Your Versailles Roofer.
It's Just Me, Joe.
Woodford County is horse country — historic homes, steep rooflines, mature trees. That's craftsmanship work, not commodity work. I make scheduled trips from Cincinnati, walk every roof personally, and document the damage and meet your adjuster when storms are involved.
Rather talk? Call or text Joe — (859) 420-7382
The No Big Deal Difference
🤝 You get me, start to finish
No franchise, no call center. The person who answers the phone inspects your roof, writes the estimate and supervises the crew.
🛡️ Your claim, my documentation
I bring 7+ years of restoration experience, a photo record of the damage and a line-item estimate. You file the claim and decide what happens with it; I meet the adjuster on the roof when they come.
💰 Straight pricing
No inflated first number, no “today only” discount, no pressure to sign at the kitchen table. Take the quote, sleep on it, call when you’re ready.
✅ NBD Lifetime Pledge
Call about anything I worked on and I’ll come look, free, for as long as you own the home. If it’s my workmanship, I fix it under your written warranty. Full GAF system installs also qualify for enhanced GAF warranty coverage.
Storm Damage in Versailles
⛈️ Why Versailles roofs are at risk
Versailles takes storm damage differently than the subdivisions: under a mature tree canopy, wind drops limbs as often as hail drops stones, and the steep, complicated roofs on older homes hide damage in valleys and flashings a drive-by estimate never sees. Slow, on-the-roof inspection is the only honest way to scope these houses.
What Versailles Roofs Are Up Against
By the Census numbers, the typical Versailles home was built around 1982. Houses from the ’80s and ’90s were often sheathed in early OSB, which swells when a leak goes unnoticed. Many are on their second roof, and some of those went on over the first. That’s a pattern, not a diagnosis. Versailles jobs run on scheduled trips from my Cincinnati base; I batch the inspections and tell you the day.
⛈️ Recent storms on the record
Between 2019 and mid-2026, the National Weather Service logged 16 severe reports within roughly 4 miles of town (NOAA Storm Events Database). The ones I’d point to:
- April 30, 2025 · 1-inch (quarter-size) hail at Bonita · NOAA record
- July 2, 2023 · estimated 61 mph wind gust near Bonita · NOAA record
- August 10, 2021 · 1-inch (quarter-size) hail at Versailles · NOAA record
- June 30, 2019 · estimated 61 mph wind gust near Hunterton · NOAA record
The hail reports cover 2 separate days, topping out at 1 inch.
Wondering whether yours was one of the roofs that got hit? A free inspection with photos answers it, and “nothing’s wrong” is an answer I give often.
📋 Permits: not settled in writing
The state's inspector sheet for Woodford County lists no local building inspector, and Kentucky's rule (815 KAR 7:125) does not require single-family permits unless a local ordinance does. A zoning permit can still apply to some work. From: Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings & Construction.
My advice: call Versailles-Woodford County-Midway Planning & Zoning and get the answer for your address before work starts.
Historic listings: Versailles has four historic districts and a city Architectural Review Board. I could not read the ordinance itself, so whether a re-roof needs its review is unconfirmed. Source.
📜 Old bones
Versailles was established in 1792 and named for Versailles, France, in honor of Lafayette. It is the Woodford County seat, about 13 miles west of Lexington. Source
🏛️ Preservation rules
Its eight-block downtown is a National Register district, and the city was named a Preserve America Community in 2004. Source
Services Available in Versailles
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Guides for Versailles Homeowners
A Lexington Reader's Class 4 Question — the 12% Insurance Answer → He Tried to Buy His Own Shingles. Every Counter Said No. → Class 4 Shingle Insurance Discounts in Ohio & Kentucky →Asked in Versailles
Is a permit required to re-roof a house in Versailles?
No official page settles it. The state's inspector sheet for Woodford County lists no local building inspector, and Kentucky's rule (815 KAR 7:125) does not require single-family permits unless a local ordinance does. A zoning permit can still apply to some work. Ask Versailles-Woodford County-Midway Planning & Zoning before work starts. Source: Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings & Construction.
Has Versailles had big hail recently?
Yes. NOAA logged 2 reports of hail an inch or larger within about 4 miles of Versailles from 2019 through June 2026, on 2 days. The largest measured 1 inch (quarter size), on August 10, 2021 near Versailles. Storm cells are narrow, so a report down the road says nothing certain about your street.
How old are the houses in Versailles?
The median Versailles home was built in 1982, per the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 survey, so half the houses are more than 44 years old. Many are on their second roof, often over OSB decking; the question is whether the last one was a tear-off or an overlay. If you know when the last tear-off happened, that date matters more than the build year.
Do historic districts in Versailles restrict roofing?
Not that I’ve found. Versailles has four historic districts and a city Architectural Review Board. I could not read the ordinance itself, so whether a re-roof needs its review is unconfirmed. If your house is in one, ask the local planning office before choosing materials.
Do you work in every part of Versailles?
Yes, every part. Most of Versailles’s land falls in ZIP 40383, and I work every street. Versailles work runs on scheduled trips from my Cincinnati base, so I batch inspections and give you an exact window. Inspections are free and I do them personally, with photos you keep.
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