Apex Roofing of the Lowcountry is a residential roofer for homes across the Town of Port Royal, SC, in Beaufort County. The town sits about 3 feet above sea level. Its homes range from the Old Village, the historic center around Paris Avenue, to the land the Town took in later: Parris Island in 2000, plus parts of Shell Point and Burton. Old or new, a Port Royal house sits on low ground, and a roofing contractor here plans the roof around that. A free estimate is one call away at (843) 757-2739.
What Can You Hire a Port Royal Roofer to Do?
Here is the full list of Apex roofing services for Port Royal, eight in all:
What Should You Know About Roofing in a Low-Lying Town Like Port Royal?
Port Royal’s listed elevation is 3 feet, so much of the town is barely above the sea when a storm comes in. The 1893 Sea Islands Hurricane destroyed much of the phosphate industry here and held back the town’s growth. Growth came back much later. The population went from 3,950 in 2000 to 10,678 in 2010 and 14,220 in 2020, a large share of it from annexing Parris Island and its on-base housing. For a roof, low ground and storm season are the same on an older Old Village home as on a newer house in an annexed area.
Which Port Royal Roof Questions Should a Residential Roofer Answer?
Port Royal owners ask about the Town’s flood rule, roof work on and near Parris Island, and care for an older Old Village house.
Does a big roof job on a Port Royal home trigger the flood-zone 50% rule?
It can, if the roof is part of work that adds up to half the building’s value. The Town of Port Royal’s flood guide sets the rule. When additions, remodeling or repairs reach 50% of a building’s market value, the whole building must be raised above the base flood elevation, the level a big flood is expected to reach.
Under chapter 9 of the Town’s code, permits count together for five years. So a new roof plus other permitted work on the same house in that time can add up toward the 50% line. A job done in phases is totaled from the first permit, and repairs after damage are added up too. In a flood zone, a building permit comes before any construction. Ask the Town’s building office whether your address is in a flood zone and how it will count your job. Once you know, Apex can plan the roof work to fit.
Do you work on Port Royal base housing and homes near Parris Island?
Yes. Apex Roofing of the Lowcountry works on Port Royal base housing and on homes near Parris Island, which has been part of the Town since 2000. If you live in on-base family housing, though, the house is run by a private housing partner, so your first call about a roof leak goes to that partner’s maintenance line.
If you own your home off base anywhere in Port Royal, you can book Apex yourself. Call (843) 757-2739 for a free estimate, Monday through Saturday, 8 AM to 5 PM.
Who should repair the roof on an older house in Port Royal’s Old Village?
Choose a roofer who shows you the damage and repairs it in kind. Under the Town of Port Royal’s published historic overlay rules, repairs, replacements and routine maintenance that are not an alteration need no Certificate of Appropriateness. A change to a home on the Town Historic Register that can be seen from the street may need one.
Not every Old Village house is on the Register, so ask Town Planning at 843-986-2207 about your address. The same rules name a deteriorating roof as a sign of neglect on a Register property, so a leak is worth fixing soon. At Apex, Ralph and Pierce Brehany both get on the roof. Repairs use corrosion-resistant flashing and synthetic underlayment, and you get photos showing the work. Customers mention crews who show up promptly each day.
Which Port Royal Neighborhoods Are in Our Service Area?
Apex’s service area covers these parts of Port Royal, old and newly annexed:
- Old Village — the historic center, along Paris Avenue
- Mossy Creek — a low-density residential area north of the Old Village
- Shell Point — annexed areas
- Burton — annexed areas
- Parris Island — annexed in 2000
What Is There to Do in Port Royal?
Port Royal’s calendar runs from spring soft shell crabs to a fall oyster roast.
- Soft shell crab festival — held each year in late April.
- Community oyster roast — held in late October.
- Street Music — events on Paris Avenue through the year.
- Sands Beach boardwalk — the boardwalk at the Sands.
Which Historic Sites Can You Visit in Port Royal?
Port Royal’s historic sites include a British fort, a Civil War camp and two National Register buildings.
- Fort Frederick Heritage Preserve — a county-managed park with the tabby ruins of a British-built fort.
- Camp Saxton Site — where the Emancipation Proclamation was read on January 1, 1863, now part of the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park.
- Union Church of Port Royal — listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- F.W. Scheper Store — listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Which Lowcountry Towns Beyond Port Royal Do We Also Serve?
Port Royal is one of 12 towns on Apex’s list. The other 11 are below.
Apex Roofing of the Lowcountry · 6 Sutton Ct, Bluffton, SC 29910 · (843) 757-2739 Free estimates for Port Royal roofs are booked by phone, Monday through Saturday, 8 AM to 5 PM.