Keys Roofing

Creve Coeur Roofing and Gutters

Creve Coeur roofs, and the specific things this area does to them.

This is not a mild market. NOAA's Storm Events Database logged 125 hail events in St. Louis County between 2020-2025, with stones measured up to 2.5 inches and averaging 1.32 inches. That count is of reported events, not of insured losses, and reporting density tracks population, so a busy county logs more reports than an empty one. Even read conservatively it means a roof in this area takes repeated impact.

What ages a roof here

The Missouri climate is unusually hard on roofing because it swings. Summer decking heat and winter freeze-thaw work the same fasteners in opposite directions across a single year, and the expansion and contraction that comes with it opens the seams around penetrations first. Nail pops, lifted flashing and failed pipe boots show up long before the field of the roof gives out. The result is that most roofs in this area fail at their details rather than their surface.

Permits in Creve Coeur

Worth knowing before anyone starts: in unincorporated St. Louis County a straight like-for-like asphalt replacement on a slope of 4:12 or steeper does not require a permit. A permit is required below that slope, if more than a quarter of the sheathing is being replaced, or if the roofing material is changing. Municipalities set their own rules on top of the county, and a few of them, Ballwin and Kirkwood among them, run their own contractor licensing rather than deferring to the county. Missouri itself has no state roofing license. Bills to create one were filed in 2016, 2019 and 2021 and all three failed.

The work, and its limits

Keys does roofing, gutters and downspouts. It does not do siding, windows or general contracting, and saying so is more useful than a longer list would be. Shingles are Atlas and Malarkey.

Drainage is the unusual one. Most roofing companies here stop at the gutter and leave the water to find its own way, which it does, usually into a basement.

Working in Creve Coeur

Keys works across greater St. Louis and is not a franchise or a national brand with a local phone number. The crews are the same crews, the shingles are Atlas and Malarkey, and the company is licensed and insured.

Call Keys Roofing at (314) 220-2333

Straight through to the office. Roofing, gutters and downspouts only, across greater St. Louis.

Ask about your roof

A real person calls back, usually the same day.

Before you sign anything

Get the scope in writing first. It should say what is being torn off, what is going back on, what happens when soft decking appears, and who carries the workmanship warranty as distinct from the shingle warranty. Ask whether the crew are employees or subcontractors and whether the salesperson attends the job.

Two warning signs specific to this state. A contractor offering to cover or rebate your deductible is offering something RSMo 407.725 bars. So is one promising to negotiate your insurance claim. Both tell you the company is comfortable operating outside the rules, which is worth knowing before it is on your roof.

Questions people actually ask

Do I need a permit to replace my roof?

In unincorporated St. Louis County, a like-for-like asphalt replacement on a 4:12 or steeper slope does not need one. Below that slope, or if more than a quarter of the decking is replaced, or the material changes, it does. Municipalities add their own rules.

Is a roofing contractor licensed by the state of Missouri?

There is no state roofing license. Bills to create one were filed in 2016, 2019 and 2021 and all three failed. Licensing is municipal, and it varies house to house across this metro.

How long should a roof last here?

Less than the number on the wrapper, generally. The freeze-thaw cycle and summer decking heat work fasteners in opposite directions across a single year, and most roofs in this area fail at their details rather than their surface.