Chatham County · Savannah area · GA
If you own a home in Tybee Island, you can have a real roofing number in hand before anyone sets foot on the property.
Get a written quoteTybee Island sits in Chatham County, in the Savannah area, and the roofers we work with here run crews out of the Savannah market daily.
The hurricane deductible is a percentage of dwelling coverage, not a flat amount, so a coastal claim needs to clear a much higher bar than an inland wind claim. A sealed roof deck — peel-and-stick underlayment over every seam — earns secondary water resistance credit on the wind mitigation form and is worth asking for by name. Design wind speeds near the coast are the highest in the state, which changes the nailing pattern, the underlayment, and the price.
Lower pitches on mid-century homes rule out some products and make ice-and-water shield in the valleys non-negotiable. Older homes have older electrical and plumbing penetrations through the roof; replacing the boots and flashings on all of them is cheap during a re-roof and expensive later. Most homes predate 1980, so many are on their third or fourth roof and code limits on layers become a real constraint at tear-off.
How it works
Tybee Island sits in Chatham County, in the Savannah area, and the roofers we work with here run crews out of the Savannah market daily.
Georgia doesn't issue a roofing-specific license — most roofing falls under the state's Residential-Basic or General Contractor license once a job crosses the state's licensing threshold. We check that license, insurance, and standing with the state board before a roofer ever sees a lead.
Send the request and pick "Storm damage / insurance claim." Georgia has no law banning assignment-of-benefits agreements the way Florida does, so read anything a roofer asks you to sign before a claim is filed — you can get an inspection and file a claim without signing away control of it.
Not unless you ask. The quote is built from aerial measurement. A roofer only visits when you schedule an install, or when you specifically request an on-site inspection for a claim.