Roofer in Atlanta, GA: written quotes on one scope

Key facts for hiring a roofer in Atlanta

• NOAA's Storm Events Database lists hail reports on 8 days and thunderstorm wind reports on 42 days in Fulton County in 2021-2025 (read 17 October 2026); these are county-wide reports, not a count for your street.
• 42.7% of Atlanta's homes were built before 1980 (Census ACS 2020-2024, read 17 October 2026).
• Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates that 25.3% of Atlanta's homes were built in 1959 or earlier and 41.4% in 2000 or later (margins of error at 90%, read 17 October 2026).

How to get written quotes on one scope

The FAQ of the Georgia State Licensing Board for Residential and Commercial General Contractors names residential and commercial general contractor services for pay in Georgia as license work, and names work that qualifies as a specialty trade as outside that license (board FAQ, read 30 October 2026).

The board list of traditional specialty contractors, revised 03/06/20, names Flat Roofing, Sheet Metal Roofing and Shingles and Shakes among its categories (board page, read 30 October 2026).

In Atlanta, the city online permitting page names the physical state-issued contractor license card as a paper the city requires for the issuance of any permit (read 30 October 2026). The Office of Buildings affidavit form names two papers, a Contractor License Affidavit or an Affidavit Concerning Exception to Contractor Licensing Requirements, one of which is filed before any building permit is issued (form version 01.24, read 30 October 2026).

The Georgia Secretary of State licensee search asks for at least two fields, such as license type, license number or name (read 30 October 2026). Ask each roofer which license or exception it will file for your Atlanta permit and look the number up yourself. InstaBids gives no verdict on any firm.

1. Describe the job once, using the scope checklist below, built from what we found for Atlanta.
2. Post it on InstaBids and send it.
3. Every quote is written against the same scope, so they compare line by line.
4. You choose who gets your number.
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Your written scope for a roofing job in Atlanta

For a roof replacement in Atlanta, put the covering, the roof area, how many layers come off and the build year of the house in one written scope, and attach photos of the existing roof. With the Fulton County hail rating in the answer above, ask whether an impact-rated covering is offered.

The City of Atlanta exception affidavit (form version 01.24, read 30 October 2026) names homeowners who currently occupy the home where the work is done among those allowed to apply for their own permits. The city Homeowner affidavit form (Rev. 01/20, read 30 October 2026) has the owner swear to personally complete the work on the permit.

So a roofer you hire is the one who files the license affidavit for the job. Ask each roofer to say in the written quote who pulls the Atlanta permit, and to put the permit number on the contract.

• Roof covering, roof area and how many layers come off
• If your home was built before 1980, ask how damaged decking is handled
• Whether the Atlanta permit exemption quoted below covers your non-structural re-roofing repairs, or the job needs a permit
• Whether your job is one Atlanta's document quoted below lists, and who applies for the permit if one applies to your job
• Removal and disposal of the old parts or materials
• Warranty terms on parts and labor, in writing

Do you need a permit for a roofing job in Atlanta?

Atlanta's permit page (read 22 October 2026): “The following permit exemptions apply only to existing single-family, two-family or duplex residential structures or for existing accessory structures for such properties, without regard to cost.”

• “Non-structural re-roofing repairs excluding truss repairs or shingle replacement provided that upon replacement no more than three layers of shingles remain”
• “When such work affects exterior of the structure or site, the foregoing permit valuation threshold and permit scope exemptions shall not apply to any work to be conducted in a landmark, or historic district, or landmark or historic building or site governed by Chapter 20 of the zoning ordinance.”

Open Atlanta's source page

Atlanta's permit document on www.atlantaga.gov (read 17 October 2026): “Re-roof without structural changes”. Open Atlanta's source document

Roof repair in Atlanta

For a roof repair in Atlanta, describe the damaged area, the covering and how many layers of shingles are already on the roof. The city permit page names roofs among commonly-permitted projects and names non-structural re-roofing repairs in its exemption list for existing one- and two-family homes; the permit section above quotes that line with its own conditions (read 30 October 2026).

The same page points to more than 20 historic districts with their own regulations and sets a separate rule for landmark and historic districts under Chapter 20 of the zoning ordinance (read 30 October 2026). Ask the roofer to state in the quote whether the house sits in one of those districts, and whether the repair needs a permit or a certificate of appropriateness.

Ask how the quote handles damaged decking; housing age is not roof age.

For extreme hail, NOAA says: “Extreme Hail: Roof damage possible to homes.” These report counts do not establish that impact level at your home. Ask the quote to name the wind and impact ratings of the covering it prices.

Median hourly wage for Roofers in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA area, May 2025: $23.61 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).

This is what workers in this occupation are paid per hour. It is not what a contractor charges for a job.

How does InstaBids work?

InstaBids does not hold payment for the work; you pay the contractor directly on the terms of the bid you accepted.

How is InstaBids different?

Each bidder appears under a stable label such as Contractor A, so you judge the work, not the brand.

Contact details stay hidden until the homeowner picks a contractor and they confirm the connection.

The contact-detail filter can miss disguised contact details.

Sources for the facts on this page

• Atlanta permit page, read 22 October 2026: www.atlantaga.gov
• Atlanta permit document, read 17 October 2026: www.atlantaga.gov
• U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year (B25035), ACS 5-year 2020-2024, read 17 October 2026: api.census.gov
• BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (series OEUM001206000000047218108), May 2025, read 17 October 2026: api.bls.gov
• NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, event years 2021-2025; files 20260323, 20260625, 20260323, 20260728, 20260819 (creation dates in file names), read 17 October 2026: www.ncei.noaa.gov
• U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year (B25034), ACS 5-year 2020-2024, read 17 October 2026: api.census.gov
• NOAA NWS hail and convective wind impacts, read 3 November 2026: www.weather.gov

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