement registration HIC.0658901. 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 | 36.2 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 8.5 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 7.9 | 10 |
| Total | 64.6 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- Home improvement contractor registration 128264 active to March 2027; no complaints.. MA Contractor Hub (OCABR)
- Thomas R. Roberts Jr. holds roofing specialty supervisor licence CSSL-100333, held since 2008 and active to July 2028.. MA Division of Occupational Licensure
- Roberts Roofs Co., Inc. organised 10 July 1987.. MA Secretary of the Commonwealth
- Service area Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin counties; residential and commercial roofing.. Company website
What they actually do. Residential roof replacement, commercial roofing, waterproofing, and leak repair and maintenance.
Why it ranks here. A Belchertown roofer inside Hampshire County, about eight miles from Amherst, incorporated in 1987, with a roofing-specific supervisor licence held since 2008 and BBB accreditation since 2010. There are no complaints on either Massachusetts register or at BBB, and its own service area names Hampshire County. BBB gives 1982 as its start and its site says more than 40 years, which agree in spirit but not exactly, so we cite the 1987 incorporation rather than a founding year. It has 59 GAF reviews averaging 4.9.
Best fit for: Amherst, Belchertown and Pelham homeowners who want a long-established, roofing-only local firm with a spotless record.
What we would want clarified. It holds GAF’s entry Certified tier, and its review base is moderate for a firm of its age. 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 (413) 283-4395, 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. Phil Beaulieu & Sons: TRB Score 62.3
Phil Beaulieu & Sons is based in Chicopee, MA, led by Alain M. Beaulieu, President; Francis Beaulieu, Vice President, BBB accredited since 3 October 1990, A+ rating, no complaints closed in three years, and holds Certified standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 12 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 33.0 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 10.6 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 6.7 | 10 |
| Total | 62.3 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- Home improvement contractor registration 100073 active to June 2028; no complaints.. MA Contractor Hub (OCABR)
- Alain M. Beaulieu holds unrestricted supervisor licence CS-062638, active to June 2027.. MA Division of Occupational Licensure
- Accredited since October 1990 with an A+ rating; business started 1967; roofing, siding, windows, doors, porches, decks and gutters; no complaints.. BBB business profile
What they actually do. Roofing, siding, windows and doors, porches, decks and gutters.
Why it ranks here. The longest BBB accreditation in the pool, since 1990, for a Chicopee family firm whose BBB file dates it to 1967. Both Massachusetts credentials are current with no complaints, and it has 168 GAF reviews averaging 4.8. It is a general exterior remodeller rather than a roofing specialist. Chicopee is in Hampden County, about 13 miles from the metro, and its website blocks automated access, so we could not read whether it names Hampshire County towns.
Best fit for: South Hadley and Granby homeowners who want a long-established family firm for a roof alongside siding or window work.
What we would want clarified. Based outside Hampshire County with no service area we could confirm, so check it will take your job; roofing is one of several trades. 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 (413) 592-1498, 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. Tech Roofing Service: TRB Score 61.1
Tech Roofing Service is based in Chicopee, MA, led by Joseph J. Narkawicz, President; Joshua A. Narkawicz, Vice President, BBB accredited since 20 September 2002, A+ rating, no complaints closed in three years, and holds Certified standing on the GAF certification registry.
Certifications held: Certified (GAF), Connecticut home improvement registration HIC.0556186. 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 | 37.1 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 5.3 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 6.7 | 10 |
| Total | 61.1 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- Home improvement contractor registration 124864 active to September 2027; no complaints.. MA Contractor Hub (OCABR)
- Joseph J. Narkawicz holds unrestricted supervisor licence CS-074354, active to 25 December 2026.. MA Division of Occupational Licensure
- Leads with commercial roofing across New England and New York; says the business began as a partnership in 1971 and incorporated in 1975.. Company website
What they actually do. Commercial and industrial roofing, residential roofing, roof maintenance programmes, and gutters and snow guards.
Why it ranks here. A Chicopee roofing company with roots in the 1970s and BBB accreditation since 2002, with clean Massachusetts and Connecticut registrations. It is commercial first: its website leads with commercial roofing across New England, though it and BBB also list residential work, so it is not commercial-only. Its founding year conflicts (its site says 1975, the Massachusetts corporation dates from 1981), so we give none. It has only 12 GAF reviews, all 5.0.
Best fit for: Homeowners with a low-slope or flat section, or a mixed-use building, who want a firm with commercial roofing depth.
What we would want clarified. Commercial-first with a very small residential review base, based in Hampden County; and its supervisor licence expires on 25 December 2026, so confirm it has been renewed if your job runs past then. 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 (413) 331-5667, 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 159 wind reports that shape an Amherst 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 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA statistical area over ten years, with the dates, the stone sizes and the towns they landed on. Over that decade the metro logged 37 hail reports, 159 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports and 1 tornado. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $764,000; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
The biggest hail to fall on Amherst in a decade
| Date | Stone size | Reported near | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 July 2021 | 1.75 in | Pelham | Hampshire |
| 28 June 2020 | 1.5 in | Easthampton | Hampshire |
| 3 August 2019 | 1.25 in | Belchertown | Hampshire |
| 14 July 2020 | 1.25 in | South Hadley | Hampshire |
| 14 July 2021 | 1.25 in | Amherst | Hampshire |
| 28 June 2020 | 1.25 in | Bay State | Hampshire |
The largest stone on record for this metro fell on 14 July 2021 near Pelham, 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 76 knots, about 87 mph, near Easthampton on 7 October 2020. Asphalt shingles begin lifting at roughly 67 mph when they are correctly nailed, and considerably below that when they are not.
Tornadoes. 1 tornado touched down in these counties over the decade, the strongest rated EF1 near Goshen on 25 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 7 October 2020 event near Easthampton, reproduced verbatim:
There was a significant amount of damage in Easthampton. A tree was down on a car on Florence Road. A power line was down on a car on Lyman Street. A large tree was down on Route 10 about one-half mile north of Union Street. Numerous trees were down on Route 141.
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 July (73), August (33), May (28). The worst years on record were 2020 (34), 2024 (29), 2021 (25). If you are scheduling non-urgent work in Amherst, 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 Amherst. Weight your decision toward wind rating, ventilation and flashing detail rather than paying extra for impact-rated shingles.
One county, two snow climates
Massachusetts writes snow loads town by town. The tenth-edition residential code sets a design ground snow load of 40 pounds per square foot for Amherst, Northampton, Hadley, Hatfield, Easthampton, Pelham, Southampton and Belchertown, and 35 for South Hadley and Granby. A few miles west, in the hill towns, it rises to 50 for Chesterfield, Goshen, Westhampton, Williamsburg and Huntington and 60 for Cummington, Middlefield, Plainfield and Worthington: half as much again as Amherst, inside the same county.
Wind barely changes across the same ground. Design wind speeds run from 112 mph in Plainfield to 115 in Belchertown and Ware, so it is snow, not wind, that changes how a roof must be built from one Hampshire County town to the next.
Individual storms split the county the same way. In the nor’easter of 13 and 14 March 2023, NWS recorded 32.0 inches in Plainfield and 31.0 in Chesterfield, but 3.7 in Amherst and 4.2 in Northampton. Over the decade NOAA logged 30 heavy snow or winter storm events in the western Hampshire zone against 18 in the eastern one. The valley gets its share in bigger storms: the storm of 1 and 2 December 2019 left 15 inches in Amherst and 22.5 in Plainfield, and in December 2020 Amherst’s observer measured 12.7 inches, the most in the eastern county.
Ice adds to the load. At the end of December 2019 an ice storm left half to three quarters of an inch of ice across the western county. The code answers with an ice barrier required at the eaves of every house, valley and hills alike.
For a roof in the valley towns, the questions are about the 40 psf design load on an old house: whether the rafters and decking on a pre-war Northampton home are sound enough to carry it, and how far up the roof the ice barrier will run. In the hill towns, check the roofer knows the 50 or 60 psf figure for your town. Anywhere in the county, make sure the roofer, not you, pulls the permit, so the Guaranty Fund still covers you.
Snow design and the rules on a Hampshire County reroof
| Item | Figure or rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ground snow load, Amherst and Northampton | 40 psf | 780 CMR 51.00, Table R301.2(2) |
| Ground snow load, Plainfield and Cummington | 60 psf | 780 CMR 51.00, Table R301.2(2) |
| Snow, 13 to 14 March 2023 | 32.0 inches Plainfield; 3.7 inches Amherst | NWS Boston/Norton via NOAA NCEI |
| Winter storm events, 2016 to 2025 | 30 western zone; 18 eastern zone | NOAA NCEI Storm Events, zone rows |
| Ice barrier at eaves | Required statewide | 780 CMR 51.00, Table R301.2(1) |
| Reroof permit | Required; not on the exemption list | 780 CMR 51.00, R105.2 |
| Roofing permit fee, Northampton | $40 plus $10 per $1,000 | Northampton fee schedule, April 2026 |
| Home improvement registration | Required for one to four family owner-occupied homes | M.G.L. c. 142A; OCABR |
| Guaranty Fund | Up to $25,000, if the contractor pulled the permit | OCABR |
| Renter-occupied homes, Amherst | 55.8 percent | ACS 2020 to 2024, B25003 |
Source: Massachusetts State Building Code, tenth edition (780 CMR 51.00 and 110.R5); OCABR home improvement contractor guidance and the MA Contractor Hub register; MA Division of Occupational Licensure licence register; MA Secretary of the Commonwealth corporations database; Connecticut DCP licence data; City of Northampton permit fee schedule; NWS Boston/Norton storm reports and NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (Hampshire County and zone rows); BBB business profiles; US Census Bureau ACS 2020 to 2024.
What an Amherst homeowner should ask for in writing
Licensing is required in MA. Massachusetts requires two credentials for most roofing. Anyone contracting to alter or repair an owner-occupied home of one to four units must hold a Home Improvement Contractor registration with the Office of Consumer Affairs under M.G.L. c. 142A, and anyone supervising work regulated by the building code must hold an examined Construction Supervisor Licence under 780 CMR 110.R5, issued unrestricted or in specialty classes including roofing.
The supervisor licence requires three years of experience in the past ten and a passed exam; the HIC registration is a consumer-protection filing with no exam. Any home improvement contract over $1,000 must be in writing with the registration number, and the deposit may not exceed the greater of one third of the price or the cost of special-order materials. The Residential Contractor’s Guaranty Fund pays up to $25,000 per claim, raised from $10,000 on 20 November 2024, but only against registered contractors.
Check here: Massachusetts HIC registration check. Check both registers: the HIC record shows complaints, arbitration and guaranty fund history, and the supervisor licence shows whether the person running your job passed the exam and in which class.
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 Amherst actually has
7 certified roofing contractors serve the principal cities of the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA statistical area, of which 0 hold the top President’s Club tier. The pool carries 1,895 customer reviews between them at a mean rating of 4.91. The statistical area had a 2024 population of 165,399, a change of 1.9% against the 2020 census base, per the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates.
How these Amherst rankings were produced
Every contractor in the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA 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 7 certified contractors, of whom 0 hold President’s Club standing and 1 Master Elite, against a metro mean rating of 4.91. 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.
Set aside in Amherst. Contractors that would otherwise have scored into the top five 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.
- Dion Roofing & Remodeling LLC, which scored 86.4: Excluded on service area. Its Massachusetts registration and supervisor licence are clean, but it is based in Holden, about 38 miles away, describes itself as serving central Massachusetts, and every project in its gallery is in Worcester County or the north-central towns; we found none in Hampshire County.
- Tip Top Roofing Inc, which scored 72.4: Excluded on service area. Its own service-area page covers Worcester, Middlesex, Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth counties and names no Hampshire County town. The business has also changed hands: the current company was formed in 2023 by the owner of another Fitchburg roofing firm, and the earlier company was dissolved at the end of 2023.
- Keith Gauvin Roofing, which scored 62.4: Excluded on registration and service area. It is a Connecticut roofer whose website lists only Connecticut towns, and we found no Massachusetts home improvement registration or supervisor licence, both of which Massachusetts requires; without the registration a homeowner would have no Guaranty Fund protection. Its Connecticut registration is active.
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.
Questions Amherst homeowners ask
Who is the best roofer in Amherst, MA?
Adam Quenneville Roofing & Siding of South Hadley, MA scores highest in the Amherst metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score, at 82.2 out of 100 as of October 2026. It holds Master Elite certification with a 4.9 rating across 1,396 reviews. Highest-scoring is not the same as best fit for your specific job, and the four companies behind it score within 21.1 points.
How many certified roofing contractors serve Amherst?
7 contractors on the GAF certification registry serve the principal cities of the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA statistical area as of October 2026, of which 0 hold President’s Club status.
How much damaging hail does Amherst get?
The Amherst Town-Northampton, MA statistical area recorded 17 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 five.
What was the worst hailstorm in Amherst in the last ten years?
The largest hailstone logged by the National Weather Service in the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA statistical area between 2016 and 2025 measured 1.75 inches, reported near Pelham on 14 July 2021. 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 37 hail reports. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $764,000; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
When is the worst time of year for roof damage in Amherst?
Severe-weather reports in the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA statistical area cluster in July, August, May, 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 MA?
Massachusetts requires two credentials for most roofing. Anyone contracting to alter or repair an owner-occupied home of one to four units must hold a Home Improvement Contractor registration with the Office of Consumer Affairs under M.G.L. c. 142A, and anyone supervising work regulated by the building code must hold an examined Construction Supervisor Licence under 780 CMR 110.R5, issued unrestricted or in specialty classes including roofing. The supervisor licence requires three years of experience in the past ten and a passed exam; the HIC registration is a consumer-protection filing with no exam. Any home improvement contract over $1,000 must be in writing with the registration number, and the deposit may not exceed the greater of one third of the price or the cost of special-order materials. The Residential Contractor’s Guaranty Fund pays up to $25,000 per claim, raised from $10,000 on 20 November 2024, but only against registered contractors.
What should I check before hiring a roofer in Amherst?
Check both registers: the HIC record shows complaints, arbitration and guaranty fund history, and the supervisor licence shows whether the person running your job passed the exam and in which class.
One county, two snow climates?
Massachusetts writes snow loads town by town. The tenth-edition residential code sets a design ground snow load of 40 pounds per square foot for Amherst, Northampton, Hadley, Hatfield, Easthampton, Pelham, Southampton and Belchertown, and 35 for South Hadley and Granby. A few miles west, in the hill towns, it rises to 50 for Chesterfield, Goshen, Westhampton, Williamsburg and Huntington and 60 for Cummington, Middlefield, Plainfield and Worthington: half as much again as Amherst, inside the same county.
Is Amherst a hard market to find a good roofer in?
In the March 2023 nor’easter Plainfield, in the hills of western Hampshire County, took 32 inches of snow while Amherst took 3.7, and the state building code designs roofs the same way: 40 pounds per square foot of ground snow in the valley around Amherst and Northampton, 60 in the hill towns. Massachusetts registers every home improvement contractor and licenses roofing supervisors by exam. Ten certified firms appear in the directory for the area; three publish no Hampshire County coverage and are excluded, and five are ranked.
Is wind or hail the bigger risk to a roof in Amherst?
Wind, by a wide margin. The Amherst Town-Northampton, MA statistical area logged 159 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports against 17 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 Dion Roofing & Remodeling LLC not on this list?
Excluded on service area. Its Massachusetts registration and supervisor licence are clean, but it is based in Holden, about 38 miles away, describes itself as serving central Massachusetts, and every project in its gallery is in Worcester County or the north-central towns; we found none in Hampshire County..
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 Springfield, MA, about 17 miles from Amherst
- Best roofers in Worcester, MA, about 36 miles from Amherst
- Best roofers in Hartford, CT, about 42 miles from Amherst
- Best roofers in Boston, MA, another MA metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Barnstable Town, MA, another MA metro on the same formula
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Cite this analysis
The Roofing Brief. “Best Roofers in Amherst, MA: 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.