St. Louis City, Missouri
Roofing and storm repair in the City of St. Louis
Brick walls, slate and mansard roofs, flat roofs tucked behind parapets: St. Louis City has some of the oldest housing in the region, and its roofs reward a roofer who reads them carefully.
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More than half of the housing units in the City of St. Louis, 58%, were built before 1940, according to the Census Bureau’s latest five-year estimates. Many are brick, a habit dating to the fire of May 17, 1849, after which a new building code required stone or brick construction. The walls tend to outlast several roofs, so the roof, flashing and gutters are where most upkeep lands.
Correll Roofing Co. is a family-owned roofing and exterior contractor from O’Fallon, and its 20+ years in roofing cover homes and commercial buildings alike. Whether the house is a half-flounder in Soulard, a Lafayette Square mansard or a Tower Grove South bungalow, our free inspection works the same way: we photograph what we find and walk you through it.
Places you will know
- Soulard
- Lafayette Square
- Tower Grove South
- Carondelet
- Benton Park
- Chippewa Street
Census ACS 2020 to 2024 and NOAA Storm Events Database (hail within 5 miles). Details below.
Local homes
Mansards, flounder roofs and parapets
Lafayette Square, a City historic district since 1972, is known for Second Empire houses with third-floor mansard roofs, dormers and ornate cornices. Bungalows made up much of the City’s working-class housing in the 1920s and 1930s and appear throughout south St. Louis, while Carondelet, founded in 1767 and annexed in 1870, is mostly brick housing built between 1880 and 1930. The City also has a large collection of flounder houses, narrow homes whose roof slopes from one side wall to the other.
Each shape has weak spots. A mansard puts dormers and valleys on a steep face, and a flounder roof sends all its water to one side. Flat roofs behind brick parapets depend on the flashing where roof meets wall, and Soulard’s standards note that a cornice often camouflages the gutter. On an older City roof, those joints are where we look first.
Hail and wind
Hail, wind and the tornado of May 16, 2025
Hail has picked up here lately. Of the 37 reports NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists within 5 miles of the center of St. Louis City since January 2015, 25 came in 2023 or later. March 14, 2025, a night the National Weather Service ranks among the most active for tornadoes in the St. Louis area, brought hail reports near Carondelet and Tower Grove, and early on April 27, 2026, a 1.5-inch hailstone was photographed near Kingshighway and Martin Luther King Drive.
Wind has done its share. On April 28, 2020, thunderstorm winds damaged the roofs of at least 12 homes and other buildings in south City, especially on Indiana Avenue near Cherokee Street. On May 16, 2025, a tornado crossed from Clayton into the City, where it was at its widest and strongest, causing major damage in and around Forest Park and the neighborhoods to its north. Four people died in North St. Louis, a fifth died from winds outside the tornado, and NWS put the damage at more than $1 billion.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, hail reports with a location within 5 miles of the center of St. Louis City, January 2015 to June 2026. Reports come from spotters, NWS staff and the public, so they undercount.
Services
What we do in St. Louis City
Roof Replacement
Tear-offs and new roofs in asphalt, metal or slate, planned around the dormers, chimneys and parapet walls of older brick houses.
Learn moreRoof Repair
Leaks at parapets, chimneys and dormers, slipped or missing shingles, and worn flashing on flat sections.
Learn moreStorm and Hail Damage Repair
We photograph hail and wind damage, help you call in a claim when there is one worth making, and meet your adjuster at the house.
Learn moreGutters and Downspouts
Seamless, custom-fit gutters and downspouts. If your gutter is built into a cornice in a historic district, check the district’s standards first.
Learn moreSoffit and Fascia
Rotted soffit and fascia replaced, with vented soffit to help an old attic breathe.
Learn moreThe City’s Building Division issues permits through its Permit Section in City Hall, Room 425, 1200 Market Street. Its residential permit page says a roof replacement with like material, replacing 25% or less of the sheathing, needs no permit; a different material, or more than 25% new sheathing, does.
Local historic districts add a step. The City has 18, including Soulard, Lafayette Square, Benton Park and Shaw, and the Cultural Resources Office says a property in one needs a permit for all exterior work except painting wood trim. Soulard’s standards, for example, prohibit roll roofing and felt as the finished surface on sloping roofs. Call the office at (314) 657-3865 before work starts, since rules change, and let your roofer take on the permit.
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FAQ
Roofing in St. Louis City: questions
Call (314) 222-9529 if yours is not here.
Can I replace my slate roof with asphalt shingles?
Outside a historic district, yes, though a change of material needs a building permit. Inside one, the district’s standards decide what is acceptable, so ask the Cultural Resources Office first. We install slate as well as asphalt and metal, and we will tell you honestly whether yours is worth repairing.
My flat roof sits behind a parapet. What usually fails?
Most leaks start where roof meets wall: the flashing up the parapet, the cap or coping on top, and the drain or scupper that carries water off. Soulard’s standards call for metal flashing and counter-flashing set into the masonry where the inside of a parapet shows from the street. A photo inspection shows which piece is failing.
I am rebuilding after the May 16, 2025 tornado. Do I need a roof permit?
The City’s recovery page says roof replacement needs no permit unless other parts of the home, such as collapsed walls or foundations, must be repaired to fix the roof, and that a local historic district requires one. Recovery rules can change, so check the page or call before work starts.
Guides
For St. Louis City homeowners
Signs you need a new roof
Curling shingles, bald patches, daylight in the attic and leaks that keep coming back usually mean a roof is finished. A few missing shingles on a sound roof usually do not.
Read the guide
Signs of hail damage
Hail bruises shingles, dents soft metal and cracks siding, and much of it cannot be seen from the yard. Here is what each kind of damage looks like and which hail sizes start to matter.
Read the guide
Roof maintenance checklist
A season-by-season list of what to check on your roof, gutters and attic in the St. Louis area, what you can safely do from the ground, and what to leave to a roofer.
Read the guideNearby areas we serve
Roofing With Integrity
Roofing in St. Louis City, 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
- St. Louis, MO profile, American Community Survey 2020 to 2024 5-year estimates, Census Reporter
- Storm Events Database, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
- When a Residential Building Permit is Needed, City of St. Louis Building Division
- CRO Review FAQs, City of St. Louis Cultural Resources Office
- City Historic Districts, City of St. Louis Cultural Resources Office
- Soulard Historic District Ordinance and Standards, City of St. Louis
- Lafayette Square Historic District, City of St. Louis
- Permits and Approvals for Properties Impacted by the May 16 Tornado, City of St. Louis
- St. Louis Fire of 1849, Wikipedia
- Architecture of St. Louis, Wikipedia
- Carondelet, St. Louis, Wikipedia