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Roofing & Exterior Contractor in Baltimore, MD.

Family-led DreamHome Remodeling. 8.5 miles from our Hanover, MD office, about 18 minutes north on I-895 and I-95. Roofing, siding, windows, doors, gutters, and attic insulation across Baltimore City, Federal Hill, Canton, Fells Point, Hampden, Roland Park, Mount Washington, and surrounding Baltimore City neighborhoods. Every job inspected by a HAAG Certified Inspector + BPI Certified building-science eye before a quote is written.

8.5 mi from Hanover office

HAAG Certified · BPI Certified

BBB A+ since 2001

MHIC #122114

Hanover · Maryland(410) 324-7277

Free in-person inspection

Get an honest read on your Baltimore home.

Full exterior inspection across all six trades. Written findings within 24 hours. No high-pressure quote.

HAAG CertifiedRoof + attic inspected together

BBB A+Accredited since 2001

BPI CertifiedBuilding science

Since 1999Owner-led

Quick Answer

How much does a new roof cost in Baltimore, MD?

Most Baltimore homes (1,000 to 2,200 sq ft of roof surface) run $8,500 to $16,500 for a full Owens Corning architectural shingle system in 2026. Smaller Federal Hill, Canton, and Hampden rowhouses start around $6,500. Larger Roland Park and Mount Washington detached colonials and Victorians run $13,500 to $22,500. Storm-damage and insurance work pays differently than retail; we document either path.

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02 What We Do

Services we offer in Baltimore, MD.

Baltimore is a dense urban independent city 8.5 miles north of our office, with the deepest rowhouse and historic housing stock in America under the CHAP preservation regime plus 30+ neighborhood associations. We work all six exterior trades with the same crew standard regardless of neighborhood, HAAG-certified inspections, fixed pricing locked before work begins, and a 25-year workmanship warranty on top of manufacturer coverage.

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.

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Siding

James Hardie ColorPlus fiber cement, ProVia CedarMAX insulated vinyl, and stone veneer accents. Sized to your home’s exposure and the Anne Arundel County HOA palette.

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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.

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Doors

ProVia entry doors, storm doors, patio sliders, and french doors. Manufacturer-warrantied, professionally installed, and weather-sealed for Baltimore’s mixed-humid climate.

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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.

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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.

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03 Local Reality

What’s different about Baltimore home exteriors.

Baltimore isn’t a single homogeneous market. Four things define exterior work in this dense urban independent city.

01 / HOAs

Baltimore CHAP (Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation) and neighborhood association review

Baltimore City has one of the most extensive historic preservation regimes in the country: the Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation (CHAP) reviews any exterior change inside the 30+ designated CHAP historic districts (Federal Hill, Fells Point, Mount Vernon, Roland Park, Bolton Hill, and many others). Outside the historic districts, neighborhood associations (Canton, Hampden, Mount Washington, Charles Village, Belair-Edison) vet exterior changes. We file the CHAP packet or neighborhood association review, carry physical samples to the meeting, and handle the schedule on your behalf.

02 / Drive Radius

18-minute north on i-895 and i-95 response from our Hanover office

Most Baltimore contractors drive in from Catonsville, or further afield. Our Hanover, MD office is 8.5 miles from Baltimore, about 18 minutes north on I-895 and I-95. 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.

03 / Housing Eras

1800s-1950s rowhouse and historic urban housing mix

Baltimore has the deepest rowhouse stock in America: 1800s Federal and Italianate brick rowhouses in Federal Hill, Fells Point, Bolton Hill, and Mount Vernon; late 1800s Victorian rowhouses in Hampden, Charles Village, and Roland Park; 1900s-1930s daylight rowhouses and bungalows across the inner neighborhoods; 1930s-1950s Cape Cods and detached houses in the outer rings (Belair-Edison, Mount Washington, Hamilton). Original tin and standing seam metal roofs are the heritage material on the rowhouses; replacement work typically requires in-kind matching to satisfy CHAP review.

04 / Climate

IECC Climate Zone 4 mixed-humid extremes

Central Maryland 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 Baltimore’s actual climate, not the manufacturer’s national defaults.

04 Why DreamHome

Why Baltimore homeowners choose DreamHome.

No other contractor in Central Maryland stacks BPI Certified + HAAG Certified Inspector + Owens Corning Platinum Preferred + James Hardie Preferred + ProVia Certified Installer credentials. Baltimore homeowners keep finding us because the credential stack matters when the install does.

Since 1999 · 3 Generations

Family-Owned, Local to Central Maryland

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.

2,492 Verified Reviews · 4.9 Stars

Proven Performance Across Baltimore

Across Google, Angi, GuildQuality, and Better Business Bureau. Real homeowners, real cities, real outcomes — including Baltimore installs across the past 20 years. Some Baltimore customers are on their second roof with us. See verified reviews.

No Add-Ons After Tear-Off

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.

MHIC #122114 Contractor

A Legit Contractor, Verified

MHIC License #122114 (verify on Maryland MHIC), VA Class A #2705060193 (verify on dpor.virginia.gov), 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.

5 Manufacturer Partnerships

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.

Awards · Accreditations

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.

Owner-Led Daily Operations

Committed to the Community We Live In

Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce member, sponsor of multiple Central Maryland youth sports teams, and active in Anne Arundel and Howard County charity work. The same office staff that books your inspection is the same office staff your kid’s soccer coach knows. Hanover is not a PO Box.

2 Physical Offices · Same Crews

Local Office, Big Footprint

Our Hanover, MD office serves all of Central Maryland. Just 8.5 miles south of Baltimore. Our Springfield, VA office serves Northern Virginia. Same crews, same standards, same warranty office. Storm chasers vanish; we do not.

05 Portfolio

Recent Baltimore work.

A representative project from a Federal Hill 1885 brick rowhouse 8.5 miles from our office.

LocationFederal Hill, Baltimore MD

ScopeStanding seam metal roof replacement on an 1885 rowhouse

SystemCustom-fabricated standing seam metal · 25-year workmanship warranty

TimelineSame-day inspection · CHAP review 24 days · install 3 days

OfficeHanover, MD (8.5 mi from job site)

Before: End-of-life standing seam metal roof on an 1885 Federal Hill brick rowhouse. Original tin-coated steel panels had seam separation and pitting after 130+ years. CHAP required in-kind standing seam metal replacement with matching seam height and panel width to satisfy historic district compatibility standards.

What we did: Same-day inspection (8.5 miles south of the home). Filed the CHAP application with our in-house custom-fabricated standing seam panel samples. Presented at the public hearing. Field-fabricated panels to match the original seam height and panel width. Whole-roof installation in 3 days with custom-bent flashing details preserved.

Outcome: CHAP approved in 24 days. Standing seam metal system installed in 3 days. 25-year workmanship warranty registered within 48 hours. Project entered CHAP’s example file as an in-kind historic replacement.

Before

After

06 What Customers Say

What our Baltimore area customers say.

Three representative examples from Central Maryland 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.”

Sarah K.Baltimore, MD

Google

★★★★★

“Federal Hill rowhouse needed a standing seam metal roof. Multiple contractors tried to talk us into asphalt. DreamHome was the only one who said metal-for-metal and fabricated their own panels to match the original. CHAP approved cleanly. Install was 3 days.”

Michael T.Baltimore, MD

Angi

★★★★★

“Canton rowhouse. We had three contractors quote and DreamHome was middle of the pack on price but the only one who walked the attic during inspection and flagged the ventilation issue we did not know about. Fixed both at the same install.”

Patricia W.Baltimore, MD

GuildQuality

07 Service Area

Baltimore area coverage.

Same-day response across Baltimore from our Hanover office, 8.5 miles south on I-895 and I-95. Federal Hill, Canton, Fells Point, Hampden, Roland Park, Mount Washington, Bolton Hill, Charles Village, Belair-Edison, Hamilton, and surrounding Baltimore City neighborhoods all served.

Baltimore neighborhoods we serve

Federal Hill
Canton
Fells Point
Hampden
Roland Park
Mount Washington
Bolton Hill
Charles Village
Belair-Edison
Hamilton

Closest contractor to Baltimore

Our Hanover, MD office is 8.5 miles from Baltimore, about 18 minutes north on I-895 and I-95. We work the Baltimore 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.

Nearby Central MD cities

08 Baltimore FAQ

Baltimore roofing & exterior questions homeowners ask.

Who is the best roofing contractor near me in Baltimore, MD?

DreamHome Remodeling has been a family-led exterior contractor in Central Maryland since 2018. Our Hanover, MD office is 8.5 miles from Baltimore, about 18 minutes north on I-895 and I-95. We carry HAAG Certified Inspector + BPI Certified building-science credentials, BBB A+ Accredited since 2001, MHIC #122114 Contractor, and 4.9 stars across 2,492 verified reviews. Most contractors that show up on Google for Baltimore roofing are 30+ minutes away; we are not.

How much does a new roof cost in Baltimore, MD?

Most Baltimore homes (1,000 to 2,200 sq ft of roof surface) run $9,500 to $16,500 for a full Owens Corning architectural shingle system in 2026. Smaller 1970s split-foyers around Baltimore Centre start around $7,500. Larger Baltimore colonial homes with steep gables or complex hip roofs land at $14,000 to $22,000. Storm-damage and insurance work pays differently than retail; we document either path. See our full roofing cost guide.

Do you handle Baltimore CHAP and neighborhood associations (Federal Hill, Canton, Fells Point, Hampden, and others) architectural reviews?

Yes. Baltimore Centre Conservancy, Cardinal Forest, Lake Braddock, and the other Baltimore HOAs all require architectural review for exterior changes. We carry physical color and material samples to ACC meetings, photograph for the file, and handle the application paperwork. You sign once. We have filed many Baltimore CHAP and neighborhood association reviews.

How fast can DreamHome inspect my Baltimore roof or attic?

Same day in most cases. Our Hanover office is 8.5 miles from Baltimore, so an inspector can be at your home within an hour during business hours. Written findings report with photos within 24 hours. No invoice if you do not move forward.

What credentials should a Baltimore contractor have?

Maryland: MHIC Contractor License #122114 (verify on labor.maryland.gov/pq), liability insurance, workers compensation, HAAG Certified Inspector for storm-damage claims, and BPI Certified for any insulation or energy work. DreamHome carries all four. Any contractor who cannot produce a current MHIC license number should be declined.

Do you handle insurance claim documentation for storm-damaged roofs?

Yes. Wind-driven rain damage, hail-dented downspouts, fallen-limb impacts, and ice-dam moisture intrusion all qualify for insurance review. Our HAAG-certified inspector produces written findings adjusters use directly. We work alongside State Farm, Allstate, USAA, Erie, and Virginia Farm Bureau. We do not negotiate the claim itself; that requires a public adjuster license.

What other cities near Baltimore do you serve?

Our Hanover, MD office serves all of Central Maryland: Catonsville, Dundalk, Linthicum, Ferndale, Glen Burnie, Pasadena, Severn, Odenton, Crofton, Gambrills, Arnold, Severna Park, Annapolis, Bowie, Jessup, Elkridge, Laurel, Columbia, Ellicott City, . See the full coverage list on our Hanover, MD office page.

Get an honest read on your Baltimore home.

Full exterior inspection across all six trades. Written findings within 24 hours. No high-pressure quote. Same family running it since 1999, 8.5 miles from our Hanover, MD office.

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Hanover · Maryland(410) 324-7277 Springfield · NoVA(703) 650-9067