Short answer: As of October 2026, the four highest-scoring roofing contractors in the Harrisonburg, VA metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score are Holloway Roofing (97.0), Valley Roofing & Exteriors (83.9), Highest Roofing LLC (70.9), Burns Builders Roofing and Exteriors (58.3). Each is certified by a manufacturer whose register we checked by hand, each rating has been tested against a source outside that register, and nobody bought a place on this page.
The Roofing Brief scored 4 certified roofing contractors serving the Harrisonburg metro on a published, reproducible formula, then researched each of the top four individually to confirm its record. Harrisonburg is a university town where six in ten homes are rented and more than a quarter sit in buildings of five or more units, so the person buying a roof is often a landlord with an apartment block, not a homeowner. That matters because the city requires a roofing permit for everything except shingles on houses, duplexes and town homes, and Virginia law adds an asbestos step for older apartment buildings. Five certified firms appear in the directory for the area; one is a commercial-only roofer and is excluded, so four are ranked.
Quick picks for Harrisonburg:
- Holloway Roofing: best overall (TRB Score 97.0). Verified services: roof replacement, asbestos roof removal, skylights.
- Valley Roofing & Exteriors: best long-established local roofer (TRB Score 83.9). Verified services: roof replacement, commercial roofing, siding, gutters, windows.
- Highest Roofing LLC: best for metal roofs (TRB Score 70.9). Verified services: metal roofing, roof repair, commercial roofing, siding, gutters.
- Burns Builders Roofing and Exteriors: best for eastern Rockingham County (TRB Score 58.3). Verified services: roof replacement, roof repair, gutters, siding.
What a Harrisonburg roof is up against
Virginia licenses contractors through the Board for Contractors at DPOR by job size: Class C covers a single job over $1,000 and under $30,000, Class B up to $150,000 and Class A anything larger. Roofing has its own specialty (ROC), but residential building (RBC) and home improvement (HIC) licences also cover a reroof. Harrisonburg’s permit form asks for the roofer’s DPOR number and class and a city business licence number, so a missing licence surfaces at the counter. Unlicensed contracting is a Class 1 misdemeanour.
Harrisonburg requires a roofing permit for all roofing work except shingle replacement on single-family homes, duplexes and town homes, so a metal, membrane or apartment roof goes through the city. The fee is $60 for the first $2,000 of value plus $6 per further $1,000, about $138 on a $15,000 job, plus a 2% state levy. In Rockingham County a like-for-like house reroof is permit-exempt under the statewide code unless the house is in a local historic district or a flood hazard area.
From 1 January 2027 Virginia’s Residential Property Owners Protection Act bars a contractor from paying, waiving or rebating an insurance deductible on an owner-occupied home, requires a written notice in the contract, and lets a homeowner who signs within 180 days of a state of emergency declaration cancel within 10 days or before work starts. Until then Virginia has no roofing-specific deductible statute.
Across 2016 to 2025 Rockingham County and Harrisonburg logged 171 thunderstorm wind reports, 18 hail reports topping out at 1.75 inches and one EF0 tornado, with $963,000 of recorded damage. The single largest record is in the city: on 30 May 2025 a 52 knot gust collapsed a building under construction, two weeks after golf-ball hail fell in Park View. Winter adds 19.4 inches of snow a year at nearby Dale Enterprise and an ice storm in December 2022. In Rockingham County 8.3 percent of homes are mobile homes, against 0.7 percent in the city.
The 4 best roofers in Harrisonburg, VA
Scored 2026-10-09. The metro mean rating used as the Bayesian prior for Harrisonburg is 4.82, across a pool of 4 certified contractors.
| Rank | Company | TRB Score | Certification | Rating (reviews) | Adjusted | In business since | Based in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holloway Roofing | 97.0 | President’s Club | 5.0 (1,161) | 4.993 | 2016 | Weyers Cave, VA |
| 2 | Valley Roofing & Exteriors | 83.9 | Master Elite | 4.9 (745) | 4.895 | 2004 | Harrisonburg, VA |
| 3 | Highest Roofing LLC | 70.9 | Certified | 5.0 (153) | 4.956 | 2019 | Harrisonburg, VA |
| 4 | Burns Builders Roofing and Exteriors | 58.3 | Certified | 4.7 (74) | 4.748 | 2014 | Port Republic, VA |
1. Holloway Roofing: best overall (TRB Score 97.0)
Holloway Roofing is based in Weyers Cave, VA, in business since 2016, led by James Holloway, owner, BBB accredited since 18 April 2023, A+ rating, two complaints in three years, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
Certifications held: President’s Club (GAF), VELUX skylight installer (self-reported). 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 | 7.2 | 10 |
| Total | 97.0 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- HOLLOWAY ROOFING LLC holds Class A licence 2705160344 with the asbestos (ASB) and home improvement (HIC) specialties, first certified 17 May 2016, current to 31 August 2027.. Virginia DPOR regulant list
- Accredited since April 2023 with an A+ rating; business started February 2016; owner James Holloway; two complaints filed in the last three years.. BBB business profile
- Lists more than 60 Shenandoah Valley locations including Harrisonburg and Rockingham County; founded 2016; offers asbestos roof removal.. Company website
What they actually do. Residential reroofing, commercial roofing, asbestos roof removal and skylights.
Services we could verify: roof replacement, asbestos roof removal, skylights.
Why it ranks here. The top-scoring firm in the pool and a President’s Club member, with 1,161 GAF reviews averaging 5.0. It is based in Weyers Cave, about 11 miles south of Harrisonburg and just outside the metro, but its site lists Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. It is the only pool firm licensed for asbestos work, which matters on pre-1985 apartment buildings. BBB, DPOR and its website agree on a 2016 start.
Best fit for: Landlords and owners of older buildings where asbestos roofing may be present, and anyone who wants the most-reviewed firm in the valley.
What we would want clarified. BBB records two complaints in three years, and its home improvement specialty does not extend to commercial buildings, so a commercial roof needs a different licence. 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 (540) 820-1236, 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. Valley Roofing & Exteriors: best long-established local roofer (TRB Score 83.9)
Valley Roofing & Exteriors is based in Harrisonburg, VA, in business since 2004, led by Anson Martin, president, BBB accredited since 6 May 2013, 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 | 35.8 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 14.1 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 10.0 | 10 |
| Total | 83.9 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- VALLEY ROOFING INC holds Class A licence 2705116086 with the residential building, roofing (ROC) and concrete specialties, first certified 31 July 2007, current to 31 July 2027.. Virginia DPOR regulant list
- Accredited since May 2013 with an A+ rating; business started 2004; president Anson Martin; no complaints in three years.. BBB business profile
- Displays the same DPOR Class A licence number and the South Valley Pike address; serves Harrisonburg, Staunton, Charlottesville and Stuarts Draft.. Company website
What they actually do. Residential reroofing, commercial roofs, siding, gutters, windows and doors.
Services we could verify: roof replacement, commercial roofing, siding, gutters, windows.
Why it ranks here. A Master Elite firm based in the metro, with 745 GAF reviews averaging 4.9 and the strongest roofing licence in the pool: Class A with the roofing specialty, held since 2007. It has been BBB accredited since 2013 with no complaints in three years, and the licence number on its site matches DPOR. Its licence record still carries an older South Main St address.
Best fit for: Harrisonburg homeowners who want a long-established local roofer with GAF’s top-tier warranty options.
What we would want clarified. A separate, unrelated Valley Roofing Inc trades in Front Royal; make sure reviews and the licence refer to this one. 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 (540) 820-2705, 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. Highest Roofing LLC: best for metal roofs (TRB Score 70.9)
Highest Roofing LLC is based in Harrisonburg, VA, in business since 2019, led by Carlos Sagastume, owner, BBB accredited since 16 December 2025, A+ rating, no complaints, and holds Certified standing on the GAF certification registry.
Certifications held: Certified (GAF), Owens Corning Preferred Contractor, TAMKO certified (self-reported). 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 | 38.2 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 10.7 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 10.0 | 10 |
| Total | 70.9 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- HIGHEST ROOFING LLC holds Class A licence 2705174299 in residential building (RBC), which covers roofing, first certified 11 February 2020, current to 29 February 2028.. Virginia DPOR regulant list
- Accredited since December 2025 with an A+ rating; business started March 2019; owner Carlos Sagastume; no complaints.. BBB business profile
- Listed as an Owens Corning Preferred Contractor in Harrisonburg.. Owens Corning contractor locator
- Family-run and based in Harrisonburg; serves Rockingham, Augusta, Shenandoah, Page and other counties; residential and commercial.. Company website
What they actually do. Shingle and metal roofs, repairs, siding and gutters.
Services we could verify: metal roofing, roof repair, commercial roofing, siding, gutters.
Why it ranks here. A Harrisonburg family firm with 153 GAF reviews averaging a perfect 5.0, a Class A residential building licence since 2020 and an Owens Corning Preferred listing. Its BBB accreditation is new but the file shows no complaints, and we found no adverse record.
Best fit for: City homeowners and small landlords who want a local firm with metal roofing experience.
What we would want clarified. It holds GAF’s entry Certified tier, and its BBB accreditation dates only from December 2025. 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 (540) 560-9727, 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. Burns Builders Roofing and Exteriors: best for eastern Rockingham County (TRB Score 58.3)
Burns Builders Roofing and Exteriors is based in Port Republic, VA, in business since 2014, led by Bruce Burns, president, BBB accredited since 10 December 2025, A+ rating, one complaint in three years, and holds Certified standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 12 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 29.9 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 9.2 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 7.2 | 10 |
| Total | 58.3 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- BURNS BUILDERS INC holds Class A licence 2705152957 in residential and commercial building, both of which cover roofing, first certified 24 February 2014, current to 29 February 2028.. Virginia DPOR regulant list
- Accredited since December 2025 with an A+ rating; business started January 2014; president Bruce Burns; nine employees; roofing, gutters and siding; one complaint in three years.. BBB business profile
What they actually do. Roof replacement and repair, seamless gutters and siding.
Services we could verify: roof replacement, roof repair, gutters, siding.
Why it ranks here. A Port Republic firm inside Rockingham County, with 74 GAF reviews averaging 4.7 and a Class A licence covering both residential and commercial building since 2014, the same year BBB dates the business. Despite the builder name, BBB lists it as a roofing contractor.
Best fit for: Rockingham County homeowners east of Harrisonburg who want a local firm licensed for any job size.
What we would want clarified. Its website is offline, so we found no published service area or warranty terms; BBB records one complaint in three years and accreditation only from December 2025. 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 (540) 607-6911, 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 licensed roofers serving Harrisonburg
Four certified firms are ranked here. These three are based in the metro and hold a current Virginia Class A licence, checked on DPOR’s current regulant list. They are not scored and we are not recommending them.
| Company | Verified credential |
|---|---|
| Senger Roofing LLC | DPOR Class A licence 2705140502 with the roofing, residential and commercial building and home improvement specialties, on Erickson Ave in Harrisonburg since 2011; BBB A+, trading since 2005, no complaints in three years. |
| Regal Roofing and Exteriors LLC | DPOR Class A licence 2705179986 with the roofing specialty since 2021, a Rockingham County roofing firm; BBB A+, trading since 2020, no complaints in three years. |
| Helmuth Roofing LLC | DPOR Class A licence 2705183552 in residential building, in Bridgewater since 2022, due for renewal 31 December 2026; Owens Corning Preferred; BBB A+, trading since 2019, no complaints. |
Roof replacement and repair in Harrisonburg, VA
Short answer: In Harrisonburg, Holloway Roofing is our best overall pick and the only pool firm licensed for asbestos work, Valley Roofing & Exteriors is the long-established local roofer, Highest Roofing suits metal roofs and Burns Builders serves eastern Rockingham County. The rule that matters most: the city requires a roofing permit for all roofing work except shingle replacement on single-family homes, duplexes and town homes.
Thunderstorm wind dominates the storm record here. Across 2016 to 2025 Rockingham County and Harrisonburg logged 171 thunderstorm wind reports, 18 hail reports topping out at 1.75 inches and one EF0 tornado, with $963,000 of recorded damage. On 15 May 2025 golf-ball hail fell in Park View, and on 30 May a 52 knot gust collapsed a building under construction in the city, a $250,000 record and the largest in the decade. Winter adds 19.4 inches of snow a year at nearby Dale Enterprise and an ice storm in December 2022. The city publishes a 115 mph ultimate design wind speed, about 89 mph nominal.
Harrisonburg requires a roofing permit for all roofing work except shingle replacement on single-family homes, duplexes and town homes, and the fee is $60 for the first $2,000 of value plus $6 per further $1,000, plus a 2% state levy, and the form asks for the roofer’s DPOR number and class, whether the old roof is coming off and whether it has been inspected for asbestos. In Rockingham County a like-for-like house reroof is permit-exempt unless the house is in a local historic district or a flood hazard area. Under the existing building code, no recover may go over a water soaked or deteriorated roof or where two or more layers already exist.
Older apartment blocks add an asbestos step: under Code of Virginia 36-99.7 a renovation permit for a building first permitted before 1 January 1985 needs certification that the materials were inspected by a licensed asbestos inspector, or for roofing-only work a statement that they are assumed to contain asbestos and will be handled by a licensed asbestos contractor; houses and buildings of four or fewer units are exempt. On contracts, a Class C licence cannot take a project of $30,000 or more, and from 1 January 2027 the Residential Property Owners Protection Act bars paying, waiving or rebating an owner-occupier’s insurance deductible and lets an owner cancel a contract signed within 180 days of a declared emergency.
Holloway Roofing of Weyers Cave lists residential reroofing, commercial roofing, asbestos roof removal and skylights, and is the only pool firm with the DPOR asbestos specialty, though its home improvement specialty does not extend to commercial buildings. Valley Roofing & Exteriors of Harrisonburg does reroofing, commercial roofs, siding, gutters and windows and holds the roofing specialty since 2007. Highest Roofing lists shingle and metal roofs, repairs, siding and gutters. Burns Builders of Port Republic does roof replacement and repair, seamless gutters and siding, with a Class A licence covering residential and commercial building.
| Rule | What applies | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Contractor licence | Board for Contractors licence for any contract over $1,000; Class C under $30,000, Class B up to $150,000, Class A above; ROC, RBC or HIC specialties cover a reroof | Va. Code 54.1-1100; DPOR |
| Harrisonburg roofing permit | Required for all roofing work except shingle replacement on single-family homes, duplexes and town homes; $60 for the first $2,000 plus $6 per $1,000, plus a 2% state levy | City of Harrisonburg; City Code 11-1-11 |
| Rockingham County house reroof | Like-for-like house reroof permit-exempt unless in a local historic district or flood hazard area | USBC 108.2 |
| Asbestos certification | Renovation permit for a building first permitted before 1 January 1985 needs asbestos inspection certification; houses and buildings of four or fewer units exempt | Code of Virginia 36-99.7 |
| 25 percent rule | Virginia has no 25 percent roof rule; replacing any amount of roof covering on a one or two family home is an ordinary repair needing no permit unless the nominal design wind speed exceeds 100 mph, and no recover over a water soaked or deteriorated roof, over slate, clay, cement or asbestos-cement tile, or over two or more layers | USBC 108.2; VEBC 602.3.2.1 |
| Deductibles and storm contracts | From 1 January 2027 a contractor may not pay, waive or rebate an insurance deductible on an owner-occupied home; a contract signed within 180 days of a declared emergency can be cancelled within 10 days or before work starts | Va. Code 59.1-617 to 59.1-620 |
Related guides: roof replacement cost in Virginia; the 25% roofing rule in Virginia and every other state; how to decide between roof repair and replacement; how to read and compare a roof replacement quote; how to compare roof repair quotes; what homeowners insurance covers on a roof.
The 171 wind reports that shape a Harrisonburg 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 Harrisonburg, VA statistical area over ten years, with the dates, the stone sizes and the towns they landed on. Over that decade the metro logged 18 hail reports, 171 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports and 1 tornado. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $963,000; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
The biggest hail to fall on Harrisonburg in a decade
| Date | Stone size | Reported near | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2025 | 1.75 in | Harrisonburg | Harrisonburg (C) |
| 25 May 2019 | 1.75 in | Cross Keys | Rockingham |
| 25 May 2019 | 1.75 in | Port Republic | Rockingham |
| 28 September 2021 | 1.75 in | Rocky Bar | Rockingham |
| 26 June 2023 | 1.5 in | Mc Gaheysville | Rockingham |
| 1 July 2022 | 1.0 in | Briery Branch | Rockingham |
The largest stone on record for this metro fell on 15 May 2025 near Harrisonburg, 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 Pineville on 30 May 2019. 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 EF0 near Hupp on 31 October 2019.
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 2024 event near Stemphleytown, reproduced verbatim:
An empty detached semi trailer overturned, the roof was peeled off of an outbuilding causing a partial collapse, and numerous trees blew down in the vicinity of VA-257 Ottobine Road, VA-737 Cannery Woods Drive, and VA-738 Dry River Road.
That account is the design case for a roof here, and it comes from the agency that recorded it rather than by a contractor selling the repair.
When it happens. Severe weather reports cluster in June (55), July (49), August (41). The worst years on record were 2025 (34), 2019 (27), 2021 (27). If you are scheduling non-urgent work in Harrisonburg, 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 Harrisonburg. Weight your decision toward wind rating, ventilation and flashing detail rather than paying extra for impact-rated shingles.
A student-rental city: who buys the roof, and the asbestos rule that comes with older apartments
Harrisonburg city rents more than it owns: 60.5 percent of its 17,360 occupied homes are rented, against 24.7 percent in surrounding Rockingham County. Only 36.9 percent of the city’s housing units are detached houses and 27.7 percent are in buildings of five or more units, more than twice the metro-wide share. In the city the roofing customer is very often a landlord or a property manager.
That mix meets the city’s permit rule head on. Harrisonburg exempts only shingle replacement on single-family homes, duplexes and town homes; every other roofing job needs a permit, which takes in apartment blocks and the low-slope membrane and built-up roofs they often carry. The permit application asks the roof type, whether the old roof is coming off, whether it has been inspected for asbestos and whether an asbestos report has been filed.
The asbestos question comes from state law. Under Code of Virginia 36-99.7 a building department cannot issue a renovation permit for a building first permitted before 1 January 1985 without certification that the affected materials were inspected by a licensed asbestos inspector; for roofing-only work a statement that the materials are assumed to contain asbestos and will be handled by a licensed asbestos contractor will do. The statute exempts houses and buildings of four or fewer units unless they are being renovated for commercial use, so it bites on exactly the apartment stock the city has in abundance. The city’s own permit page puts the rule more broadly, so ask the building department which applies to your building.
Asbestos removal is a separate DPOR specialty that no other licence covers, and only one firm in this pool holds it: Holloway Roofing, whose Class A licence carries asbestos (ASB) alongside home improvement and which advertises asbestos roof removal. Any other roofer facing an assumed asbestos roof on a pre-1985 apartment block will need a licensed asbestos contractor alongside it.
Design loads are not the constraint here: the city publishes a 115 mph ultimate wind speed, about 89 mph nominal, below the 100 mph line in the statewide reroof exemption. The weather that does matter is recent. On 15 May 2025 golf-ball hail fell in the Park View area, and on 30 May a 52 knot thunderstorm gust collapsed a new building under construction, a $250,000 record and the largest in the metro’s decade of storm data.
Harrisonburg’s rental stock and the rules on a reroof
| Item | Figure or rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Renter-occupied homes | 60.5% in the city; 24.7% in Rockingham County | ACS 2020 to 2024, B25003 |
| Homes in buildings of 5 or more units | 27.7% in the city; 12.9% metro-wide | ACS 2020 to 2024, B25024 |
| City roofing permit | Required for all roofing except shingles on houses, duplexes and town homes | City of Harrisonburg permit page |
| City permit fee | $60 for the first $2,000, plus $6 per $1,000; 2% state levy | City Code 11-1-11 |
| Asbestos certification | Buildings first permitted before 1 January 1985; houses and up to 4 units exempt | Code of Virginia 36-99.7 |
| Pool firms with the DPOR asbestos specialty | One: Holloway Roofing | DPOR Class A regulant list |
| Design wind speed | 115 mph ultimate, about 89 mph nominal | City of Harrisonburg; VRC Table R301.2.1.3 |
| Golf-ball hail, Park View | 15 May 2025, 1.75 inches | NOAA NCEI Storm Events |
| Building collapse in a gust | 30 May 2025, 52 knots; $250,000 | NOAA NCEI Storm Events |
| Mobile homes | 8.3% in Rockingham County; 0.7% in the city | ACS 2020 to 2024, B25024 |
Source: City of Harrisonburg building inspections, building permit and fee pages and roofing permit application; Code of Virginia 36-99.7, 54.1-1100, 54.1-1115 and 59.1-617 to 59.1-620; Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code 13VAC5-63-80; 18VAC50-22; Rockingham County permit exemptions and FY26 fee compendium; NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database and 1991 to 2020 normals; Virginia DPOR regulant lists; Owens Corning contractor locator; NRCA news; BBB business profiles; US Census Bureau ACS 2020 to 2024.
The checks worth making in Harrisonburg
Licensing is required in VA. Virginia requires a licence from the Board for Contractors, under the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, for any contract over $1,000 to repair or improve a building, roofing included. Roofing is covered by the ROC roofing specialty, and also by the residential and commercial building classifications and the home improvement specialties, so a firm holding any of those may lawfully reroof a house.
Virginia issues three classes by project value under Va. Code 54.1-1100. Class C covers single projects over $1,000 and under $30,000 (and under $250,000 of work a year), Class B covers $30,000 up to $150,000 (or $250,000 to $1 million a year), and Class A covers $150,000 or more (or $1 million a year), with qualifying-individual experience of one, three and five years respectively. The firm’s qualified individual must pass a board-approved trade exam, and Class A and B firms also need a designated employee who has passed the business exam. A six-hour board-approved pre-licence business course (six hours since 1 September 2025) is completed by a member of management, or for Class A and B by the designated employee. From 1 January 2027 the Residential Property Owners Protection Act (Va. Code 59.1-617 to 59.1-620) bars a contractor from paying, waiving or rebating an insurance deductible on an owner-occupied home, requires every roofing contract to carry a deductible-practices notice (without it the owner may void the contract within 10 days) and a bold insurance notice, and lets an owner cancel a roofing contract signed within 180 days of a declared emergency covering the property within 10 days or before work starts, whichever is sooner.
Check here: Virginia DPOR licence lookup. The class caps the contract value. A Class C licensee cannot legally take a project of $30,000 or more, so confirm the class matches the size of your job before signing.
For what a full replacement costs across Virginia, including state labor rates and permit rules, see our Virginia roof replacement cost guide.
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 Harrisonburg actually has
4 certified roofing contractors serve the principal cities of the Harrisonburg, VA statistical area, of which 1 hold the top President’s Club tier. The pool carries 2,133 customer reviews between them at a mean rating of 4.82. The statistical area had a 2024 population of 138,838, a change of 2.41% against the 2020 census base, per the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates.
How these Harrisonburg rankings were produced
Every contractor in the Harrisonburg, VA 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 4 certified contractors, of whom 1 hold President’s Club standing and 1 Master Elite, against a metro mean rating of 4.82. The top four were then researched individually against Better Business Bureau records, state licence registers and manufacturer directories. Anything unflattering that research surfaced appears above alongside the rest, and no company bought its position.
Set aside in Harrisonburg. A contractor that would otherwise have scored into the top four 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.
- Skyline Roofing Inc, which scored 56.6: Excluded on core trade. A Rockingham County roofer founded in 2006 that describes itself on its own site, in its BBB category and in industry news as a full-service commercial roofing company, with no residential service; Tecta America, the national commercial roofing group, acquired it in October 2025.
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: 2026-10-09. Corrections go to the editor and are actioned on verification.
The questions that come up most in Harrisonburg
Who is the best roofer in Harrisonburg, VA?
Holloway Roofing of Weyers Cave, VA scores highest in the Harrisonburg metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score, at 97.0 out of 100 as of October 2026. It holds President’s Club certification with a 5.0 rating across 1,161 reviews. Highest-scoring is not the same as best fit for your specific job, and the three companies behind it score within 38.7 points.
What is the 25% rule for roofing in Virginia?
Virginia has no 25 percent roof rule. The statewide building code treats replacing any amount of roof covering on a one or two family home as an ordinary repair that needs no permit, unless the nominal design wind speed exceeds 100 mph, and localities may still require permits in historic districts and flood hazard areas. Harrisonburg itself requires a permit for all roofing except shingle replacement on houses, duplexes and town homes.
Who does roof repair in Harrisonburg?
Highest Roofing, a Harrisonburg family firm, lists repairs alongside shingle and metal roofs, siding and gutters. Burns Builders Roofing and Exteriors of Port Republic lists roof replacement and repair, seamless gutters and siding.
Do I need a permit to replace a roof in Harrisonburg?
In the city, yes, for all roofing work except shingle replacement on single-family homes, duplexes and town homes. The fee is $60 for the first $2,000 of value plus $6 per further $1,000, about $138 on a $15,000 job, plus a 2% state levy. In Rockingham County a like-for-like house reroof is permit-exempt unless the house is in a local historic district or a flood hazard area.
Does an older apartment building in Harrisonburg need an asbestos check before reroofing?
Under Code of Virginia 36-99.7, a building first permitted before 1 January 1985 needs certification that the materials were inspected by a licensed asbestos inspector, or for roofing-only work a statement that they are assumed to contain asbestos and will be handled by a licensed asbestos contractor. Houses and buildings of four or fewer units are exempt unless renovated for commercial use. Holloway Roofing is the only firm in this pool with the DPOR asbestos specialty.
How do I know if a roofer in Harrisonburg is good?
Look the firm up on Virginia DPOR’s licence lookup and confirm the class matches the size of your job, since a Class C licensee cannot legally take a project of $30,000 or more. Harrisonburg’s permit form asks for the roofer’s DPOR number and class and a city business licence number, so a missing licence surfaces at the counter.
How many certified roofing contractors serve Harrisonburg?
4 contractors on the GAF certification registry serve the principal cities of the Harrisonburg, VA statistical area as of October 2026, of which 1 hold President’s Club status.
How much damaging hail does Harrisonburg get?
The Harrisonburg, VA statistical area recorded 16 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 four.
What was the worst hailstorm in Harrisonburg in the last ten years?
The largest hailstone logged by the National Weather Service in the Harrisonburg, VA statistical area between 2016 and 2025 measured 1.75 inches, reported near Harrisonburg on 15 May 2025. 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 18 hail reports. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $963,000; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
When is the worst time of year for roof damage in Harrisonburg?
Severe-weather reports in the Harrisonburg, VA statistical area cluster in June, July, August, on the NOAA record for 2016 to 2025. Booking non-urgent roof work outside those months usually means shorter lead times, because local crews are not simultaneously triaging storm callouts.
Do roofers need a licence in VA?
Virginia requires a licence from the Board for Contractors, under the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, for any contract over $1,000 to repair or improve a building, roofing included. Roofing is covered by the ROC roofing specialty, and also by the residential and commercial building classifications and the home improvement specialties, so a firm holding any of those may lawfully reroof a house. Virginia issues three classes by project value under Va. Code 54.1-1100. Class C covers single projects over $1,000 and under $30,000 (and under $250,000 of work a year), Class B covers $30,000 up to $150,000 (or $250,000 to $1 million a year), and Class A covers $150,000 or more (or $1 million a year), with qualifying-individual experience of one, three and five years respectively. The firm’s qualified individual must pass a board-approved trade exam, and Class A and B firms also need a designated employee who has passed the business exam. A six-hour board-approved pre-licence business course (six hours since 1 September 2025) is completed by a member of management, or for Class A and B by the designated employee. From 1 January 2027 the Residential Property Owners Protection Act (Va. Code 59.1-617 to 59.1-620) bars a contractor from paying, waiving or rebating an insurance deductible on an owner-occupied home, requires every roofing contract to carry a deductible-practices notice (without it the owner may void the contract within 10 days) and a bold insurance notice, and lets an owner cancel a roofing contract signed within 180 days of a declared emergency covering the property within 10 days or before work starts, whichever is sooner.
What should I check before hiring a roofer in Harrisonburg?
The class caps the contract value. A Class C licensee cannot legally take a project of $30,000 or more, so confirm the class matches the size of your job before signing.
A student-rental city: who buys the roof, and the asbestos rule that comes with older apartments?
Harrisonburg city rents more than it owns: 60.5 percent of its 17,360 occupied homes are rented, against 24.7 percent in surrounding Rockingham County. Only 36.9 percent of the city’s housing units are detached houses and 27.7 percent are in buildings of five or more units, more than twice the metro-wide share. In the city the roofing customer is very often a landlord or a property manager.
Is Harrisonburg a hard market to find a good roofer in?
Harrisonburg is a university town where six in ten homes are rented and more than a quarter sit in buildings of five or more units, so the person buying a roof is often a landlord with an apartment block, not a homeowner. That matters because the city requires a roofing permit for everything except shingles on houses, duplexes and town homes, and Virginia law adds an asbestos step for older apartment buildings. Five certified firms appear in the directory for the area; one is a commercial-only roofer and is excluded, so four are ranked.
Is wind or hail the bigger risk to a roof in Harrisonburg?
Wind, by a wide margin. The Harrisonburg, VA statistical area logged 171 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports against 16 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 Skyline Roofing Inc not on this list?
Excluded on core trade. A Rockingham County roofer founded in 2006 that describes itself on its own site, in its BBB category and in industry news as a full-service commercial roofing company, with no residential service; Tecta America, the national commercial roofing group, acquired it in October 2025..
Roofer rankings for other metros
The Roofing Brief scores certified roofing contractors in U.S. metropolitan and micropolitan areas on the same formula.
- Best roofers in Staunton, VA, about 22 miles from Harrisonburg
- Best roofers in Charlottesville, VA, about 35 miles from Harrisonburg
- Best roofers in Winchester, VA, about 63 miles from Harrisonburg
- Best roofers in Lynchburg, VA, about 74 miles from Harrisonburg
- Best roofers in Richmond, VA, another VA metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Roanoke, VA, another VA metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Wausau, WI, a metro of comparable size
- Best roofers in Bismarck, ND, a metro of comparable size
See the full index of 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 Harrisonburg, VA: 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.