Albuquerque roofs are mostly flat, in the Pueblo and Territorial styles that define the city, and they live on coatings rather than replacement cycles. New Mexico also issues a roofing-specific licence — the GS-21 — which is worth knowing, because a contractor holding only the general GB-98 classification is licensed for building, not for roofing. This page lists roofers serving Albuquerque.
What Albuquerque roofers handle
Flat and low-slope roofing, the dominant residential system.
Roof coatings and re-coating, the maintenance cycle that decides roof life here.
Parapet and canale detail, where flat adobe-style roofs actually fail.
Composition shingle replacement on the pitched minority.
Monsoon damage repair after summer storms.
Decking work exposed at tear-off.
Licensing in New Mexico
New Mexico issues a roofing-specific licence: the GS-21.
It comes from the Construction Industries Division (CID) of the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department, which runs regional offices including one in Albuquerque. Note that the broader GB-98 General Building classification is not the roofing licence — a contractor holding GB-98 alone is licensed for general building, not specifically for roofing.
Asking which classification a contractor holds is therefore a real question here rather than a formality. Verify the GS-21 with CID before signing.
What’s specific to Albuquerque
Ask which CID classification they hold. New Mexico’s roofing licence is the GS-21. The broader GB-98 General Building classification covers construction generally and is not a roofing licence. That distinction is a real question here, and CID’s Albuquerque office makes verification straightforward.
Canales are the local failure point. Traditional flat roofs drain through canales — scuppers projecting through the parapet — and they concentrate water at a single point. Blocked or poorly flashed canales are among the most common leak sources in Albuquerque, and staining down an exterior wall usually starts there.
Flat roofs live on their coating. Ultraviolet at 5,000 feet degrades surfaces fast unless periodically re-coated. Kept coated they last a long time; neglected, the whole system needs replacing.
Monsoon is the annual test. Concentrated summer storms bring intense rain onto roofs that have baked for months, revealing defects that formed slowly.
Genuine winter freezes. At elevation Albuquerque freezes properly, so freeze-thaw acts on parapet caps and any water already inside the assembly — a real difference from the low desert.
Pricing expectations
Albuquerque figures for 2026, as published by local roofing companies:
- Full replacement: $5,000–$15,000
- Flat roof replacement: $5,250–$13,500
- TPO: $4.00–$6.00 per square foot installed, or $7.00–$9.00 for premium 80 mil
- Modified bitumen: $3.50–$5.50; torch-down $3.50–$5.00
- Asphalt shingle: $3–$5 per square foot; metal $6–$12; tile $8–$20
- Permit: $150–$400 depending on the project
The Albuquerque numbers are among the lowest on this site, but the roofs also work harder than the price suggests. One local guide puts unshaded flat roof surfaces at 180 degrees on a peak summer day, followed by thermal cycling where a 100-degree afternoon drops to a 40-degree night. That expansion and contraction, plus UV across 280-plus sunny days a year, is what kills a flat roof here — not rain. It is the argument for the premium 80 mil TPO over the standard membrane, and for treating a coating cycle as maintenance rather than an optional extra.
These are ranges local roofing companies publish for this metro rather than survey data, so treat them as a bracket to check a quote against, not a price list.
Two contract items: the membrane thickness quoted, since 80 mil and standard TPO differ by several dollars a square foot here, and the coating or recoat interval the system needs, and what that will cost.
Neighborhoods served
Roofers listed here work across Albuquerque, including Nob Hill, Old Town, North Valley, Ridgecrest, Sandia Heights, Downtown, Northeast Heights, Four Hills and Taylor Ranch.
Most also serve surrounding communities — Rio Rancho, Corrales, Bernalillo, Los Lunas, Placitas, Tijeras and Belen.
How this directory helps
Every roofer here is listed with business name, address and phone so you can verify them yourself.
Three questions sort Albuquerque contractors. Ask for the GS-21 licence specifically — GB-98 is not a roofing licence. Ask how they are detailing the canales, because that is where these roofs leak. And on a flat roof, ask when it was last coated.