Roof replacement, leak repair and hail & storm damage for homes in Town and Country. In Town and Country, the 2018 I-Codes are in force and 83% of the 4,163 homes were built before 2000. It starts with a free inspection that photographs every slope.
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. The community dates back to 1950. We cover ZIP codes 63131 and 63017.
No completed roof in Town and Country is logged in our job records yet.
The city's 'Estate' and 'Suburban Estate' residential zoning favors large-lot single-family homes, such as the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Theodore A. Pappas House, built in the Usonian style.
Town and Country began as a farming settlement called Altheim (1886). It incorporated as a village in 1950 and re-incorporated as a fourth-class city in 1975. The city is 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.
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.
By the Census Bureau's estimate there are 4,163 homes in Town and Country, with a median year built of 1983. 109 of them (3%) went up before 1940 — 30th of 48 places on this site for pre-1940 share — and 691 (17%) in 2000 or later. The 1980s were the busiest decade, adding 1,214 of today's homes (29%). That is below St. Louis County's 10%.
The rule of thumb from Missouri's Department of Commerce and Insurance is a useful life of usually about 25 years for a roof. That puts 3,472 homes in Town and Country, the 83% built before 2000, past at least one full roof life, and the 940 built before 1970 (23%) are usually on a third covering or later. The 230 homes from the 2000s are where first replacements come up now, while the 461 built since 2010 are mostly still on the roof they were built with.
Detached single-family houses make up 83% (3,451); attached houses and townhouses 5% (203). 130 homes (3%) sit in two- to nine-unit buildings and 373 (9%) in buildings of ten units or more, where a resident rarely gets to choose the roofer. 3,490 of 4,035 occupied homes (86%) are lived in by their owners. On a housing mix like this, the likely work is replacements on roofs from the 1970s to the 1990s.
| Built | Homes | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1940 | 109 | 3% | |
| 1940s | 50 | 1% | |
| 1950s | 274 | 7% | |
| 1960s | 507 | 12% | |
| 1970s | 781 | 19% | |
| 1980s | 1,214 | 29% | |
| 1990s | 537 | 13% | |
| 2000s | 230 | 6% | |
| 2010s | 306 | 7% | |
| 2020 or later | 155 | 4% |
Census ACS 2020–2024, tables B25034, B25035, B25024 and B25003: 4,163 homes, 4,035 occupied. Survey estimates.
Between 2016 and 2025 there were 16 reports of 1-inch-plus hail within 5 miles of Town and Country’s center in the records of NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center, on 6 separate days. 5 of them were 1.75 inches or larger. The largest, 2 inches, came on May 16, 2025, about 4.9 miles northwest of the center. The most recent was 1.75 inches on May 19, 2025. A report needs someone to see the hail and send it in, so the count is a floor, not a full tally.
| Latest reports | Size | From center |
|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2025 | 1.75 inches | 4.7 mi SE |
| May 19, 2025 | 1 inch | 2.7 mi E |
| May 16, 2025 | 1 inch | 1.6 mi NE |
| May 16, 2025 | 1 inch | 2.9 mi NE |
| May 16, 2025 | 1.25 inches | 4.4 mi NW |
If one of those storms crossed your street and nobody has been on the roof since, a storm inspection photographs what it did.
The city's Building Permits & Inspections page 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 city has said it will move to the 2024 codes, so we confirm which edition is in effect with the city before work starts.
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.
The design figures are metro-wide rather than local: 115 mph ultimate design wind and a 20 psf ground snow load. What they do to a roof is in the roofing code guide.
Town and Country borders Country Life Acres.
Also in St. Louis County:
| City | Re-roof permit | Code | Median built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town and Country | Yes | 2018 I-Codes (2024 I-Codes pending) | 1983 |
| Affton | Conditional | 2015 IRC | 1958 |
| Ballwin | Yes | 2015 I-Codes (2024 I-Codes proposed for 2026) | 1976 |
| Brentwood | Not published | 2024 IRC | 1956 |
| Chesterfield | Not published | 2015 IBC / 2015 IRC | 1982 |
| Clayton | Not published | 2021 IRC | 1954 |
| Creve Coeur | Not published | 2009 IRC | 1980 |
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The city's Building Permits & Inspections page 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 city has said it will move to the 2024 codes, so we confirm which edition is in effect with the city before work starts.
Older than most people guess: the Census puts 83% of Town and Country's homes before 2000 and 23% before 1970, with a median year built of 1983 (2020–2024 estimates). A roof usually lasts about 25 years, so the deck and the layers get checked before any quote.
Yes. The most recent report of hail 1 inch or larger within 5 miles of Town and Country's center was 1.75 inches on May 19, 2025, one of 16 such reports from 2016 through 2025.
Not yet: no completed roof in Town and Country is in our job records, so this page shows no job count.
Researched 2026-09-09; housing, Census ACS 2020–2024; hail, NOAA SPC. Sources: www.town-and-country.org · en.wikipedia.org · www.city-data.com · data.census.gov · www.spc.noaa.gov. Rules and staff change; check with the jurisdiction.
