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Roof replacement begins with an inspection and photos, followed by a written scope and price.
One call to (855) 512-1072 reaches Roofers Hotline for roof replacement in Detroit and 15 towns across Wayne, Oakland, Washtenaw, Monroe and 2 more counties. Calls are answered 24 hours a day and every estimate is put in writing before work starts.
With 70 hail reports within 15 km of the city center since 2000 in Storm Prediction Center logs, storm inspection is in the high band.
Old local houses often carry more than one layer of shingles, and 90% of homes here were built before 1980. Tear-off takes every layer down to the deck and hauls it away, so the new roof sits on a clean surface. Call to have the layers counted at the inspection.
The metro gets 130 freeze days a year in the 1991 to 2020 climate normals, and repeated freezing and thawing softens deck boards over decades. Once the roof is bare, the deck is checked and soft boards are replaced. Ask for deck repair to be listed in your written estimate.
Ice dam risk here is rated High, and the area averages 45 inches of snow a year. Ice-and-water shield, underlayment and drip edge keep meltwater out of the eaves and the walls. Call to have these layers written into your estimate before work starts.
Hail reports here reached a High band, with 70 reports from 2000 to 2024, so the roofing material and the fasteners holding it matter. You choose shingles, metal or tile, and each is installed with manufacturer-rated fasteners. Call to compare options in the written estimate.
For the work itself, read what roof replacement includes, which follows a job from the first call onward.
Roofers Hotline handles roof replacement in Detroit, where 90% of homes were built before 1980 (by Census estimates for 2019 to 2023) and the median home dates to 1947. Roofs on houses that old are usually on at least their second covering, and some have more layers than the deck was built to carry.
Call for roof replacement here and you get an inspection of the whole roof, then a written estimate before any work starts. If your shingles are past 20 to 25 years old, call now and plan the job on your schedule.
Detroit's housing is older than the Wayne County average: 90% of homes here were built before 1980, against 81% county-wide, and 35% predate 1940. Older houses tend to have several layers of roofing and decking that has absorbed decades of moisture. Add 130 freeze days a year in the 1991 to 2020 climate normals at the Willow Run airport station, and soft decking is common once the old layers come off. The written estimate covers tear-off, deck repair where boards are soft, and the new roof. Call to book the inspection.
See emergency roof repair across this metro for the visit itself, booked across 214 ZIP codes here.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2019 to 2023; NCEI 1991 to 2020 normals. Updated October 2026.
Two signs stand out after Detroit's storms: widespread granule loss on shingles past 20 to 25 years, and repairs on different sections every season. Hail of one inch or larger has hit the county 18 times since 2015, with stones up to 1.75 inches, and hail strips granules fast on an aging roof. Photograph the shingles, gutters and any sagging deck lines from the ground, and do not climb up. Then call for an inspection and a written estimate.
Costs
| Job | Range | Per unit |
|---|---|---|
| Asphalt shingles, 3-tab | $6,200–$12,300 | $363–$726 per square |
| Asphalt shingles, architectural | $10,300–$30,900 | $605–$1,815 per square |
| Metal roof, standing seam | $14,200–$79,100 | $835–$4,651 per square |
| Concrete tile | $13,800–$37,400 | $810–$2,199 per square |
| Natural slate | $20,000–$59,900 | $1,175–$3,525 per square |
| Flat roof, TPO membrane | $7,600–$26,700 | $449–$1,572 per square |
Full roof cost breakdown for this metro.
Typical range for this metro, built from published ranges and the local labor index (1.35); a written estimate depends on pitch, layers and decking.
Not a quote: typical 2026 ranges from published cost guides and Census County Business Patterns 2022 payroll data; your written estimate depends on pitch, layers and decking.
Source: published 2026 cost guides (Fixr, This Old House, Bob Vila, NerdWallet) and Census County Business Patterns 2022 roofing-contractor payroll.
The same number also books Detroit roof repair, and the inspection is photographed before the estimate is written.
Why call
Book roof replacement in Detroit before hail season, which peaks in July. NOAA's Storm Prediction Center logged 70 hail reports near the city from 2000 to 2024, a High band among the towns Roofers Hotline serves. FEMA lists 14 federal disaster declarations for the county area from 1972 to date, the latest Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding on February 8, 2024. A fall or spring visit gives you the inspection, a written estimate and the work scheduled ahead of the next storm. Call to set it up.
Homeowners outside this metro center can open our coverage of Plymouth, about 4 miles out, for the same service and the same written estimate.
Michigan licensing: Michigan requires a Residential Builder or Maintenance and Alteration license from LARA for residential roofing work. Look up any license at Michigan LARA.
Questions
Shingles past 20 to 25 years with widespread granule loss, repairs every season on different sections, sagging deck lines, or several layers already on the roof all point to replacement. With 90% of local homes built before 1980, many roofs fit that picture. Call for an inspection and a written estimate.
Yes. The county logged 18 hail events of one inch or larger since 2015, with a largest stone of 1.75 inches, and 11 tornadoes in the same record. Hail wears down aging shingles quickly. Call for an inspection after any storm to see what it did to yours.
Possibly. The metro's median home was built in 1947, and 130 freeze days a year strain decking over time. Soft boards are replaced during the job and listed in the written estimate. Call to schedule an inspection so the deck is checked before work starts.
Michigan requires a Residential Builder or Maintenance and Alteration license from LARA for residential roofing work. Look up any license at Michigan LARA. When you call Roofers Hotline for roof replacement here, ask for the written estimate before any work starts.
Another question homeowners here ask is How long does a roof last?, from across the metro.
Our local guide to the roof problems seen most here draws on the same county storm and housing records. The same county storm and housing records feed our local guide to roof emergency warning signs.
Takes about a minute. Tell us the ZIP code and what the roof is doing, and a local roofer calls you back to book an inspection and written estimate.
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