12,091 of 15,436 units
That is 78.3 percent of Tysons homes in buildings of five or more units, and 8,173 of them (52.9 percent) are in buildings of 50 or more. Detached houses are 1,369, or 8.9 percent.
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McLean has no local government, so the county sets the roof rules, and the local civic association is not a permit or design-review body. Four out of five McLean homes are detached houses, yet a McLean mailing address also reaches into Tysons, where most homes are in condo and apartment buildings. King's Roofing Company, based in Fairfax, Virginia, sorts out which kind of roof you have before anything else.
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Who decides
Who signs off on a McLean roof when there is no McLean town hall?
McLean is an unincorporated community inside Fairfax County, not a town or a city. There is no McLean permit counter. For a McLean address, the county's Land Development Services office is the building official, and county zoning applies.
Two McLean names come up often and neither one approves roofs. The McLean Citizens Association is a volunteer civic group that reviews land-use applications and gives its views to the county, according to local press coverage, and the McLean Community Center runs community programs. Neither issues permits or reviews roof materials. If your own neighborhood has a homeowners association, its rules are separate, so get them in writing before you order anything.
Tysons
What if your McLean address is really a Tysons roof?
Tysons is its own Census place, and its homes look nothing like McLean's.
The Silver Line's McLean station, at 1824 Dolley Madison Boulevard, has a McLean postal address but stands in the unincorporated community of Tysons. Mail can carry a McLean city line while the building sits in Tysons, so ask which place the parcel is in. Either way, it is unincorporated Fairfax County and Land Development Services is the permit office.
9,431 renter households
Of 14,347 occupied homes, 4,916 are owner-occupied, so most Tysons homes are rented, and their roofs belong to a landlord or an association.
Median year built: 1995
Buildings here are younger than McLean's houses. The largest decade is the 2010s, with 3,723 units. Margins of error on these estimates are wide.
County guidance separates houses and townhomes from commercial and multifamily work. On its commercial list, roof repairs need a permit, and the only roof covering item that needs none is replacement of less than 100 square feet. A larger re-cover on a multifamily building is therefore a question for the county, not a safe assumption.
For a condo building, Virginia's condominium act has the executive board run a reserve study at least once every five years for items it must repair, replace or restore, and review it at least annually. That is why a common roof is a question for the board rather than for one unit owner. We can talk through the roof with a board member or manager, and we do not claim commercial work or any particular building size.
Large flat and low-slope roofs on mid-rise and high-rise buildings are covered on our flat roof page, including how TPO, EPDM, PVC and modified bitumen differ and what a coating can and cannot do. The Census counts homes, not roofs, so nothing here says how many Tysons roofs are flat.
What we do here
Which roof jobs suit a 1977 house and a Tysons tower?
Houses
Chimneys, valleys and vent boots are places where a leak can begin. Roof repair explains tracing a leak, and roof replacement covers the point where patching stops paying off.
Townhouses
Fire-rated decking can bring a permit into play, and an association may dictate color and product. Ask the board, then call us.
Permits
Which county desk covers a shingle swap, a chimney repair and a fire-rated townhouse deck?
The county can answer each line below for your address.
| What you plan | Who to ask |
|---|---|
| Replacing shingles on a house or townhome | Fairfax County Land Development Services, 703-222-0801. Replacing roof shingles is on the county's no-permit list for residential work. Check your address. |
| Roof repair or chimney repair | Same office. The county's residential permit list names both. |
| Solar panels | Same office. Panels appear on the county's permit list. |
| Roof plywood | Same office. Under 256 square feet (9 boards) is exempt, except where fire-rated decking is required, as on townhomes. |
| Home near Langley Fork | The county Architectural Review Board, 703-324-1380, ahead of any material order. |
The office sits in the Herrity Building at 12055 Government Center Parkway, Suite 324, Fairfax. Its page lists Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday 9:15 a.m. to 4 p.m.; after 3:45 p.m. walk-ins may be limited.
Historic review
Is Langley Fork the only historic district a McLean roof can fall under?
It is the one named McLean-side overlay in the material we checked. The county describes Langley Fork as a crossroads village that grew around the juncture of the Georgetown-Leesburg Turnpike and Chain Bridge Road, with six buildings from the previous century still standing. One of them, Hickory Hill, was built shortly after the Civil War.
The county page shows the boundary as a map image, so we do not guess which addresses fall inside it. State building code lets an official ask for a re-roofing permit in a locally designated historic district, and the county Architectural Review Board handles exterior changes in its overlay districts. If your house is near the village, call the board with your address.
Housing
What do 17,833 McLean homes say about the roofs above them?
Census Bureau estimates for the McLean place, 2020 to 2024.
14,358 detached homes
That is 80.5 percent of units. Attached townhouses are 1,744 (9.8 percent), and buildings of 50 or more units are 1,489 (8.3 percent).
Median year built: 1977
About 38.6 percent date from before 1970, yet 22.5 percent were built from 2000 on, so McLean is not only a mid-century market.
86.1 percent owner-occupied
14,757 of 17,147 occupied homes have an owner living under the roof, so the person deciding can be the one who sees the ceiling.
One caution: the Census counts homes, not roofs. Roof age and material are not in the data, and a 1960s house may have been re-roofed already.
Weather and trees
What did the June 12, 2026 storm line do near McLean?
FFXnow reported more than 21,200 Dominion Energy customers without power in Fairfax County, and the National Weather Service warned of gusts up to 70 mph. A forecaster's post quoted in the article placed the storms moving from just west of McLean toward Manassas. The report describes outages and wind, not roof damage in McLean.
Our storm damage repair guide lists what to photograph after wind like this.
Roads
Why does Dolley Madison Boulevard matter for a McLean address?
Between Tysons and the George Washington Memorial Parkway, Route 123 carries the name Dolley Madison Boulevard. The McLean Metro station address is on it, and the station is in Tysons. A street name or a mailing line therefore tells you little about the jurisdiction, building type or who approves the roof. The parcel and the building do.
How a job starts
What does the first week look like for a McLean or Tysons roof?
1. The call
You tell us the building type and who owns the roof.
2. McLean or Tysons
We pin down the place, then the board or county desk involved.
3. The roof
We look at it with you at a time you pick.
4. The paper
A written scope lists inclusions, exclusions and hidden-damage handling.
5. The finish
Work follows the scope, then we describe what was done.
Reviews
Where can you read the Google reviews from McLean-area customers?
5.0 on Google from 60 reviews.
FAQ
Questions McLean and Tysons owners ask before a re-roof
Does McLean have its own roofing permit office?
No. McLean is unincorporated, so Fairfax County Land Development Services at 703-222-0801 is the building official for McLean addresses.
Does the McLean Citizens Association approve roofs?
No. It is a civic group that comments on land-use applications. Approval for exterior work, if any, comes from the county, or from your own homeowners association if you have one.
Is the McLean Metro station in McLean?
It has a McLean postal address at 1824 Dolley Madison Boulevard but stands in Tysons. The same mailing-versus-place gap can apply to your building, so confirm the parcel.
Who chooses the roof on a Tysons condo building?
Start with the association's executive board or manager. State law has the board run a reserve study at least once every five years for capital components, and a common roof is not one unit owner's call.
Does a Tysons apartment re-roof follow the house rules?
Not necessarily. The county's commercial list treats roof repairs as permit work and lists only replacement of less than 100 square feet of roof covering as exempt. Ask Land Development Services about your building.
Is my home near Langley Fork under historic review?
Langley Fork is a county Historic Overlay District, and the Architectural Review Board at 703-324-1380 handles exterior changes there. The district map is an image, so call with your address.
Are most McLean roofs old?
Some, not all. The median home was built in 1977, but 22.5 percent of units date from 2000 on. Condition is the test.
Did the June 12, 2026 storms damage McLean roofs?
The FFXnow report describes outages and gusts up to 70 mph with storms moving from just west of McLean. It does not describe roof damage, so inspect your own roof from the ground.
Nearby
Where else do we work around McLean?
Towns and places next door with their own pages: Vienna, Falls Church, Great Falls and Arlington. See all service areas or read about King's Roofing Company.
Official pages used
Checked October 8, 2026: county permit list, Land Development Services, Langley Fork district, Virginia Code 55.1-1965, Census Reporter, McLean, Census Reporter, Tysons and FFXnow storm report.
Roof material guides for McLean: metal roofs in McLean, EPDM roofs in McLean, TPO roofs in McLean, PVC roofs in McLean.
Talk through the next step
Start with the parcel and the building type
Tell us the street, whether it is a house, a townhouse or a condo building, and who owns the roof. That is enough for a useful first call.
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