Roofing for Meggett homes: replacement, leaks and storm damage. In Meggett, the 2021 IRC is in force and 9% of the 739 homes went up before 1940. Any permit the job needs is ours to pull.
Meggett runs to about 18.1 square miles and roughly 1,307 people. It sits about 20 miles west of downtown Charleston. The community dates back to 1905. We cover ZIP code 29449.
No completed roof in Meggett is logged in our job records yet.
That includes Yonges Island. Housing age and construction shift across Meggett, sometimes by decades within a few streets, which is why we look at the roof before we quote rather than after.
Meggett is a rural town in southwestern Charleston County that stretches from Hollywood south to Yonges Island on the Wadmalaw River and east to the Stono River. Chartered in 1905, it was a busy Lowcountry freight hub for truck farmers in the 1920s, linking farm produce with the waterway freight system.
From this stretch of building, houses in Meggett sit on plywood or OSB, were first roofed in three-tab shingles, and are mostly on their second roof now. Trouble tends to be at the penetrations rather than across the field: the rubber collar on a pipe boot splits years before the shingles give out, and it is the leak we trace most often. Ridge vents were hit and miss in these decades, and OSB that stays damp for a season softens in a way plywood does not, something you feel underfoot rather than see from the yard.
The Census Bureau counts 739 homes in Meggett, with a median year built of 1991. 65 of them (9%) went up before 1940 — 6th of 28 places on this site for pre-1940 share — and 247 (33%) in 2000 or later. The 2000s were the busiest decade, adding 157 of today's homes (21%). Across Charleston County the pre-1940 share is 5%, so Meggett sits above it.
The Residential Rehabilitation Inspection Guide published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development puts the service life of an asphalt shingle roof at about 20 years. By that measure, 67% of Meggett's homes — the 492 built before 2000 — are past their first roof; 137 of them (19%) predate 1970, old enough for two replacements already. First replacements are arriving on the 157 homes built in the 2000s, while the 90 built since 2010 are mostly still on the roof they were built with.
86% of homes in Meggett are single-family detached houses (636) and 0% attached ones such as townhouses (0). The count also takes in 103 mobile homes, which are a different kind of roof job. 575 of 615 occupied homes (93%) are lived in by their owners. On a housing mix like this, the likely work is first replacements on 2000s builder-grade shingles and hail checks on newer roofs that look fine from the driveway.
| Built | Homes | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1940 | 65 | 9% | |
| 1940s | 15 | 2% | |
| 1950s | 16 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 41 | 6% | |
| 1970s | 119 | 16% | |
| 1980s | 101 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 135 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 157 | 21% | |
| 2010s | 52 | 7% | |
| 2020 or later | 38 | 5% |
Census ACS 2020–2024, tables B25034, B25035, B25024 and B25003: 739 homes, 615 occupied. Survey estimates.
NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center logged no reports of hail 1 inch or larger within 5 miles of Meggett’s center from 2016 through 2025. That is a gap in the reports rather than proof that no hail fell: reports come from spotters and the public.
Permits in Meggett come from Charleston County, whose building code lists roofing among the work that needs a permit. The county will not approve a permit without a Town of Meggett business license, and the town says zoning permission may also be needed depending on the project. Contractors must get the Meggett business license before applying for trade permits with the county.
Meggett enforces the 2021 IRC. Because Charleston County issues Meggett's building permits, the county's codes apply: the 2021 International Residential Code with South Carolina modifications now, and the 2024 International Residential Code with South Carolina modifications for projects submitted on or after January 1, 2027.
The published number is 843-202-6930. The building official on record is Hakim Bayyoud, Director, Charleston County Building Inspection Services. The department page is here.
The design wind speed a roof in Meggett is built to depends on where the house stands: across greater Charleston the published ultimate design wind speeds run 133–150 mph. The building department can confirm the figure, and the code guide explains what it governs.
Meggett borders Hollywood, Stono River and Wadmalaw River. Our pages for them:
Also in Charleston County:
| City | Re-roof permit | Code | Median built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meggett | Yes | 2021 IRC | 1991 |
| Hollywood | Not published | 2021 IRC | 2003 |
| Adams Run | Yes | 2021 IRC | 1984 |
| Awendaw | Yes | 2021 IRC | 2001 |
| Charleston | Yes | 2021 IRC | 1995 |
| Unincorporated Charleston County | Yes | 2021 IRC | — |
| Edisto Island | Yes | 2021 IRC | — |
All 22 Charleston County cities side by side →
Permits in Meggett come from Charleston County, whose building code lists roofing among the work that needs a permit. The county will not approve a permit without a Town of Meggett business license, and the town says zoning permission may also be needed depending on the project. Contractors must get the Meggett business license before applying for trade permits with the county.
Meggett enforces the 2021 IRC. Because Charleston County issues Meggett's building permits, the county's codes apply: the 2021 International Residential Code with South Carolina modifications now, and the 2024 International Residential Code with South Carolina modifications for projects submitted on or after January 1, 2027.
Median year built 1991, by the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 estimates. Of 739 homes, 492 were built before 2000 and 65 before 1940, so most roofs in Meggett are not the first one the house has had.
The building official on record is Hakim Bayyoud, Director, Charleston County Building Inspection Services. The department's own number is on this page, beside its name.
Not yet: no completed roof in Meggett is in our job records, so this page shows no job count.
Researched 2026-10-24; housing, Census ACS 2020–2024; hail, NOAA SPC. Sources: townofmeggettsc.org · www.townofmeggettsc.org · www.townofmeggettsc.org · www.townofmeggettsc.org · www.townofmeggettsc.org · www.townofmeggettsc.org · www.charlestoncounty.gov · www.charlestoncounty.gov · www.charlestoncounty.gov · www.charlestoncounty.gov · llr.sc.gov · en.wikipedia.org · www.townofmeggettsc.org · www.townofmeggettsc.org · en.wikipedia.org · www.scstatehouse.gov · www2.census.gov · data.census.gov · www.spc.noaa.gov. Rules and staff change; check with the jurisdiction.
