Clay
Roof Repair & Replacement

Most calls from Clay get a visit the same day, since the drive from our Irondale office up I-59 North takes about fifteen minutes. We work all over the city, including the 35215, 35126, 35173 and 35235 zip codes. After an overnight storm our crews head out at first light, and a roof with an open leak gets a tarp the same day to keep the rain out.

The City of Clay’s Building and Inspections office at City Hall handles permits. Each of the 30-plus cities in Jefferson County handles permits a little differently, so we check with Clay’s office about your address before the job starts and pull whatever permit your roof needs.

Age is only part of the answer, so we’d want to see the roof before telling you to replace it. A 1990s house may already have had one new roof, and a well-kept original can sometimes last a while longer. We look for curled or cracked shingles, soft decking and worn seals around the plumbing vents. Plenty of Clay homes from that era are ready for a new roof, but some only need repairs, and we’ll tell you which fits yours.

A roof put on after that storm is now more than a dozen years old, so a checkup makes sense even if nothing is leaking. Homes on Harness Circle, Plymouth Rock Drive and nearby streets have been through every storm since. We’ll see how the shingles are aging and whether the flashing is still sealed tight. Then we’ll tell you which repairs need attention now and which can safely wait.

It’s worth a look, since the storm was close. On February 26, 2026, the National Weather Service confirmed hail up to 2 inches in parts of Jefferson, St. Clair and Blount counties, an EF-0 tornado in Trussville and a microburst, a sudden blast of wind pushing down from a storm, in Pinson. Hail bruises are hard to see from the ground, so we’ll check your roof for free and give you dated photos of what we find.

Hail and wind damage is often covered, though your policy and deductible decide how much. We work with every major insurance company, and one SWAT project manager stays with you from your first call until the final payment. That person documents the damage, meets the adjuster at your house and handles the paperwork. Storm damage sometimes turns up under the old shingles once they come off. We send your insurer an update about it, called a supplement, so they can cover that work too.

The price depends on your roof, so we give it to you after a free inspection instead of guessing over the phone. The size, the pitch (how steep the roof is), the number of old shingle layers, the condition of the decking and the material you choose all change the number. Seeing it first keeps the quote accurate and helps avoid surprise change orders after tear-off. Insurance often pays for storm-damaged roofs minus your deductible, and our roof replacement cost guide lists typical prices by material.

We offer financing through our lending partners, GreenSky and GoodLeap, subject to credit approval. It helps most with a roof that has simply worn out, since insurance generally doesn’t pay for age. It can also cover the part of a storm job your claim doesn’t. Plans include $0 down, fixed rates and no penalty for paying the loan off early. Our financing page explains the options, and your project manager can go over them with you.

SWAT holds license #41811 from the Alabama Home Builders Licensure Board, and we carry insurance for residential roofing work in the state. The shingle makers we use have certified our installers, and our Atlas Pro+ Diamond status ranks us in the top 2 percent of roofers in the U.S. Each roof we install comes with a 10-year workmanship warranty.