What we see on Arnold homes
Arnold's median house dates from 1977, which puts most of the town in the build-out between 1970 and 1990. 9,202 housing units, 79.6% of the occupied ones owner-occupied. Mostly owners, then, which usually means the decision turns on how long you plan to stay rather than on what it does to a rent roll. Only 0.8% predates 1940, so most roofs here are on their second covering rather than their first or their fourth.
Houses from the seventies and eighties mean trussed roofs, plywood or OSB decking, and a first or second replacement already behind them. Those are straightforward tear-offs. What we look hardest at is the ventilation, because attics from that era went up before anyone was fussy about intake, and a roof with no soffit intake cooks its own shingles from underneath whatever you put on top.
Housing-age and tenure figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (tables B25034 and B25003), retrieved 2026-08-18.
What the winters do here
The 1991-2020 snowfall normal at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, about 23 miles away, is 16.6 inches a year. That is why the ice-and-water shield at the eaves goes on every roof we do rather than only the ones that ask for it.
Snowfall normal: NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USW00013994, retrieved 2026-08-18.
Permits and paperwork in Arnold
Permits for work like this in Arnold come from City of Arnold Community Development Department. You will know at the consultation whether yours needs one, which is the point at which it is still useful to know. We pull the permit and we meet the inspector.
We are licensed and insured. Missouri has no statewide roofing license, because roofing is licensed city by city here, so an Illinois license number would carry no weight on this side of the river and we do not quote one at you. Ask for the certificate and you will have it.
Where we work from, and what is nearby
Arnold, MO sits in Jefferson County, and we serve it from our Greater St. Louis office at 2424 Hwy 94 S. Outer Rd., St. Charles, MO 63303.
In Arnold that covers 63010. A ZIP missing from that list is worth a phone call rather than an assumption, and you will get a yes or a no on the spot.
What we can put on an Arnold house
IKO Dynasty for the wind rating and the color blends, IKO Nordic when Class 4 impact is worth having. The shingles are mold, mildew and algae resistant. We carry CertainTeed and GAF as well, so if a subdivision covenant names a product we are not locked out of it. Most roofs get a full tear-off, with ice-and-water shield, synthetic underlayment, new flashing and new drip edge. We never reuse drip edge. Where the deck and the existing layer allow it, an overlay is an option, and we will tell you honestly which one your roof is a candidate for.
There is a showroom at 2424 Hwy 94 S. Outer Rd., St. Charles, MO 63303, with full-size units rather than swatches. Daylight changes a color more than most people expect it to.
Free consultation
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- A free consultation at your home
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Two things people in Arnold ask
Do I need a permit for this in Arnold?
It depends on the scope, and City of Arnold Community Development Department is the office that decides. We check before the crew is booked and we pull the permit when one is needed, so it is never something you find out about halfway through.
How far are you from Arnold?
Our Greater St. Louis office is at 2424 Hwy 94 S. Outer Rd., St. Charles, MO 63303, about 45 minutes away, up I‑270 and MO‑364. That is a drive time and nothing more: we do not publish arrival windows, so ask for a date and you will get a real one.

