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Roofing in Hingham, Massachusetts

What applies to this work in Hingham, Plymouth County: Mass Save, rebates and financing, and the permit. Then the contractors serving the town.

30 contractors serving Hingham.

Is Hingham in Mass Save?

It depends on the address. Part of Hingham gets its electricity from National Grid and part from the Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant (the state's list names both), and Mass Save follows the company that sends the electric bill: a home on National Grid's service is in the Mass Save program, and a home on the light plant's service is outside Mass Save's electric program. A home on the light plant's service can still use Mass Save through a National Grid gas account.

To check, look at the company name on your electric bill, or ask the light plant whether it serves your street.

Hingham is on the state's list of municipal light plants; Mass Save in municipal light plant towns has the full decision tree.

Rebates and financing for a new roof in Hingham

Mass Save doesn't pay for the roof itself: its insulation and windows offers cover insulation, air sealing and windows, and roofing is not on the HEAT Loan's list of eligible measures.

For a home on National Grid's electric service, the insulation can be covered: after a Home Energy Assessment, Mass Save pays 75 to 100 percent of approved insulation and air sealing in Hingham. Attics are part of it, so book the assessment before the roof work starts.

On the light plant's service, the Mass Save insulation offer goes through a National Grid gas account; a home with no such account uses the light plant's own programs.

Do you need a permit for a new roof in Hingham?

Yes. Re-roofing is not exempt under the Massachusetts building code, so Hingham expects a building permit, usually pulled by the contractor. 59% of Hingham's homes were built before 1980 (Census ACS 2018-2022), and work that disturbs paint in a home built before 1978 has to follow the lead-safe renovation rules.

permits.llc carries the rules: its Massachusetts guide to the permit for a new roof and the Hingham Building Department page, with the department's contact and portal.

How many permits for roofing work are filed in Hingham?

120 permits filed in Hingham from October 2025 through September 2026 mention roofing work.

That counts the permits whose description or permit type names the work; nearly all of Hingham's building permits in that period describe the work.

Source: Hingham's permit filings on permits.llc, counted October 2026.

Permits per month in Hingham that mention roofing work
14Oct18Nov6Dec4Jan3Feb7Mar15Apr11May10Jun11Jul15Aug6Sep

October 2025 to September 2026. Months with fewer than 3 permits are not shown.

Contractors serving Hingham

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Common questions about Roofing in Hingham

Is Hingham in Mass Save?
It depends on the address. Part of Hingham gets its electricity from National Grid and part from the Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant (the state's list names both), and Mass Save follows the company that sends the electric bill: a home on National Grid's service is in the Mass Save program, and a home on the light plant's service is outside Mass Save's electric program. A home on the light plant's service can still use Mass Save through a National Grid gas account.
Does Mass Save pay for a new roof in Hingham?
Mass Save doesn't pay for the roof itself: its insulation and windows offers cover insulation, air sealing and windows, and roofing is not on the HEAT Loan's list of eligible measures. For a home on National Grid's electric service, the insulation can be covered: after a Home Energy Assessment, Mass Save pays 75 to 100 percent of approved insulation and air sealing in Hingham.
Do you need a permit for a new roof in Hingham?
Yes. Re-roofing is not exempt under the Massachusetts building code, so Hingham expects a building permit, usually pulled by the contractor. 59% of Hingham's homes were built before 1980 (Census ACS 2018-2022), and work that disturbs paint in a home built before 1978 has to follow the lead-safe renovation rules.

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