RTP Roofing · Franklin, MA
Roofer in Franklin, MA
Franklin's Building & Inspections forms page has a Roof Repair section with its own permit application and instructions. RTP Roofing gets on the roof first, checks the rules for your address, then quotes the job.
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What Does Your Home Need?
Pick the closest one. You don't need the right words for it.
Something's Leaking or DamagedA stain on the ceiling, water in the attic, missing shingles.
Old Roof, Weighing ReplacementCurling, bald spots, or it's just been a long time.
Storm DamageWind, a fallen limb, hail. Claim or no claim.
Not Sure, Need an InspectionAn inspection or a second opinion.
Gutters, Siding or ExteriorGutters, siding, trim, windows, skylights.
Commercial BuildingFlat or low-slope roofs, maintenance, replacement.Where Are You Seeing It?
Pick the closest. We'll look at the rest on site.
How Old Is the Roof?
A rough guess is fine.
Have You Started an Insurance Claim?
Either way, we can take a look.
What's Behind the Inspection?
Pick the closest.
Which Part of the Exterior?
Pick the main one. Mention the rest at the end.
What Does the Building Need?
Flat and low-slope roofs included.
What Kind of Property Is It?
When Do You Want It Done?
Where Should We Reach You?
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Housing
Older Homes and Owner Occupancy in Franklin
About 1,800 of the town's 13,011 housing units were built in 1939 or earlier, or about 13.8 percent.
Of the 12,370 occupied homes, 9,671 are owner occupied and 2,699 are rented. That is about 78.2 percent owner occupied. The median value of an owner-occupied home in Franklin is $611,700.
Whatever the house is worth, get a written estimate you understand before you sign anything. Renters and landlords are welcome to call too. If you manage a rental in town, we will talk with whoever is dealing with the leak.
Permits
What Franklin Publishes for Roof Work
The town's Building & Inspections forms page has a section titled "Roof Repair". It holds the Building Permit Application and a set of Roof Repair Instructions. Call the department to ask whether your re-roof needs a permit. We check with them before we quote.
- Fee Schedule
The town's service fees as of 01/01/2025 list the residential building permit rate as $10 per $1,000 of job value, with a $75 minimum fee for all permit inspections. Ask the department how that applies to your roof before you plan around it.
- Homeowner Permits
The town's Homeowner Permit Applicant Warning Notice says a homeowner permit applies only to a person who owns and resides, or intends to reside, in a one or two family dwelling. It also says a homeowner who pulls their own permit waives rights to the Massachusetts Guaranty Fund.
Rules differ from town to town, and from address to address. We check the rules for your address first, so you know what applies before the work is quoted.
Historic
Historic Districts in Franklin
Franklin's 2025 Master Plan states that the town does not currently have any local historic districts. Its two historic districts are National Register districts, which are a listing and not local design review.
One of them is the Franklin Common National Register Historic District, listed in 2005. It includes properties on portions of Main Street, High Street, Union Street, Pleasant Street and Church Square.
The town also has a Demolition Delay Bylaw. The plan describes it as requiring a public hearing with the Historical Commission for a structure on the National or State Register of Historic Places, or built before 1930, to decide whether it is eligible for a one-year delay before a permit is issued. If your house is an older one, ask the Building & Inspections Department whether the bylaw applies to your roof, or give us your address and we will find out before we quote.
The Record
Nor'easters and Disaster Declarations in Franklin's Hazard Plan
Franklin's 2020 Hazard Mitigation Plan update describes nor'easters as storms with sustained winds of 10 to 40 mph and gusts of up to 70 mph. It also reports 24 natural hazard events from 1991 onward that triggered federal or state disaster declarations including Norfolk County. Most of them involved flooding, and the others were hurricanes, nor'easters and severe winter weather.
Those figures describe the region's hazards, not any one roof. Wind, rain and winter weather are what act on a roof, and an on-roof look is how you find out what a given storm did to yours. For storm and winter questions, see our storm damage and insurance claims page and our ice dam guide.
Places
Where We Work in Franklin
We work across all of Franklin, which uses ZIP code 02038.
The town's Master Plan says its historic growth centered on the Downtown and Unionville areas.
Franklin is bordered by Norfolk and Wrentham on the east and south, Bellingham on the west, and Medway on the north. The town is about 26 miles north of Providence, Rhode Island, and about 28 miles from Boston.
Not sure whether the rules above apply to your address? Call (401) 593-1512 and we will check before we quote.
Who You Are Hiring in Massachusetts
RTP Roofing is a Rooftop Power company, based at 275 W Natick Rd in Warwick, RI.
RTP Roofing is rated 5.0 on Google across 229 reviews, and we are A+ rated with the Better Business Bureau. Every job starts the same way: an on-roof inspection and a written estimate, with no pressure to sign.
Services
Roofing Services in Franklin
Most Franklin jobs start with the same question: repair or replace. A limited leak may be a roof repair. A roof at the end of its life is a roof replacement, and our shingle roofing page covers the shingles we install. If you cannot tell which you have, a roof inspection is the place to start. We also do gutters and siding when the roof job calls for it.
Next door, we also work in Bellingham. In Massachusetts, we also work in Milford.
Next Step
How an RTP Inspection and Estimate Works
We go up on the roof, and into the attic when it matters, before we tell you anything. You get a plain read on what we found, whether it is a repair, maintenance or a replacement, and what the town will want to see. Request an estimate or call (401) 593-1512.
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a permit to replace my roof in Franklin?
The town's Building & Inspections forms page has a Roof Repair section that holds the Building Permit Application and Roof Repair Instructions. Call the department to ask whether your re-roof needs a permit. We check the rules for your address first.
How much is a roofing permit in Franklin?
The town's fee schedule as of 01/01/2025 lists the residential building permit rate as $10 per $1,000 of job value, with a $75 minimum fee for all permit inspections. Ask the Building & Inspections Department how it applies to a roof.
Is there a historic district in Franklin that affects my roof?
Franklin's 2025 Master Plan says the town has no local historic districts. Its two historic districts are National Register districts, which are a listing and not local review. The town also has a Demolition Delay Bylaw for structures on the National or State Register or built before 1930, so ask whether it touches roofing. Give us your address and we will check.
My Franklin house was built in the 1980s. Does that mean the roof is old?
No. The year a house was built does not tell you the condition of the roof on it. The median Franklin home was built in 1985, but a roof may have been replaced since, and a newer one can still have problems. Only an on-roof inspection tells you.
Do you work in Franklin, MA, even though your office is in Rhode Island?
Yes. Our office is at 275 W Natick Rd in Warwick, RI, and we take roofing calls in Franklin. Franklin is about 26 miles north of Providence. Call (401) 593-1512 with your address and we will tell you which rules apply.
Nearby
Nearby Towns We Also Serve
Get a Straight Answer on Your Franklin Roof
Request a free, on-roof inspection or call (401) 593-1512. We will tell you what your roof needs, and whether the town needs to weigh in, before you decide anything.