Roofs Older Than the Space Program
Athens was incorporated November 19, 1818 -- over a year before Alabama statehood -- and grew into a prosperous antebellum agricultural center whose town square and antebellum-era homes predate Huntsville's aerospace boom by more than a century. A roof here has to answer to age as much as weather, on homes built long before modern shingle or decking standards existed.
Tennessee Valley Storms Test Older and Newer Roofs Alike
Athens combines that older in-town housing stock with newer growth pulled in by Huntsville's expanding job market, and in this part of the Tennessee Valley -- not the Gulf Coast -- the storms that matter most to a roof are severe thunderstorms and tornado outbreaks; the region-wide April 27, 2011 outbreak alone put seven violent tornadoes on the ground across north Alabama.
Roofing Services for Athens
Age and Storm History Both Factor In
Roof age, decking condition, and how Athens's tree canopy has handled recent severe weather all shape whether a repair or a full replacement is the sound call on a given roof.