What it actually takes to re-roof a house in Town and Country — 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.
Town and Country runs to about 11.49 square miles and roughly 11,640 people. It sits about 15 miles west of downtown St. Louis. There are around 3,842 housing units here, and every one of them has a roof with a clock on it. The community dates back to 1950. We cover ZIP codes 63131 and 63017.
We have not logged a completed roof in Town and Country yet. We would rather say so than put a number on this page that is not real.
The typical home in Town and Country dates to around the mid-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's 'Estate' and 'Suburban Estate' residential zoning categories favor large-lot single-family construction, exemplified by the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Theodore A.
Originally a farming settlement called Altheim (1886); incorporated as a village in 1950 and re-incorporated as a fourth-class city in 1975. It is also home to Bellerive Country Club, which hosted the 1965 U.S. Open and the 1992 and 2018 PGA Championships. A real-estate directory lists roughly 183 named private subdivisions inside the city, but individual subdivision names were not independently verified for this file.
Housing from this stretch in Town and Country 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's Building Permits & Inspections page explicitly states that roof replacements require a building permit.
Town and Country enforces the 2018 I-Codes (2024 I-Codes pending). Effective November 2, 2020 the city adopted the 2018 IBC, IEBC, IFC, IMC, IPMC and IRC, plus the 2014 Electrical Code and 2015 Plumbing Code.
The published number is 314-587-2820. Town and Country 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.
Town and Country borders Country Life Acres.
Elsewhere in St. Louis 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affton | Yes | Not published | 314-615-5184 |
| Ballwin | Yes | 2015 I-Codes (2024 I-Codes proposed for 2026) | 636-227-2129 |
| Brentwood | Not published | 2024 IRC | 314-963-8602 |
| Chesterfield | Not published | 2015 IBC / 2015 IRC | 636-537-4000 |
| Clayton | Not published | 2021 IRC | 314-290-8463 |
| Creve Coeur | Not published | 2009 IRC | 314-872-2500 |
| Des Peres | Not published | 2018 I-Codes | 314-835-6100 |
| Ellisville | Not published | 2015 IRC | 636-227-9660 |
| Eureka | Not published | 2018 IRC | — |
| Florissant | Not published | 2021 IRC | 314-839-7648 |
| Kirkwood | Not published | 2021 IRC | 314-822-5823 |
| Manchester | Not published | Not published | 314-615-5184 |
| Maryland Heights | Yes | 2021 IRC | 314-291-6550 |
| Mehlville | Yes | Not published | 314-615-5184 |
| Oakville | Yes | Not published | 314-615-5184 |
| Richmond Heights | Not published | Not published | 314-646-7658 |
| Unincorporated St. Louis County | Yes | Not published | 314-615-5184 |
| University City | Not published | 2018 IRC | — |
| Webster Groves | Not published | 2015 IBC family | 314-963-5300 |
| Wildwood | Not published | Not published | — |
Free inspection, a written scope, and photos you keep either way.
The city's Building Permits & Inspections page explicitly states that roof replacements require a building permit.
Town and Country enforces the 2018 I-Codes (2024 I-Codes pending). Effective November 2, 2020 the city adopted the 2018 IBC, IEBC, IFC, IMC, IPMC and IRC, plus the 2014 Electrical Code and 2015 Plumbing Code.
The typical home in Town and Country dates to around the mid-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 Town and Country, and we would rather say so than put a number on this page that is not real.
Missouri has no state-level roofing contractor licence. Licensing and registration are imposed municipally, and several St. Louis metro cities require it. Illinois does licence roofers statewide, so a contractor working the Metro East needs an IDFPR roofing licence.
Permit and code details for Town and Country 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: www.town-and-country.org · en.wikipedia.org · www.city-data.com. Municipal staffing, phone numbers and adopted code editions change — confirm with the jurisdiction before relying on anything here.