Savannah is Chatham County’s seat and the oldest planned city in the United States, founded in 1733, home to 147,780 residents as of the 2020 Census. The historic squares downtown get the postcards, but most of the roofing work in this market happens south and southwest of there. Ardsley Park and the Fairgrounds carry 1910s and 1920s bungalows and period revival homes with steep, complex roof geometry: valleys, dormers, hips. Windsor Forest and Sandfly are postwar and 1960s to 1970s ranches with simpler lines but decades of coastal sun behind them. Georgetown and Berwick added 1990s and 2000s subdivision roofs, and The Landings on Skidaway Island carries large homes on marsh and water frontage under mature live oak canopy. Same coast, same code, five very different roof types.
SkyeVantage coordinates asphalt shingle roof replacements across Savannah’s south side end to end. Materials at wholesale cost. Synthetic underlayment and a sealed roof deck instead of the ice barrier northern markets require. Coastal Georgia’s January mean temperature is 50.7 degrees F, well above the threshold that would trigger an ice barrier, so a sealed deck and proper valley protection do that job here. Drip edge, ridge cap, and ventilation sized for heat, not snow load. A Preferred Roofing Network crew handles the tear-off and install. Axium inspects.
One flat fee covers the coordination, the labor, the materials setup, and the dumpster. Everything else is at cost. You see the receipt. Don’t buy a roof until you’ve talked to us.
Savannah has a humid subtropical climate (Koppen Cfa). NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport:
- Annual snowfall: 0.0 inches. No snow load, no ice damming, ever.
- Winter temps: January average 50.7 degrees F (high 61.4, low 40.0). Too warm to trigger an ice barrier requirement; the freeze-thaw cycle that wrecks northern roofs barely exists here.
- Summer temps: July average 83.0 degrees F (high 92.3, low 73.7). Sustained heat and UV cycling are what actually shorten a Savannah shingle’s life, not snow.
- Annual precipitation: 47.87 inches. Under a live oak canopy that’s constant organic debris and standing moisture in valleys and gutters, so flashing and drainage detail matter more here than almost anywhere in the SkyeVantage footprint.
- Severe weather window: hurricane and tropical storm season June through November, peak August through October. Chatham County has seen mandatory evacuations for Hurricane Matthew (October 2016) and Hurricane Irma (September 2017), a near miss from Hurricane Dorian (September 2019), and a 76 mph wind gust in Savannah from Hurricane Helene (September 2024).
Asphalt shingle systems only. Homeowners pick the brand. SkyeVantage supplies it at wholesale cost. A Preferred Roofing Network crew certified for that product handles the install to lifetime-warranty spec.
- Class 4 impact-resistant shingles. GAF Timberline AS II, Owens Corning Duration FLEX. Many Georgia carriers offer a premium discount for Class 4 installs. Confirm with your carrier.
- Architectural shingles (the regional standard). GAF Timberline HDZ, Owens Corning Duration, CertainTeed Landmark, Atlas Pinnacle Pristine, Tamko Heritage. On the Windsor Forest and Sandfly ranches and the Georgetown and Berwick subdivision roofs, the story is high-wind fastening pattern and sealed deck, not snow performance.
- Designer shingles. Owens Corning Duration Designer, CertainTeed Presidential Shake, GAF Grand Sequoia. A natural fit for the period revival homes in Ardsley Park and the Fairgrounds and the complex roof lines near Savannah’s historic core.