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Roofing services

Historic roof restoration in Savannah.

A historic roof isn't just a roof. It's part of the building's story. Restoring one takes a roofer who knows the old materials and treats them with the respect they're owed.

The Coastal Roofworks way

Roofs with a history worth keeping.

Savannah has some of the most beautiful historic architecture in the country, and those roofs ask for a different kind of work: matching original materials, respecting the lines of the building, and restoring rather than replacing wherever it makes sense. We've been on coastal roofs since 2006, including the old ones.

Old materials, done right

Slate, clay tile, copper, and standing-seam metal each behave differently. We restore them in keeping with the original instead of papering over them with something modern that doesn't belong.

Restore before replace

On a historic building, the goal is to keep what's original whenever it can be saved. We'll tell you honestly what can be restored and what truly has to be replaced.

Sympathetic to the building

The roof should look like it belongs to the house. We work to preserve the character that makes a historic Savannah property what it is.

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Common questions

Questions we hear about historic preservation & restoration

Can a historic roof be restored instead of replaced?

Often, yes. On a historic building the goal is to keep what's original whenever it can be saved. We'll tell you honestly what can be restored and what truly has to be replaced.

What historic roofing materials do you work with?

Slate, clay tile, copper, and standing-seam metal. Each behaves differently, and we restore them in keeping with the original rather than papering over them with something modern that doesn't belong.

Do you work on homes in Savannah's historic district?

Yes. We've been on coastal Georgia roofs since 2006, including the old ones, and we work to preserve the character that makes a historic Savannah property what it is.

Will the restored roof look like the original?

That's the point. The roof should look like it belongs to the house, so we match the original materials and respect the lines of the building.