Permits
HOA Approval for a New Roof
Many communities restrict color and material. Ask before you choose, not after.
Limited time offer 4 point home inspection or wind mitigation with any new roof See what is includedHOA approval for a new roof is separate from your building permit, and you generally need both. Many communities restrict color, material, or the specific product. Find your governing documents before choosing anything, allow time for the approval to come back, and get it in writing before any work starts.
Plenty of communities across our area restrict what a roof can look like — color, material, sometimes the specific product. It catches people out because it comes with its own timetable and its own committee.
It is separate from your permit
A building permit says the work meets code. An HOA approval says it meets the community's rules about appearance. You can hold one and still be told to change the other, and neither office talks to the other on your behalf.
Find your documents before you choose anything
The rules live in your deed restrictions or covenants, not in a conversation. Read what they actually say about roofing — some specify a color range, some a material, some a named product, and some say very little. Knowing which applies to you takes an afternoon and saves reordering a roof.
Approval takes time you should plan for
Committees meet on their own schedule and may ask for samples or a product sheet. That is fine if you start it while choosing materials, and painful if you start it the week the crew is booked. Begin the request early — it costs nothing to have approval in hand and not need it yet.
Ask for it in writing
A verbal yes from a board member is not an approval. Get the decision in writing and keep it with your permit and invoice. If a future board queries the roof, the document is the answer.
What we can give you for the submission
Manufacturer product sheets, color names and codes, and a written scope are usually what a committee wants to see. Tell us you need to submit and we will put that together with the quote rather than after it.
If your community has no restrictions
Plenty do not, particularly outside the platted subdivisions. Confirm rather than assume — the cost of checking is an email, and the cost of being wrong is a roof in the wrong color.
Tell us early if your community needs approval. We will supply the product documentation for your submission as part of the quote.
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