Service area · Buncombe County, NC
Roofing in Weaverville, NC, and Madison and Yancey Counties
True North Roofing repairs and replaces roofs in Weaverville and Woodfin in north Buncombe County, and north into Mars Hill and Marshall in Madison County and Burnsville in Yancey County. The area runs from Marshall's river gorge to Burnsville's higher ground, and every job starts with a free, photo-documented inspection and a written Roof Health Report.
Roofing conditions in Weaverville
From river gorge to the Black Mountains
Marshall sits at about 1,750 feet beside the French Broad River, Weaverville at about 2,150 feet in the Reems Creek valley and Mars Hill at about 2,330 feet, while Burnsville, the Yancey County seat, is above 2,700 feet in the county that holds Mount Mitchell, at 6,684 feet the highest peak east of the Mississippi. In Marshall the hard part is access: houses sit tight between the river and steep slopes, with little room to stage a dumpster. Around Burnsville it is the cold, which works on every exposed fastener and sealant joint through the winter.
Open hillsides and ridgetop wind
North of Weaverville the land opens into pasture and farm valleys through Reems Creek, Barnardsville and much of Madison County, and a house on an open hillside has nothing to break the wind. The National Weather Service has issued wind advisories aimed specifically at terrain above 3,500 feet in Buncombe, Mitchell and Yancey counties, and a ridgetop house catches gusts that one in the hollow below may not. Wind damage here usually starts at the eaves, rakes and ridge, so on exposed lots we pay most attention to how those first courses are fastened and sealed.
Metal on farmhouses and outbuildings
Older farmhouses, barns and outbuildings in Madison and Yancey counties often carry exposed-fastener metal, some of it decades old. The panels usually outlast the screws. Rubber washers dry out and crack in the sun, fasteners back out as the metal expands and contracts, and water gets in along every screw line. Replacing fasteners and resealing laps can buy years on a roof whose panels are still sound, and when the panels are rusted through we price new exposed-fastener metal and standing seam side by side.
Newer hillside homes in Woodfin and Weaverville
Closer to Asheville the housing is younger. Woodfin, incorporated in 1971, borders the north side of the city with the French Broad River running through its western part, and both Woodfin and Weaverville have hillside neighborhoods built in recent decades, often with steep, cut-up rooflines, dormers and long valleys. Those roofs usually need a clean tear-off with better valley, flashing and ventilation details rather than structural work.
The homes we work on
Weaverville, incorporated in 1875, has older homes near Main Street, while Woodfin and the hills around Weaverville add many newer subdivisions with complex rooflines. Mars Hill, the largest town in Madison County and home to Mars Hill University since its founding in 1856, mixes older in-town houses with rural homes on the surrounding ridges. Marshall's houses are packed onto the slopes above the river, and around Burnsville and Barnardsville you find farmhouses, cabins and metal-roofed outbuildings on long rural drives.
Roofing services in Weaverville
Roof Replacement in Weaverville
Most replacements around Weaverville and Woodfin are tear-offs of first-generation subdivision shingles, where we upgrade valley, flashing and ventilation details instead of copying what the builder did.
Roof Repair in Weaverville
After wind or a falling limb anywhere from Woodfin to Burnsville, call the 24-hour leak line at (828) 507-0778; we tarp the opening, photograph the damage for your insurer and never waive the deductible.
Metal Roofing in Weaverville
We re-screw and reseal sound exposed-fastener roofs on Madison and Yancey County farmhouses, and quote standing seam for exposed, colder sites around Burnsville and Mars Hill.
Roof Inspections in Weaverville
Buying a farmhouse or cabin in Madison or Yancey County? The free inspection covers the roof, attic and decking, and the written Roof Health Report is yours to keep.
Every service we offer in Weaverville: roof replacement · roof repair · metal roofing · gutters · roof inspections · commercial roofing.
What a roof costs in Weaverville
Prices here follow the same 2026 ranges as the rest of the region for about 2,000 sq ft of roof: $9,000–$13,000 for 3-tab, $11,000–$18,000 for architectural shingles, $10,000–$17,000 for exposed-fastener metal and $18,000–$28,000+ for standing seam. What moves the price is the roof itself: a steep subdivision roof with many valleys costs more per square foot than a simple farmhouse gable, and long gravel drives or tight staging in Marshall add handling time. Fastener replacement on a sound metal roof is quoted on its own and costs far less than a new roof.
These are typical installed-cost ranges in our area for 2026, for planning only. They aren't a quote. Your price depends on your roof's size, pitch, condition and material, and you get it in writing after a free inspection.
Paying over time is an option: see roof financing.
Roofing permits in Buncombe County
This page covers three counties, and each has its own permit office. Weaverville and Woodfin are permitted and inspected by Buncombe County Permits & Inspections, which serves both towns under contract. Madison County properties, including Mars Hill and Marshall, go through Madison County Inspections in Marshall, and Burnsville properties through Yancey County Building Inspections; Mars Hill, Marshall and Burnsville also have town ordinances of their own, which we check before any work beyond a like-for-like replacement. The state's $40,000 exemption for residential work in G.S. 160D-1110 applies the same way in all three counties: a like-for-like reroof on a single-family home usually falls under it, and structural repairs do not. When a job needs a permit, we pull it from the right county and schedule the inspections.
Official source: Buncombe County Permits & Inspections
Neighborhoods and towns we serve
- Weaverville
- Woodfin
- Reems Creek
- Barnardsville
- Mars Hill
- Marshall
- Burnsville
Reviews
What homeowners say
★★★★★“True North showed up in one day after I called about roof damage from wind and a broken tree limb. The work was done fast and clean. We will have them do our whole roof soon. They did a great job and I would highly recommend!”
★★★★★“Fantastic work. Got the job done efficiently and now I have a beautiful new roof! Will recommend to anyone with roofing needs.”
Roofing questions from Weaverville
Each county has its own. Weaverville and Woodfin are handled by Buncombe County Permits & Inspections, Mars Hill and Marshall by Madison County Inspections in Marshall, and Burnsville by Yancey County Building Inspections. We confirm the office and any town rules for your parcel before we quote.
No. The inspection, the photos and the written Roof Health Report are free in Burnsville, Marshall and Mars Hill, the same as in Weaverville. If water is already coming in, call the 24-hour leak line at (828) 507-0778 rather than waiting for an appointment.
Often, yes. If the panels are sound and the rust is only on the surface, we replace the fasteners with new gasketed screws, reseal the laps and ridge, and renew the flashing, which costs far less than a new roof. If panels are rusted through or the roof leaks along many screw lines, new exposed-fastener metal runs about $10,000–$17,000 and standing seam about $18,000–$28,000+ for 2,000 sq ft.
These are typical installed-cost ranges in our area for 2026, for planning only. They aren't a quote. Your price depends on your roof's size, pitch, condition and material, and you get it in writing after a free inspection.
Usually not. An unheated barn or shed in Madison or Yancey County does not need the ventilation and interior-protection details a living space does, so exposed-fastener metal, the least expensive metal option, is usually the right call, while the house may justify standing seam. We price each building on its own line, so you can do the house now and the outbuildings later.
Probably close. A 3-tab shingle is expected to last 15–20 years and an architectural shingle 20–25, so a builder-grade roof from around 2000 is at or past that window. Look for curling tabs, granules in the gutters and stains around dormers, then book a free inspection and we will tell you honestly how many years it has left.
Repeat losses on one edge usually point to the starter course or the nailing, not bad luck. On exposed ridgetop lots the rake and eave edges take the most uplift, and a starter strip that never sealed or nails driven too high let the wind get under the first course. We photograph the edge, re-fasten or replace the starter and the first courses with a six-nail pattern, and seal them so the fix lasts.
Next step
Find out where your Weaverville roof stands.
Every plane photographed, the attic checked and the ventilation assessed. You get three line-itemed options, never a single lump sum.
- Free, with no obligation and no fee
- Photo-documented report you keep either way
- Lifetime Craftsmanship Warranty on our workmanship
- We never waive insurance deductibles