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Roof repair and replacement in St. Louis County

Repairs and full replacements across St. Louis County's municipalities — and the county's own rule on when an asphalt-shingle re-roof needs a permit, below.

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Permits and licensing

St. Louis County

St. Louis County does not require a building permit for a like-for-like replacement of asphalt shingles on a roof sloped 4:12 or steeper. The county requires a permit when the slope is under 4:12, when more than a quarter of the roof sheathing needs replacing, or when the covering changes material — and work that needs no permit must still meet the county's codes. That rule applies where the county enforces the residential code: unincorporated St. Louis County and the municipalities that contract with the county for it. Other municipalities have rules of their own.

  • Affton
  • Ballwin
  • Bel-Nor
  • Bel-Ridge
  • Bella Villa
  • Bellefontaine Neighbors
  • Bellerive Acres
  • Berkeley
  • Beverly Hills
  • Black Jack
  • Breckenridge Hills
  • Brentwood
  • Bridgeton
  • Calverton Park
  • Charlack
  • Chesterfield
  • Clarkson Valley
  • Clayton
  • Concord
  • Cool Valley
  • Country Club Hills
  • Country Life Acres
  • Crestwood
  • Creve Coeur
  • Crystal Lake Park
  • Dellwood
  • Des Peres
  • Earth City
  • Edmundson
  • Ellisville
  • Eureka
  • Fenton
  • Ferguson
  • Flordell Hills
  • Florissant
  • Frontenac
  • Glen Echo Park
  • Glencoe
  • Glendale
  • Grantwood Village
  • Green Park
  • Greendale
  • Grover
  • Hanley Hills
  • Hazelwood
  • Hillsdale
  • Huntleigh
  • Jennings
  • Kinloch
  • Kirkwood
  • Ladue
  • Lakeshire
  • Lemay
  • Mackenzie
  • Manchester
  • Maplewood
  • Marlborough
  • Maryland Heights
  • Mehlville
  • Moline Acres
  • Normandy
  • Northwoods
  • Norwood Court
  • Oakland
  • Oakville
  • Olivette
  • Overland
  • Pagedale
  • Pasadena Hills
  • Pasadena Park
  • Pine Lawn
  • Richmond Heights
  • Riverview
  • Rock Hill
  • Sappington
  • Shrewsbury
  • St. Ann
  • St. John
  • Sunset Hills
  • Sycamore Hills
  • Town and Country
  • Twin Oaks
  • University City
  • Uplands Park
  • Valley Park
  • Velda City
  • Velda Village Hills
  • Vinita Park
  • Warson Woods
  • Webster Groves
  • Wellston
  • Westwood
  • Wilbur Park
  • Wildwood
  • Winchester
  • Woodson Terrace

Missouri has no statewide roofing license.

St. Louis County permit questions

Does a straight shingle-for-shingle replacement need a county permit?
Not when the roof is sloped 4:12 or steeper — the county's own re-roofing guide says a like-for-like asphalt-shingle replacement there needs no building permit, though the work must still meet the county's codes.
When does the county require one?
When the slope is under 4:12, when more than a quarter of the sheathing has to be replaced, or when the covering changes material. And that is the county's rule where the county enforces the residential code — unincorporated areas and the municipalities that contract with it; other municipalities run their own permitting.

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