Short answer: As of September 2026, the five highest-scoring roofing contractors in the Huntsville, AL metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score are Impact Roofing LLC (94.9), Thompson Roofing and Construction, LLC (94.8), Ridgeline Construction HSV Inc, trading as Ridgeline Construction Roofing & Exteriors (85.9), Thoughtful Roofer Inc. (70.9), Coltus Roofing & Construction, LLC (68.9). Each holds a certification we verified on the manufacturer’s own register, every rating was corroborated elsewhere, and placement on this page is not for sale.
The Roofing Brief scored 13 certified roofing contractors serving the Huntsville metro on a published, reproducible formula, then researched each of the top five individually to confirm its record. Madison and Limestone counties logged 44 tornadoes in ten years, along with 686 severe wind reports and 174 hail reports. That tornado count is among the highest of any metro in this programme, and it is the defining fact about roofing in north Alabama: this is Dixie Alley, where tornadoes come at night and outside the spring season more often than they do on the Plains. The metro also has the second-highest average contractor rating in this batch at 4.91, and two contractors separated by a tenth of a point at the top.
What a Huntsville roof is up against
Huntsville enforces the 2021 International Residential Code and International Building Code with local amendments, and permits are required for full roof replacements and structural repairs across most of the metro. That is worth stating because Alabama does not impose a statewide residential building code; adoption is municipal, so what applies in the city of Huntsville is not automatically what applies in unincorporated Madison or Limestone County. Establish which jurisdiction your property sits in before you accept a quote, and get the permit number once work is scheduled.
The local amendments that matter most are the high-wind fastening schedules. In a tornado and severe-thunderstorm corridor the failure mode is almost never the shingle itself; it is the fastener pattern, the starter course and the edge metal. Ask any contractor to specify the nailing pattern being used and whether it is the manufacturer’s standard or the enhanced high-wind schedule, because on a Huntsville roof the enhanced schedule is what the warranty will depend on if the roof is tested.
The 20 May 2025 storm dropped 2.75-inch hail near Haden in Madison County, and 13 April 2019 and 19 March 2018 both produced 2.5-inch stones in Limestone County. Two and a half inches is squarely in the range where insurers expect functional damage and full replacement rather than repair. With 174 hail reports over the decade and a clear May and June peak, a Class 4 impact-rated shingle is genuinely worth pricing here, and worth asking your carrier about, because several Alabama insurers apply a premium credit for one.
Alabama does license roofing above $50,000 through the Home Builders Licensure Board for residential work, and the state has a separate general contractor licence for larger commercial projects. Most residential re-roofs fall below the threshold, which means for the typical Huntsville homeowner the manufacturer certification and the BBB record are doing the work the licence does elsewhere. That is the reasoning behind how this page is built.
The 5 best roofers in Huntsville, AL
Scored 2026-09-23. The metro mean rating used as the Bayesian prior for Huntsville is 4.908, across a pool of 13 certified contractors.
| Rank | Company | TRB Score | Certification | Rating (reviews) | Adjusted | In business since | Based in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Impact Roofing LLC | 94.9 | President’s Club | 5.0 (808) | 4.995 | not published | Athens, AL |
| 2 | Thompson Roofing and Construction, LLC | 94.8 | President’s Club | 4.9 (1,177) | 4.9 | not published | Madison, AL |
| 3 | Ridgeline Construction HSV Inc, trading as Ridgeline Construction Roofing & Exteriors | 85.9 | President’s Club | 4.8 (360) | 4.813 | 2012 | Athens, AL |
| 4 | Thoughtful Roofer Inc. | 70.9 | Certified | 5.0 (114) | 4.972 | not published | Huntsville, AL |
| 5 | Coltus Roofing & Construction, LLC | 68.9 | Certified | 4.9 (165) | 4.902 | not published | Huntsville, AL |
1. Impact Roofing LLC — TRB Score 94.9
Impact Roofing LLC is based in Athens, AL, BBB accredited since 1 March 2022, A+ rating, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 39.8 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 14.2 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 5.9 | 10 |
| Total | 94.9 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated and accredited since 1 March 2022. BBB
- More than 760 five-star Google reviews. Google
- Roofing and same-day repair across Athens, Decatur and the Huntsville metro. Company
What they actually do. Residential roofing and same-day roof repair across north Alabama.
Why it ranks here. A clean 5.0 across 808 registry reviews, corroborated by more than 760 five-star Google reviews, with President’s Club certification. A perfect rating at that volume is rare anywhere and this is the highest score in the batch at 94.9.
Best fit for: Limestone County, Athens and the western metro.
What we would want clarified. Leads second place by a tenth of a point. Treat the top two as tied and let proximity and quote quality decide. Sixteen miles from the metro centre. We publish this because a ranking that only prints the flattering findings is an advertisement, not an assessment.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (256) 333-2363, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
2. Thompson Roofing and Construction, LLC — TRB Score 94.8
Thompson Roofing and Construction, LLC is based in Madison, AL, BBB accredited since 19 July 2011, A+ rating, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 36.0 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 15.0 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 8.8 | 10 |
| Total | 94.8 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated and accredited since 19 July 2011, a 15-year record, with five complaints over the past three years of which two are closed. BBB
- Listed on Houzz with a project portfolio. Houzz
- Listed on HomeAdvisor with a review history. HomeAdvisor
What they actually do. Residential and commercial roofing across the Huntsville metro.
Why it ranks here. 1,177 registry reviews at 4.9 is by a wide margin the deepest evidence base in north Alabama, with fifteen years of unbroken A+ accreditation and President’s Club certification. Five miles from the metro centre.
Best fit for: Madison and central Huntsville homeowners wanting the largest verifiable record in the metro.
What we would want clarified. Five BBB complaints over three years, of which two are shown closed. The A+ rating and accreditation are intact, so they were addressed, but read them. We publish this because a ranking that only prints the flattering findings is an advertisement, not an assessment.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (256) 952-3309, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
3. Ridgeline Construction HSV Inc, trading as Ridgeline Construction Roofing & Exteriors — TRB Score 85.9
Trades as Ridgeline Construction HSV Inc, trading as Ridgeline Construction Roofing & Exteriors; listed on the GAF registry as Ridgeline Construction HSV Inc.
Ridgeline Construction HSV Inc, trading as Ridgeline Construction Roofing & Exteriors is based in Athens, AL, in business since 2012, BBB accredited since 14 March 2012, A+ rating; 2023 BBB Torch Award winner, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 32.5 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 12.5 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 5.9 | 10 |
| Total | 85.9 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated and accredited since 14 March 2012, and a 2023 BBB Torch Award winner for marketplace ethics, a distinction earned by fewer than one per cent of accredited businesses. BBB
- Listed on the Procore construction network, a commercial-trade listing rather than a consumer directory. Procore
- Family owned since 2012, operating across Alabama and Florida. Company
What they actually do. Roofing, siding and gutters across north Alabama and the Florida panhandle.
Why it ranks here. A BBB Torch Award for marketplace ethics is judged on conduct rather than customer satisfaction and is awarded to under one per cent of accredited businesses. Combined with fourteen years of unbroken A+ accreditation and 360 registry reviews at 4.8, this is the strongest conduct record in the metro.
Best fit for: Homeowners weighting demonstrated ethics over raw rating, and Limestone County properties.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (251) 307-5512, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
4. Thoughtful Roofer Inc. — TRB Score 70.9
Thoughtful Roofer Inc. is based in Huntsville, AL, BBB accredited since 2 June 2025, A rating, and holds Certified standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 12 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 38.9 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 10.1 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 10.0 | 10 |
| Total | 70.9 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- Rated A and accredited since 2 June 2025. BBB
- Member of the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce. Chamber
What they actually do. Roofing repair, installation and gutters across Huntsville.
Why it ranks here. A clean 5.0 across 114 registry reviews from a contractor based in Huntsville itself, with chamber membership and BBB accreditation.
Best fit for: Huntsville city homeowners.
What we would want clarified. Base GAF certification rather than a higher tier, an A rather than A+ BBB rating, and accreditation only since June 2025. We publish this because a ranking that only prints the flattering findings is an advertisement, not an assessment.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (256) 280-6007, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
5. Coltus Roofing & Construction, LLC — TRB Score 68.9
Coltus Roofing & Construction, LLC is based in Huntsville, AL, BBB accredited since 21 April 2015, A+ rating, and holds Certified standing on the GAF certification registry.
Certifications held: Certified (GAF), Owens Corning certified. Certification by more than one manufacturer is uncommon and requires meeting each programme’s separate standards for insurance, training and track record.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 12 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 36.1 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 10.8 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 10.0 | 10 |
| Total | 68.9 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated and accredited since 21 April 2015, an 11-year record. BBB
- Also listed as an Owens Corning certified roofing contractor. Owens Corning
- Member of the Huntsville Madison County Builders Association. Trade body
What they actually do. Roofing, decks and general construction across Huntsville.
Why it ranks here. Dual certification with GAF and Owens Corning, eleven years of unbroken A+ accreditation and builders association membership, based in Huntsville itself. Two manufacturers vetting the same installer is a stronger signal than either alone.
Best fit for: Huntsville homeowners wanting a choice of shingle manufacturer.
What we would want clarified. Base GAF certification and 165 registry reviews. We publish this because a ranking that only prints the flattering findings is an advertisement, not an assessment.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (256) 534-5325, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
What 2.75 inch hail does to a Huntsville roof
Aggregate hail counts tell you very little about a specific roof. These are the individual events: every severe-weather report logged by the National Weather Service across the 2 counties of the Huntsville, AL statistical area over ten years, with the dates, the stone sizes and the towns they landed on. Over that decade the metro logged 174 hail reports, 686 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports and 44 tornadoes. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $13.6 million; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
The biggest hail to fall on Huntsville in a decade
| Date | Stone size | Reported near | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2025 | 2.75 in | Haden | Madison |
| 13 April 2019 | 2.5 in | Wheeler Lake North | Limestone |
| 19 March 2018 | 2.5 in | Limestone | Limestone |
| 24 April 2021 | 2.5 in | Fletcher Chapel | Madison |
| 24 April 2021 | 2.5 in | Madison | Madison |
| 20 May 2025 | 2.0 in | Huntsville Park | Madison |
The largest stone on record for this metro fell on 20 May 2025 near Haden, measured at 2.75 inches. That is baseball sized, comfortably past the point where a roof is written off rather than repaired.
Wind. The strongest thunderstorm gust logged in the metro was 87 knots, about 100 mph, near Molder on 28 June 2018. Asphalt shingles begin lifting at roughly 67 mph when they are correctly nailed, and considerably below that when they are not.
Tornadoes. 44 tornadoes touched down in these counties over the decade, the strongest rated EF3 near Fisk on 1 April 2023.
What the National Weather Service wrote about it
The NWS logs a written account of each severe-weather episode. This is its description of the 28 June 2018 event near Molder, reproduced verbatim:
Widespread tree damage was observed in the Killingsworth Cove area of eastern Madison county. A swath of trees at least 300 yards wide were snapped, beginning at the top of the hill just west of Smith Lake, down the hillside across Boulder Trail Road, Southard Road, and Killingsworth Cove Road to the shore of the lake. The trees on the hillside were snapped cleanly and almost entirely in the same direction downhill with a few exceptions. Several trees fell on homes along Killingsworth Cove Road. The swath of damage continued across the lake to JB Hawkins Road and Killingsworth Cove Road. The swath of daamge continued across the lake to JB Hawkins Road and Killingsworth Cover, but no further…
That is what the specification has to anticipate here, written up by the agency that recorded it rather than by a contractor selling the repair.
When it happens. Severe weather reports cluster in May (235), June (163), April (128). The worst years on record were 2025 (173), 2023 (165), 2017 (102). If you are scheduling non-urgent work in Huntsville, the months outside that window are when crews are least stretched and least likely to be triaging emergency callouts ahead of your job.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, county-level detail files 2016 to 2025, filtered to the counties of this statistical area by The Roofing Brief. Damage figures are as reported to the NWS and undercount insured losses.
What to do with this. Huntsville sees enough damaging hail that a Class 4 impact-rated shingle is worth pricing, though not automatically worth buying. Get both quotes and weigh the premium against any insurance discount.
The checks worth making in Huntsville
Licensing is required in AL. Alabama requires a residential roofer licence from the Home Builders Licensure Board. The board’s own application packet states that a residential roofer who contracts directly with a homeowner to perform residential roofing is required to hold a residential roofers licence when the total cost of the undertaking exceeds $2,500.
The board issues three residential licence types. An Unlimited licence carries full residential homebuilding authority and permits roofing without a separate roofer licence; a Limited licence covers a restricted scope; and a Roofers licence covers residential roofing only. Applicants must hold a current municipal or county business licence as a contractor and file a $10,000 licence and permit bond naming the board as obligee, which expires on 31 December and must be renewed annually alongside the licence. No exam is required for the Limited or Roofers licence.
Check here: Alabama Home Builders Licensure Board. Two things follow from how this licence works. Because it involves no competency exam, it evidences bonding and registration rather than skill, so manufacturer certification carries proportionally more weight in Alabama. And because the bond lapses every 31 December unless renewed, checking that the licence is current matters more here than in states with multi-year terms.
Four checks to run before you sign anything, in any state.
- Verify certification at the source. Use the GAF verification tool rather than trusting a badge image on a company website.
- Get the certificate of insurance from the insurer, not the contractor, and confirm general liability and workers compensation are both active on the day work starts.
- Confirm who pulls the permit. If a contractor asks you to pull it as the homeowner, that moves liability onto you. Decline.
- Get warranty terms in writing before any deposit, and check the manufacturer warranty being promised actually requires the certification tier the contractor holds.
How many certified roofers Huntsville actually has
13 certified roofing contractors serve the principal cities of the Huntsville, AL statistical area, of which 3 hold the top President’s Club tier. The pool carries 2,970 customer reviews between them at a mean rating of 4.908. The statistical area had a 2024 population of 542,297, a change of 10.29% against the 2020 census base, per the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates.
How these Huntsville rankings were produced
Every contractor in the Huntsville, AL pool was scored out of 100 on four published components: certification tier, a Bayesian adjusted rating, review depth and distance from the metro centre. In this metro that meant scoring 13 certified contractors, of whom 3 hold President’s Club standing and 1 Master Elite, against a metro mean rating of 4.908. The top five were then researched individually against Better Business Bureau records, state licence registers and manufacturer directories. The findings are printed above whether they flatter the contractor or not, and nobody paid to appear.
The full method, the weightings, what the GAF certification tiers actually mean, who is eligible to be ranked and what we do not claim are all set out on our roofer ranking methodology page. Last updated: September 2026. Scoring run: 2026-09-23. Corrections go to the editor and are actioned on verification.
The questions that come up most in Huntsville
Who is the best roofer in Huntsville, AL?
Impact Roofing LLC of Athens, AL scores highest in the Huntsville metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score, at 94.9 out of 100 as of September 2026. It holds President’s Club certification with a 5.0 rating across 808 reviews. Highest-scoring is not the same as best fit for your specific job, and the four companies behind it score within 26.0 points.
How many certified roofing contractors serve Huntsville?
13 contractors on the GAF certification registry serve the principal cities of the Huntsville, AL statistical area as of September 2026, of which 3 hold President’s Club status.
How much damaging hail does Huntsville get?
The Huntsville, AL statistical area recorded 131 hail reports of 1 inch or larger and 8 of 2 inches or larger between 2016 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Events Database. The largest hailstone reported measured 2.75 inches.
Did any contractor pay to appear on this list?
No. The Roofing Brief takes no placement fees, no lead fees and no affiliate commission from any roofing contractor. Ranking comes entirely from the published formula applied to public registry data, followed by an individual research pass on the top five.
What was the worst hailstorm in Huntsville in the last ten years?
The largest hailstone logged by the National Weather Service in the Huntsville, AL statistical area between 2016 and 2025 measured 2.75 inches, reported near Haden on 20 May 2025. That is baseball sized, comfortably past the point where a roof is written off rather than repaired. Across the decade the metro recorded 174 hail reports. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $13.6 million; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
When is the worst time of year for roof damage in Huntsville?
Severe-weather reports in the Huntsville, AL statistical area cluster in May, June, April, on the NOAA record for 2016 to 2025. If the work can wait, booking outside that window usually buys you shorter lead times and more of the contractor’s attention.
Do roofers need a licence in AL?
Alabama requires a residential roofer licence from the Home Builders Licensure Board. The board’s own application packet states that a residential roofer who contracts directly with a homeowner to perform residential roofing is required to hold a residential roofers licence when the total cost of the undertaking exceeds $2,500. The board issues three residential licence types. An Unlimited licence carries full residential homebuilding authority and permits roofing without a separate roofer licence; a Limited licence covers a restricted scope; and a Roofers licence covers residential roofing only. Applicants must hold a current municipal or county business licence as a contractor and file a $10,000 licence and permit bond naming the board as obligee, which expires on 31 December and must be renewed annually alongside the licence. No exam is required for the Limited or Roofers licence.
What should I check before hiring a roofer in Huntsville?
Two things follow from how this licence works. Because it involves no competency exam, it evidences bonding and registration rather than skill, so manufacturer certification carries proportionally more weight in Alabama. And because the bond lapses every 31 December unless renewed, checking that the licence is current matters more here than in states with multi-year terms.
Is Huntsville a hard market to find a good roofer in?
Madison and Limestone counties logged 44 tornadoes in ten years, along with 686 severe wind reports and 174 hail reports. That tornado count is among the highest of any metro in this programme, and it is the defining fact about roofing in north Alabama: this is Dixie Alley, where tornadoes come at night and outside the spring season more often than they do on the Plains. The metro also has the second-highest average contractor rating in this batch at 4.91, and two contractors separated by a tenth of a point at the top.
Is wind or hail the bigger risk to a roof in Huntsville?
Wind, by a wide margin. The Huntsville, AL statistical area logged 686 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports against 131 hail reports of an inch or more between 2016 and 2025. Wind damage shows up at the rake, ridge and edge rather than across the field of the roof, so the fastening schedule and edge detail matter more here than the impact rating of the shingle.
Roofer rankings for other metros
The Roofing Brief scores certified roofing contractors in the 400 largest U.S. metropolitan and micropolitan areas on the same formula.
- Best roofers in Birmingham, AL, about 81 miles from Huntsville
- Best roofers in Tuscaloosa, AL, another AL metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Auburn, AL, another AL metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Lexington, KY, a metro of comparable size
- Best roofers in Pensacola, FL, a metro of comparable size
- Best roofers in Chattanooga, TN, also scored, about 85 miles away
- Best roofers in Clarksville, TN, also scored, about 134 miles away
- Best roofers in Memphis, TN, also scored, about 189 miles away
See the full index of all 400 metro roofer rankings, or read how to find and vet a roofing contractor anywhere in the country.
Cite this analysis
The Roofing Brief. “Best Roofers in Huntsville, AL: The Roofing Brief Contractor Score.” Published September 2026. Inputs: GAF certification registry; NOAA Storm Events Database 2016-2025; U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimates; Better Business Bureau and independent review-platform records for each ranked contractor.