Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Tekonsha, MI?

Roofing questions: Tekonsha, MI

Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Tekonsha, MI?

Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Tekonsha, MI. The permit forms and guides of the office that issues the Village of Tekonsha's building permits name roofing as permit work. The village's Permits page lists SAFEbuilt, 107 South Capitol Ave, Athens, for "Commercial and Residential Code Inspection Services", and the "SB Building Permit Application - Tekonsha Village" that SAFEbuilt's Athens office posts has work-type boxes for "Roofing Re-Deck & Shingles", "Roofing Shingles Only" and "Metal Roofing Only". SAFEbuilt's Residential Re-Roof building guide, listed on the same office page, asks "Why do I need a permit to re-roof my house?", and none of these documents states a size limit or an exemption for roof work. The state part: Michigan's construction code act says "A building permit is not required for ordinary repairs of a building or structure" and does not define ordinary repairs.

Is ice & water shield required in Tekonsha, MI?

Yes. Required everywhere in Michigan by state law. Michigan fills in the climatic design table of the 2015 code once for the whole state (Rule 516, Table R301.2(1)), and its ice barrier underlayment column reads Yes. The state footnote calls for Yes "for areas where the average daily temperature in January is 25 degrees Fahrenheit" or less, or where ice damming has caused damage. The base code then requires an ice barrier "for asphalt shingles, metal roof shingles, mineral-surfaced roll roofing, slate and slate-type shingles, wood shingles and wood shakes," running "from the lowest edges of all roof surfaces to a point not less than 24 inches (610 mm) inside the exterior wall line of the building" (R905.1.2). Detached accessory structures without conditioned floor area are exempt. On a tear-off, an existing ice barrier that is adhered to the deck may stay and be covered with an additional layer (R908.3, Exception). The Village of Tekonsha's Permits and Public Doc/Reports pages and SAFEbuilt's Athens office page, Tekonsha Village building permit application and Residential Re-Roof guide were read for a local rule and state nothing on ice barrier.

Is drip edge required in Tekonsha, MI?

Yes. Required on asphalt shingle roofs by state law. Michigan makes no amendment to the drip edge rule of the 2015 International Residential Code, Section R905.2.8.5, which applies as published: "A drip edge shall be provided at eaves and rake edges of shingle roofs." Segments overlap by at least 2 inches, the drip edge extends at least 1/4 inch below the roof sheathing and at least 2 inches back onto the deck, it is fastened at no more than 12 inches on center, and underlayment goes over it at the eaves and under it at the rakes. A reroof is held to the same rule, because "Materials and methods of application used for re-covering or replacing an existing roof covering shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 9" (R908.1). The Village of Tekonsha's Permits and Public Doc/Reports pages and SAFEbuilt's Athens office page, Tekonsha Village building permit application and Residential Re-Roof guide were read for a local rule and state nothing on drip edge.

Can you roof over an existing roof in Tekonsha, MI?

Two layers at most, under state law. Michigan builds one- and two-family homes to the 2015 Michigan Residential Code, which adopts the 2015 International Residential Code and makes no amendment to its reroofing section, Section R908; the Michigan rule set was searched in full and R908 does not appear in it. The base section therefore applies as the International Code Council publishes it. Section R908.3.1.1 lists the conditions under which a new roof may not be laid over an existing one, and the third is "Where the existing roof has two or more applications of any type of roof covering." One existing layer may be covered once; a roof that already carries two layers is torn off to the deck. The same section also bars covering a roof that is water soaked or too deteriorated to serve as a base, and covering "slate, clay, cement or asbestos-cement tile." The Village of Tekonsha does not post its ordinances (its Public Doc/Reports page says they can be viewed at the Village Office), so no local roofing rule was read and no local classification is made; the village's Permits page and SAFEbuilt's Tekonsha Village building permit application state no layer rule.

Do roofing contractors need a license or registration in Tekonsha, MI?

Yes.

What building code does Tekonsha, MI use?

2015 Michigan Residential Code. This is state law and it is the same in every Michigan city, village, township and county: the state construction code act says "This act and the code apply throughout the state," and the Michigan Residential Code rule adopts "the international residential code, 2015 edition" with the state amendments in R 408.30500 to R 408.30547g. A 2021 edition was filed with the secretary of state in 2025 but has not taken effect. On July 7, 2025 the Michigan Court of Claims entered a stipulated order in Home Builders Assoc et al. v LARA et al., and the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) says that while that order remains in place "the 2015 versions of the IRC and residential provisions of the IECC standards currently adopted, in part, by each rule set will remain valid and in effect." The Village of Tekonsha's website was read for an adopted building code and names none: its Permits page names SAFEbuilt for code inspection services, and its Public Doc/Reports page says "A copy of Village Ordinances can be viewed and a copy made at the Village Office." The village ordinances are not posted and were not read.