SERVICE AREA / ANTHEM, AZ
Roofing in Anthem
is one community
on one clock.
Del Webb opened Anthem in 1999 at the base of Daisy Mountain, thirty miles north of downtown Phoenix. It had 23,190 people at the 2020 census, and 78 percent of its homes were built in the 2000s. There is no community in the valley where a larger share of the roofs is the same age.
A USEFUL FIRST QUESTION
“Everyone in my section of Anthem seems to be re-roofing. Is it time?”
01 / WHEN ANTHEM WAS BUILT
Opened 1999.
Built by
2010.
Anthem is a Del Webb master-planned community of about 5,900 acres in three parts, Parkside, Country Club and the Village, run by the Anthem Community Council. It was built almost entirely between 1999 and 2008, when the developer finished, and parts of it lie inside Phoenix city limits. The census counts it as a census-designated place.
| 2010 | 21,700 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 23,190 |
Homes from the 2000s are 17 to 26 years old. Tile underlayment typically lasts 15 to 25 years in Arizona heat, so the earliest Anthem roofs are at the end of the range and the latest are well inside it. Another 13 percent of homes are from 1999 and the late 1990s, ahead of the rest.
Anthem makes Surprise look gradual. Almost every roof in the community is reaching its first real decision within the same ten years, and the earliest sections are there now.
02 / ACROSS THE CITY
Not every
part of Anthem
is the same age.
01
The 1999 and early-2000s sections
The first phases of Parkside and the Country Club
Tile 23 or more years old. Underlayment at the end of its range. Where Anthem’s re-roofing has started.
02
The mid-2000s build
The bulk of Parkside and the Country Club
Tile around 20 years old, in the second half of the underlayment range. The useful moment to look.
03
The Village and the late phases
The last sections completed toward 2010
Tile around 17 years old. Inside the range with some years left.
04
The Country Club
The gated golf community
Larger homes, more complex roofs and association design review. Same era, more roof.
03 / WHAT THE ROOFS ARE MADE OF
What you
tend to find
in Anthem.
Concrete tile, almost without exception
A single developer built the community in one material over one decade. Sound tile over underlayment that is now between fifteen and twenty-five years old.
Low-slope patios and casitas
Common on the larger plans. A different system with its own coating cycle, and often the first place water gets in.
Builder-grade underlayment
Boom-era underlayment varied in quality by year and crew. It decides whether a roof reaches twenty-five or fails at fifteen.
04 / WHAT SHOWS UP HERE
The patterns
worth knowing
about.
01
Phases, not streets.
Anthem was built in numbered phases over a decade. Two houses on the same street can be five years apart in roof age; two houses in the same phase are usually within a year of each other. The phase is the useful clue.
02
Hillside exposure and storm runoff.
Anthem sits in foothills with steep washes. The 2012 storm that dropped five inches of rain in ninety minutes showed what drainage, valleys and scuppers are up against.
03
Rules on everything visible.
The Anthem Community Council and the sub-associations regulate exterior appearance. Tile profile and color on a re-roof will need approval.
05 / WHAT CHANGES THE PRICE
Why two quotes
can differ by
thousands.
01
Tile that is worth keeping
Twenty-year-old Del Webb tile is usually sound and can go back on over new underlayment. Ask whether a proposal priced that or priced new tile, because the two numbers are far apart.
02
A community that comes due together
Anthem’s roofs reach their first re-roof within the same few years, so the busiest months fill up fast. Scheduling before the monsoon avoids the wait.
03
Association approval
Design review adds a step, not a cost, if it is started early.
07 / ANTHEM QUESTIONS
Common ones.
My house was built in 2001. Is the roof really at end of life?
The tile is not. The underlayment is about 25 years old, at the end of the range these last here. An inspection says whether yours is planning or deciding.
Does the HOA need to approve a re-roof?
For anything visible, yes. Tile profile and color are regulated. Underlayment is not visible and is not.
My neighbor in the same phase just re-roofed. Does that mean I am next?
It means you are close. Same phase usually means same year, same crew and same underlayment. It is the strongest hint you can get without an inspection.
Is Anthem in Phoenix?
Partly. Some sections are inside Phoenix city limits and some are unincorporated Maricopa County. Permits go through whichever applies; the roof is the same.
Is there any advantage to waiting?
Only if the underlayment has years left, which an inspection can tell you. Once it is at the end of its range, waiting adds interior damage to the bill without changing the roof work.
We have a flat roof over the patio. Is it on the same schedule?
No. Low-slope sections are coated, not tiled, and the coating has its own cycle. They often need attention before the tile does.
Roofing in Anthem?
In Anthem the neighbors’ roofs really are a guide to yours. Find out exactly where yours stands.