Roofer in Little Compton, RI

Little Compton sits out on a peninsula bounded by the Sakonnet River to the west and the Atlantic to the south, with almost none of the tree cover or built-up shelter you get further inland. That means roofs here take direct wind-driven rain and salt exposure most of the year, and it shows up first at ridge caps, flashing, and any roof penetration facing open water or farmland.

The housing stock skews older and more varied than most towns we work in — a lot of colonial and Georgian-era farmhouses and capes dating back to the 1600s–1800s clustered around the Commons and scattered through the rest of town, mixed with newer construction on larger rural lots. An older farmhouse roof deck, often full of dimensional lumber and irregular framing, needs a different eye than a stick-built colonial from the last few decades, and we look for that before we ever talk about materials.

RTP Roofing is a GAF Master Elite® certified contractor, RI-registered under GC-47694, and rated 5.0 on Google across 227 reviews. On qualifying installations we can offer GAF's Golden Pledge® Limited Warranty: up to 50 years of non-prorated coverage. Eligibility, coverage, and terms vary by product and installation; full details are at gaf.com.

We get on the roof, not just the ladder — decking, flashing, ridge, and any valleys or penetrations that take the worst of the weather off the water. You get a written estimate with what we found and what it would take to fix it, no pressure to sign that day. If the town's e-permitting process or a historic-property question applies to your job, we handle that filing as part of the estimate, not as a surprise later.