Roofing for Pinopolis homes: replacement, leaks and storm damage. In Pinopolis, the 2021 IRC is in force and the median home was built in 1982. Any permit the job needs is ours to pull.
Pinopolis runs to about 1.4 square miles and roughly 854 people. It sits about 32 miles north of downtown Charleston. The community dates back to 1845. We cover ZIP codes 29469 and 29461.
No completed roof in Pinopolis is logged in our job records yet.
Nineteenth-century frame summer houses, plain weatherboarded buildings with large porches, line the two historic districts, along with some later nineteenth-century buildings.
A pineland summer village founded about 1845 on high ground beside what is now Lake Moultrie, where lowcountry planters escaped the fevers of the lowlands. Residents long turned away proposals that would have brought development, so it has kept its quiet village character, heavy tree cover and unpaved lanes.
Housing from this stretch in Pinopolis sits on plywood or OSB decking and was largely first roofed with three-tab shingles. Most are on their second covering by now. The things worth checking are the penetrations rather than the field: pipe boots from this era are the single most common leak we trace, because the rubber collar splits long before the shingles wear out. Ridge venting was inconsistent through these years, and OSB that has been damp for a season goes soft in a way plywood does not — you find it with your feet, not from the ground.
The Census Bureau counts 427 homes in Pinopolis, with a median year built of 1982. 48 of them (11%) went up before 1940 — the 3rd-highest pre-1940 share of the 28 places on this site — and 121 (28%) in 2000 or later. The 2000s were the busiest decade, adding 95 of today's homes (22%). Across Berkeley County the pre-1940 share is 1%, so Pinopolis sits above it.
About 20 years is the usual service life of an asphalt shingle roof, by the figure in HUD's Residential Rehabilitation Inspection Guide. On that yardstick the 306 homes in Pinopolis built before 2000 (72%) have outlived at least one roof, and the 130 built before 1970 (30%) are usually on a third covering or later. First replacements are arriving on the 95 homes built in the 2000s, while the 26 built since 2010 are mostly still on the roof they were built with. Older houses are where a second layer laid over the first turns up, and that layer is what hides soft decking.
95% of homes in Pinopolis are single-family detached houses (406) and 0% attached ones such as townhouses (0). 97% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, 3% rented. Read together, those figures point toward first replacements on 2000s builder-grade shingles.
| Built | Homes | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1940 | 48 | 11% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 55 | 13% | |
| 1960s | 27 | 6% | |
| 1970s | 70 | 16% | |
| 1980s | 81 | 19% | |
| 1990s | 25 | 6% | |
| 2000s | 95 | 22% | |
| 2010s | 26 | 6% | |
| 2020 or later | 0 | 0% |
Census ACS 2020–2024, tables B25034, B25035, B25024 and B25003: 427 homes, 427 occupied. Survey estimates.
Between 2016 and 2025 there were 9 reports of 1-inch-plus hail within 5 miles of Pinopolis’ center in the records of NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center, on 4 separate days. 2 of them were 1.75 inches or larger. The largest, 1.75 inches, came on April 6, 2022, about 3.5 miles southeast of the center. These are reports, not a full record: they come from spotters and the public, so busier areas log more.
| Latest reports | Size | From center |
|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2022 | 1 inch | 3.6 mi SW |
| April 6, 2022 | 1.75 inches | 3.5 mi SE |
| April 6, 2022 | 1 inch | 3.5 mi SE |
| December 30, 2021 | 1 inch | 2.6 mi SE |
| May 11, 2021 | 1 inch | 4.3 mi SE |
A bruised shingle can look fine for a season or two, which is why a storm inspection after a date like these is worth having.
Berkeley County's residential construction application lists "Roofing Only" as a permit type. The county says an approved permit must be in hand before any construction begins, and if work starts without one, the fees for all related permits are doubled.
Pinopolis enforces the 2021 IRC. Berkeley County enforces the latest International codes adopted by South Carolina; its residential construction application lists the 2021 International Residential Code, 2021 International Existing Building Code, 2020 National Electrical Code and 2009 International Energy Conservation Code.
The published number is 843-719-4292. The building official on record is Hank Jackson, Chief Building Official. The department page is here.
The design wind speed a roof in Pinopolis 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.
Pinopolis borders Lake Moultrie.
Also in Berkeley County:
| City | Re-roof permit | Code | Median built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinopolis | Yes | 2021 IRC | 1982 |
| Unincorporated Berkeley County | Yes | 2021 IRC | — |
| Bonneau | Not published | Not published | 1984 |
| Daniel Island | Yes | 2021 IRC | — |
| Goose Creek | Yes | 2021 IRC | 2002 |
| Hanahan | Not published | 2021 IRC | 1986 |
| Ladson | Yes | 2021 IRC | 1990 |
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Berkeley County's residential construction application lists "Roofing Only" as a permit type. The county says an approved permit must be in hand before any construction begins, and if work starts without one, the fees for all related permits are doubled.
Pinopolis enforces the 2021 IRC. Berkeley County enforces the latest International codes adopted by South Carolina; its residential construction application lists the 2021 International Residential Code, 2021 International Existing Building Code, 2020 National Electrical Code and 2009 International Energy Conservation Code.
The Census Bureau's 2020–2024 estimates put the median year built at 1982: 11% of Pinopolis' 427 homes predate 1940 and 28% were built in 2000 or later. At the usual 20-year roof life, 72% have needed at least one new roof already.
Yes. The most recent report of hail 1 inch or larger within 5 miles of Pinopolis' center was 1 inch on April 6, 2022, one of 9 such reports from 2016 through 2025.
The building official on record is Hank Jackson, Chief Building Official. The department's own number is on this page, beside its name.
It can. Pinopolis has Pinopolis Historic District North and Pinopolis Historic District South. Inside a designated district, changing a visible roof material or color can need preservation review before the permit is issued. Like-for-like replacement usually raises fewer questions, but we check before quoting.
Not yet: no completed roof in Pinopolis 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: berkeleycountysc.gov · berkeleycountysc.gov · berkeleycountysc.gov · berkeleycountysc.gov · berkeleycountysc.gov · berkeleycountysc.gov · berkeleycountysc.gov · web.archive.org · web.archive.org · web.archive.org · en.wikipedia.org · hub.catalogit.app · schpr.sc.gov · schpr.sc.gov · en.wikipedia.org · www2.census.gov · data.census.gov · www.spc.noaa.gov. Rules and staff change; check with the jurisdiction.
