Hannon Park Roofing — Repair, Replacement & Storm Damage

Hannon Park is one of Mobile's most historically rich neighborhoods, with a high concentration of homes built before 1939. Located in the Midtown area between Government Street and Michigan Avenue, near Murphy High School and the historic Government Street corridor, Hannon Park attracts DIY restorers and homeowners who appreciate "This Old House" style architecture. The housing stock — historic bungalows, Victorian-era cottages, and small apartment buildings — represents nearly every residential architectural style from Mobile's first half-century of suburban expansion.

That architectural variety creates roofing challenges that standard contractors are not equipped to handle. A Hannon Park block might include a 1910 Craftsman bungalow with exposed rafter tails and a complex hip-and-valley roof, a 1925 Victorian cottage with decorative gable trim and a steep 10:12 pitch, and a 1940s apartment building with a flat tar-and-gravel system — all within 200 feet of each other. Southern Roofing Systems has the experience to work across all of these building types, with crews trained on both residential steep-slope and low-slope commercial systems. In Hannon Park, you cannot be a one-trick roofing company — the neighborhood will not let you.

Aging roof decks are Hannon Park's most critical hidden problem. Homes built before 1939 typically have original 1x6 or 1x8 tongue-and-groove plank decking — not the plywood or OSB sheathing used in modern construction. When shingles are removed during a reroof, the planking underneath is often warped, split, or rotted from a century of moisture exposure. Modern architectural shingles require a smooth, continuous substrate to perform properly, which means most Hannon Park reroofs require either full deck overlay with plywood or selective plank replacement — adding $2,000–$5,000 to the project cost.

Outdated chimney flashing is the second major issue. Hannon Park's historic bungalows and cottages feature masonry chimneys with flashing details that have not been updated since the 1960s or 1970s. Original lead step flashing and mortar counter-flashing crack and separate from the masonry over time, creating chronic leak points that homeowners often dismiss as "just the old chimney dripping." Proper chimney reflashing with modern materials and counter-flashing reglets is included in every Hannon Park reroof we perform near the Government Street historic corridor.

The defining failure in Hannon Park is structural — not cosmetic. When a century-old bungalow near Hannon Park or Murphy High School starts leaking, the damage extends beyond the roof surface into the original wood framing. Rafter ends rot where they meet the fascia. Ridge boards sag where moisture has softened the grain. Collar ties separate from rafters. A Hannon Park reroof without a thorough structural assessment is reckless — and it is exactly what storm chasers do when they quote a cheap price and never look in the attic. Call Southern Roofing Systems at (251) 250-2255 for an inspection that starts in the attic, not on the roof.