"Twenty-five years on roofs and driveways in Mobile and Baldwin County. We build to the FORTIFIED™ standard, we do our own concrete, and Terry James is on the job — not just on the business card."
Silver Construction is owned and run by Terry James, who has spent 25 years on roofs and driveways along the Alabama Gulf Coast. We are not a sales organization that subcontracts the real work to whoever is cheapest that week. When you hire us, the people who quoted the job are the people who show up to do it.
We work two counties — Mobile and Baldwin — and nothing beyond them. That is a deliberate choice. It means we can get to a storm call the same week instead of the same month, and it means we already know how homes in your neighborhood were built.
Our focus is roofing built to withstand what the Gulf actually throws at us, concrete driveways poured on a base that will hold, and storm and insurance work documented properly from the first photograph.
Meet Terry JamesFour areas of work, all of it done in-house across Mobile and Baldwin County.
Full replacement, repair, metal, shingle, flat and low-slope roofing for homes across Mobile and Baldwin County.
Learn More →Roofs built to the FORTIFIED™ standard — sealed decks, enhanced fastening, and upgraded edge metal for coastal Alabama wind.
Learn More →Hurricane, wind and hail damage work, emergency tarping, and roofs replaced through the insurance claim process.
Learn More →New driveways, replacement, repair, widening, slabs, patios, sidewalks, culverts and aprons.
Learn More →FORTIFIED™ is a construction standard developed by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, aimed squarely at the way roofs fail in hurricanes. It goes after three things: the decking pulling loose from the framing, water pouring in once the shingles are gone, and the edges peeling up and unzipping everything behind them.
The upgrade comes down to a sealed roof deck, enhanced fastening with ring-shank nails, and heavier edge metal locked down tight. None of it is visible once the roof is finished, which is exactly why it gets skipped by contractors bidding to be cheapest.
One important thing to understand: the designation itself is issued by an independent, third-party FORTIFIED Evaluator that you hire — not by your contractor. Our job is to build to the standard and document the work so your evaluator can verify it. Anyone telling you they can hand you a designation themselves does not understand the program.
More on Fortified RoofingStraight assessment, honest repair-or-replace advice, and a written number — across Mobile and Baldwin County.
📞 Call 251-622-3415Terry James has spent 25 years working on roofs and driveways along the Alabama coast — long enough to have seen what storms do to a roof that was built to be cheap, and long enough to know which details actually matter when the wind comes up.
Silver Construction was built on that experience. We keep the service area tight, we keep the crew consistent, and we do the parts of the job that get covered up just as carefully as the parts you can see from the street. It is a slower way to grow a business and a better way to keep customers.
The questions we hear most from homeowners across Mobile and Baldwin County.
Mobile County and Baldwin County, Alabama — and nothing outside them. That covers Mobile, Saraland, Semmes, Theodore, Citronelle, Bayou La Batre and the rest of Mobile County, plus Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Bay Minette and the rest of Baldwin. Staying inside two counties is what lets us respond quickly.
It is a roof built to a higher standard than code requires, specifically to survive high wind. The three main pieces are a sealed deck so water stays out after shingles are lost, ring-shank nails so the decking stays attached to the house, and upgraded edge metal so wind cannot get a grip at the perimeter. An independent evaluator inspects and certifies it — not the contractor.
Many Alabama carriers offer wind premium discounts for a roof that has received a fortified designation, and the size of the discount varies by carrier and by where in the state you live. Talk to your agent about your specific policy before you commit, so you know the real number rather than a sales estimate.
Yes, and it is a genuine part of the business rather than a sideline. New concrete driveways, replacements, repairs, widening, slabs, patios, sidewalks, culverts and aprons. On rural properties in places like Wilmer, Citronelle and Stapleton we often handle the roof and the driveway in the same season.
We document damage thoroughly before any work starts, provide a detailed scope for your claim file, and work alongside your adjuster. The claim itself stays between you and your carrier — a contractor is not licensed to negotiate it on your behalf, and you should be cautious of anyone who says otherwise.
No. Estimates are free, and there is no pressure attached to them. If a repair is the right answer instead of a replacement, we will tell you that.
Locally owned and operated out of Mobile, Alabama.
Locally owned and operated out of Mobile, Alabama. We work these two counties and only these two counties — which is why we can actually get to you.
25 Years Experience • Alabama License #27001 • Fortified Roofing • Driveways & Concrete • Mobile & Baldwin Counties