Re-roof permit checklist — Wilmington, Delaware
Assembled from Wilmington’s own published permit rules. Every line below is quoted from a city document and linked to it. Nothing here is generated, estimated, or inferred from another jurisdiction.
Do you need a permit?
Wilmington requires a permit for a re-roof.
When a permit is not required
Only minor roof maintenance and repairs are exempt. Re-roofing, re-shingling, roof tear off, 90 lb mineral surface, and hot and cold tar roofing all require a permit.
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Sources
- reroof — permit rules, reroof — fee schedule ↗verified August 2026
Other permits Wilmington publishes rules for
Listed because the city publishes a separate rule for each type — not because this project necessarily triggers one. Whether it does depends on your scope of work.
BuildSpec is a reference, not the authority having jurisdiction. Confirm requirements with Wilmington before you build.