Short answer: As of September 2026, the five highest-scoring roofing contractors in the Cleveland, OH metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score are Campo Roofing, trading as Campopiano Roofing (88.0), Raw Roofing Solutions (87.8), Feazel Roofing LLC (85.5), DunRite Exteriors (83.8), Buckeye State Roofing (79.1). Each is certified by a manufacturer whose register we checked by hand, each rating has been tested against a source outside that register, and nobody bought a place on this page.
The Roofing Brief scored 8 certified roofing contractors serving the Cleveland metro on a published, reproducible formula, then researched each of the top five individually to confirm its record. Cleveland takes relatively little hail, 81 damaging reports in a decade, but sits in one of the harshest freeze-thaw belts in the country beside Lake Erie. Roofs here fail from ice damming and lake-effect snow load rather than impact, which puts attic insulation, ventilation and ice-and-water barrier at the eaves ahead of impact rating. Ohio licenses no roofers at state level, leaving regulation to individual municipalities, so the contractor’s own record is the only consistent signal.
What a Cleveland roof is up against
Cleveland requires contractors to register with its Department of Building and Housing before they can pull a permit, which in a state with no roofing licence is the closest thing to a credential check available. Registration is by trade, so ask specifically whether the company is registered for roofing and in the municipality where your house sits, because the inner-ring suburbs each run their own registration and permit counters. The permit matters twice over here: it is the only independent inspection most homeowners get, and it is the record that proves who did the work.
Winter sets the specification in this metro. Lake-effect snow off Lake Erie and repeated freeze and thaw cycles make ice dams the classic Cleveland roof failure: heat escaping into the attic melts snow, the meltwater refreezes at the cold eave, and water backs up under the shingles. The membrane answer is an ice barrier at the eaves and in the valleys; the permanent answer is attic air sealing, insulation and balanced ventilation. Any quote that covers only the covering, and says nothing about the attic, is quoting half the job.
Summer storms do the sudden damage. The metro logged 599 severe wind reports over the decade against 117 hail reports, with August the peak month and 2024 the busiest year. On 6 August 2024 thunderstorm winds tore the entire roof off a building on West 65th Street in Cleveland and collapsed garages at an apartment complex in Parma Heights. An EF2 tornado with estimated 120 mph winds crossed Warrensville Heights and Bedford Heights in August 2023. Hail reaches damaging size less often, though six stones of two inches or more fell in the period.
The housing stock is old, which changes what a tear-off finds. Much of Cleveland and its inner suburbs was built before 1950, with plank decking, steep slopes and, on the older houses, slate that a general roofing crew is not equipped to repair. Ask what the contract says about replacing deteriorated decking, how many existing layers will come off, and whether the crew has done work on houses of your vintage. Those three answers explain most of the price difference between quotes here.
The 5 best roofers in Cleveland, OH
Scored 2026-09-15. The metro mean rating used as the Bayesian prior for Cleveland is 4.812, across a pool of 8 certified contractors.
| Rank | Company | TRB Score | Certification | Rating (reviews) | Adjusted | In business since | Based in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Campo Roofing, trading as Campopiano Roofing | 88.0 | President’s Club | 4.8 (472) | 4.801 | 1978 | Twinsburg, OH |
| 2 | Raw Roofing Solutions | 87.8 | President’s Club | 4.9 (222) | 4.884 | 2023 | Mentor, OH |
| 3 | Feazel Roofing LLC | 85.5 | President’s Club | 4.7 (258) | 4.718 | 1988 | Parma, OH |
| 4 | DunRite Exteriors | 83.8 | President’s Club | 4.7 (285) | 4.717 | 1989 | Macedonia, OH |
| 5 | Buckeye State Roofing | 79.1 | Master Elite | 4.9 (325) | 4.888 | not published | Hinckley, OH |
1. Campo Roofing, trading as Campopiano Roofing — TRB Score 88.0
Trades as Campo Roofing, trading as Campopiano Roofing; listed on the GAF registry as Campo Roofing.
Campo Roofing, trading as Campopiano Roofing is based in Twinsburg, OH, in business since 1978, BBB accredited, A+ rating, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 32.0 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 15.0 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 5.9 | 10 |
| Total | 88.0 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated accredited business, with three complaints in the last three years. BBB
- 4.8 across 298 Google reviews, 4.7 across 113 Angi reviews and 4.0 on Yelp. Cross-platform reviews
- Serving Greater Cleveland and Akron since 1978 with roofing, siding and gutter guard. Company
What they actually do. Roofing, siding and gutter guard across Greater Cleveland and Akron.
Why it ranks here. Trading since 1978, 48 years, the longest record in the Cleveland top five, with a rating that holds up consistently across three independent platforms rather than resting on one.
Best fit for: Summit County and southern suburb homeowners in Twinsburg, Hudson and Akron.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (234) 293-8103, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
2. Raw Roofing Solutions — TRB Score 87.8
Raw Roofing Solutions is based in Mentor, OH, in business since 2023, BBB accredited since 16 February 2023, A+ rating, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 35.4 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 13.2 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 4.2 | 10 |
| Total | 87.8 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated and accredited since 16 February 2023. BBB
- Rated 5.0 on Angi and 5.0 across 189 reviews on the GAF registry. Cross-platform reviews
What they actually do. Residential and commercial roofing installation, repair and replacement across Lake County and eastern Cleveland.
Why it ranks here. Reached President’s Club within roughly three years of founding, which is unusually fast because the tier is awarded on performance and must be re-earned rather than held.
Best fit for: Lake County and east-side homeowners in Mentor, Willoughby and Painesville.
What we would want clarified. Accredited only since February 2023, so the public record is the shortest in this top five despite a clean rating. We publish this because a ranking that only prints the flattering findings is an advertisement, not an assessment.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (440) 722-9525, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
3. Feazel Roofing LLC — TRB Score 85.5
Feazel Roofing LLC is based in Parma, OH, in business since 1988, BBB accredited since 8 June 2021, A+ rating, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 28.7 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 13.5 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 8.2 | 10 |
| Total | 85.5 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated and accredited since 8 June 2021, 38 years in business from a 1 May 1988 start. BBB
- 4.7 across 173 reviews. Birdeye
What they actually do. Roofing, siding, windows, gutters, chimney, masonry and insulation repair and installation.
Why it ranks here. The insulation and chimney capability is directly relevant here. Ice damming originates from heat escaping through poorly insulated attic space, and chimney flashing is the most common leak point on older Cleveland housing, so a contractor covering both is better placed than one subcontracting them.
Best fit for: Ice dam problems and older homes with masonry chimneys.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (380) 254-9420, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
4. DunRite Exteriors — TRB Score 83.8
DunRite Exteriors is based in Macedonia, OH, in business since 1989, BBB accredited since 1 June 2009, A+ rating, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 28.7 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 13.8 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 6.3 | 10 |
| Total | 83.8 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated and accredited since 1 June 2009. BBB
- Three-time Angie’s List Super Service Award winner, licensed, insured and bonded. Awards
- Trading since 1989 across roof replacement and repair, K-Guard gutters, windows, siding, attic insulation and HotWire de-icing systems. Company
What they actually do. Roof replacement and repair, K-Guard gutters, windows, siding, attic insulation and heated de-icing cable systems.
Why it ranks here. The only contractor in this top five offering a HotWire de-icing system alongside attic insulation. In a lake-effect metro that is the specific combination that stops ice dams rather than just repairing their damage.
Best fit for: Homes with recurring ice dams at the eaves or over unheated spaces.
What we would want clarified. A BBB complaint describes a roof leak recurring in the same location across multiple return visits. Ask how repeat leaks are handled under the workmanship warranty and get the callback terms in writing. We publish this because a ranking that only prints the flattering findings is an advertisement, not an assessment.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (440) 797-8772, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
5. Buckeye State Roofing — TRB Score 79.1
Buckeye State Roofing is based in Hinckley, OH, led by Brent, BBB accredited since 19 February 2016, A+ rating, and holds Master Elite standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 24 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 35.5 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 14.1 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 5.5 | 10 |
| Total | 79.1 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated and accredited since 19 February 2016, 16 years in business. BBB
- 4.9 across 231 reviews. Birdeye
- Family owned with more than 300 five-star reviews. Company
What they actually do. Residential roofing across Medina County and the south-west Cleveland suburbs.
Why it ranks here. Family owned with the owner named directly in reviews for punctuality and for handling insurance carriers personally, which is the friction point most homeowners hit during a claim.
Best fit for: Medina County homeowners, and insurance claims where you want the owner involved.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (330) 662-8205, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
The 599 wind reports that shape a Cleveland roof
Aggregate hail counts tell you very little about a specific roof. These are the individual events: every severe-weather report logged by the National Weather Service across the 6 counties of the Cleveland, OH statistical area over ten years, with the dates, the stone sizes and the towns they landed on. Over that decade the metro logged 117 hail reports, 599 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports and 29 tornadoes. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $12.3 million; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
The biggest hail to fall on Cleveland in a decade
| Date | Stone size | Reported near | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 March 2020 | 2.25 in | Valley City | Medina |
| 28 March 2020 | 2.25 in | Brunswick | Medina |
| 7 April 2020 | 2.0 in | Newburgh Hgts | Cuyahoga |
| 20 July 2023 | 2.0 in | Westlake | Cuyahoga |
| 21 May 2022 | 2.0 in | Burton | Geauga |
| 28 March 2020 | 2.0 in | Valley City | Medina |
The largest stone on record for this metro fell on 28 March 2020 near Valley City, measured at 2.25 inches. That is hen-egg sized. Two inches is the threshold at which insurers expect functional damage and full replacement claims.
Wind. The strongest thunderstorm gust logged in the metro was 75 knots, about 86 mph, near Cleveland on 6 August 2024. Asphalt shingles begin lifting at roughly 67 mph when they are correctly nailed, and considerably below that when they are not.
Tornadoes. 29 tornadoes touched down in these counties over the decade, the strongest rated EF2 near Wick on 5 November 2017.
What the National Weather Service wrote about it
The NWS logs a written account of each severe-weather episode. This is its description of the 6 August 2024 event near Cleveland, reproduced verbatim:
Entire roof was blown-off a building at an auto wrecking facility at the corner of Storer Avenue and West 65th Street in Cleveland.
That account is the design case for a roof here, and it comes from the agency that recorded it rather than by a contractor selling the repair.
When it happens. Severe weather reports cluster in August (206), July (120), June (115). The worst years on record were 2024 (126), 2023 (108), 2019 (96). If you are scheduling non-urgent work in Cleveland, the months outside that window are when crews are least stretched and least likely to be triaging emergency callouts ahead of your job.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, county-level detail files 2016 to 2025, filtered to the counties of this statistical area by The Roofing Brief. Damage figures are as reported to the NWS and undercount insured losses.
What to do with this. Cleveland sees enough damaging hail that a Class 4 impact-rated shingle is worth pricing, though not automatically worth buying. Get both quotes and weigh the premium against any insurance discount.
Before you sign anything in Cleveland
There is no state roofing licence in OH. Ohio issues no state roofing contractor licence. A roofing business needs only to register with the Secretary of State, and there is no state trade exam or state board that licenses roofers.
Regulation is municipal. Cincinnati requires contractor registration, including a certificate of liability insurance, proof of workers compensation and an application fee, filed with the city Permit Center.
That absence is the most important fact on this page. Where a state issues no credential, a manufacturer certification that can be revoked is the only quality signal a homeowner can actually check, which is why this ranking is built on certification rather than star ratings.
Check here: City of Cincinnati contractor registration. Because Ohio licenses nobody at state level, check registration with the specific municipality where the work will happen, and lean harder on manufacturer certification and insurance verification.
Four checks to run before you sign anything, in any state.
- Verify certification at the source. Use the GAF verification tool rather than trusting a badge image on a company website.
- Get the certificate of insurance from the insurer, not the contractor, and confirm general liability and workers compensation are both active on the day work starts.
- Confirm who pulls the permit. If a contractor asks you to pull it as the homeowner, that moves liability onto you. Decline.
- Get warranty terms in writing before any deposit, and check the manufacturer warranty being promised actually requires the certification tier the contractor holds.
How many certified roofers Cleveland actually has
8 certified roofing contractors serve the principal cities of the Cleveland, OH statistical area, of which 4 hold the top President’s Club tier. The pool carries 2,084 customer reviews between them at a mean rating of 4.812. The statistical area had a 2024 population of 2,171,877, a change of -0.63% against the 2020 census base, per the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates.
How these Cleveland rankings were produced
Every contractor in the Cleveland, OH pool was scored out of 100 on four published components: certification tier, a Bayesian adjusted rating, review depth and distance from the metro centre. In this metro that meant scoring 8 certified contractors, of whom 4 hold President’s Club standing and 4 Master Elite, against a metro mean rating of 4.812. The top five were then researched individually against Better Business Bureau records, state licence registers and manufacturer directories. Anything unflattering that research surfaced appears above alongside the rest, and no company bought its position.
The full method, the weightings, what the GAF certification tiers actually mean, who is eligible to be ranked and what we do not claim are all set out on our roofer ranking methodology page. Last updated: September 2026. Scoring run: 2026-09-15. Corrections go to the editor and are actioned on verification.
The questions that come up most in Cleveland
Who is the best roofer in Cleveland, OH?
Campo Roofing, trading as Campopiano Roofing of Twinsburg, OH scores highest in the Cleveland metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score, at 88.0 out of 100 as of September 2026. It holds President’s Club certification with a 4.8 rating across 472 reviews. Highest-scoring is not the same as best fit for your specific job, and the four companies behind it score within 8.9 points.
How many certified roofing contractors serve Cleveland?
8 contractors on the GAF certification registry serve the principal cities of the Cleveland, OH statistical area as of September 2026, of which 4 hold President’s Club status.
How much damaging hail does Cleveland get?
The Cleveland, OH statistical area recorded 81 hail reports of 1 inch or larger and 6 of 2 inches or larger between 2016 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Events Database. The largest hailstone reported measured 2.25 inches.
Did any contractor pay to appear on this list?
No. The Roofing Brief takes no placement fees, no lead fees and no affiliate commission from any roofing contractor. Ranking comes entirely from the published formula applied to public registry data, followed by an individual research pass on the top five.
What was the worst hailstorm in Cleveland in the last ten years?
The largest hailstone logged by the National Weather Service in the Cleveland, OH statistical area between 2016 and 2025 measured 2.25 inches, reported near Valley City on 28 March 2020. That is hen-egg sized. Two inches is the threshold at which insurers expect functional damage and full replacement claims. Across the decade the metro recorded 117 hail reports. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $12.3 million; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
When is the worst time of year for roof damage in Cleveland?
Severe-weather reports in the Cleveland, OH statistical area cluster in August, July, June, on the NOAA record for 2016 to 2025. Booking non-urgent roof work outside those months usually means shorter lead times, because local crews are not simultaneously triaging storm callouts.
Do roofers need a licence in OH?
Ohio issues no state roofing contractor licence. A roofing business needs only to register with the Secretary of State, and there is no state trade exam or state board that licenses roofers. Regulation is municipal. Cincinnati requires contractor registration, including a certificate of liability insurance, proof of workers compensation and an application fee, filed with the city Permit Center.
What should I check before hiring a roofer in Cleveland?
Because Ohio licenses nobody at state level, check registration with the specific municipality where the work will happen, and lean harder on manufacturer certification and insurance verification.
Is Cleveland a hard market to find a good roofer in?
Cleveland takes relatively little hail, 81 damaging reports in a decade, but sits in one of the harshest freeze-thaw belts in the country beside Lake Erie. Roofs here fail from ice damming and lake-effect snow load rather than impact, which puts attic insulation, ventilation and ice-and-water barrier at the eaves ahead of impact rating. Ohio licenses no roofers at state level, leaving regulation to individual municipalities, so the contractor’s own record is the only consistent signal.
Is wind or hail the bigger risk to a roof in Cleveland?
Wind, by a wide margin. The Cleveland, OH statistical area logged 599 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports against 81 hail reports of an inch or more between 2016 and 2025. Wind damage shows up at the rake, ridge and edge rather than across the field of the roof, so the fastening schedule and edge detail matter more here than the impact rating of the shingle.
Roofer rankings for other metros
The Roofing Brief scores certified roofing contractors in the 400 largest U.S. metropolitan and micropolitan areas on the same formula.
- Best roofers in Akron, OH, about 29 miles from Cleveland
- Best roofers in Canton, OH, about 49 miles from Cleveland
- Best roofers in Youngstown, OH, about 60 miles from Cleveland
- Best roofers in Toledo, OH, another OH metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Columbus, OH, another OH metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Indianapolis, IN, a metro of comparable size
- Best roofers in Nashville, TN, a metro of comparable size
- Best roofers in Erie, PA, also scored, about 94 miles away
See the full index of all 400 metro roofer rankings, or read how to find and vet a roofing contractor anywhere in the country.
Cite this analysis
The Roofing Brief. “Best Roofers in Cleveland, OH: The Roofing Brief Contractor Score.” Published September 2026. Inputs: GAF certification registry; NOAA Storm Events Database 2016-2025; U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimates; Better Business Bureau and independent review-platform records for each ranked contractor.