Roofing & Exterior Contractor in Alexandria, VA.
Family-led DreamHome Remodeling. 6.0 miles from our Springfield, VA office, about 15 minutes via the Capital Beltway. Roofing, siding, windows, doors, gutters, and attic insulation across Alexandria, Old Town, Del Ray, Rosemont, and surrounding City of Alexandria. Every job inspected by a HAAG Certified Inspector + BPI Certified building-science eye before a quote is written.
Get an honest read on your Alexandria home.
Full exterior inspection across all six trades. Written findings within 24 hours. No high-pressure quote.
How much does a new roof cost in Alexandria, VA?
Most Alexandria homes (1,400 to 2,800 sq ft of roof surface) run $11,500 to $19,500 for a full Owens Corning architectural shingle system in 2026. Smaller Del Ray bungalows and Old Town rowhouses start around $8,500. Larger Beverley Hills colonials with complex hip roofs run $16,500 to $28,000. Storm-damage and insurance work pays differently than retail; we document either path.
See the full roofing cost guide →Services we offer in Alexandria, VA.
Alexandria is a historic independent city 6 miles east of our office, with the most diverse housing stock in NoVA — from 1700s Federal Old Town rowhouses to 1920s Del Ray craftsmans to modern Carlyle condos. We work all six exterior trades with the same crew standard, HAAG-certified inspections, fixed pricing locked before work begins, and a 25-year workmanship warranty.
Roofing
Full Owens Corning architectural shingle systems calibrated to your home’s era. Asphalt for newer subdivisions, storm-damage documentation for insurance claims, 25-year workmanship warranty.
Siding
James Hardie ColorPlus fiber cement, ProVia CedarMAX insulated vinyl, and stone veneer accents. Sized to your home’s exposure and the Fairfax County HOA palette.
Windows
ProVia Endure double-hung, casement, bay, and bow windows. Energy Star glass packages tuned to IECC Climate Zone 4 mixed-humid winters and summers.
Doors
ProVia entry doors, storm doors, patio sliders, and french doors. Manufacturer-warrantied, professionally installed, and weather-sealed for Alexandria’s mixed-humid climate.
Gutters
Seamless 5-inch and 6-inch K-style aluminum formed on site, copper and half-round upgrades, LeafFilter and gutter-guard systems. HAAG-paired with the roof system above.
Insulation
Owens Corning blown-in fiberglass and blown-in cellulose attic insulation, air sealing of the deck and penetrations, ridge and soffit vent installation. BPI-Certified, ventilation-aware install.
What’s different about Alexandria home exteriors.
Alexandria isn’t a single homogeneous market. Four things define exterior work in this historic independent city.
Old Town Alexandria Board of Architectural Review (BAR) and Del Ray Citizens Association
Old Town Alexandria’s Board of Architectural Review (BAR) is one of the strictest historic-district review boards in NoVA, with required pre-approval for any visible exterior change in the historic district. Del Ray, Rosemont, and Beverley Hills have their own civic associations that vet color and material. We file the BAR application, carry physical samples to the review meeting, and present the historic-fidelity case.
15-minute via the capital beltway response from our Springfield office
Most Alexandria contractors drive in from Arlington, Bailey’s Crossroads, or further afield. Our Springfield, VA office is 6.0 miles from Alexandria, about 15 minutes via the Capital Beltway. Same-day inspections during business hours, same crews on every install, same warranty office close enough that a problem in year 7 is still our problem in year 7.
1700s Federal-era + 1920s craftsman + post-war suburban housing mix
Alexandria has the most diverse housing stock of any NoVA city: 1700s-1800s Federal and Greek Revival rowhouses in Old Town (Carpenter-Gothic detail throughout), 1920s craftsman bungalows in Del Ray, 1950s ramblers in Beverley Hills, modern condos in Carlyle. Each era has different roof pitches, deck materials, and historic-fidelity requirements.
IECC Climate Zone 4 mixed-humid extremes
Northern Virginia sits in IECC Climate Zone 4 (mixed-humid). Hot wet summers, freeze-thaw cycles in January and February, and microbursts in June drive the trade specs we use. Owens Corning Duration shingles, Energy Star window glass, R-49 attic insulation, hidden hangers on 24-inch centers — all sized to Alexandria’s actual climate, not the manufacturer’s national defaults.
Why Alexandria homeowners choose DreamHome.
No other contractor in Northern Virginia stacks BPI Certified + HAAG Certified Inspector + Owens Corning Platinum Preferred + James Hardie Preferred + ProVia Certified Installer credentials. Alexandria homeowners keep finding us because the credential stack matters when the install does.
Family-Owned, Local to Northern Virginia
Lenny Scarola started DreamHome in 1999 to combine connection with craftsmanship. Nish Patel joined in 2000 and rose from neighborhood field sales to Vice President. Kevin Butler joined in 2005 as our General Manager and HAAG Certified Inspector. 25 years, same family, same office. Read our story.
Proven Performance Across Alexandria
Across Google, Angi, GuildQuality, and Better Business Bureau. Real homeowners, real cities, real outcomes — including Alexandria installs across the past 20 years. Some Alexandria customers are on their second roof with us. See verified reviews.
Fixed Pricing, Written Before Work Begins
The quote you sign is the price you pay, barring genuine discovery items the contract calls out up front. We probe fascia for rot before tear-off, check insulation for vermiculite before strip, and disclose per-square-foot adders explicitly. The typical “we found rot, that’s $400 per board” surprise does not happen.
A Legit Contractor, Verified
VA Class A Contractor License (verify on Virginia DPOR), MD MHIC #86946 (verify on labor.maryland.gov/pq), liability insurance, workers compensation, HAAG Certified Inspector, BPI Certified. Any contractor that cannot produce a current state license number should be declined. We carry all of them.
Owens Corning, James Hardie, ProVia, LeafFilter, Spectra
Owens Corning Platinum Preferred (top-tier roofing), James Hardie Preferred (fiber cement siding), ProVia Certified Installer (windows + doors + siding), LeafFilter Authorized Dealer (gutter guards), Spectra (custom gutter forming). Manufacturer-trained installers, full transferable warranties, factory-direct material pricing.
Angi Super Service · BBB A+ · Qualified Remodeler Top 500
Angi Super Service Award, BBB A+ Accredited since 2001, Qualified Remodeler Top 500, Remodeling Magazine Top 100 (2025). Not pay-to-play awards — performance-graded by independent third-party measurement of completed work + customer satisfaction.
Committed to the Community We Live In
Springfield Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce member, sponsor of multiple NoVA-area youth sports teams, and active in Calvert and Fairfax County charity work. The same office staff that books your inspection is the same office staff your kid’s soccer coach knows. Springfield is not a PO Box.
Local Office, Big Footprint
Our Springfield, VA office serves all of Northern Virginia. Just 6 miles east of Alexandria. Our Hanover, MD office serves Maryland. Same crews, same standards, same warranty office. Storm chasers vanish; we do not.
Recent Alexandria work.
A representative project from a Del Ray 1924 craftsman bungalow 6 miles from our office.
Before: End-of-life cedar shake roof on a 1924 Del Ray craftsman bungalow. Original shakes had curl across the south slope, moss colonizing the north slope, and several lifted shakes from winter weather. Del Ray ACC required cedar-for-cedar in-kind replacement to preserve the craftsman architectural character.
What we did: Same-day inspection (6 miles away). Filed the Del Ray Citizens Association ACC application with material samples paired to the original cedar profile. Whole-roof Maibec cedar shake replacement (the only DRB-approved manufacturer for that craftsman vintage). Coordinated copper gutter replacement in the same visit to preserve the period detail.
Outcome: Del Ray ACC approved in 10 days. Maibec cedar shake system installed in 3 days. 25-year workmanship warranty registered within 48 hours. Project featured on the Del Ray Citizens Association website as a historic-fidelity replacement example.
What our Alexandria area customers say.
Three representative examples from Northern Virginia homeowners. See all 2,492 verified reviews across Google, Angi, GuildQuality, and Better Business Bureau.
“They walked the roof system AND the attic during the audit and flagged two recessed-light cans that were leaking heated air straight up. Air sealed those first, then blew Owens Corning to R-49. Upstairs bedrooms went from unusably hot in summer to comfortable. The quote was the price, no surprises.”
“Old Town BAR application is intimidating if you have never done one. DreamHome handled every step — the drawings, the material samples, the BAR meeting presentation. Approval came back clean in 6 weeks (BAR is slow), install was 4 days flat. Best contractor experience for an Old Town house.”
“Del Ray bungalow needed a cedar shake roof. Multiple contractors told us it was too expensive and tried to sell us asphalt. DreamHome was the only one who said ‘yes, that is the right answer, and here is what Del Ray ACC requires.’ Installed in 3 days, looks period-correct.”
Alexandria area coverage.
Same-day response across Alexandria from our Springfield office, 6 miles east via the Capital Beltway. Old Town, Del Ray, Rosemont, Beverley Hills, Carlyle, West End, and surrounding Alexandria neighborhoods all served.
Alexandria neighborhoods we serve
- Old Town
- Del Ray
- Rosemont
- Beverley Hills
- Carlyle
- West End
- North Ridge
- Seminary Hill
Closest contractor to Alexandria
Our Springfield, VA office is 6.0 miles from Alexandria, about 15 minutes via the Capital Beltway. We work the Alexandria area 5 to 10 times every week for inspections, installs, and warranty visits. No other roofing contractor with both HAAG Certified and BPI Certified credentials is this close.
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Alexandria roofing & exterior questions homeowners ask.
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Get an honest read on your Alexandria home.
Full exterior inspection across all six trades. Written findings within 24 hours. No high-pressure quote. Same family running it since 1999, 6.0 miles from our Springfield, VA office.