Cottleville, St. Charles County
Roofing and hail repair in Cottleville
Cottleville pairs some of the newest houses in St. Charles County with one of its oldest town centers, and it sits right where much of the area’s recent hail has fallen.
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Cottleville is a short drive from Correll Roofing’s office in O’Fallon, and it is a town with two roof stories. Old Town, platted by Lorenzo Cottle in 1839 beside Dardenne Creek on the old Boone’s Lick Road, keeps its historic character under city review. Around it, most homes are young: the Census median build year here is 2012, later than any other city we cover in the county.
Young roofs here have had a rough start. NOAA has more hail reports within 5 miles of Cottleville than around any other St. Charles County town on this site, and most came in the last few years. New doesn’t mean undamaged, so a roof that is only 10 years old still deserves an inspection after a big storm.
Places you will know
- Old Town Cottleville
- Highway N
- Main Street and Fifth Street
- St. Charles Community College
- Legacy Park
- Dardenne Creek
Census ACS 2020 to 2024 and NOAA Storm Events Database (hail within 5 miles). Details below.
Local homes
An 1839 town center and a very young housing stock
Cottleville had 184 residents in 1980 and 5,611 in 2020. By the Census median, half its homes were built in 2012 or later, and almost none were built between 1940 and 1979. The older fabric is concentrated in Old Town, a historic district along Highway N, Main Street and Fifth Street, where the city has funded streetscape work since 2011.
A roof that is 10 to 15 years old ordinarily has years of service left, which is why hail matters so much here: storm damage cuts a young roof’s life short, and it is easiest to sort out soon after the storm. On newer homes, watch the gutters as well, since overflow at inside corners and below valleys usually means a run or downspout needs attention. Hail also dents vinyl siding and the metal wrapped around windows and doors, so look closely at the side of the house that faced the storm.
Hail and wind
Cottleville’s run of hail since 2023
Hail has found Cottleville often. Since January 2015, NOAA has logged 56 reports inside a 5-mile circle around town, and 45 of them since the start of 2023. The largest stones, 3 inches across, came down near Harvester in the May 13, 2023 storm. On May 16, 2025, supercells dropped hail of 2 to 2.5 inches across St. Charles County, with 2-inch stones reported in Cottleville and just south of it and a 2.5-inch stone less than 2 miles east-southeast of town.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, hail reports with a location within 5 miles of the center of Cottleville, January 2015 to June 2026. Reports come from spotters, NWS staff and the public, so they undercount.
Services
What we do in Cottleville
Roof Replacement
When hail ends a young roof early: a full tear-off, new asphalt shingles or metal, and the old shingles recycled.
Learn moreStorm and Hail Damage Repair
Hail-bruised shingles, dented gutters and cracked siding documented, then help through the claim, including meeting your adjuster on site.
Learn moreFree Roof Inspections
Free inspections with photos of every mark we find, useful on a newer roof after a hail day when nothing looks wrong from the driveway.
Learn moreGutters and Downspouts
Dented runs swapped for custom-fit seamless gutters, plus downspout repair and extensions that keep water off new foundations and landscaping.
Learn moreSiding
Hail-dented vinyl and cracked fiber cement repaired or replaced, plus wood siding where an older building calls for it.
Learn moreThe City of Cottleville handles building permits at City Hall, 5490 Fifth Street, and posts its Building Permit Application on its Forms, Permits and Licenses page. The city’s posted materials don’t spell out a rule for re-roofing, so check with City Hall before the job is scheduled; getting any permit the city wants should fall to your roofer, not you.
Old Town is different. Inside the Old Town Historic District, the city code requires a Certificate of Appropriateness for a change to roof color or roof materials (normal maintenance is exempt), and a building permit there won’t be issued until the certificate is. The Old Town Historic District Commission meets on the first Monday of the month as needed.
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FAQ
Roofing in Cottleville: questions
Call (314) 222-9529 if yours is not here.
Does a new roof in Old Town Cottleville need city approval?
If the color or the material changes, yes: the code requires a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Old Town Historic District Commission, while normal maintenance is exempt. The code prefers materials original to the building, accepts asphalt, wood, slate, synthetic slate, fiberglass and standing seam metal, and allows roll roofing only on roofs pitched 2:12 or flatter. Apply through City Hall.
My mail says St. Peters or O’Fallon. Am I in Cottleville?
Possibly. The city notes that its residents use the 63304, 63376 and 63366 ZIP codes, which neighboring cities share, so the city name on a bill isn’t proof. Permits come from the city you actually live in, so confirm with City Hall.
Our house is barely 10 years old. Can hail really have damaged it?
Yes. Even a new shingle can be damaged by a 2-inch hailstone, and stones that size fell in and around Cottleville on May 16, 2025. A free inspection with photos shows bruising, cracks and dented metal that are hard to spot from the ground, and we explain each one.
Guides
For Cottleville homeowners
After a hail or wind storm
A calm checklist for the first two days after hail or high wind. Stay safe, check from the ground, document the storm date, protect the house, call your insurer and sign nothing at the door.
Read the guide
Missouri roof insurance claims
From the first photos to the final check, here is how a Missouri storm claim usually unfolds, what actual cash value and recoverable depreciation mean, and what state law says about roofing contracts.
Read the guide
How long a roof lasts
Architectural shingles often run about 30 years, metal 40 to 80 and good slate far longer, but St. Louis heat, freeze-thaw winters and hail move those numbers. Here is what to expect and why.
Read the guideNearby areas we serve
Roofing With Integrity
Roofing in Cottleville, starting with a free inspection.
No obligation and no pressure. We look over the roof and exterior, photograph what we find and walk you through it. If you have storm damage, we help with the insurance claim from the first call.
- Call(314) 222-9529
- Emailoffice@correllroofingco.com
- Based in O’Fallon1048 Rondale Ct., O’Fallon, MO 63368
- Census profile: Cottleville city, Missouri (ACS 2020 to 2024 5-year estimates), U.S. Census Bureau via Census Reporter
- Storm Events Database, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
- Cottleville History, City of Cottleville
- Forms, Permits and Licenses, City of Cottleville
- Boards and Commissions (Old Town Historic District), City of Cottleville
- Chapter 405, Article III: Special District/Old Town Cottleville, City of Cottleville Code
- Residential Services (approved ZIP codes), City of Cottleville
- Cottleville, Missouri (census population, St. Charles Community College), Wikipedia