What it actually takes to re-roof a house in Fairview Heights — whether the city wants a permit, which code edition applies, who to call at the building department, and how old the housing here really is. No sales copy dressed up as local knowledge.
Fairview Heights runs to about 11.5 square miles and roughly 16,706 people. It sits about 11 miles east of downtown St. Louis. There are around 7,931 housing units here, and every one of them has a roof with a clock on it. The community dates back to 1969. We cover ZIP code 62208.
We have not logged a completed roof in Fairview Heights yet. We would rather say so than put a number on this page that is not real.
The typical home in Fairview Heights dates to around the early-1980s. A house of that vintage has usually been through two roofs, and the one on it now is often the second — which means it is old enough to be checked rather than assumed.
The city incorporated in 1969 on what had been farmland, so its housing stock is almost entirely post-1969 suburban construction.
Fairview Heights incorporated in October 1969 after developing out of farmland, per the city's own history page; French Village, an unincorporated community, sits immediately to its west.
Housing from this stretch in Fairview Heights sits on plywood or OSB decking and was largely first roofed with three-tab shingles. Most are on their second covering by now. The things worth checking are the penetrations rather than the field: pipe boots from this era are the single most common leak we trace, because the rubber collar splits long before the shingles wear out. Ridge venting was inconsistent through these years, and OSB that has been damp for a season goes soft in a way plywood does not — you find it with your feet, not from the ground.
The city states broadly that 'Building permits shall be obtained prior to making improvements or alterations to a property' and directs specific questions to staff. Roofing is not named either way.
Fairview Heights has not published the edition it currently enforces anywhere we could verify, so this page does not name one. Editions across the metro run from the 2006 IRC to the 2024 IRC, which is a genuinely wide spread — worth asking your contractor which one they are building to.
The published number is 618-489-2060. Fairview Heights does not publish the building official's name, so this page does not name one. Plenty of sites will show you one anyway. The department page is here.
Permitting is on us, not on you.
Unlike some states, Missouri does not assign each municipality its own wind and snow numbers — these are metro-wide.
| Criterion | Figure | What it drives |
|---|---|---|
| Ultimate design wind (Vult) | 115 mph | Fastener schedule and the manufacturer wind rating we specify |
| Nominal design wind (Vasd) | 89 mph (derived, not published locally) | The allowable-stress figure older specs quote |
| Ground snow load | 20 psf | Structure, and how much the eaves hold in a freeze-thaw |
| Frost depth | 30 in | Footings, not roof covering |
| Seismic design category | C residential / D commercial | Lateral bracing and structural connections — not shingles |
What each of these actually does to a roof, why New Madrid does not change how shingles go on, and the difference between the code minimum and the manufacturer minimum on nails per shingle, are all in the St. Louis roofing code guide.
Fairview Heights borders French Village.
Elsewhere in St. Clair County we also cover:
Missouri sets none of this at state level, so a specification that was right one municipality over is not automatically right here.
| City | Permit for a re-roof | Adopted code | Building dept. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belleville | Not published | Not published | 618-233-6817 |
| O'Fallon | Not published | Not published | 618-624-4500 |
| Swansea | Yes | 2006 IRC | 618-234-0044 |
Free inspection, a written scope, and photos you keep either way.
The city states broadly that 'Building permits shall be obtained prior to making improvements or alterations to a property' and directs specific questions to staff. Roofing is not named either way.
The typical home in Fairview Heights dates to around the early-1980s, so most roofs here are on their second or third covering rather than their first. That figure is an ACS-derived median republished by housing-data services, not a survey of individual roofs.
Not yet. We have no completed roof logged in Fairview Heights, and we would rather say so than put a number on this page that is not real.
Illinois licenses roofing contractors statewide under 225 ILCS 335, so any roofer working here needs a current IDFPR roofing licence. Missouri, across the river, does not licence roofers at the state level at all.
Permit and code details for Fairview Heights come from the jurisdiction's own published pages and codified ordinances. Population, housing and neighbourhood detail come from census data and the sources below; housing-age figures are ACS-derived medians republished by housing-data services, so treat them as approximate. Sources: cofh.org · www.cofh.org · cofh.org · fairviewheightsil.com · en.wikipedia.org · www.fairviewheights.com · www.bestplaces.net. Municipal staffing, phone numbers and adopted code editions change — confirm with the jurisdiction before relying on anything here.