Wrightsville Beach is a barrier island, which means every roof out here takes a harder, more direct hit from salt air, wind-driven rain, and hurricane gusts than a home just a few miles inland in Wilmington. We deliver code-compliant installations built for that exposure, protect your investment with proper specs and manufacturer warranties, and work around vacation-rental booking calendars so your property stays income-ready.
Homes and rental properties along US-74/76 and the causeway crossing onto the island, first in line for storm surge and wind exposure off Banks Channel.
Roofing for oceanfront and near-oceanfront properties around the pier, where salt-air corrosion on fasteners and flashing is a daily reality, not an occasional risk.
Just across the Intracoastal from the gated Landfall community in Wilmington, where our crew has completed real coastal roofing work in the same weather corridor.
A high concentration of short-term rentals means roof problems have to be solved around a booking calendar, not the other way around.
Wrightsville Beach is a barrier island, sitting directly between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway. That geography means it takes some of the most intense direct hurricane, nor'easter, and salt-air exposure of any town on our entire service map, more direct than Wilmington proper, and in the same tier as our other true oceanfront jobs. Wind-driven rain comes off open water with nothing to slow it down, and airborne salt accelerates corrosion on fasteners, flashing, and vents faster here than almost anywhere else we work. A roof built to inland specs simply does not hold up to island conditions long-term.
A large share of the homes on this island are vacation rentals, which changes what "urgent" means. A leak or storm-damage claim here isn't just a homeowner inconvenience, it's a booking calendar at risk and a potential loss of rental income if the property can't be shown or occupied. We coordinate scheduling around turnover windows where we can, move fast on emergency tarping and repair calls, and communicate clearly with property managers as well as owners so nobody is left guessing.
Our process on every Wrightsville Beach job is the same regardless of address: full inspection, decking repair where salt or moisture has done damage, synthetic underlayment rated for wind-driven rain, precise shingle or metal installation, new flashing at every valley and penetration, and same-day site cleanup so a rental unit isn't sitting mid-project longer than it has to. We're a CertainTeed SELECT ShingleMaster and FORTIFIED-credentialed contractor, specifically trained for coastal wind zones like this barrier island.
Coastal Roof Replacement, Landfall - We haven't yet completed a project directly on Wrightsville Beach island, but our crew has done real coastal roofing work just across the Intracoastal in Landfall, the gated Wilmington community nearest to the beach and in the same wind-and-salt exposure corridor.
Learn more →Base: Rocky Point, NC - roughly a 30-40 minute drive to Wrightsville Beach via US-17/US-74 through Wilmington and the Wrightsville Beach Causeway.
Phone: (910) 540-7726 | Email: info@howardroofingconstruction.com
Veteran-led and family-owned since 2016, fully licensed and insured for roofing and construction work throughout Wrightsville Beach and the greater Cape Fear region. From the first phone call to final cleanup, the same crew that inspects your roof is the crew that installs it - no subcontracted strangers, no surprise line items.
Yes. Howard Roofing & Construction serves Wrightsville Beach and the wider Wilmington, NC area with roof replacement, repair, metal and shingle roofing, siding, and storm damage response.
Yes. Wrightsville Beach sits directly between the open Atlantic and the Intracoastal Waterway, so wind, storm surge, and airborne salt hit harder and more constantly than a few miles inland in Wilmington. We install with wind-rated underlayment, complete flashing replacement, and materials matched to FORTIFIED and CertainTeed SELECT ShingleMaster standards for that exposure.
We do our best to schedule inspections, repairs, and replacements around turnover windows and coordinate directly with property managers where needed, so a rental unit loses as little bookable time as possible.
Most residential asphalt roofs are completed in 1-3 days depending on size and access; metal or standing seam projects can run 3-5 days. Storm damage and emergency tarping calls are prioritized to protect the property fast.
We haven't yet completed a project directly on the island itself, but we've done real coastal roofing work just across the Intracoastal in Landfall, the closest Wilmington community to the beach and in the same wind-and-salt exposure zone. See the Landfall project or browse all our projects .
Yes, fully licensed and insured, veteran-led, and family-owned since 2016. Every job includes honest communication, daily cleanup, and warranty-backed work.
Veteran-led, family-owned, and trusted across coastal Wilmington and Eastern NC.
(910) 540-7726