Abingdon, VA service area
White's Roofing Co is a family roofing company in Abingdon, VA and the rest of Washington County, working out of a shop just over the line in Bristol. Since 1973 we've handled residential roof replacement, roof repair, and commercial re-roofs on existing buildings, in shingle and metal.
Since 1973
Abingdon has some of the oldest houses in Southwest Virginia, and they're not shy about it: brick, tall chimneys, dormers and porches. A roofing company in Abingdon, VA has to treat those roofs with some respect, and that's how we were raised to do it.
The houses along Main Street and the blocks around the Barter Theatre and the Martha Washington Inn have been standing longer than anybody can remember. Their roofs have been redone many times, and not always well.
We take those roofs down to the deck, repair what we find, and flash every chimney and dormer by hand. Read how we handle a full roof replacement.
Away from downtown, Abingdon's newer neighborhoods have ranch homes and two-stories with simpler roofs. Many of them still wear their first set of shingles, and those don't last forever.
Most are a one- to two-day job with architectural shingles and new flashing. See more about our home roofing work.
Drive a few miles out of town in any direction and you're in farm country. A lot of those farmhouses and country homes are going to standing-seam metal for the wind and the long life.
We cut panels and trim to fit on site. A plain gable roof goes quick. A cut-up roof with porches and dormers can run four days or more, and you'll know which before we start.
On an older Abingdon house, the leak is almost always at a chimney, a dormer or a valley. That's where old flashing gives up first, often after years of tar patches.
We pull the bad flashing and replace it properly instead of adding another patch. Here's what to expect from a roof repair with us.
Downtown is lined with older commercial buildings, many with flat or low-slope roofs that have been patched for years. We re-roof and repair existing buildings like those.
We don't take on new commercial construction or sub work. If you own the building, look at commercial re-roofs and repairs.
On old houses, nobody knows what's under the shingles until they come off. Sometimes it's sound plank decking. Sometimes it's an old roof underneath the old roof, and some rot near the eaves.
Either way, we show you what we find and fix it before anything new goes down. That's the part of the job nobody sees, and the part that decides how long the new roof lasts.
Bobby does a lot of roofing for people who buy houses to fix up and rent or sell. In Abingdon that's often an older house with a roof that won't pass a buyer's inspection.
Call with the address and your timeline. We'll tell you honestly when we can get to it.
Bobby's father started the company in 1973 and still drives out to look at jobs at 82. Bobby has been roofing since 1991, and his son runs the day-to-day with him.
We're licensed and insured in Virginia and Tennessee, so working up here is nothing new. Take a look at how we roof houses in the region.
We get on the roof and into the attic before we give a number. Layers, decking, flashing and pitch all go into it.
If a repair will hold, you'll hear that from us. If not, we'll price a replacement in shingle or metal and explain the difference.
Around Abingdon
From Abingdon we roof out to Meadowview, Glade Spring and Emory, down toward Damascus, and back to Bristol. If you've ever started the Creeper Trail by the old steam engine at the trailhead, you know how far these roads spread out.
Out 81, see roofing in Meadowview, or back down toward the line, our Bristol, VA roofing work. If you typed roofing contractor near me from a road out here, call and ask. A roofing company in Abingdon, VA should cover the county, and we do.
FAQ
Yes. If your house falls under the town's historic district rules, check what materials are allowed first, and we'll work with what's approved.
Farther than most people expect. Glade Spring, Emory, Damascus and the little towns past them. Call with your address.
Yes, on existing buildings. We do commercial re-roofs and repairs, not new construction.
Usually a stain on the wall or ceiling just below or beside the dormer, often worse after wind-driven rain. The flashing around the dormer is the usual cause.
If the roof is near the end, often yes. Buyers and inspectors look at it first, and a worn roof costs you at the closing table.
Yes, and plenty of farmhouse owners out there choose metal.
Ask how long they've been in business, whether they can legally work in Virginia, and who will be on the roof. Run any list of roofers near me through those three questions.
Yes. Every roof we put on gets new flashing at the chimneys, walls and valleys, along with new underlayment and drip edge.
Talk to the White family
Call Bobby's cell or the family line, or send the form with your street and what's going on. A roofing company in Abingdon, VA should come see the roof before it prices it, and that's how we work.
