Athens, Alabama · Limestone County
Athens has houses from before the Civil War around the Limestone County Courthouse square and newer subdivisions beyond them. We replace and repair roofs, re-side and paint across the city from our Huntsville office, about 17 miles away.
TL;DR
Three Stone Roofing & Exteriors works in Athens from its Huntsville office, about 17 miles away. Athens has about 12,400 homes with a median build year of 1989; roughly 38 percent predate 1980, and many central homes date to the antebellum period and sit in historic preservation districts. The Athens Building Department processes all of the city's permit and inspection applications. The March 2, 2012 EF-3 tornado began its track near Hatfield Lake Road, off Highway 31 by the Athens Country Club. Free inspections come with a photo report.
An antebellum Athens house needs a roof matched to the building and to its district. Many central homes, around the Limestone County Courthouse square, date to before the Civil War and sit in historic preservation districts, so before a material is picked, confirm with the city what applies to your address.
Old houses also keep their problems under the roof covering: decking nailed through by several earlier roofs, flashing set into old mortar, chimneys that have shifted. Our inspection documents each elevation and every chimney and wall joint, and the written proposal has no surprise change orders. Options that suit older homes include CertainTeed designer shingles, BRAVA composite slate and shake, and standing-seam metal, and Three Stone is the only BRAVA Certified Craftsman contractor in Tennessee and Alabama.
Pictured at the top: Burnt Sienna, CertainTeed Landmark Burnt Sienna.
The March 2, 2012 tornado started near Hatfield Lake Road, off Highway 31 by the Athens Country Club, according to the revised start point in the National Weather Service survey. NWS rated it EF-3, with winds of 140 mph over a 34-mile path running from east-central Limestone County into northeastern Madison County, and roofs came off homes in Canebrake along the way.
After any storm, photograph what you can see from the ground and call before a drip turns into a stained ceiling. Leaks and fresh damage are triaged first, usually the same day, with tarp material carried to make the house watertight on the first visit. You file the insurance claim; our Haag-certified, insurance-trained advisors bring the photo report and scope and meet the adjuster on the roof.
Athens houses from the 1960s through the 1990s are the likeliest to need a second roof. Census estimates put about 25 percent of the city's homes in the 1960s and '70s and 27 percent in the 1980s and '90s, so roughly half of Athens sits in the age range where a roof has been replaced once or soon should be. About a third has gone up since 2000, where a newer roof usually needs a roof repair after a storm rather than a whole roof.
For a replacement, CertainTeed and GAF architectural shingles cover most Athens houses. Our CertainTeed ShingleMaster Premier status lets us offer the Manufacturer's Lifetime Workmanship Warranty on qualifying systems, backed and issued by CertainTeed through Three Stone. Most homes are torn off and re-roofed in one to two days; steep pitches and composite or metal take longer, and your proposal gives the schedule.
Older Athens homes usually need paint and wood repair alongside the roof. On a house with original trim, siding boards and porch columns, the paint is what protects that wood, so our exterior painting starts with a wash, then masking and repair, then primer, before the finish coats and a final inspection. Where a later owner covered the wood with vinyl that has since failed, James Hardie fiber cement is the usual replacement.
Gutters matter here too. Half-round gutters suit many older houses better than K-style, and we form seamless aluminum on site or install copper, with guards where trees overhang. Permits for any of this go through the Athens Building Department at 200 W Hobbs Street (256-233-8715).
Services in Athens
On the antebellum and early houses, the work in Athens is careful roof replacement with designer, composite or metal options, plus painting that starts with repair. The 1960s-to-1990s houses take architectural shingles and often new siding. Across the city, seamless gutters in 5-inch or 6-inch K-style, half-round or copper keep water off foundations, and Penntek flake floors finish garages.
From the gallery
The three projects below are from our gallery, and none is in Athens. We picked them for the city's 1960s-to-1990s houses: CertainTeed Landmark in Moire Black, 6-inch K-style seamless aluminum gutters with full-round downspouts, and a Penntek polyurea flake garage floor behind a glass door.
Neighbors voted us a Nextdoor Neighborhood Fave in 2024 and 2025. Every review below is real and public.
“Best company ever! They worked with our insurance and handled everything! Absolutely the best crew of guys also! They worked all day, completed our beautiful new roof and cleaned up every last thing before they left. My yard and back porch look cleaner this afternoon than before they came. Highly recommend this company!”
“My experience with three stone roofing has been nothing but excellent! Simon and his crew did a fabulous job on my roof! Definitely recommend them!”
“We recently hired Three Stone Roofing for a commercial roof installation, and the entire experience was outstanding from start to finish. Their communication was top-notch — clear, timely, and always professional. In an industry where delays are common, Three Stone delivered exactly when they said they would.”
Answers
The Athens Building Department, at 200 W Hobbs Street, Athens, AL 35611 (256-233-8715), processes all of the city's permit and inspection applications. What your roof, siding or gutter job requires depends on its scope and your address, so check with the department before the work is scheduled.
Yes, Three Stone re-roofs antebellum and other historic Athens houses. Confirm first what the preservation district expects for your address, then choose the material: CertainTeed designer shingles, BRAVA composite slate and shake, standing-seam metal or architectural shingles. The inspection documents flashing, chimneys and wall joints as well as the shingles, so the proposal reflects the whole roof.
The March 2, 2012 tornado began in the Athens area. The National Weather Service's revised start point is near Hatfield Lake Road off Highway 31, by the Athens Country Club, and the EF-3, with 140 mph winds, ran 34 miles into northeastern Madison County. Houses near that start can get a free inspection and photo report at any time.
Athens is about 17 miles from our North Alabama office at 4960 Corporate Drive, Suite 120, in Huntsville. Call (256) 434-7333. Most inspections are scheduled within one business day of the call, and active leaks and fresh storm damage go to the front of the line.
Yes, Three Stone paints Athens homes inside and out. Our process runs six steps: wash, mask, repair, prime, paint and inspect. On original wood, repair and priming decide how long the finish lasts, so both are written into the proposal up front instead of turning up as extras halfway through.
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