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Everything published on Best Roofers STL, newest first. This site covers St. Louis and the greater St. Louis area, and every page on it is written to be useful on its own rather than to lead somewhere. Keys Roofing is the contractor behind it and the phone number on every page reaches the Keys office directly.

A homeowner reading any one of these is usually part way through a decision and short of one specific fact. The list below says what each page answers, so you can go to the one you need instead of reading the site.

• Ask Each Roofer Where the Crew Uses the Bathroom and Gets Water Restroom, water and shade are missing from most roof bids. Here is what to compare, and what to ask each roofer before you sign.
• Ask for the Job Photo Log Before the First Nail Compare roofers on the photo log each one will keep during tear-off, what the photos must show, and who receives the files.
• Ask How Much Roof They Will Open Before Lunch Compare how roofing bidders plan tear-off, overnight protection and rain interruptions before choosing a crew.
• Ask Where the Shingle Bundles Will Wait Compare who receives your roofing materials, where they will sit, and who resolves a delivery problem before installation starts.
• Ask Who Comes Back When the New Roof Has a Problem Compare how roofers book return visits, explain inspection charges, and document a problem after the installation crew leaves.
• Compare Each Roofer's Gas Cans and Compressor on Your Lot Ask where each roofer keeps its fuel, compressor and generator during tear-off, and get the spot written into the proposal before you sign.
• Compare Each Roofer's Job-Day Contact Sheet Before the Crew Arrives Each roofer should give you a named contact sheet for the job day, and how it is written shows who answers when something goes wrong.
• Compare Each Roofer's Material Lead Time Before You Pick a Date Ask each roofer how long materials take to reach your driveway, so you can compare start dates that are actually reachable.
• Compare Each Roofer's Pause Terms Once the Tear-Off Has Started Compare how each roofer's bid handles a request to stop the crew midway, and what a written pause clause should say before the first shingle comes off.
• Compare Each Roofer's Plan for the Boxes in Your Attic on Tear-Off Day Boxes stored in an attic can be crushed, soaked or left in the dust during tear-off. Here is what to ask each roofer about moving them.
• Compare Where Each Roofer Says the Crew Will Enter Your Property Two roofers can quote the same job and still plan very different gates, side yards and driveways. Here is what to ask before you choose one.
• Compare Where Each Roofer Sets the Ladder, Then Ask Why Ask each roofer where the ladder goes, how many crew stand on the roof, and what happens to the driveway before you compare the totals.
• Compare Who Answers the Phone While Your Roof Is Open A storm can hit an open roof in the afternoon. Compare which roofer picks up the phone, and who calls you back, before you sign.
• Dumpster Overage on a Roof Job: Who Pays When the Bin Fills Compare each roofer's dumpster size, weight limit and overage charge so you know who pays when the bin fills before the tear-off starts.
• How to vet a St. Louis roofer Missouri has no state roofing licence, so vetting is done with documents. The three certificates to demand, the four questions that separate companies, and what to watch.
• Missouri roofing rules worth knowing No state roofing licence, no matching statute, a ten year limitation period, the public adjuster split, and a deductible tax credit that stops issuing in October 2026.
• One Row at the Eave May Not Be the Same Roof Here is how to compare the ice and water membrane in two St. Louis roofing bids before choosing a contractor.
• Roofing permits in St. Louis County When a St. Louis County reroof needs a building permit, when it does not, why two municipalities licence contractors separately, and why St. Charles County needs a call.
• Before you sign anything, ask these Twelve questions to ask a St. Louis roofing contractor, each with the answer you want and the evasive version written out so you can hear the difference.
• Reused or Replaced: The Old Flashing Question in Your Roof Bid Each roof bid should say which flashing pieces are reused, cleaned or replaced, and why, before the tear-off starts.
• The person at your door came in with the weather Eleven behaviours that predict a roofing company you will not be able to find in three years, including the two offers Missouri law already forbids a contractor to make.
• The Dormer Cheeks Are Where a Roof Quote Gets Thin A dormer adds side walls, valleys and a base joint to your roof, and each one needs its own line in the quote.
• The Lowest Roofing Deposit Is Not Always the Safest Deal Compare deposits, progress payments, final payment terms and lien paperwork before choosing a St. Louis roofer.
• The Rain Plan Can Separate Two Roofing Quotes Ask how each roofer will keep the house dry if rain arrives after the old roof has been removed.
• Number one, then the forty most reviewed roofing contractors in greater St. Louis Our editorial pick at number one, then the forty most reviewed roofing contractors in greater St. Louis with their real Google counts drawn to scale.
• The Roofing Bid Should Explain What Happens to the Mess Before choosing a roofer, compare how each bidder will protect your property, contain debris, collect nails and leave the site.
• Forty names down to three quotes A seven day routine for turning a long list of St. Louis roofing companies into three comparable written quotes, including the four line items where quotes silently differ.
• Two Roof Quotes Can Hide Different Valley Systems Learn how open metal and closed-cut valleys differ, what each adds to a St. Louis roofing quote, and which details should be written down.
• What a written scope contains The eleven items a roofing scope of work should state in writing, why the decking unit price matters most, and the one test for telling a scope from a brochure.
• What a review count cannot tell you Review counts measure age, volume and process, not craft. How to read a roofing company's reviews properly, and what no review platform captures at all.
• Who Holds Your House Keys on Roof Day Compare how each roofer handles your house keys, garage codes and lockouts on tear-off day, and what to get written down before the crew arrives.
• Who Runs the Magnet Over Your Yard After the Tear-Off Ask each roofer how many magnet passes the crew makes, what ground the sweep covers, and whether the spring thaw visit is in the price.
• Who Supplies the Power on Roof Day Nailers, compressors and saws need power on roof day. Compare where each roofer plans to get it, and what to put in writing before the crew arrives.
• Why St. Louis has so many roofing companies Hail counts by county, a two month damage season, 253,241 catastrophic claims in 2025 and what all of it does to the supply of roofing contractors in the metro.
• Window Screens Come Off on Roof Day, and Each Bid Should Say Who Hangs Them Back A roof quote that is silent on window screens leaves removal, storage and reinstall to the crew on the ladder. Here is what to compare.
• Your Roofing Quotes Do Not Agree on Roof Size Learn why St. Louis roofers may measure the same house differently and how to compare their quotes on equal terms.
• Your Thermostat During Tear-Off: What Each Roofer Should Say Ask each roofer what happens to your thermostat, your air handler and your return vents during tear-off, and get the answer in writing.

Nothing on this site is advice about an insurance claim. Under RSMo 407.725 a roofing contractor in Missouri may not represent or negotiate a homeowner's claim, and may not offer anything about a deductible. What Keys does is document the damage, put a written scope with photographs and measurements in your hands, and attend as the contractor. You deal with your own insurer.