Short answer: As of September 2026, the five highest-scoring roofing contractors in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score are EMT Solar & Roofing (93.7), Porter Family Exteriors (92.4), J&S Family Roofing (91.6), Paramount Home Solutions (90.6), Top Line Roofing (89.4). All of them carry a verifiable manufacturer certification, every rating here was cross-checked against an independent record, and no money changed hands for any placement.
The Roofing Brief scored 24 certified roofing contractors serving the Philadelphia metro on a published, reproducible formula, then researched each of the top five individually to confirm its record. Twenty-one of Philadelphia’s twenty-four certified contractors hold President’s Club status, one of the highest concentrations of the top tier in the programme, so a top-tier badge alone separates almost nobody here. The ranking is decided instead by review depth and distance, and it crosses the Delaware: two of the five are New Jersey firms in Cherry Hill and Cinnaminson, and the leader, EMT Solar & Roofing, carries this page’s most important caveat, a B+ BBB rating with 14 complaints filed. The weather is summer wind, with 2,512 severe wind reports in ten years, and 2021 brought two EF3 tornadoes within five weeks: one that began in Northeast Philadelphia and tore through Bucks County on 29 July, and one at Mullica Hill in Gloucester County on 1 September.
The conditions a Philadelphia roof has to be specified for
Pennsylvania issues no roofing licence, but it does require Home Improvement Contractor registration with the Attorney General for anyone doing more than $5,000 of residential work a year, and the registration number must appear on the contract. Inside the city, the Department of Licenses and Inspections adds its own layer: contractors registered as Pennsylvania home improvement contractors can take permitted work on one- and two-family homes without a separate Philadelphia licence, but every contractor working in the city, registered home improvement contractors included, must meet L&I’s safety training requirement. Across the river, New Jersey contractors register with the state Division of Consumer Affairs, and a homeowner there has three business days to cancel a signed home improvement contract.
Philadelphia is a rowhouse city, and most of its rowhouses sit under low-slope roofs, which changes what a good roofing contractor looks like. Ask for recent membrane jobs on attached houses, how parapet walls and shared party-wall flashings will be handled, and whether your neighbour’s roof will be disturbed. The city adopted a cool roof law in 2010 requiring reflective or green roofs on low-slope roofs of new buildings and additions, and a white or reflective membrane is also a sensible choice on a replacement: it lowers top-floor temperatures in exactly the housing type most exposed to summer heat.
The storm record is wind-led and summer-heavy, peaking in June and July. Over the decade the metro logged 2,512 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports, 297 hail reports and 47 tornadoes, with $12.8 million in reported property damage. The National Weather Service surveyed straight-line winds near 110 mph in Lower Frederick and Upper Salford townships in Montgomery County on 29 May 2019, and on 31 October 2019 straight-line winds damaged trees, utilities and structures around Warminster Township. The largest hail, 2.5 inches, fell near Cherry Hill on 20 May 2022.
EMT Solar & Roofing leads on the strength of 1,380 registry reviews at 4.9 and a location eight miles from the centre, but its BBB record is the weakest in the top five, and it is primarily a solar installer. If you want a roof only, the four contractors below it are genuine alternatives on almost identical scores: Porter Family Exteriors in Media, a family firm dating to 1976; J&S Family Roofing in Horsham; Paramount Home Solutions in Souderton; and Top Line Roofing in Cinnaminson. Ask each of them the same questions and compare the written warranty terms side by side.
The 5 best roofers in Philadelphia, PA
Scored 2026-09-11. The metro mean rating used as the Bayesian prior for Philadelphia is 4.737, across a pool of 24 certified contractors.
| Rank | Company | TRB Score | Certification | Rating (reviews) | Adjusted | In business since | Based in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EMT Solar & Roofing | 93.7 | President’s Club | 4.9 (1,380) | 4.894 | 2018 | Cherry Hill, NJ |
| 2 | Porter Family Exteriors | 92.4 | President’s Club | 5.0 (377) | 4.969 | 1976 | Media, PA |
| 3 | J&S Family Roofing | 91.6 | President’s Club | 5.0 (242) | 4.955 | not published | Horsham, PA |
| 4 | Paramount Home Solutions | 90.6 | President’s Club | 5.0 (416) | 4.972 | not published | Souderton, PA |
| 5 | Top Line Roofing | 89.4 | President’s Club | 4.9 (267) | 4.874 | 2021 | Cinnaminson, NJ |
1. EMT Solar & Roofing — TRB Score 93.7
EMT Solar & Roofing is based in Cherry Hill, NJ, in business since 2018, BBB accredited, B+; 14 complaints filed, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 35.8 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 15.0 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 8.0 | 10 |
| Total | 93.7 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- Accredited business rated B+, with 14 complaints filed. BBB
- Supplier directory profile. Solar Power World
What they actually do. Solar installation and roofing across southern New Jersey and the Philadelphia region; veteran owned, founded in 2018 as EMT Renewables.
Why it ranks here. President’s Club, 4.9 across 1,380 registry reviews, the deepest record in the metro, scoring 93.7 and leading by 1.4 points.
Best fit for: Homeowners combining a roof replacement with a solar installation.
What we would want clarified. BBB rates the company B+ with 14 complaints filed, the weakest BBB record in this top five, and roofing is its secondary business line. Read the complaints and the company’s responses, get the roofing scope and price separately from any solar proposal, and confirm who warrants the roof if panels are installed on it. 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 (848) 251-5854, 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. Porter Family Exteriors — TRB Score 92.4
Porter Family Exteriors is based in Media, PA, in business since 1976, led by Justin Porter, BBB accredited since 24 June 2019, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
Certifications held: President’s Club (GAF), GuildQuality member, James Hardie contractor listing. 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 | 38.8 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 12.3 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 6.3 | 10 |
| Total | 92.4 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- Accredited since 24 June 2019. BBB
- Customer satisfaction survey profile. GuildQuality
- Listed in the James Hardie contractor finder. James Hardie
What they actually do. Roofing and siding across southeastern Pennsylvania; a father-and-son firm run by Roy and Justin Porter.
Why it ranks here. President’s Club with a perfect 5.0 across 377 reviews, scoring 92.4.
Best fit for: Delaware County and Main Line homeowners.
What we would want clarified. Its BBB file is classified under siding rather than roofing; ask for recent roofing references specifically. 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 (484) 540-2411, 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. J&S Family Roofing — TRB Score 91.6
J&S Family Roofing is based in Horsham, PA, led by Stu Ochs, Not accredited; BBB file opened 14 April 2021, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
Certifications held: President’s Club (GAF), Penn Suburban Chamber of Commerce member. 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 | 38.2 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 11.4 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 7.0 | 10 |
| Total | 91.6 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- Business profile, not accredited, file opened 14 April 2021. BBB
- Member listing. Penn Suburban Chamber of Commerce
What they actually do. Residential and commercial roofing across Montgomery and Bucks counties; family owned.
Why it ranks here. President’s Club with a perfect 5.0 across 242 reviews, scoring 91.6.
Best fit for: Montgomery and Bucks County homeowners around Horsham, Hatboro and Willow Grove.
What we would want clarified. Not BBB accredited. Confirm its Pennsylvania Home Improvement Contractor registration number with the Attorney General before signing. 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 (267) 541-3728, 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. Paramount Home Solutions — TRB Score 90.6
Trades as Paramount Home Solutions; listed on the GAF registry as Paramount Home Solutions LLC.
Paramount Home Solutions is based in Souderton, PA, led by Anthony Bate and Nicholas Lopez, BBB accredited since 23 May 2023, A+, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 38.9 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 12.5 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 4.2 | 10 |
| Total | 90.6 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- Accredited since 23 May 2023, rated A+. BBB
What they actually do. Roofing, siding and gutters across the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware tri-state area.
Why it ranks here. President’s Club with a perfect 5.0 across 416 reviews, scoring 90.6 despite sitting 23 miles from the centre.
Best fit for: Upper Montgomery and central Bucks County homeowners.
What we would want clarified. BBB lists two related entities, Paramount Home Solutions LLC and Paramount Home Solutions PA, LLC, with different owners named, so confirm which one signs your contract and holds the registration. 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 (856) 633-1312, 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. Top Line Roofing — TRB Score 89.4
Trades as Top Line Roofing; listed on the GAF registry as Top Line Roofing LLC.
Top Line Roofing is based in Cinnaminson, NJ, in business since 2021, led by Christian Lalvay, BBB accredited since 22 February 2022, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 35.0 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 11.6 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 7.9 | 10 |
| Total | 89.4 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- Accredited since 22 February 2022; business started 12 May 2021. BBB
What they actually do. Residential roof installation, replacement, restoration and storm damage repair across Burlington and Camden counties.
Why it ranks here. President’s Club, 4.9 across 267 reviews, scoring 89.4 and the closest of the five to the centre after EMT, at under nine miles.
Best fit for: Cinnaminson, Cherry Hill and Pennsauken homeowners.
What we would want clarified. Founded in 2021, so its warranty record is short. Pennsylvania homeowners should confirm it holds a Pennsylvania Home Improvement Contractor registration as well as its New Jersey one. 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 (855) 924-9729, 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 176 hail reports behind a Philadelphia 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 11 counties of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD statistical area over ten years, with the dates, the stone sizes and the towns they landed on. Over that decade the metro logged 297 hail reports, 2,512 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports and 47 tornadoes. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $12.8 million; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
The biggest hail to fall on Philadelphia in a decade
| Date | Stone size | Reported near | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2022 | 2.5 in | Indian Mills | Burlington |
| 20 May 2022 | 2.5 in | Westmont | Camden |
| 20 May 2022 | 2.0 in | Indian Mills | Burlington |
| 29 May 2019 | 2.0 in | California | Bucks |
| 1 April 2023 | 1.75 in | Calvert | Cecil |
| 6 July 2020 | 1.75 in | Levittown | Bucks |
The largest stone on record for this metro fell on 20 May 2022 near Indian Mills, measured at 2.5 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 96 knots, about 110 mph, near Hendricks on 29 May 2019. Asphalt shingles begin lifting at roughly 67 mph when they are correctly nailed, and considerably below that when they are not.
Tornadoes. 47 tornadoes touched down in these counties over the decade, the strongest rated EF3 near Harrisonville on 1 September 2021.
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 29 May 2019 event near Hendricks, reproduced verbatim:
An intense thunderstorm wind event occurred in the area of Lower Frederick and Upper Salford Townships on the late afternoon of May 29. A National Weather Service team surveyed the area of damage. The hardest hit areas were in the vicinity of Walnut Lane Trail between Hendricks Rd and Salford Station Rd in Lower Frederick Twp and along the Perkiomen trail between those same roads in Upper Salford Twp. Hundreds of trees were felled with numerous homes, outbuildings, and automobiles damaged. Accounts from the ground survey team, areal footage, and radar data confirmed that straight line winds were responsible for all of this damage, with estimated speeds as high as 110mph.
That is the kind of damage a roof in this metro has to be specified against, described by the agency that recorded it rather than by a contractor selling the repair.
When it happens. Severe weather reports cluster in June (834), July (711), August (432). The worst years on record were 2020 (694), 2021 (471), 2019 (460). If you are scheduling non-urgent work in Philadelphia, 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. Philadelphia 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.
Three things to confirm before work starts in Philadelphia
There is no state roofing licence in PA. Pennsylvania issues no state roofing licence. Instead, under the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act, any contractor doing more than $5,000 of residential home improvement work a year must register as a Home Improvement Contractor with the Office of the Attorney General.
HIC registration requires minimum insurance of $50,000 personal injury and $50,000 property damage, a HICPA-compliant written contract, and the registration number printed on every contract, estimate and advertisement. It is a registration, not a competency exam.
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: Pennsylvania Attorney General contractor search. The Attorney General’s search confirms whether the registration is active, when it expires, and whether complaints have been filed. A quote with no HIC number on it is not HICPA compliant.
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.
Who else is certified in Philadelphia
24 certified roofing contractors serve the principal cities of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD statistical area, of which 21 hold the top President’s Club tier. The pool carries 8,890 customer reviews between them at a mean rating of 4.737. The statistical area had a 2024 population of 6,330,422, a change of 1.37% against the 2020 census base, per the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates.
How these Philadelphia rankings were produced
Every contractor in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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 24 certified contractors, of whom 21 hold President’s Club standing and 3 Master Elite, against a metro mean rating of 4.737. The top five were then researched individually against Better Business Bureau records, state licence registers and manufacturer directories. Good and bad findings are published together, and no contractor paid for a place here.
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: 2026-09-11. Corrections go to the editor and are actioned on verification.
The questions that come up most in Philadelphia
Who is the best roofer in Philadelphia, PA?
EMT Solar & Roofing of Cherry Hill, NJ scores highest in the Philadelphia metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score, at 93.7 out of 100 as of September 2026. It holds President’s Club certification with a 4.9 rating across 1,380 reviews. Highest-scoring is not the same as best fit for your specific job, and the four companies behind it score within 4.3 points.
How many certified roofing contractors serve Philadelphia?
24 contractors on the GAF certification registry serve the principal cities of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD statistical area as of September 2026, of which 21 hold President’s Club status.
How much damaging hail does Philadelphia get?
The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD statistical area recorded 176 hail reports of 1 inch or larger and 4 of 2 inches or larger between 2016 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Events Database. The largest hailstone reported measured 2.5 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 Philadelphia in the last ten years?
The largest hailstone logged by the National Weather Service in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD statistical area between 2016 and 2025 measured 2.5 inches, reported near Indian Mills on 20 May 2022. 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 297 hail reports. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $12.8 million; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
When is the worst time of year for roof damage in Philadelphia?
Severe-weather reports in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD statistical area cluster in June, July, August, on the NOAA record for 2016 to 2025. Scheduling discretionary work away from that window tends to get you a better crew and a faster start, because nobody is juggling emergency callouts.
Do roofers need a licence in PA?
Pennsylvania issues no state roofing licence. Instead, under the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act, any contractor doing more than $5,000 of residential home improvement work a year must register as a Home Improvement Contractor with the Office of the Attorney General. HIC registration requires minimum insurance of $50,000 personal injury and $50,000 property damage, a HICPA-compliant written contract, and the registration number printed on every contract, estimate and advertisement. It is a registration, not a competency exam.
What should I check before hiring a roofer in Philadelphia?
The Attorney General’s search confirms whether the registration is active, when it expires, and whether complaints have been filed. A quote with no HIC number on it is not HICPA compliant.
Is Philadelphia a hard market to find a good roofer in?
Twenty-one of Philadelphia’s twenty-four certified contractors hold President’s Club status, one of the highest concentrations of the top tier in the programme, so a top-tier badge alone separates almost nobody here. The ranking is decided instead by review depth and distance, and it crosses the Delaware: two of the five are New Jersey firms in Cherry Hill and Cinnaminson, and the leader, EMT Solar & Roofing, carries this page’s most important caveat, a B+ BBB rating with 14 complaints filed. The weather is summer wind, with 2,512 severe wind reports in ten years, and 2021 brought two EF3 tornadoes within five weeks: one that began in Northeast Philadelphia and tore through Bucks County on 29 July, and one at Mullica Hill in Gloucester County on 1 September.
Is wind or hail the bigger risk to a roof in Philadelphia?
Wind, by a wide margin. The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD statistical area logged 2,512 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports against 176 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 Trenton, NJ, about 25 miles from Philadelphia
- Best roofers in Allentown, PA, about 44 miles from Philadelphia
- Best roofers in Reading, PA, about 48 miles from Philadelphia
- Best roofers in Lancaster, PA, another PA metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in York, PA, another PA metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Washington, DC, a metro of comparable size
- Best roofers in Atlanta, GA, a metro of comparable size
- Best roofers in Atlantic City, NJ, also scored, about 57 miles away
- Best roofers in New York, NY, also scored, about 77 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 Philadelphia, PA: 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.