Boise sits in high desert with genuine winter snow — intense summer sun and freeze-thaw both working on the same roof. Idaho requires roofers to register with the Contractors Board for work over $2,000, but that registration involves no exam at all, so it tells you a business exists rather than that it can do the work. This page lists roofers serving Boise.
What Boise roofers handle
Full replacement on asphalt shingle, the dominant covering.
Snow load and ice dam damage and prevention.
Metal roofing, which sheds snow and handles UV well.
Ventilation and attic work, relevant to both heat and ice dams.
Decking replacement exposed at tear-off.
Wildfire-aware detailing on the foothill interface.
Licensing in Idaho
Idaho registers contractors rather than examining them.
Roofers must register with the Idaho Contractors Board, and registration applies to any construction work exceeding $2,000 in materials and labour. There is no exam. Idaho has been moving from annual to biennial registration cycles.
Boise does not add a city-level general contractor licence on top.
Because registration involves no competence test, verify general liability and workers’ compensation yourself, and weigh how long the business has operated locally.
What’s specific to Boise
Registration is not a competence check. Idaho requires registration with the Contractors Board for construction work over $2,000, but there is no exam, no experience verification and no continuing education. Verify liability and workers’ compensation yourself, and weigh how long the business has operated locally.
Two seasons, two mechanisms. High desert summers bring intense ultraviolet that ages asphalt from above; winters bring snow and freeze-thaw that work on flashing and any trapped water. Few markets have both this strongly.
Ice dams form on warm attics. Snow melting above an under-insulated attic refreezes at the cold eave. Insulation and air sealing are the fix.
The foothills carry wildfire exposure. Boise’s northern edge runs into open range and foothill terrain with genuine fire risk. Ember-resistant detailing is worth discussing on those addresses — embers enter through vents rather than igniting coverings.
Rapid growth has drawn in outside contractors. A market expanding this fast attracts operators from elsewhere, and with no exam behind registration, local track record matters more than usual.
Pricing expectations
Boise figures for 2026, as published by local roofing companies:
- Architectural shingles by home size: 1,000 sq ft $8,500–$12,000; 1,500 sq ft $12,000–$17,000; 2,000 sq ft $15,500–$22,000; 2,500 sq ft $19,000–$27,000; 3,000 sq ft $22,500–$32,000
- Standing seam metal on the same houses: $14,000–$18,000; $20,000–$26,000; $26,000–$34,000; $32,000–$42,000; $38,000–$50,000
- Another local read of the Treasure Valley market: full asphalt replacement $8,000–$20,000, most landing $10,000–$15,000, a typical mid-size home $12,000–$16,000; metal or premium $18,000–$35,000+
- By job size: a one-storey 20-square roof on one layer $12,000–$16,500; a 28-square home on one or two layers $16,500–$22,000; 30–45 squares $22,000–$32,000+
- Metal per square installed: exposed-fastener $300–$450; standing seam $500–$900. Labour runs $150–$250 per square
- The extras: removing a second layer $1,000–$3,000; decking $45–$120 per sheet across the guides, or about $3–$5 per square foot of affected area; an 8/12 or steeper pitch adds 15–30%; permit $150–$300
One Boise question is genuinely unsettled and worth asking about directly: whether your roof needs an ice barrier. A local contractor states it is “required by code in our area” — but reads that as a foothills condition, and the Idaho Residential Code makes the ice barrier conditional, required only where the jurisdiction is designated as having a history of ice forming at the eaves in Table R301.2(1). No source found published Boise’s entry in that table. Where it does apply the code is specific: the membrane must extend from the lowest edge of the roof to a point not less than 24 inches inside the exterior wall line — considerably more than a single course at the edge. What is not conditional is fastening: not less than four fasteners per strip shingle, using a minimum 12-gauge shank with a 3/8-inch head penetrating at least 3/4 inch into the sheathing. And the cheapest thing on this page is ventilation — one local roofer says an unventilated Boise roof fails at around ten years, whatever you paid for the shingles. Ada County permits are required.
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: whether your address is in a designated ice-barrier area, and if so that the membrane runs 24 inches inside the wall line, and the attic ventilation being installed, since a roof without it fails decades early here.
Neighborhoods served
Roofers listed here work across Boise, including the North End, East End, Boise Bench, Southeast Boise, Harris Ranch, Collister, West Boise and Warm Springs.
Most also serve surrounding communities — Meridian, Eagle, Nampa, Kuna, Garden City, Star and Caldwell.
How this directory helps
Every roofer here is listed with business name, address and phone so you can verify them yourself.
Three questions sort Boise contractors. Ask for insurance and verify it yourself — Idaho registration involves no exam. Ask what they recommend for ventilation, which serves both the summer sun and winter ice dams. And on a foothill address, ask about ember-resistant detailing.