Roofing for Mechanicsville and Hanover County homes

Homes from the 1980s and 1990s

About 4 in 10 homes in Mechanicsville’s two ZIP codes were built in the 1980s or 1990s, according to the Census Bureau. In Henrico County, it’s about 1 in 3.

When a lot of homes go up in the same 20 years, a lot of their roofs come due around the same time. A home built in 1995 that still has its first roof has a roof that’s more than 30 years old.

Where the roof meets a wall

On the Hanover County roofs we priced over the past year, about 6 in 7 had at least one spot where the roof runs into a wall: a second story, a dormer, a garage or a porch. In Chesterfield and Henrico, it was about 2 in 3.

That joint is where step flashing goes, and where a lot of leaks start.

Wind is the storm to watch

NOAA’s storm records list thunderstorm wind reports in Hanover County on 53 days from 2016 through 2025, about five a year. Hail an inch or larger was reported on 9 days.

Wind lifts shingles that never sealed down and drops limbs on roofs. After a storm, we do a free inspection and send you photos of what we find, so you can decide what’s next.

Close to our shop

Because we’re based in Ashland, Mechanicsville is a short drive, which means more open estimate times. A leak in Mechanicsville is usually a quick trip.

Sources

• U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year, Table B25034 (year structure built), ZIP codes 23111 and 23116 and Henrico County
• NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, Hanover County, Virginia, 2016–2025 (thunderstorm wind; hail 1 inch or larger)
• BNH Roofing estimates, Oct 2025–Oct 2026: shingle roofs we measured and priced in each county. Each share is the share of those roofs whose estimate included that item.