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Roofers Hotline is a roofing company for roof repair, roof replacement, leak repair, storm damage and inspections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and 44 towns across Montgomery, Delaware, Bucks and Chester counties, on one phone number, (855) 512-1072. Someone answers at any hour, and the estimate is written down before any work begins.
This area is in the high band for storm inspection, with 80 hail reports within 15 km of the city center since 2000.
Since 2015, the county logged 0 damaging wind events in NOAA records, and most of them lift shingles. About 52% of the 739,725 housing units the Census counts inside the city limits are owner-occupied. See roof repair for this metro for the visit itself, booked from the same number anywhere in the metro.
NCEI normals put rainfall at the nearest station near 51 inches a year, enough to find every weak flashing and valley. There are 67 roofing businesses across the county in Census business records, which keeps estimates comparable. Scope, photographs and pricing for this job are laid out under how roof leak repair works here.
Since 2015, the county logged 6 hail events of one inch or larger and 0 damaging wind events, according to NOAA. The county saw 0 thunderstorm wind events of 65 knots or more since 2015, NOAA records show, each one a shingle repair somewhere. Homeowners comparing quotes can start with what emergency roof repair includes, then call for the written estimate.
Hail of one inch or larger hit the county 6 times since 2015, and damaging wind 0 times, in NOAA's records. OpenFEMA counts 22 weather-related disaster declarations for the county, with the last one in 2021. What the visit includes, in every ZIP code the metro serves, is under what roof replacement includes.
Since 2015, NOAA also recorded 3 tornadoes across the county. The visit is explained under what roof inspection includes, booked from one number across the metro.
In the federal energy survey, 67% of homes statewide in Pennsylvania carry asphalt shingles and 7% carry metal. The page on metal roofing here lists what gets checked, what gets photographed and what goes on the estimate.
Roof repair in Philadelphia starts with one call, answered 24 hours a day. The nearest NOAA station, the Franklin Institute, logs 62 freeze days a year and 40 days at 90 degrees or hotter in the 1991 to 2020 climate normals, so shingles here expand and shrink through hard swings. The storm record adds to that: NOAA's Storm Events database lists 6 hail events and 3 tornadoes in the county data since 2015, and the Storm Prediction Center puts the city in its High hail band.
Call Roofers Hotline to book an inspection and get a written estimate before any work starts.
Local data
Sources: NOAA Storm Events (Philadelphia County); OpenFEMA declarations (Philadelphia County); U.S. Census ACS 2019 to 2023; NOAA SPC reports; NCEI 1991 to 2020 normals. Updated October 2026.
Say a May thunderstorm passes over and you hear hail on the windows for a few minutes. The Storm Prediction Center has 80 hail reports within 15 km of the city since 2000, and May alone accounts for 50 of the 203 reports within 25 km. The last 2-inch hail within 25 km fell on May 20, 2022.
Hail bruises shingles in ways you can't see from the ground. After the next storm, call for a roof inspection and ask for a written estimate that lists any damage found.
Picture a rowhouse built around 1949, which is the median year built for homes here by Census estimates for 2019 to 2023. About 84 percent of homes in Philadelphia were built before 1980, so many roofs sit on old decking, flashing and chimney joints that wear out in ways a quick look from the street misses.
If you have stains on an upper ceiling or flashing that looks loose, call Roofers Hotline for roof repair. The written estimate covers what needs fixing now and what can wait.
A homeowner sees icicles hanging from the eaves after a cold week and thinks little of it. The Franklin Institute station averages 16.1 inches of snow a year and 62 freeze days in the 1991 to 2020 normals, and Roofers Hotline rates ice-dam risk here as Moderate. Melted snow can refreeze at the gutter line and push water under shingles.
If you find damp insulation or ceiling stains after a freeze, call for leak repair and a written estimate.
Suppose you are about to sign for a roof replacement and want to know the paperwork is in order. Pennsylvania requires home improvement contractors, including roofers, to register with the Attorney General's Home Improvement Contractor registry, and you can look up any registration there. In Philadelphia, the building code office handles permits and can be reached at (215) 686-1437.
Call Roofers Hotline and ask for a written estimate that notes whether your job needs a permit before work starts.
Across the metro's 231 ZIP codes, roof inspection across this metro is explained visit by visit.
Through the same number, homeowners also book roof repair across this metro, with a photographed inspection ahead of the estimate.
Questions
NOAA's Storm Events database lists 6 hail events in the county data since 2015, and the Storm Prediction Center has 80 hail reports within 15 km of the city since 2000. Hail season runs April through August. After a storm, call for an inspection of your shingles.
Age raises the odds. About 84 percent of homes here were built before 1980, with a median build year of 1949 by Census estimates for 2019 to 2023. Older flashing and decking wear out. If you see stains or damp spots, call for a roof inspection and written estimate.
They can. The Franklin Institute station records 62 freeze days and 16.1 inches of snow a year in the 1991 to 2020 normals, and Roofers Hotline rates the ice-dam risk as Moderate. If water stains show up after a freeze, call for leak repair.
Yes. NOAA's Storm Events database lists 3 tornadoes in the county data since 2015. Within 25 km, the Storm Prediction Center counts 16 touchdowns since 2000, the strongest an EF3. After any severe storm, call for an inspection to check for lifted shingles.
Pennsylvania requires home improvement contractors, including roofers, to register with the Attorney General's Home Improvement Contractor registry. Look up any registration at the Pennsylvania Attorney General HIC registry before you sign. Then call for a written estimate you can compare.
One more question from the metro is How long does a roof last?
Costs
| Job | Range | Per unit |
|---|---|---|
| Roof inspection | $300–$600 | per visit |
| Asphalt shingles, architectural | $8,900–$26,600 | $521–$1,563 per square |
| Roof leak repair | $400–$1,700 | per job |
Full roof cost breakdown for this metro.
Typical range for this metro, built from published ranges and the local labor index (1.07); 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, Today's Homeowner, RoofVista) and Census County Business Patterns 2022 roofing-contractor payroll.
Homeowners across this metro also call for Philadelphia metal roofing, often after the same storm has passed through. Read what emergency roof repair includes for the work step by step, from the first call to the written estimate.
Pennsylvania licensing: Pennsylvania requires home improvement contractors, including roofers, to register with the Attorney General's Home Improvement Contractor registry. Look up any license at Pennsylvania Attorney General HIC registry.
Permits in the metro area: the city (UCC building code office), office (215) 686-1437. Three questions to ask before signing: who pulls the permit, who schedules the inspection, and whether the quote includes the permit fee.
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Next steps
For a town 5 miles from this metro center, see Bala Cynwyd roofers, which has its own storm and housing figures. For a town 6 miles from this metro center, see our coverage of Elkins Park, which has its own storm and housing figures.
Homeowners in any of the 44 towns served can read our guide to the roof problems seen most here for the longer version.
See also our local guide to when a roof problem cannot wait, written from the same county storm and housing records. For another metro, 46 miles away, see roofing in Allentown, PA.
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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