Roof Replacement
A full tear-off and new roof on Warwick-area homes, handled by an independent local roofer you reach through one call.
Warwick, Cranston, East Greenwich, Providence, Newport and Fall River
Roof leaking or damaged in Warwick? Look from the ground, then call.
Ice dams along the eaves, water stains after a nor'easter, flashing that lets go around a chimney, a roof that has simply run its course. Call (833) 751-2102, tell us what you can see from the ground, and you are put through to an independent roofer who works in your town.
- Roof repair and full replacement
- Ice dams, leaks and storm damage
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27Warwick-area towns listed, all within 25 km
1960Median year built of Warwick housing units
Dec to MarCold season, early December to mid-March
RI + MARhode Island towns, plus five Massachusetts towns near Fall River
Today in Warwick
Winter snow and ice dams, coastal wind and the tail of hurricane season decide which roof problems show up in Warwick from week to week.
Warwick & Kent County
Local roofing you can reach by phone
Warwick Roofing at a glance
Warwick Roofing is a call line for roof repair and replacement in Warwick and 26 nearby towns around Narragansett Bay. You describe the problem, and the call is passed to an independent local roofing contractor, who inspects the roof, writes the quote and does the work. Prices are set by that roofer, not by us.
Start on the ground. Walk the outside of the house and look at the roof from the lawn or the driveway: missing or lifted shingles, a dark streak below a chimney, a sagging gutter, daylight at a ridge. Photograph what you see with a date stamp, then check the ceilings and the attic for brown stains, damp insulation or a musty smell. Please do not climb a wet, icy or snowy roof to look closer. A roof is slick in winter, and the roofer you speak to can check it properly with the right equipment.
Houses in this corner of Rhode Island are older than most people expect. The median home in Warwick was built in 1960, and more than a fifth of them predate the 1940s, so a lot of roofs are on their second or third covering and carry the extra weight and tired flashing that come with it. Add roughly 48 to 49 inches of precipitation a year, a cold season that runs from early December to mid-March, and bay wind from storms like Hurricane Bob in 1991 and Sandy in 2012, and the usual calls make sense: leaks, ice dams, flashing, chimneys, gutters and full replacements.
- How it works
- A call line that connects you with an independent local roofing contractor, who does the work
- Service area
- Warwick and 26 nearby areas within 25 km, from Cranston and East Greenwich to Bristol and Fall River (Kent, Providence, Washington, Bristol and Newport counties in RI, plus Bristol County, MA)
- Address
- Warwick, RI 02886
- Permits
- Roof replacement typically needs a building permit from the City of Warwick Building Department; confirm the rules with them
- Pricing
- Set by the roofer; published Rhode Island cost guides range widely, so ask for a written quote
- What it covers
- Roof repair and replacement, leaks, ice dams, storm and wind damage, flashing, chimneys, gutters, flat roofs, triple-decker roofs, inspections
Services
Roofing services for homes in Warwick and the Narragansett Bay towns
Pick a service for symptoms, process and typical cost, or call and describe what you hear and see.
Roof Repair
Targeted repairs to valleys, dormers, shingles and roof edges, done by an independent local roofer reached through one call.
Roof Leak Repair
Tracing and fixing roof leaks in Warwick-area homes, through an independent local roofer you reach with one call.
Asphalt Shingle Roofing
New asphalt shingle roofs and shingle replacement on single-family houses around Warwick, through an independent local roofer.
Ice Dam Removal and Prevention
Ice dam removal and the attic fixes that keep them from coming back, through an independent local roofer.
Storm and Wind Damage Roof Repair
Repair after wind, fallen limbs and coastal storms, through an independent local roofer reached with one call.
Emergency Roof Tarping
A tarp is a temporary cover that keeps rain and snow out of an opened roof until a real repair can be done.
Flashing Repair
Flashing is the metal at valleys, walls and roof edges that sheds water; when it fails, leaks start at the joins.
Chimney Flashing and Repair
Where a brick chimney passes through the roof, metal flashing and mortar have to stay tight; here is how a roofer fixes a leak.
Gutter Repair and Installation
Gutters carry roof water away from walls and fascia; here is how sagging, clogged or ice-pulled gutters get repaired or replaced.
Flat and Low-Slope Roof Repair
Low-slope roofs shed water slowly, so seams, drains and flashing decide whether they leak; here is how they are repaired.
Triple-Decker and Multi-Family Roofing
One roof covers three households on a triple-decker, so repair and replacement come with access, coordination and registration questions.
Metal Roofing
Standing-seam and metal shingle roofs for Rhode Island homes, from a roofer who serves your town and quotes after seeing the roof.
Slate and Cedar Shake Historic Roofing
Repair and replacement of slate, wood shingle and cedar shake roofs on older homes, with attention to historic district review.
Skylight Leak Repair
Finding why a skylight drips, from flashing and seals to condensation, and fixing the leak at its source.
Attic Ventilation
Ridge, soffit and baffle work that keeps a roof deck cold in winter and dry in summer, and cuts the heat that feeds ice dams.
Roof Inspection
A roofer's look at shingles, flashing, valleys and attic, with photos and a written list of what needs work.
Insurance Storm Claim Roof Help
How to document wind and storm damage for your insurer, and how an independent roofer supports a claim with photos and a written estimate.
Why homeowners call us
Why Warwick Roofing
One call, then a local roofer
You do not have to ring around town in the cold. Tell us the town and what you can see, and the call goes to an independent roofer who works your side of Narragansett Bay, from Warwick to Bristol to Fall River.
Close to your own street
Coverage runs across 27 towns inside about 25 km of Warwick, in Kent, Providence, Washington, Bristol and Newport counties plus five Massachusetts towns near Fall River. The roofer who picks up is one that serves the place you live.
A written quote before work
Published Rhode Island cost guides disagree by thousands of dollars, so a general figure tells you little. Ask the roofer for a written quote that names the materials, the layers coming off and what happens with the flashing, and compare it against another one.
Old roofs, honestly handled
Multi-gable colonials, mill-village houses, triple-deckers and shoreline capes all fail in different places. The questions the roofer asks are about your roof's age, its shape and where the water showed up, not a script.
Permits and paperwork explained
A roof replacement in Warwick typically goes through the City of Warwick Building Department, and some addresses need extra review. You are told what to ask, and the roofer should be able to say who pulls the permit.
Storm help with realistic wording
After wind damage the first job is keeping rain out, usually with a tarp. A roofer will come when one is free, and we will never promise an arrival hour that nobody can honestly keep in a nor'easter.
How it works
From phone call to fixed, in four steps
Look from the ground and note what you see
Walk around the house and photograph lifted shingles, stains on ceilings, icicles and ice along the eaves, or flashing that has pulled away. Keep off the roof itself when it is wet, icy or snowy.
Call and say where you are
Ring the number at the top of the page. Give your town, whether water is coming in right now, how old the roof is if you know it, and whether the house is a single-family, a two-family or a triple-decker.
Get put through to an independent roofer
The call goes to a roofing contractor who works in your town. The roofer, not Warwick Roofing, books the visit when one is free, inspects the roof, explains what is wrong and quotes the work.
Compare the written quote and agree the work
Read the quote for materials, how many layers come off, flashing, ventilation, disposal and the permit. Ask what the roofer holds with the state, check it with the issuing authority, and only then say yes.
What should you do first when a roof leaks in Warwick?
Contain the water inside, photograph the damage, and call. Put a bucket under the drip, move things away from the wet spot, and take dated photos of the ceiling and the roof from the ground. Do not climb up to patch it in rain, ice or snow.
Where the water appears inside is rarely where it comes in. Water runs along rafters and insulation before it drips, so a stain over the living room can start at a chimney or a dormer several feet away. That is why a good roofer follows the water uphill instead of simply patching the stain.
If a ceiling is sagging or bulging with water, keep people out from under it and call. Stay away from any light fixture or outlet that is wet, and do not stand on a ladder under a ceiling that may let go.
- Catch the water: a bucket or a tub under the drip, with a towel at the bottom to stop splashing.
- Protect belongings: move furniture, rugs and electronics out from under the stain.
- Record everything: wide and close photos of every stain, plus the roof from the ground, with the date visible.
- Watch the power: if water is near a ceiling light or an outlet, leave it off until it is dry.
- Leave the climbing to the roofer: a wet roof, slate or ice underfoot is not a place for a homeowner.
Which roof problems show up when, around Narragansett Bay?
Snow and ice dams dominate from early December to mid-March, wind and wet from storms can arrive any time the weather turns, and leaks often announce themselves in a thaw. The table below groups the usual problems by what the weather is doing, not by calendar dates.
Treat the table as a tendency. One mild winter or one quiet storm season will not follow it, but the pattern is a useful way to decide what to check before the weather turns.
| When | What usually shows up | Worth doing |
|---|---|---|
| Early December to mid-March (cold season, about 32 to 37 inches of snow a year) | Ice dams along the eaves, meltwater backing under shingles, icicles over the gutters, frozen downspouts | Look at the attic for heat escaping and bare insulation; read the page on ice dam prevention before the first big snow |
| A thaw after snow or heavy rain | Leaks that were hiding under snow or ice start to drip through ceilings and around chimneys | Photograph stains, check the attic ceiling and call for a leak repair visit rather than waiting for the next storm |
| Nor'easters and hurricane remnants | Lifted or missing shingles, ridge caps and flashing torn loose, limbs on the roof; Hurricane Bob in 1991 and Sandy in 2012 both caused widespread roof damage | Tarp first, then repair; see storm and wind damage repair and emergency roof tarping |
| A long wet stretch (precipitation runs roughly 48 to 49 inches a year) | Slow leaks at valleys, skylights, chimney flashing and old nail heads; soft, stained decking | Have a roofer look at the flashing and the valleys before a small leak becomes a rotted rafter |
| Before a sale or after a big storm | Hidden wear nobody has seen from the ground | A roof inspection with photos you can keep and show a buyer or an adjuster |
Why do older Warwick houses raise different roofing questions?
The median Warwick home was built in 1960, over a fifth predate the 1940s, and about 69 percent of the 37,516 housing units are detached single-family houses. Older houses tend to carry several roof layers, small attics and tired flashing, so the first question is what is under the shingles.
Those numbers come from the city's own planning documents, and they match what you see driving around. Cape Cods and ranches from the postwar years fill much of the city. Older villages such as Apponaug, Conimicut, Oakland Beach, Warwick Neck and Pawtuxet Village mix in homes that are far older, and a roof that has been re-covered more than once can hide rot beneath the top layer.
Closer to the water, Narragansett Bay wind and spray add wear to ridge caps and flashing, and the Pawtuxet River flood of March 2010, which swamped Warwick Mall, is a reminder that ground-up flood damage is a separate subject from a roof leak. Neither shows up in a roof quote, so keep the two conversations apart when you talk to the roofer and to your insurer.
Ask any roofer what is under the existing shingles, how many layers will come off, and whether the decking will be checked and replaced where soft. Those three questions explain most of the gap between two quotes for the same roof.
Who does the work, and how is it priced?
An independent local roofing contractor does the work and sets the price. Warwick Roofing only takes your call and connects you. Rhode Island contractors working on homes register with the state Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board, so ask what the roofer holds and check it with that board before work starts.
Published Rhode Island cost guides range widely, and the figures do not agree with each other, so this site does not put one number on your roof. What changes a quote is the size and pitch of the roof, how many layers are coming off, the material, the number of chimneys, valleys and dormers, and whether wet decking has to be replaced. Our roof replacement cost guide names the sources and explains the gaps.
Roof replacement in Warwick typically needs a building permit through the City of Warwick Building Department, and properties near tidal water or in the Apponaug and Pawtuxet Village historic districts may face extra review. Confirm with the department before anything is ordered, and read the permit guide for the questions to put to it.
Service areas
Serving Warwick and all of Kent County
Warwick
ZIP 02886, 02887, 02888, 02889
Cranston
ZIP 02910, 02920, 02921
East Greenwich
ZIP 02818
West Warwick
ZIP 02893
Coventry
ZIP 02816
North Kingstown
ZIP 02852, 02854, 02874, 02877
Barrington
ZIP 02806
Bristol
ZIP 02809
Warren
ZIP 02885
East Providence
ZIP 02914, 02915, 02916
Providence
ZIP 02903, 02904, 02905, 02906, 02907, 02908…
Johnston
ZIP 02919
North Providence
ZIP 02911
Pawtucket
ZIP 02860, 02861, 02862
Central Falls
ZIP 02863
Lincoln
ZIP 02865
Smithfield
ZIP 02917, 02828
Portsmouth
ZIP 02871, 02872
Middletown
ZIP 02842
Newport
ZIP 02840, 02841
Jamestown
ZIP 02835
Seekonk
ZIP 02771
Swansea
ZIP 02777
Somerset
ZIP 02725, 02726
Fall River
ZIP 02720, 02721, 02722, 02723, 02724
Tiverton
ZIP 02878
Rehoboth
ZIP 02769
Warwick, RI 02886 · 25 km service radiusCall (833) 751-2102
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We also cover many smaller communities across Kent County. Check your ZIP.
Job stories
Typical jobs around Kent County
A valley leak on a Victorian-era house in Edgewood, Cranston
- What homeowners notice
- A brown ring appears on the upstairs hall ceiling after a few days of steady rain and fades in dry weather. The house is one of the older homes with a complex roof of gables and dormers, and the stain sits well below the nearest window, nowhere near the shingles that look worn from the street.
- What we do
- The roofer follows the water uphill from the stain, checks the attic for damp rafters and finds the valley where two roof planes meet, where the old metal flashing has opened at a seam. The failed section is cut out, new valley flashing is laid under fresh shingles and the surrounding courses are sealed and nailed.
- What to expect
- The roofer gives the homeowner photos of the open valley and of the new flashing, and a written note of anything else seen on the roof that may need attention later.
A chimney leak on a colonial near Main Street, East Greenwich
- What homeowners notice
- A homeowner in an old house on the Hill sees damp plaster beside the chimney breast on the second floor each time wind drives rain from the northeast. The masonry looks sound from the lawn, but the strip of metal where the chimney meets the roof is lifted at one corner and the mortar line above it has gone dark.
- What we do
- The roofer inspects the step flashing and the counterflashing from a ladder and from the attic, removes the loose pieces and installs new flashing woven into the shingle courses, with new counterflashing set into the mortar joints. Any open joints are noted for a mason, since the roofer does not rebuild brickwork.
- What to expect
- The new flashing is photographed before the shingles close over it, and the homeowner is told in writing which masonry repairs, if any, belong to a separate trade.
Ice along the eaves of a postwar cape in Warwick
- What homeowners notice
- After a snowfall and a cold week, a thick ridge of ice builds along the eaves of a mid-century cape, and water stains show on the ceiling of the room under the roof slope. Snow melts quickly on the roof above the living space, while the roof over the unheated garage stays covered.
- What we do
- The roofer checks the attic and finds thin, uneven insulation and no clear path for air from the eave vents to the ridge. The recommendation is to air-seal around ceiling penetrations, add insulation, keep the vent channels open and add venting where it is missing, with the ice itself dealt with by a roofer using methods that do not tear the shingles.
- What to expect
- The homeowner receives a written scope that separates the immediate ice removal from the attic work that prevents it coming back, along with photos of the attic.
One call and it gets handled.
Most roofing calls are scheduled the same day when a technician is free, and you approve the price before any work starts.
Guides
Answers before you call
Roof Replacement Cost in Warwick, RI: What the Published Guides Say
Published cost guides for Rhode Island do not agree.
Hiring a Roofer in Rhode Island: What Contractor Registration Means
Rhode Island contractors who work on homes register with the Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board, and a Contractor Registration covers residential roofing.
Do You Need a Permit to Replace a Roof in Warwick?
Yes, a roof replacement in Warwick typically needs a building permit through the City of Warwick Building Department at 3275 Post Road, with an inspection when the work is done.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How soon can a roofer look at my leak?
That depends on the roofer's schedule and the weather, and no one can honestly name an arrival time over the phone. Calls are passed to a roofer who works your town, and the visit is booked when one is free. Tell the roofer if water is coming in now, because that changes the order.
Who sets the price for the inspection?
Any charge for an inspection, a repair or a replacement is set by the independent roofer and should be stated in a written quote. Ask on the call whether there is a charge for the visit itself, and get the answer before anyone comes out.
Is Warwick Roofing a roofing company?
No. Warwick Roofing is a call line that connects you with an independent local roofing contractor. The roofer inspects the roof, writes the quote and does the work, and answers for it. The About page explains the arrangement in plain words.
My ceiling stain is in the living room but the roof above it looks fine. Why?
Water travels along rafters, decking and insulation before it drips, so the entry point can sit well uphill from the stain. Chimneys, dormers, vents and valleys are the usual suspects. A roofer traces it from the stain up, often starting in the attic.
Do you cover the Massachusetts towns near Fall River?
Yes: Seekonk, Swansea, Somerset, Fall River and Rehoboth are all inside the area. Massachusetts has its own rules, with Home Improvement Contractor registration and a Construction Supervisor Licence holder usually pulling the roof permit. The page on roofing on the Massachusetts side explains it.
Will insurance pay for a roof damaged in a storm?
Only your insurer can decide that under your own policy, and nothing on this site promises an outcome. What helps is dated photos taken before repairs, a written account of what happened, and the roofer's written description of the damage. See insurance storm claim roof help.