Madison, Alabama · Madison County
More than half of Madison's houses were built after 2000, and most of the rest in the 1980s and '90s. We replace and repair their roofs, gutters and siding from our office on Corporate Drive, about 6 miles away.
TL;DR
Three Stone Roofing & Exteriors serves Madison from its Huntsville office, about 6 miles away. Madison has about 23,000 homes with a median build year of 2001: roughly 35 percent from 1980 to 1999 and more than half built since 2000, and about three in four are lived in by their owners. That makes it a city of first replacements, often arriving a whole street at a time. Permits go through the City of Madison Building Department, which takes applications online. Book a free inspection to see where your roof stands.
Madison roofs are coming due together because so much of the city was built in the same few decades. Census estimates put about 35 percent of its homes in the 1980–1999 bracket and 27 percent in 2000–2009, with only about 11 percent older than 1980. A subdivision built over three or four years tends to put its roofs on the same clock, so when one house on a street needs a replacement, its neighbors are often close behind.
Age alone doesn't decide it. A 1990s roof that has been patched more than once and a 2005 roof that took a hard storm can both be nearer the end than the date suggests. The free inspection photographs every elevation, and the report comes to you even when nothing needs doing, which gives you a baseline to compare against after the next storm season.
Pictured at the top: Grand Manor Chestnut, CertainTeed Grand Manor Chestnut.
A first re-roof in Madison is the moment to look closely at the warranty, because the installer decides which ones are available. As a CertainTeed ShingleMaster Premier contractor, a level fewer than 1 percent of contractors hold, we can offer the Manufacturer's Lifetime Workmanship Warranty on qualifying systems, backed and issued by CertainTeed through Three Stone. We are GAF Certified Plus as well, so both major shingle lines are on the table.
Expect the tear-off and new roof to take one to two days on most houses, with materials staged and the drive and landscaping protected before the crew starts. The proposal is written line by line, with no surprise change orders, and one project manager is your contact from the inspection through the final walkthrough.
Madison's oldest streets grew up around Madison Station, a stop on the Memphis & Charleston Railroad, and the Madison Historic District there is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. On a house in the district, confirm with the city what applies to your address before choosing a roof or siding material, and match what the building already has where you can.
Across the rest of the city, siding is often where 1980s and '90s houses show their age first: vinyl that has faded or cracked, soft trim, paint failing on the shaded side. James Hardie fiber cement in lap, board-and-batten or shingle profiles replaces it, and as a James Hardie Select Contractor we register the 30-year product and 15-year ColorPlus finish warranties. Our siding page shows the profiles.
Most Madison inspections are scheduled within one business day of the call, and active leaks or fresh storm damage are triaged first, usually the same day, with tarp material on the truck. Permits come from the City of Madison Building Department, which takes applications online at buildportal.madisonal.gov and at City Hall, 100 Hughes Road. The city's website posts a roofing permit application; whether your job needs one depends on its scope, so confirm with the department before a start date is set.
Services in Madison
First replacements on 1990s and 2000s houses make roof replacement the main job in Madison, with roof repairs for younger roofs that took a storm. Siding comes next on the older subdivisions. About three in four Madison homes are owner-occupied, and their garages suit a Penntek polyurea flake floor, which Penntek rates four times stronger than epoxy; see concrete coatings.
From the gallery
The three projects below are gallery roofs, not Madison houses. We chose them to show the upgrades open to a Madison house replacing its first roof: CertainTeed Grand Manor in Chestnut, BRAVA Old World Slate in Atlantic, and copper half-round and full-round gutters with copper guards.
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
Madison building permits go through the City of Madison Building Department, online at buildportal.madisonal.gov or at City Hall, 100 Hughes Road; the main line is 256-772-5600. The city posts a roofing permit application on its website. Requirements depend on the work, so confirm with the department what your roof, siding or gutter job needs before it is scheduled.
Most Madison roofs sit on houses built from 1980 onward. The median home dates from 2001, by census estimate, and about 35 percent went up between 1980 and 1999, so many houses are on an original roof or a first replacement. A free inspection tells you where yours stands and comes with photos of every elevation.
Yes, Three Stone works on older houses in the Madison Historic District, which is on the National Register. Confirm with the city what applies to your address before choosing a material. Besides architectural shingles we install CertainTeed designer shingles, BRAVA composite slate and shake, and standing-seam metal, which widens the range for matching an older house.
Madison is served from our Huntsville office at 4960 Corporate Drive, Suite 120, about 6 miles away; call (256) 434-7333. That office runs our residential work across North Alabama, and most inspections are booked within one business day. Our Franklin office handles Middle Tennessee.
Hardie siding is often worth it on a 1990s Madison house where the original vinyl has cracked or faded. James Hardie fiber cement comes in lap, board-and-batten and shingle profiles, and as a Select Contractor we register its 30-year product and 15-year ColorPlus finish warranties. Owners who would rather stay with vinyl can choose Norandex.
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