Roofing Contractors in Madison, WI

Roofers handle tear-offs, new installs, repairs, and storm damage. MadisonSubs lists 135 roofers in Madison, Wisconsin, including Ridge Top Exteriors, Infinity Exteriors, Heins Contracting. Call any of them directly below.

Madison's roofing market at a glance

MadisonSubs lists 135 roofers serving Madison. Together they hold 4,102 Google reviews averaging 4.75 stars — one of the deepest, most-reviewed trade pools in Dane County. The most-reviewed include Ridge Top Exteriors (1,212 reviews), Infinity Exteriors (364 reviews), Heins Contracting (356 reviews). Every listing below has a tap-to-call number that rings the business directly, free.

How to hire a roofer in Madison

• Confirm Wisconsin credentials. Wisconsin doesn't issue a standalone "roofing license," but any contractor doing roof work on a 1- or 2-family home must hold a state Dwelling Contractor certification through the WI Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS). Ask to see it.
• Verify insurance. Ask for proof of liability insurance and workers' compensation, and get copies of the certificates — if an uninsured worker is hurt on your roof, you don't want the exposure.
• Make sure they pull the permit. The City of Madison requires a building permit for a full roof replacement. A reputable roofer handles this for you; an offer to skip it is a red flag and can bite you at resale or on an insurance claim.
• Get three written estimates. Each should spell out the scope, materials, cleanup, and the workmanship warranty in writing — not just a number scribbled on a card.
• Prefer manufacturer-certified installers (GAF, Owens Corning, CertainTeed and the like) so the shingle manufacturer's warranty actually stays valid.
• Never pay in full up front. A deposit with the balance due on completion is normal; full prepayment is not.

Roofing and Wisconsin winters

Madison roofs take a beating from freeze-thaw cycles, ice dams, and heavy snow load, so small problems — lifted shingles, failing flashing, clogged gutters — turn into leaks fast. An annual inspection and prompt repairs are the cheapest way to protect the roof you already have.

For a planned replacement, late spring through early fall is the sweet spot: dry, moderate temperatures help asphalt shingles seal properly. Emergency repairs, of course, happen year-round.

After a hail or windstorm, out-of-town "storm chaser" crews often canvass neighborhoods door to door. Favor established local roofers with a real Madison track record and verifiable reviews, contact your insurer before you sign anything, and don't hand money to anyone pressuring you to decide on the spot.

What Madison roofers do

The companies listed here handle residential asphalt-shingle replacement and repair, metal roofing, and flat or low-slope systems (EPDM/TPO) for commercial buildings — plus storm and hail-damage repair with insurance-claim help, and related work like gutters, flashing, skylights, and roof inspections. If you're not sure what your roof needs, most offer a free inspection before quoting.

Roof repair or full replacement?

Most Madison homeowners searching for roof repair have one specific problem — a ceiling stain, a drip after a thaw, shingles in the yard after a windstorm — not a plan to replace the whole roof. Those are different jobs with very different costs, and it's worth knowing which one you're actually buying before you call.

Repair is usually the right answer when the damage is localized and the roof still has service life left. The most common leaks aren't in the open field of shingles at all: they start at the flashing around chimneys, valleys, sidewalls, and plumbing vent boots, where the rubber gasket dries out and cracks years before the shingles wear out. A single failed boot can soak a ceiling and still be a modest repair.

Replacement starts making more sense when the problems are spread across the roof rather than concentrated in one spot — widespread granule loss leaving bare mats, shingles that are curling or brittle across whole slopes, several leaks in different areas, or soft decking underneath. Asphalt shingles in this climate generally give about 20 to 25 years, and freeze-thaw cycling is hard on them, so age matters as much as what you can see from the ground.

Two Madison-specific things to weigh. Repeated ice-dam leaks at the eaves are often not really a roofing problem — they're an attic insulation and ventilation problem, where escaping house heat melts snow that refreezes at the cold overhang. Replacing the shingles without fixing the attic tends to buy the same leak again next winter. And on a partial repair, new shingles rarely match aging ones: weathering and granule fade mean a patch on a sun-exposed slope stays visible. That's cosmetic, not structural, but ask to see how close the match will be before work starts.

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