Short answer: As of September 2026, the five highest-scoring roofing contractors in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score are Riley Hays Roofing & Construction, LLC (69.3), Skyward Roofing, LLC (65.4), MetroRock Construction and Roofing (61.9), Jeremy Craig Construction, LLC (60.2), Capital Roofing Solutions, LLC (59.4). 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 6 certified roofing contractors serving the Little Rock metro on a published, reproducible formula, then researched each of the top five individually to confirm its record. Central Arkansas has 769,000 residents, 219 damaging-hail reports of an inch or larger a decade, and six manufacturer-certified roofing contractors within forty miles of Little Rock. Not one of them holds a certification above the base tier: no Master Elite, no President’s Club, anywhere in the metro. That is the weakest certification profile of any metro in this programme: McAllen and Ventura County have fewer certified contractors, but both are led by a Master Elite firm. It means the scores below top out at 69.3 where most metros lead in the high eighties or nineties. Arkansas does at least give homeowners one thing most states do not: the Residential Roofer Registration requires a $15,000 surety bond lodged with the Secretary of State, and a bond is a fund a wronged customer can actually claim against. In this market, that bond is the check that matters most.
Hail, codes and what they cost a Little Rock homeowner
Central Arkansas is genuinely violent storm country. The EF3 that struck Little Rock on 31 March 2023 carried winds near 165 mph, stayed on the ground for 40 minutes and injured 54 people, tearing through Chenal Valley and west Little Rock neighbourhoods and stripping roofs along its track. The decade also holds 283 hail reports for the six metro counties, 219 of them an inch or larger and 15 at two inches or more, topped by 4-inch stones at Slabtown in June 2023, plus 471 severe wind reports and 43 tornadoes. April is the peak month.
Straight-line wind does damage that looks like a tornado and is priced like a windstorm claim. A survey after 8 April 2024 found a microburst with gusts to 90 mph that uprooted trees and damaged homes near Scott, and the record holds 141 wind reports at severe thresholds. With this much hail and wind together, ask for the manufacturer’s high-wind nailing pattern in writing and ask your insurer what a Class 4 impact-rated shingle is worth on your premium, because in this metro it usually is worth something.
Arkansas gives homeowners one protection that most states do not. A residential roofer doing work above $2,000 must hold a Residential Roofer Registration from the Contractors Licensing Board, and that registration requires a $15,000 surety bond lodged with the Secretary of State. A bond is not a formality: it is a fund a wronged customer can claim against, which a plain registration elsewhere does not provide. Confirm the registration is current and ask for the bond details before signing.
The permit and the pool both need attention here. The City of Little Rock requires a building permit for work above its dollar threshold or where an inspection is needed, with North Little Rock, Conway, Benton and Bryant running their own offices, so confirm who is pulling it. And because no contractor in this metro holds a certification above the base tier, nothing in the ranking below substitutes for checking the registration, the bond and the insurance certificate yourself.
The 5 best roofers in Little Rock, AR
Scored 2026-09-19. The metro mean rating used as the Bayesian prior for Little Rock is 4.85, across a pool of 6 certified contractors.
| Rank | Company | TRB Score | Certification | Rating (reviews) | Adjusted | In business since | Based in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riley Hays Roofing & Construction, LLC | 69.3 | Certified | 4.8 (240) | 4.809 | not published | Little Rock, AR |
| 2 | Skyward Roofing, LLC | 65.4 | Certified | 5.0 (83) | 4.944 | not published | Vilonia, AR |
| 3 | MetroRock Construction and Roofing | 61.9 | Certified | 4.7 (12) | 4.821 | 2023 | Little Rock, AR |
| 4 | Jeremy Craig Construction, LLC | 60.2 | Certified | 5.0 (23) | 4.897 | not published | Cabot, AR |
| 5 | Capital Roofing Solutions, LLC | 59.4 | Certified | 4.6 (36) | 4.745 | 2015 | Alexander, AR |
1. Riley Hays Roofing & Construction, LLC — TRB Score 69.3
Riley Hays Roofing & Construction, LLC is based in Little Rock, AR, BBB accredited since 30 June 2014, and holds Certified standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 12 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 32.3 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 15.0 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 10.0 | 10 |
| Total | 69.3 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- BBB accredited since 30 June 2014, a 12-year record. BBB
- 265 reviews on Birdeye. Birdeye
- 4.7 across 211 reviews on an independent aggregator. ProsGrade
What they actually do. Residential and commercial roofing and construction across central Arkansas.
Why it ranks here. 240 registry reviews at 4.8, nearly three times the next-deepest record in the metro, corroborated at 265 and 211 reviews on two independent platforms, from a firm based in Little Rock itself with twelve years of accreditation. In a market this thin, this is the clearest evidence base available.
Best fit for: Little Rock homeowners generally.
What we would want clarified. Sources disagree on current accreditation status: the company’s own site claims BBB accredited status while one aggregator describes it as not accredited. Confirm directly with the BBB, and ask for the Arkansas Residential Roofer Registration number and the $15,000 bond. 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 (501) 747-1400, 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. Skyward Roofing, LLC — TRB Score 65.4
Skyward Roofing, LLC is based in Vilonia, AR, BBB accredited since 3 March 2021, A+ rating, and holds Certified standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 12 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 37.7 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 12.1 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 3.6 | 10 |
| Total | 65.4 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated and BBB accredited since 3 March 2021. BBB
- Trading as Skyward Roofing & Restoration across central Arkansas. Company
What they actually do. Residential roofing and storm restoration across Faulkner County and central Arkansas.
Why it ranks here. A clean 5.0 across 83 registry reviews with an A+ accredited record. This is the only A+ accredited contractor in the metro’s top five with a perfect rating at a meaningful volume.
Best fit for: Conway, Vilonia and Faulkner County homeowners, and storm restoration.
What we would want clarified. Twenty-six miles from the metro centre. Confirm it serves your address before scheduling. 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 (501) 472-5629, 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. MetroRock Construction and Roofing — TRB Score 61.9
MetroRock Construction and Roofing is based in Little Rock, AR, in business since 2023, and holds Certified standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 12 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 32.8 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 7.0 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 10.0 | 10 |
| Total | 61.9 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- Featured in the Arkansas Money & Politics 2024 Home Guide. Trade press
- Construction, renovation and roofing across Little Rock and Maumelle; started 2023 with the owner holding longer industry experience. Company
What they actually do. Roofing, construction and renovation across Little Rock and Maumelle.
Why it ranks here. Based in Little Rock itself and independently featured in regional trade press, which is editorial coverage rather than paid placement.
Best fit for: Little Rock and Maumelle homeowners wanting a city-based contractor.
What we would want clarified. Twelve registry reviews, no locatable BBB rating or accreditation, and trading only since 2023. This is a genuinely thin record and it ranks third because the Little Rock pool is six deep. Ask for the Arkansas registration number, the bond, and references from completed local jobs. 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 (501) 353-9710, 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. Jeremy Craig Construction, LLC — TRB Score 60.2
Jeremy Craig Construction, LLC is based in Cabot, AR, led by Jeremy Craig, BBB accredited since 16 September 2015, A+ rating, and holds Certified standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 12 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 35.9 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 8.7 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 3.6 | 10 |
| Total | 60.2 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated and accredited since 16 September 2015, an 11-year record, 16 years in business. BBB
- Listed on Houzz with a project portfolio. Houzz
What they actually do. General construction, remodelling and roofing installation, replacement and repair.
Why it ranks here. Eleven years of unbroken A+ accreditation is the longest formal complaint record in the Little Rock metro, on a clean 5.0 rating. As a general contractor rather than a roofing-only firm, it can handle the structural work a tear-off exposes without bringing in a second company.
Best fit for: Cabot and Lonoke County homeowners, and roofs where structural repair is likely.
What we would want clarified. Twenty-three registry reviews is a small base, and 26 miles from the metro centre. 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 (501) 804-4263, 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. Capital Roofing Solutions, LLC — TRB Score 59.4
Capital Roofing Solutions, LLC is based in Alexander, AR, in business since 2015, led by Jonathan Whitehead, Owner, BBB accredited, A+ rating, and holds Certified standing on the GAF certification registry.
Certifications held: Certified (GAF), Owens Corning Preferred Contractor. 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 | 12 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 29.8 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 9.9 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 7.7 | 10 |
| Total | 59.4 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated BBB accredited business, established 2015 with Jonathan Whitehead as owner. BBB
- Owens Corning Preferred Contractor, a second manufacturer’s certification. Owens Corning
- 35 reviews on Birdeye. Birdeye
What they actually do. Residential roofing and storm damage restoration across Saline County and southwest Little Rock.
Why it ranks here. The only contractor in central Arkansas certified by two manufacturers, holding both GAF certification and Owens Corning Preferred status. In a metro with no higher-tier GAF contractor at all, a second manufacturer’s independent vetting is the closest thing available to a step up in tier. Nine miles from the metro centre, the closest of the non-Little Rock firms.
Best fit for: Saline County and southwest Little Rock homeowners, and anyone wanting a choice of shingle manufacturer.
What we would want clarified. At 4.6 across 36 registry reviews this is the lowest rating in the top five, against a metro mean of 4.85. 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 (501) 326-2259, 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 4.0 inch hail does to a Little Rock 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR statistical area over ten years, with the dates, the stone sizes and the towns they landed on. Over that decade the metro logged 283 hail reports, 471 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports and 43 tornadoes. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $94.4 million; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
The biggest hail to fall on Little Rock in a decade
| Date | Stone size | Reported near | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 2023 | 4.0 in | Slabtown | Grant |
| 27 March 2021 | 3.0 in | South Bend | Lonoke |
| 9 May 2021 | 2.75 in | Mt Vernon | Faulkner |
| 11 April 2022 | 2.75 in | Preston | Faulkner |
| 16 June 2023 | 2.75 in | Sheridan | Grant |
| 28 February 2017 | 2.75 in | Monnie Springs | Pulaski |
The largest stone on record for this metro fell on 14 June 2023 near Slabtown, measured at 4.0 inches. That is grapefruit sized. Stones that big destroy asphalt shingles outright, dent metal, crack tile and routinely total roofs across whole neighbourhoods.
Wind. The strongest thunderstorm gust logged in the metro was 83 knots, about 96 mph, near Pinnacle on 24 March 2017. Asphalt shingles begin lifting at roughly 67 mph when they are correctly nailed, and considerably below that when they are not.
Tornadoes. 43 tornadoes touched down in these counties over the decade, the strongest rated EF3 near Martindale on 31 March 2023.
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 8 April 2024 event near Scott, reproduced verbatim:
A NWS damage survey determined a microburst took place with wind gusts up to 90 mph which uprooted several trees and damaged several homes near the town of Scott.
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 April (176), May (142), June (139). The worst years on record were 2022 (109), 2018 (104), 2023 (103). If you are scheduling non-urgent work in Little Rock, 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. At 219 damaging-hail reports in ten years, impact resistance in Little Rock is a specification question, not an upsell. Ask every contractor you shortlist to quote a UL 2218 Class 4 impact-rated shingle alongside the standard option, and ask your insurer whether a Class 4 roof earns a premium discount, because many carriers offer one in high-hail territory.
What to verify before a Little Rock contractor starts
Licensing is required in AR. Since 1 July 2021 Arkansas has required a roofing contractor registration certificate from the Residential Contractors Committee, under A.C.A. 17-25-603; roofing without one is a Class A misdemeanour, each day a separate offence. An unregistered roofer cannot sue a homeowner to enforce the contract.
The application must attach a surety bond of at least $15,000 and proof of workers’ compensation, under A.C.A. 17-25-604. There is no examination, the certificate is renewed annually and the fee may not exceed $100. A contractor licensed by the Contractors Licensing Board with a roofing classification is exempt, and so is a licensed home improvement or residential building contractor whose roofing is no more than half the project cost and who does not sell roofing door to door. Arkansas has no statute stopping a roofer from offering to pay your insurance deductible; a 2025 bill to ban it was withdrawn.
Check here: Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board lookup. Ask which credential the contractor holds and check it on the Board’s register. A builder’s or remodeller’s licence covers roofing only within the 50 percent and no door-to-door limits, so on a roof-only job the roofing registration is the credential to see.
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.
The shape of the Little Rock contractor market
6 certified roofing contractors serve the principal cities of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR statistical area, of which 0 hold the top President’s Club tier. The pool carries 400 customer reviews between them at a mean rating of 4.85. The statistical area had a 2024 population of 769,258, a change of 2.84% against the 2020 census base, per the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates.
How these Little Rock rankings were produced
Every contractor in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 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 6 certified contractors, of whom 0 hold President’s Club standing and 0 Master Elite, against a metro mean rating of 4.85. 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: 2026-09-19. Corrections go to the editor and are actioned on verification.
Little Rock roofing questions, answered
Who is the best roofer in Little Rock, AR?
Riley Hays Roofing & Construction, LLC of Little Rock, AR scores highest in the Little Rock metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score, at 69.3 out of 100 as of September 2026. It holds Certified certification with a 4.8 rating across 240 reviews. Highest-scoring is not the same as best fit for your specific job, and the four companies behind it score within 9.9 points.
How many certified roofing contractors serve Little Rock?
6 contractors on the GAF certification registry serve the principal cities of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR statistical area as of September 2026, of which 0 hold President’s Club status.
How much damaging hail does Little Rock get?
The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR statistical area recorded 219 hail reports of 1 inch or larger and 15 of 2 inches or larger between 2016 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Events Database. The largest hailstone reported measured 4.0 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 Little Rock in the last ten years?
The largest hailstone logged by the National Weather Service in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR statistical area between 2016 and 2025 measured 4.0 inches, reported near Slabtown on 14 June 2023. That is grapefruit sized. Stones that big destroy asphalt shingles outright, dent metal, crack tile and routinely total roofs across whole neighbourhoods. Across the decade the metro recorded 283 hail reports. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $94.4 million; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
When is the worst time of year for roof damage in Little Rock?
Severe-weather reports in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR statistical area cluster in April, May, 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 AR?
Since 1 July 2021 Arkansas has required a roofing contractor registration certificate from the Residential Contractors Committee, under A.C.A. 17-25-603; roofing without one is a Class A misdemeanour, each day a separate offence. An unregistered roofer cannot sue a homeowner to enforce the contract. The application must attach a surety bond of at least $15,000 and proof of workers’ compensation, under A.C.A. 17-25-604. There is no examination, the certificate is renewed annually and the fee may not exceed $100. A contractor licensed by the Contractors Licensing Board with a roofing classification is exempt, and so is a licensed home improvement or residential building contractor whose roofing is no more than half the project cost and who does not sell roofing door to door. Arkansas has no statute stopping a roofer from offering to pay your insurance deductible; a 2025 bill to ban it was withdrawn.
What should I check before hiring a roofer in Little Rock?
Ask which credential the contractor holds and check it on the Board’s register. A builder’s or remodeller’s licence covers roofing only within the 50 percent and no door-to-door limits, so on a roof-only job the roofing registration is the credential to see.
Is Little Rock a hard market to find a good roofer in?
Central Arkansas has 769,000 residents, 219 damaging-hail reports of an inch or larger a decade, and six manufacturer-certified roofing contractors within forty miles of Little Rock. Not one of them holds a certification above the base tier: no Master Elite, no President’s Club, anywhere in the metro. That is the weakest certification profile of any metro in this programme: McAllen and Ventura County have fewer certified contractors, but both are led by a Master Elite firm. It means the scores below top out at 69.3 where most metros lead in the high eighties or nineties. Arkansas does at least give homeowners one thing most states do not: the Residential Roofer Registration requires a $15,000 surety bond lodged with the Secretary of State, and a bond is a fund a wronged customer can actually claim against. In this market, that bond is the check that matters most.
Is wind or hail the bigger risk to a roof in Little Rock?
Wind, by a wide margin. The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR statistical area logged 471 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports against 219 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 Fort Smith, AR, about 122 miles from Little Rock
- Best roofers in Fayetteville, AR, another AR metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Colorado Springs, CO, a metro of comparable size
- Best roofers in Provo, UT, a metro of comparable size
- Best roofers in Memphis, TN, also scored, about 138 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 Little Rock, AR: 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.