Collins Roofing and Repair inspects, repairs and replaces roofs for homeowners in Bucksport, SC, from family homes along Bucksport Road to manufactured homes on the side streets. We get on the roof, photograph every problem and show you before we price anything.
Bucksport sits where the Waccamaw River meets the Intracoastal Waterway, and the river has broken its own records here twice since 2016. A sound roof matters even more in a place that floods.
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Hiring a roofer in Bucksport comes with problems most towns never deal with. After every flood or hurricane, the community fills with crews, and the homeowners who got hit hardest have the least room for a bad job.
After Matthew in 2016 and Florence in 2018, crews from out of state worked flooded Horry County roads. Many were gone before the first warranty question came up.
Collins Roofing and Repair is a licensed and insured South Carolina roofing contractor with a permanent office in Conway, about 13 miles up the road. We hand over our documentation before work begins, and 71 Google reviews are there to read.
When a family is already paying to dry out a flooded house, a roofer who pushes a full replacement for a cracked vent boot does real harm.
We price the repair when a repair will fix it, and we show you the photos so you can see why. Customers tell us we even point out small fixes they can handle themselves.
Federal census estimates show a large share of Bucksport homes are manufactured homes. Some roofers won’t work on them, and others treat them like a site-built house.
We repair and re-roof manufactured homes with the right approach for the roof that’s there, whether that’s sealing seams on a low-slope roof, a coating, or a new metal roof. See flat and modified roofing.
Bucksport is not an incorporated town, so there is no town hall. Permits go through Horry County, and the rule for re-roofs depends on whether the decking is replaced.
Your service rep checks the decking during the free inspection and tells you up front whether your job needs a county permit. If it does, we handle it.
Bucksport’s biggest weather story is the river. The community sits between the Waccamaw and the Great Pee Dee, and floodwater from upstream can arrive days after the rain stops.
| Date | Event | What Bucksport Saw |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2026 | Countywide thunderstorms | A 65 mph gust in nearby Forestbrook, 51 mph at the Myrtle Beach airport and nearly 2,000 Horry County outages |
| Jun 13 to 14, 2026 | Thunderstorms | Trees down on homes around Conway, just up US 701 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Hurricane Ian | A 51 mph gust at the Conway airport, the nearest reporting station |
| Feb 2021 | River flooding | Great Pee Dee and Waccamaw floodwater closed parts of Bucksport Road, Martin Luther Drive and Mahalia Drive |
| Sep 26, 2018 | Hurricane Florence | The river gauge at Bucksport crested at a record 25.00 feet, with Bucksport Road under water and the marina submerged |
| Oct 18, 2016 | Hurricane Matthew | The Waccamaw near Bucksport crested at 23.67 feet, a record at the time, and floodwater spread north into Socastee |
Florence put Bucksport Road, Ole Bellamy Drive and Martin Luther Drive under an estimated 2 to 3 feet of water. Floodwater rarely reaches the roof, but weeks of damp air soak attics, decking and insulation, and any roof leak makes it worse.
When the ground stays soaked, pines and oaks lose their grip. The next gust can drop a whole tree or a heavy limb through the decking.
Wind across the river and the open waterway lifts shingle edges and peels ridge caps. On manufactured homes, it works at seams and loose fasteners first.
Summer heat bakes shingles, and shaded roofs under tall pines stay damp, which feeds algae and packs valleys with needles that hold water.
Bucksport is an unincorporated community, so roofing permits go through Horry County Code Enforcement, not a town hall. The county’s Building Division handles permits and inspections.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Office | Horry County Code Enforcement, 1301 Second Avenue, Ste. 1D09, Conway |
| Phone | 843-915-5090 |
| Hours | Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm |
| Building code | 2021 South Carolina code adoptions |
| Floodplain questions | Horry County Floodplain Manager |
Much of Bucksport sits in the Waccamaw and Great Pee Dee floodplain. Horry County says any building in a 100-year floodplain needs additional information for permits, so the Floodplain Manager may need to weigh in on bigger projects.
Your service rep checks the decking, the scope and your flood zone at the first visit. If the job needs a county permit, we file it and schedule the inspection. You don’t make the calls.
Bucksport is a small, close-knit community of about 745 people, according to the 2020 census. Henry Buck started lumber mills here in the 1820s, and many families have lived on the same land for generations.
Federal census estimates put the median home here at 1995, with about half of homes built in the 1990s. Because Bucksport is small, those estimates carry wide margins, so treat the shares below as a rough picture.
| Era Built | Share of Bucksport Homes (Estimate) | What It Usually Means for the Roof |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 or earlier | About 14 percent | Older family homes, often on a third roof, check decking |
| 1980s | About 10 percent | Prime age for replacement if never redone |
| 1990s | About 51 percent | Original roofs past 25 years, replacement time |
| 2000 or later | About 25 percent | Repairs and storm damage more than full replacements |
The same estimates show roughly 6 in 10 homes are manufactured homes and about 72 percent of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
| Area | Typical Homes | What It Means for the Roof |
|---|---|---|
| Bucksport Road | The main road through the community, family homes and churches | Older roofs, tree cover, flood history |
| Ole Bellamy Drive, Martin Luther Drive and Mahalia Drive | Homes on low ground near the river | Flood-soaked attics, decking checks after high water |
| Beth Drive and Salem Church Road | Homes that took water for the first time in 2018 | Post-flood inspections and leak repairs |
| Mishoe Road and Duncan Lane | Mixed site-built and manufactured homes | Metal and low-slope roof repairs |
| Along US 701 | Homes and small businesses on the northern edge | Wind exposure, commercial roofs |
| Near the marina on the waterway | Homes and buildings by the Intracoastal Waterway | Open wind off the water, corrosion on fasteners |
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When the river rises and the wind picks up, your roof has to hold. Book a free inspection with Collins Roofing and Repair and get a straight answer, real photos and a written estimate with no pressure.
