Roofing in Charleston is its own trade.
The BAR decides what your roof can look like
Below the Crosstown, the City of Charleston's Board of Architectural Review looks at roof changes visible from the street. South of Broad, Ansonborough, Harleston Village and Wraggborough all sit inside the Old and Historic District, where standing seam profile, seam spacing and color come under review. We prepare the BAR submission with your order so approval runs alongside the quote.
Tidal flooding and salt on every fastener
The peninsula floods on a king tide before a drop of rain falls, and the Eastside, Harleston Village and the lower Battery streets sit lowest. Salt off the Cooper and Ashley works on flashing and fasteners on every peninsula roof, so we spec stainless fasteners and aluminum panels rather than steel, and we stage materials off the street on flood-watch days.
Steep, complex rooflines on tight lots
A Charleston single house turns its narrow end to the street, stacks a piazza on the side, and often carries a hip, a dormer and a rear ell on one roof. Access is by a driveway the width of a car or by street permit. Every peninsula quote prices the pitch, the cut-up sections and the staging plan, so the number you see online already accounts for it.
Neighborhoods we serve.
1800s to early 1900s single houses and Charleston doubles with standing seam, slate and terne metal (South of Broad, Ansonborough, Harleston Village, Wraggborough, Cannonborough-Elliotborough); 1920s to 1940s bungalows and cottages with hip and gable roofs in Wagener Terrace and Hampton Park Terrace; 1940s to 1960s ranches and duplexes in North Central and the upper Eastside; steep pitches, dormers and piazza roofs throughout.
Typical replacement range for Charleston peninsula homes. Standing seam metal and BAR-district profiles set the top of the range; a 1,800 square foot upper-peninsula bungalow on Lowcountry Classic sets the bottom.
Roof replacement pricing in Charleston →Buying a roof in Charleston.
Measured from your actual roof, priced in writing before work starts, and matched to the wind and approval rules on your street.
Can I buy a roof online in Charleston?
Yes. Enter your peninsula address, we measure the roof from aerial imagery, and you pick from four packages with the full and monthly price shown. You get a fixed written price in about two minutes. Materials, wind spec, warranty term, permit and BAR submission are all fixed before work starts. Nobody visits your house to sell you anything.
What roof should I put on a Charleston single house or a Wagener Terrace bungalow?
Inside the Old and Historic District, The Pearl Metal in a BAR-approved standing seam profile is the right answer: aluminum panels shrug off harbor salt and match what was on the house originally. On Wagener Terrace, Hampton Park Terrace and North Central shingle roofs, we recommend High Wind: six nails per shingle and a TAMKO 160 MPH wind warranty for a roof that sits open to the Ashley.
Do I need BAR approval to replace my roof on the peninsula?
If your home is in the Old and Historic District or the Old City District and the change is visible from a public right of way, yes. A like-for-like replacement usually gets a lighter review than a change of material or a new metal profile, and we confirm which track your address falls under when we prepare the submission with your order. The install date holds until the approval clears.
Who issues the roofing permit in Charleston?
The City of Charleston permit center issues the re-roof permit, and BAR sign-off comes first where it applies. We pull the permit with your order; you do not file anything.
Can I finance a roof in Charleston?
Yes. Every package shows a monthly figure with approved GreenSky financing next to the full price, from $116 a month on Lowcountry Classic to $473 a month on The Pearl Metal. You pick full or monthly in the quote flow and the number does not move afterward.
Asked in Charleston.
How much does a roof replacement cost in Charleston?
Most Charleston replacements run $14,900 to $67,300. 1,800 sq ft Wagener Terrace bungalow, hip roof on Lowcountry Classic runs $14,900 to $16,300. 2,200 sq ft North Central two-story with dormers on Peace Of Mind runs $21,600 to $23,700. 2,000 sq ft Ansonborough single house, standing seam on The Pearl Metal runs $67,300. Your written price is fixed before work starts.
Do you actually come out to Charleston?
Based in Mount Pleasant, about fifteen minutes over the Ravenel Bridge from the peninsula, so crews dispatch to Charleston without a highway day in between.
Do I need a permit to reroof in Charleston?
Yes. We pull the permit and handle any design review or HOA submission with your order, so approval never slows the job.
How long does a replacement take?
Most homes are torn off and re-roofed in one day. Larger or steeper roofs take two. We never leave a roof open overnight.
Your neighbors, literally.
Based in Mount Pleasant, about fifteen minutes over the Ravenel Bridge from the peninsula, so crews dispatch to Charleston without a highway day in between.