Short answer: As of September 2026, the five highest-scoring roofing contractors in the Jacksonville, FL metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score are Red Fox Roofers LLC (95.2), Benton Integrity Roofing Systems (85.1), Preferred Roofing LLC (84.7), Stonebridge Construction Services, LLC (83.5), Southern Coast Roofing & Construction Inc (83.5). Each holds a certification we verified on the manufacturer’s own register, every rating was corroborated elsewhere, and placement on this page is not for sale.
The Roofing Brief scored 10 certified roofing contractors serving the Jacksonville metro on a published, reproducible formula, then researched each of the top five individually to confirm its record. Jacksonville sits far enough north on the Florida peninsula to see modest hail, 76 damaging reports in a decade, but the governing risk is still hurricane and tropical wind. Florida requires a Certified or Registered Roofing Contractor licence specifically, and a general contractor licence does not cover roofing. The DBPR publishes full disciplinary history for every licensee, so verification takes about a minute and is the single most useful check available here.
The conditions a Jacksonville roof has to be specified for
Jacksonville’s building code is calibrated for lower wind speeds than South Florida, and that has practical consequences. Duval County’s design wind speeds sit around 125 to 130 mph depending on which side of the county’s demarcation line your address falls, against 170 mph and above in Miami-Dade. Products approved for use here are therefore not the same products required in the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, and a contractor quoting from a South Florida spec sheet is quoting the wrong roof. Ask for the Florida Product Approval number rated for the wind speed at your address.
Hurricane Irma is the local memory, and it was a water event as much as a wind one. In September 2017 the St. Johns River produced a record 5.57 feet of storm surge in downtown Jacksonville, exceeding the 1964 record set by Hurricane Dora, and the city put its costs at around $85 million. An EF2 tornado struck Crescent Beach in St. Johns County during the same storm. The lesson for roofs is that secondary water protection matters here: when the covering goes, what is underneath it decides whether the ceiling comes down.
State law reinforces that. Florida Statute 553.844 requires hurricane mitigation when the roof of a site-built home is replaced, including a secondary water barrier, and Senate Bill 4-D of May 2022 means that a roof built to the 2007 Florida Building Code or later no longer needs total replacement when a quarter or more is repaired. Senate Bill 2-A protects you from being dropped over roof age alone if an inspection shows five or more years of remaining life. All three depend on paperwork, so keep the permit, the product approval and the wind mitigation report together.
Convective storms fill the rest of the calendar: 587 severe wind reports, 125 hail reports and 34 tornadoes over the decade, peaking in June and July, with 3-inch hail in St. Johns County in April 2018. A roof replacement in Duval County requires a permit and inspection, so ask which inspections are scheduled, particularly the dry-in inspection after the underlayment goes down. That is the one that verifies the layer standing between your ceiling and the next storm.
The 5 best roofers in Jacksonville, FL
Scored 2026-09-15. The metro mean rating used as the Bayesian prior for Jacksonville is 4.73, across a pool of 10 certified contractors.
| Rank | Company | TRB Score | Certification | Rating (reviews) | Adjusted | In business since | Based in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Fox Roofers LLC | 95.2 | President’s Club | 4.9 (398) | 4.881 | not published | Jacksonville, FL |
| 2 | Benton Integrity Roofing Systems | 85.1 | President’s Club | 4.7 (105) | 4.71 | 2006 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 3 | Preferred Roofing LLC | 84.7 | President’s Club | 4.7 (87) | 4.711 | not published | Jacksonville, FL |
| 4 | Stonebridge Construction Services, LLC | 83.5 | President’s Club | 4.6 (223) | 4.624 | not published | Jacksonville, FL |
| 5 | Southern Coast Roofing & Construction Inc | 83.5 | Master Elite | 4.9 (313) | 4.877 | 2008 | Jacksonville, FL |
1. Red Fox Roofers LLC — TRB Score 95.2
Red Fox Roofers LLC is based in Jacksonville, FL, BBB accredited since 3 October 2023, A+ rating, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 35.2 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 15.0 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 10.0 | 10 |
| Total | 95.2 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated and accredited since 3 October 2023. BBB
- Certified Roofing Contractor licence CCC1334037 plus AEC0251 and NAT-F249662-1, verified active, roofing licence valid to 31 August 2026. Florida DBPR
- BuildZoom score 110, above 96% of Florida contractors. BuildZoom
- 5.0 on both Angi and HomeAdvisor, and 5.0 across 119 Birdeye reviews. Reviews
What they actually do. Residential roofing across the Jacksonville metro.
Why it ranks here. A clean 5.0 simultaneously on Angi, HomeAdvisor and Birdeye, with a BuildZoom score above 96% of Florida contractors and a published licence number carrying a verifiable expiry.
Best fit for: Homeowners who want the cleanest cross-platform record in the metro.
What we would want clarified. Only three years of trading, so the public record is short relative to the older firms below. 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 (904) 404-1718, 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. Benton Integrity Roofing Systems — TRB Score 85.1
Benton Integrity Roofing Systems is based in Jacksonville, FL, in business since 2006, BBB accredited since 9 August 2006, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
Certifications held: President’s Club (GAF), CertainTeed certified. Certification by more than one manufacturer is uncommon and requires meeting each programme’s separate standards for insurance, training and track record.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 28.4 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 11.7 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 10.0 | 10 |
| Total | 85.1 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- Accredited since 9 August 2006, 19 years in business from a 17 May 2006 start, holding Florida licence CCC1329868. BBB
- Certified with both GAF and CertainTeed. Certifications
What they actually do. Residential roofing across northeast Florida and southern Georgia.
Why it ranks here. Accredited by the BBB within three months of founding and unbroken for nineteen years since, with dual certification across GAF and CertainTeed.
Best fit for: Homeowners wanting warranty options from two manufacturers.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (904) 262-7663, 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. Preferred Roofing LLC — TRB Score 84.7
Preferred Roofing LLC is based in Jacksonville, FL, BBB a+ rated, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 28.4 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 11.2 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 10.0 | 10 |
| Total | 84.7 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated, holding City of Jacksonville licence 228971, with over 40 years in business. BBB
- Triple award winner in 2014 for Consumer Protection Excellence, Training Excellence and Installation Excellence. Awards
- 4.7 across 97 reviews. Birdeye
What they actually do. Residential, commercial, metal and tile roof systems.
Why it ranks here. Over 40 years trading, the longest record in the Jacksonville top five, and a GAF triple award covering consumer protection, training and installation together.
Best fit for: Metal and tile roofs, and homeowners weighting four decades of local trading.
What we would want clarified. A BBB complaint describes underlayment installed improperly across roughly 30% of a roof, which the customer stated diminished their GAF Golden Pledge warranty. Underlayment is concealed once shingles are on, so photograph it before the shingle layer goes down. 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 (904) 751-0840, 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. Stonebridge Construction Services, LLC — TRB Score 83.5
Stonebridge Construction Services, LLC is based in Jacksonville, FL, Not BBB accredited, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 25.0 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 13.6 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 10.0 | 10 |
| Total | 83.5 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- BBB profile on record; the company is not accredited. BBB
- 257 reviews recorded on an independent aggregator. Reviews
- Member of the Northeast Florida Builders Association. Trade body
What they actually do. Roofing, waterproofing and exteriors across northeast Florida.
Why it ranks here. 223 registry reviews corroborated by 257 elsewhere, with President’s Club certification and builders association membership, which indicates it is hired by other builders as well as homeowners.
Best fit for: Jacksonville homeowners, and waterproofing alongside roofing.
What we would want clarified. Not BBB accredited, so there is no complaint record to read, and at 4.6 the rating sits below several contractors ranked near it. Florida’s licence split applies: ask whether it holds a state Certified or a county Registered roofing licence. 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 (904) 262-6636, 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. Southern Coast Roofing & Construction Inc — TRB Score 83.5
Southern Coast Roofing & Construction Inc is based in Jacksonville, FL, in business since 2008, Not BBB accredited, A+ rating, and holds Master Elite standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 24 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 35.1 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 14.4 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 10.0 | 10 |
| Total | 83.5 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated but not BBB accredited, holding Florida licence CCC1328796 valid to 31 August 2026. BBB
- 4.8 averaged across Google, Yelp and BBB, with a RoofGuides score of 94%. Reviews
What they actually do. Residential and commercial roofing across northeast Florida, bonded, licensed and insured.
Why it ranks here. Serving northeast Florida since 2008 with a 4.8 average that holds across three separate platforms and a licence number carrying a verifiable expiry.
Best fit for: South Jacksonville and San Marco area homeowners.
What we would want clarified. A+ rated but not BBB accredited, so there is no accreditation record and no formal BBB complaint-resolution commitment. 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 (904) 356-7663, 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.
What 3.0 inch hail does to a Jacksonville 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 5 counties of the Jacksonville, FL statistical area over ten years, with the dates, the stone sizes and the towns they landed on. Over that decade the metro logged 125 hail reports, 587 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports and 34 tornadoes. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $2.5 million; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
The biggest hail to fall on Jacksonville in a decade
| Date | Stone size | Reported near | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 April 2018 | 3.0 in | Bakersville | St. Johns |
| 10 April 2018 | 3.0 in | Elwood | St. Johns |
| 31 May 2017 | 2.75 in | Jacksonville Beach | Duval |
| 3 June 2018 | 2.0 in | St Augustine Beach | St. Johns |
| 4 August 2020 | 2.0 in | Duval | Duval |
| 17 April 2022 | 2.0 in | Palm Vly | St. Johns |
The largest stone on record for this metro fell on 10 April 2018 near Bakersville, measured at 3.0 inches. That is baseball sized, comfortably past the point where a roof is written off rather than repaired.
Wind. The strongest thunderstorm gust logged in the metro was 66 knots, about 76 mph, near Duval on 6 February 2020. Asphalt shingles begin lifting at roughly 67 mph when they are correctly nailed, and considerably below that when they are not.
Tornadoes. 34 tornadoes touched down in these counties over the decade, the strongest rated EF2 near Summer Haven on 11 September 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 7 February 2017 event near Keystone Hgts, reproduced verbatim:
An extensive wind damage event occurred across Clay county associated with several long tracked severe downbursts. One downburst was the rear-flank downdraft of a tornadic supercell that produced an EF1 tornado in Lawtey, just west of the western Clay county line. As the RFD descended, a severe downburst raced across the northern tier o Clay county from about 10:08 pm local time through 10:35 pm local time which caused widespread wind damage to structures in Middleburg, Doctor’s Inlet, Doctor’s Lake, Fleming Island, and Orange Park. Another storm within the squall line impacted Keystone Heights where a wind gust of 50 mph was measured at 10:15 pm by the AWOS at the Keystone Airport. Peak…
That is what the specification has to anticipate here, written up by the agency that recorded it rather than by a contractor selling the repair.
When it happens. Severe weather reports cluster in June (147), July (146), May (119). The worst years on record were 2023 (125), 2017 (109), 2020 (94). If you are scheduling non-urgent work in Jacksonville, 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. Jacksonville 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.
What to verify before a Jacksonville contractor starts
Licensing is required in FL. Florida requires a roofing contractor licence to install, repair, or replace any roofing system. A Certified Roofing Contractor licence is issued by the state and valid statewide; a Registered Roofing Contractor licence is issued locally and valid only in the issuing county or municipality.
A general contractor licence does not cover roofing in Florida. The licence must specifically read Certified Roofing Contractor or Registered Roofing Contractor.
Check here: Florida DBPR licence search. The DBPR record shows status, expiry and full disciplinary history. Anything other than Current, Active means the contractor cannot legally roof in Florida.
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.
What the rest of the Jacksonville field looks like
10 certified roofing contractors serve the principal cities of the Jacksonville, FL statistical area, of which 8 hold the top President’s Club tier. The pool carries 1,935 customer reviews between them at a mean rating of 4.73. The statistical area had a 2024 population of 1,760,548, a change of 9.63% against the 2020 census base, per the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates.
How these Jacksonville rankings were produced
Every contractor in the Jacksonville, FL 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 10 certified contractors, of whom 8 hold President’s Club standing and 2 Master Elite, against a metro mean rating of 4.73. The top five were then researched individually against Better Business Bureau records, state licence registers and manufacturer directories. The findings are printed above whether they flatter the contractor or not, and nobody paid to appear.
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.
What Jacksonville homeowners want to know
Who is the best roofer in Jacksonville, FL?
Red Fox Roofers LLC of Jacksonville, FL scores highest in the Jacksonville metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score, at 95.2 out of 100 as of September 2026. It holds President’s Club certification with a 4.9 rating across 398 reviews. Highest-scoring is not the same as best fit for your specific job, and the four companies behind it score within 11.7 points.
How many certified roofing contractors serve Jacksonville?
10 contractors on the GAF certification registry serve the principal cities of the Jacksonville, FL statistical area as of September 2026, of which 8 hold President’s Club status.
How much damaging hail does Jacksonville get?
The Jacksonville, FL statistical area recorded 76 hail reports of 1 inch or larger and 8 of 2 inches or larger between 2016 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Events Database. The largest hailstone reported measured 3.0 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 Jacksonville in the last ten years?
The largest hailstone logged by the National Weather Service in the Jacksonville, FL statistical area between 2016 and 2025 measured 3.0 inches, reported near Bakersville on 10 April 2018. That is baseball sized, comfortably past the point where a roof is written off rather than repaired. Across the decade the metro recorded 125 hail reports. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $2.5 million; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
When is the worst time of year for roof damage in Jacksonville?
Severe-weather reports in the Jacksonville, FL statistical area cluster in June, July, May, on the NOAA record for 2016 to 2025. If the work can wait, booking outside that window usually buys you shorter lead times and more of the contractor’s attention.
Do roofers need a licence in FL?
Florida requires a roofing contractor licence to install, repair, or replace any roofing system. A Certified Roofing Contractor licence is issued by the state and valid statewide; a Registered Roofing Contractor licence is issued locally and valid only in the issuing county or municipality. A general contractor licence does not cover roofing in Florida. The licence must specifically read Certified Roofing Contractor or Registered Roofing Contractor.
What should I check before hiring a roofer in Jacksonville?
The DBPR record shows status, expiry and full disciplinary history. Anything other than Current, Active means the contractor cannot legally roof in Florida.
Is Jacksonville a hard market to find a good roofer in?
Jacksonville sits far enough north on the Florida peninsula to see modest hail, 76 damaging reports in a decade, but the governing risk is still hurricane and tropical wind. Florida requires a Certified or Registered Roofing Contractor licence specifically, and a general contractor licence does not cover roofing. The DBPR publishes full disciplinary history for every licensee, so verification takes about a minute and is the single most useful check available here.
Is wind or hail the bigger risk to a roof in Jacksonville?
Wind, by a wide margin. The Jacksonville, FL statistical area logged 587 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports against 76 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 Gainesville, FL, about 61 miles from Jacksonville
- Best roofers in Ocala, FL, about 85 miles from Jacksonville
- Best roofers in Deltona, FL, another FL metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Orlando, FL, another FL metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Virginia Beach, VA, a metro of comparable size
- Best roofers in Providence, RI, a metro of comparable size
- Best roofers in Savannah, GA, also scored, about 119 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 Jacksonville, FL: 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.