Roofing Company in Perry County, Ohio
Where Perry County's coal-and-clay farmland rises into steep wooded hills, Platinum Home Exteriors takes on roof replacement, roof repair, metal roofing, and seamless gutters. From New Lexington and Somerset to Crooksville, Junction City, and New Straitsville, our Amish crews work the whole county. Our base in Millersburg sits about 70 miles north. Every Perry County job is fully insured, bonded, and covered by a 5-Year Industry Leading Craftsmanship Warranty, with financing on qualifying projects. Call (330) 275-0935 for a free inspection and written estimate.
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Roof Replacement, Repair & Metal Roofing in Perry County
Roof Replacement
Roof replacement in Perry County starts with a full tear-off to the bare deck, a board-by-board check of the sheathing, and fresh underlayment and flashing before any new shingles go down. A lot of these houses go back a ways. On the old miners' homes around New Straitsville and Shawnee and the farmhouses up north, that usually means plank decking and worn flashing under a layer or two of asphalt. We find and price every soft board before the new roof goes on, and one crew sees your job through start to finish, with no subcontractors in the mix.
Metal Roofing
Up on the open ridges in the south of the county, wind hammers asphalt shingles and gets under the edges fast. Steel lasts 40 to 70 years. On the cool, north-facing slopes, it also denies moss and algae the soft footing they need to take hold. Its panels let snow and ice slide off a steep pitch instead of sitting and soaking in. The upfront cost runs higher, so we will be honest about whether it pays off on your roof before you spend it.
Seamless Gutters
A steep roof pushes water into the gutters in a rush, and a trough too small for that slope runs over the front edge in a hard rain. Each run gets rolled on site from one piece of stock, so there is no seam anywhere along it, and we size it to the pitch and the roof above. Half the county is wooded hill ground. Let wet leaves pack a gutter and freeze over winter, and the trapped ice drags the whole run loose from the fascia.
Roof Repair & Storm Damage
Most repair calls in Perry County come back to flashing that has failed at a chimney or in a valley, ice damming along the eaves where the sun does not reach in winter, and wind getting under ridge caps and the top rows of shingles. On March 13, 2026, a windstorm pushed gusts past 70 mph across the region, snapping limbs onto roofs, peeling shingles loose, and knocking out power to thousands of homes countywide. From the yard, most of it stays hidden. You will not spot a lifted shingle or a hairline flashing crack from the driveway, only from up on the roof. When a roof still has good years in it, a sound repair makes more sense than a full tear-off, and we will tell you so when that is the case. Right after a storm we are up on the roof, documenting the damage for your claim and getting a tarp over any open leak that day.
Why Perry County Roofs Wear Out
An old glacial line splits Perry County roughly in two. North of it, around Thornville and Somerset, the land rolls in gentler farm country, while south of it the ground breaks into the steep wooded hills of the coalfields, around New Lexington and New Straitsville. Clay and coal built this place, the kilns at Crooksville and Roseville turned out pottery for generations, and New Lexington has made clay roof tile since 1902, shipped as far as the White House. Plenty of people here commute to Columbus. Out on a bare ridgetop a roof meets the wind head-on, and down in the bottoms it stays shaded and damp, growing moss along the north side. In either spot, water tends to break in at the flashing, and it can soak the decking for a while before a ceiling stain ever appears.
Most of the housing stock here is old. In New Lexington, the county seat, the median home dates to 1958, which puts a typical roof structure around 68 years old, and better than a quarter of the houses there, 26.4 percent, were built before 1940. Roofs from that era were rated for 20 to 25 years and laid over plank decking and felt, not the plywood and synthetic underlayment a newer house carries. Of the county's 13,592 occupied homes, 75 percent are owner-occupied, so a worn-out roof almost always lands on the family living under it. Small trouble does not stay small for long. It begins at a worn flashing joint, creeps along the decking unseen, and finally blooms as a ceiling stain nowhere near the spot it got in.
The worst winds tend to come through fast. That March 2026 windstorm was one of the bad ones, raking across central and southeastern Ohio and leaving stripped roofs and downed lines from one end of the county to the other. Most wind and hail damage gives no sign from the ground, so it goes unnoticed until a leak shows or a roofer finds it. You have just one year after a storm to get an insurance claim filed in Ohio. Plenty of people miss that deadline, so it pays to get the roof looked at while the damage is fresh.
Completed Roofs in Perry County
Men showed up early and worked all day. Cleaned up debris as they went. Good professional job. Very impressed with work ethic. Highly recommend. Steve came after completion of job and walked it all down to make sure work done completely.
I was very impressed with everything about Steve and his crew. The work was done professionally and in good time. Everything was cleaned up afterwards. Steve even went up on the roof to put a few shingles up because he said he could see light. He wanted to be sure I didn't have any problem until they were able to install the new roof. I would recommend them to anyone and in fact I have
Perry County Roof Permits, Handled for You
Most reroofs in Perry County never need a permit. The certified department that covers the county, the Mid-East Ohio Building Department over in Zanesville, handles commercial work only and does not touch a house roof, and most townships have no residential zoning at all. Inside New Lexington, the village issues its own permits, so a job in town may need one pulled at the office. Out in the unincorporated areas, a straight reroof usually needs nothing at all.
Filing falls to us, not you. We have roofed all over this county and know where New Lexington wants a permit, where a town has its own rules, and where a reroof needs no paperwork at all. When the village does want one, we handle the form, submit it, and shepherd it to approval so the crew is never stuck waiting. You stay out of the office entirely.
Village of New Lexington, 215 South Main Street, New Lexington, OH 43764. Phone (740) 342-1633. Call ahead to confirm office hours and what an in-town job needs.
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Where We Roof in Perry County
We work the whole of Perry County, from New Lexington, Somerset, and Junction City to Crooksville, Roseville, New Straitsville, Shawnee, Corning, and Thornville, and out the township roads in between. Even from up in Millersburg, Perry is a regular stop for us, and we can usually get out to look within a few days. Tap your town below for local roofing details. If your town is not listed, give us a call regardless, since we work the entire county.
We provide roofing services in all cities in Perry County, including New Lexington. Contact us at (330) 275-0935 to get your roof inspected.