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The Evanston Roofers
The Evanston Roofers
North Shore · Locally Owned
Historic Evanston home with new architectural shingle roof
Evanston, IL · Serving the North Shore

Evanston's local roofers — built for lakefront weather and historic homes.

Replacement, repair, storm response, and slate restoration across Evanston and the North Shore. Locally owned, never subcontracted, written warranty on every job.

  • Free
    Roof inspections & estimates
  • 24/7
    Emergency storm response
  • Local
    Evanston-based crews
  • Written
    Line-item estimates
Free · No-Pressure

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90-minute on-site assessment. Written estimate within 48 hours. Locally owned, never subcontracted.

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What we do

Full-service roofing for Evanston homes and buildings.

From a single missing shingle on a Foursquare in Dewey to a slate restoration in the Lakeshore Historic District, every project is run by a W-2 crew lead who knows Evanston's building stock by address.

Why Evanston hires us

Quiet crews. Honest scopes. Roofs that survive February.

We're a locally owned Evanston roofing company built on the opposite of the storm-chaser playbook: small, senior crews; no high-pressure sales; written line-item proposals; and a workmanship warranty that transfers with the home.

  • In-house crews — never subcontracted
  • Six-nail high-wind installation east of Ridge as standard
  • Doubled ice-and-water shield at every eave (Evanston code is half what we install)
  • Drone & attic inspection included with every estimate
  • We pull every permit and prepare every COA for landmark districts
Evanston Roofers crew installing architectural shingles

"They saved our 1908 Queen Anne. Found ice damming that two other roofers missed and fixed the attic ventilation instead of selling us a roof we didn't need."

— Margaret L., Lakeshore Historic District
Free written estimates

Detailed, line-item proposals for every Evanston home — no high-pressure sales.

78-min emergency response

Average dispatch time inside Evanston city limits, 24/7.

Where we work

Built for Evanston and the North Shore.

Every block in Evanston has its own roofing story. We're on a roof somewhere in town every working day — and across these neighboring communities every week.

All service areas
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Evanston

Evanston is our home and our specialty. We're a locally owned roofing company that knows the Tudor revivals on Hinman, the Frank Lloyd Wright-influenced bungalows around Greenwood, and the lakefront Queen Annes by sight. Every neighborhood in this city has its own roofing story, and we know most of them by address.

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Wilmette

Wilmette sits at the heart of the North Shore's most established neighborhoods, and the roofing standards are correspondingly high. We work all over the village — from the brick colonials east of Sheridan to the cottages of west Wilmette and the lakefront homes near the Baha'i Temple.

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Skokie

Skokie's roofs are mostly a different animal than Evanston's: post-war ranches, split-levels, brick Georgians, and mid-century capes that go on for blocks. The work is more standardized, the access is easier, and the homeowner concerns tend to be value and longevity rather than landmark preservation. We work all over the village — Old Orchard, Devonshire, Lincolnwood Towers (the slice across the border), and the older blocks near downtown Skokie.

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Winnetka

Winnetka work is its own discipline. The homes are larger, the roofs are steeper, the materials are higher-end, and the homeowner expectations are appropriately exacting. We bring a smaller, more senior crew to every Winnetka job and we leave the property cleaner than we found it.

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Kenilworth

Kenilworth is one square mile of some of the most architecturally significant residential housing in the Midwest, and our work here reflects that. Every Kenilworth project is treated as a small custom build.

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Glencoe

Glencoe's ravine lots and ridge homes present roofing challenges most contractors are not prepared for — access is difficult, debris management is constrained by the natural landscape, and homeowner expectations match the village's character.

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Rogers Park

Rogers Park is technically Chicago, not the North Shore, but its housing stock and tree canopy share more with Evanston than with most of Chicago. We work all over Rogers Park, especially north of Pratt where the dense greystone blocks need flat-roof specialists who actually understand the building type.

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Northbrook

Northbrook is the western edge of our service area and a steady source of larger residential projects on suburban estate lots. Our Northbrook work is mostly replacement on homes built between 1965 and 1995 that are now reaching end-of-life on their original roofs.

Common questions

Straight answers about Evanston roofing.

Pricing, insurance, landmark districts, and what actually causes ice dams on east-of-Ridge homes.

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How do I find a reputable roofing contractor in Evanston?+

Look for a contractor licensed by the City of Evanston, bonded and insured to at least $2 million in general liability, certified by at least one major manufacturer (GAF, CertainTeed, Owens Corning), with a verifiable physical address inside the service area and a Google review profile with at least 50 reviews averaging 4.8 stars or better. Ask for three references inside Evanston and call them.

Are storm-chasers a problem in Evanston?+

After major hail events (2020, 2022, 2024) out-of-state contractors flood the North Shore for a few weeks. They are gone by the time the warranty work would come due. We recommend hiring only contractors with a physical Evanston-area address that has been in place for at least three years.

Is it illegal to waive my insurance deductible in Illinois?+

Yes. 215 ILCS 5/155.36 makes it a Class A misdemeanor for a contractor to pay, waive, or rebate any portion of an insurance deductible. Any 'free roof' offer in exchange for an insurance claim is illegal — and homeowners can be implicated in the fraud.

Do I need to get three estimates?+

Two well-documented estimates from licensed, certified local contractors is enough for most homeowners. Three estimates from low-information sources (Craigslist, door-knockers) is worse than one good estimate from a verified local contractor.

How much does a new roof cost in Evanston in 2026?+

A typical 1,800–2,200 square foot Evanston single-family home runs $14,500 to $19,500 for an architectural shingle replacement, $19,500 to $28,500 for a designer-laminate shingle replacement, $32,000 to $55,000 for synthetic slate, and $55,000 to $120,000-plus for real slate or clay tile. Steep pitches, multiple dormers, and historic-district homes push the numbers higher.

What is the most expensive part of a roof replacement?+

Materials are typically 35–45% of a project cost. Labor is 35–45%. The remainder is permits, dumpster, hauling, deck repair allowance, and warranty registration. Sticker-shock items — copper flashing, ice-and-water shield upgrades, structural reinforcement — are line-item add-ons we list separately so you can decide.

From the field journal

Local roofing knowledge, written by our crew leads.

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