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Roofing & Exterior Contractor in Arlington, VA.

Family-led DreamHome Remodeling. 8.0 miles from our Springfield, VA office, about 15 minutes north on Shirley Highway. Roofing, siding, windows, doors, gutters, and attic insulation across Arlington, Clarendon, Lyon Park, Ballston, and surrounding Arlington County. Every job inspected by a HAAG Certified Inspector + BPI Certified building-science eye before a quote is written.

8.0 mi from Springfield office
HAAG Certified · BPI Certified
BBB A+ since 2001
VA Class A
Free in-person inspection

Get an honest read on your Arlington home.

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

HAAG Certified Inspector
HAAG CertifiedRoof + attic inspected together
BBB A+ Accredited
BBB A+Accredited since 2001
BPI Certified
BPI CertifiedBuilding science
DreamHome since 1999
Since 1999Owner-led
Quick Answer

How much does a new roof cost in Arlington, VA?

Most Arlington homes (1,400 to 2,400 sq ft of roof surface) run $10,500 to $18,500 for a full Owens Corning architectural shingle system in 2026. Smaller Lyon Park bungalows and Westover Cape Cods start around $8,000. Larger Country Club Hills colonials with complex hip roofs run $15,500 to $25,000. Storm-damage and insurance work pays differently than retail; we document either path.

See the full roofing cost guide →
02 What We Do

Services we offer in Arlington, VA.

Arlington is a dense urban county 8 miles north of our office, with the most diverse housing stock in NoVA, from 1920s Lyon Park craftsman bungalows to 1950s Country Club Hills ramblers to modern Crystal City 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 on top of manufacturer coverage.

03 Local Reality

What’s different about Arlington home exteriors.

Arlington isn’t a single homogeneous market. Four things define exterior work in this dense urban county.

01 / HOAs

Lyon Park, Maywood, and Arlington civic association review

Arlington has a strong civic-association tradition rather than a dominant master HOA: Lyon Park, Maywood, Ashton Heights, Aurora Highlands, Cherrydale, and dozens of others vet exterior changes for architectural compatibility, and Arlington County has conservation-district overlay rules in several historic enclaves. Condo associations cover the high-rise corridors (Rosslyn, Ballston, Clarendon, Crystal City). We file the paperwork, carry physical samples, and handle the review meeting on your behalf.

02 / Drive Radius

15-minute north on shirley highway response from our Springfield office

Most Arlington contractors drive in from Manassas, Sterling, or further afield. Our Springfield, VA office is 8.0 miles from Arlington, about 15 minutes north on Shirley Highway. 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

1920s-1960s urban bungalow and post-war suburban mix

Arlington has one of the deepest housing-era mixes in NoVA: 1920s craftsman bungalows in Lyon Park and Cherrydale, 1940s post-war Cape Cods in Westover and Bluemont, 1950s ramblers in Country Club Hills, 1960s-1990s townhomes through North Arlington, and modern high-rise condos in Rosslyn / Ballston / Crystal City. Each era used different decking, framing, and historic-fidelity standards. We replace by what the home actually needs.

04 / Climate

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 Arlington’s actual climate, not the manufacturer’s national defaults.

04 Why DreamHome

Why Arlington 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. Arlington homeowners keep finding us because the credential stack matters when the install does.

Since 1999 · 3 Generations

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.

2,492 Verified Reviews · 4.9 Stars

Proven Performance Across Arlington

Across Google, Angi, GuildQuality, and Better Business Bureau. Real homeowners, real cities, real outcomes — including Arlington installs across the past 20 years. Some Arlington 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.

VA Class A Contractor

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.

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

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.

2 Physical Offices · Same Crews

Local Office, Big Footprint

Our Springfield, VA office serves all of Northern Virginia. Just 8 miles south of Arlington. Our Hanover, MD office serves Maryland. Same crews, same standards, same warranty office. Storm chasers vanish; we do not.

05 Portfolio

Recent Arlington work.

A representative project from a Lyon Park 1925 craftsman bungalow 8 miles from our office.

LocationLyon Park, Arlington VA
ScopeCedar shake roof replacement on a 1925 craftsman
SystemMaibec cedar shake · 25-year workmanship warranty
TimelineSame-day inspection · Lyon Park CA review 12 days · install 3 days
OfficeSpringfield, VA (8.0 mi from job site)

Before: End-of-life cedar shake roof on a 1925 Lyon Park craftsman bungalow. Original shakes had curl across the south slope, moss on the north slope, and several lifted shakes after winter weather. The Lyon Park Citizens Association expected cedar-for-cedar in-kind replacement to preserve the craftsman architectural character of the conservation block.

What we did: Same-day inspection (8 miles north of our office). Filed the Lyon Park Citizens Association review packet with material samples paired to the original cedar profile. Whole-roof Maibec cedar shake replacement using the only profile that matched the 1925 vintage. Coordinated copper gutter replacement in the same visit to preserve the period detail.

Outcome: Lyon Park CA approved the packet in 12 days. Maibec cedar shake system installed in 3 days. 25-year workmanship warranty registered within 48 hours. Two neighbors on the same block asked us back the next month to spec their own cedar replacements.

Before
After
06 What Customers Say

What our Arlington area customers say.

Three representative examples from Northern Virginia homeowners. See all 2,492 verified reviews across Google, Angi, GuildQuality, and Better Business Bureau.

★★★★★
4.9
2,492 verified reviews across four platforms

Google Business Profile (Springfield + Hanover) · Angi · GuildQuality · Better Business Bureau. Real customers, real cities, real outcomes — including Arlington installs across the past 20 years.

GoogleAngiGuildQualityBBB
★★★★★

“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.Arlington, VA
Google
★★★★★

“Lyon Park craftsman roof. DreamHome was the only contractor who looked at the original cedar profile and said cedar-for-cedar instead of trying to talk us into asphalt. They handled the civic association paperwork and the install was 3 days. Real craftsmanship.”

Michael T.Arlington, VA
Angi
★★★★★

“Ballston condo board needed flat-roof TPO replacement spec’d correctly the first time. DreamHome’s inspector caught two flashing details our prior bids missed. Install was clean, price held through tear-off, no surprise upcharges.”

Patricia W.Arlington, VA
GuildQuality
07 Service Area

Arlington area coverage.

Same-day response across Arlington from our Springfield office, 8 miles north on Shirley Highway and the Capital Beltway. Lyon Park, Clarendon, Ballston, Westover, Cherrydale, Aurora Highlands, Country Club Hills, and surrounding Arlington neighborhoods all served.

Arlington neighborhoods we serve

  • Lyon Park
  • Clarendon
  • Ballston
  • Westover
  • Cherrydale
  • Aurora Highlands
  • Country Club Hills
  • Crystal City

Closest contractor to Arlington

Our Springfield, VA office is 8.0 miles from Arlington, about 15 minutes north on Shirley Highway. We work the Arlington 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.

08 Arlington FAQ

Arlington roofing & exterior questions homeowners ask.

Who is the best roofing contractor near me in Arlington, VA?
DreamHome Remodeling has been a family-led exterior contractor in Northern Virginia since 1999. Our Springfield, VA office is 8.0 miles from Arlington, about 15 minutes north on Shirley Highway. We carry HAAG Certified Inspector + BPI Certified building-science credentials, BBB A+ Accredited since 2001, VA Class A Contractor, and 4.9 stars across 2,492 verified reviews. Most contractors that show up on Google for Arlington roofing are 30+ minutes away; we are not.
How much does a new roof cost in Arlington, VA?
Most Arlington homes (1,400 to 2,400 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 Arlington Centre start around $7,500. Larger Arlington 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 Lyon Park, Maywood, Aurora Highlands, and other Arlington civic associations architectural reviews?
Yes. Arlington Centre Conservancy, Cardinal Forest, Lake Braddock, and the other Arlington 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 Arlington civic association architectural reviews.
How fast can DreamHome inspect my Arlington roof or attic?
Same day in most cases. Our Springfield office is 8.0 miles from Arlington, 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 Arlington contractor have?
Virginia: Class A Contractor License (verify on the Virginia DPOR site), 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 VA Class A 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 Arlington do you serve?
Our Springfield, VA office serves all of Northern Virginia: Alexandria, Falls Church, Annandale, McLean, Tysons, Vienna, Springfield, West Springfield, Arlington, Fairfax, Reston, Chantilly, Centreville, Ashburn, Herndon, Manassas, Leesburg, Sterling, Lorton, Newington, Woodbridge, Dumfries, Lake Ridge, Fort Belvoir, Kingstowne, Mount Vernon, Fredericksburg, and Washington DC. See the full coverage list on our Springfield, VA office page.

Get an honest read on your Arlington home.

Full exterior inspection across all six trades. Written findings within 24 hours. No high-pressure quote. Same family running it since 1999, 8.0 miles from our Springfield, VA office.