Dallas-Fort Worth roofing contractor
Roof it right. Flash it in our own metal.
Shingle, standing seam, tile, slate and commercial low-slope roofs across Dallas-Fort Worth, with every flashing bent on our own brake on Wendell Road.
Priced per roofing square after a free measured inspection. The written estimate lists every line, down to the decking by the sheet.
What we build
Five kinds of roof, one shop bending the metal for all of them.
-
01 / Steep slope
Architectural shingle
Torn off to the deck every time. Synthetic underlayment, ice-and-water in valleys and at every pipe, new drip edge on every rake and eave.
Shingle roofs -
02 / Steep slope
Standing seam metal
Panels run to length in the shop in 24-ga Galvalume or painted steel, locked with a 1.5 in mechanical seam. No end laps.
Metal roofs -
03 / Heavy roofs
Tile and slate
Clay tile runs 900–1,100 lb a square, slate up to 1,500. Somebody checks the rafters before anybody writes a number.
Tile and slate -
04 / Low slope
Commercial TPO and mod-bit
Core cuts before the quote. Tapered insulation to push water to the drains. Heat-welded seams probed at the end of every day.
Commercial roofs -
05 / The shop
Sheet metal fabrication
Counter flashing, crickets, coping caps, gutters and panels in Galvalume, painted steel and 16 oz copper. Other trades order from us too.
The brake
Where roofs actually leak
Most leaks are flashing. Not shingles.
Most leaks we chase are not the shingles. They are a chimney somebody sealed with a tube of caulk in 2009.
Walk a dozen leaking Dallas roofs and the pattern is boring. The field of the roof is fine. The water gets in where the roof meets something else: a brick chimney, a second-story wall, a skylight curb, a valley where two planes collide. Those joints are supposed to be handled by metal. Step flashing woven into each course, a counter flashing let into the mortar above it, a kick-out at the bottom of every wall so water lands in the gutter and not behind the siding.
What we find instead is stock L-flashing from a box store bent over by hand, face-nailed and smeared with sealant. Sealant lasts a couple of Texas summers. Then it shrinks off the brick, the joint opens, and the drywall in the upstairs bedroom starts to stain.
We bend the flashing in our own shop on Wendell Road. If the wall is out of plumb by half an inch, the metal is too.
What the shop bends for a typical re-roof
- Drip edge
- Every eave and rake, painted to match or bare Galvalume
- Step flashing
- One piece per shingle course at every wall
- Counter
- Ground into the mortar joint, never surface-caulked
- Kick-out
- At the base of every roof-to-wall joint
- Cricket
- Behind any chimney wider than 30 inches
- Valley
- W-valley metal where the plan calls for open valleys
What the price is built from
If it is not on the paper, it is not in the price.
A roof replacement in Dallas is priced per roofing square, which is 100 square feet of roof surface, after somebody has measured it on foot.
Pitch matters, because a 12/12 roof takes harnesses, toe boards and twice the hours of a 5/12. Layers matter, because tearing off two layers is a different day from tearing off one. Decking matters most and is the one thing nobody can see from the driveway, so we price it per 4x8 sheet as found and write the allowance on the estimate before we start.
Your estimate lists the underlayment by brand and the decking by the sheet. No price on this site is a binding quote. Nothing is binding until you sign a contract, and the contract says the same thing the estimate said.
| Line | How it is counted | Why it is listed |
|---|---|---|
| Tear-off | Per square, per layer | Two layers weigh twice as much to haul and take longer to strip. |
| Decking | Per 4x8 sheet | Rot is only visible once the shingles are off. You see the allowance before we start. |
| Underlayment | By brand, per square | Synthetic felt across the field, ice-and-water in valleys and at penetrations. |
| Roofing | Per square | Shingle line, metal profile and gauge, or tile and slate type, named. |
| Metal | By linear foot | Drip edge, step, counter, valley and kick-outs, bent in our shop. |
| Ventilation | By the piece or foot | Ridge vent, intake, and blocking off any vents that short-circuit it. |
| Haul-off | Per load | Dump trailer on site, magnet sweep of the yard at the end. |
| Permit | As charged by the city | Pulled where the city requires one, at what the city charges. |
The process
Six steps from inspection to final walk.
Drag, swipe or use the arrow keys. Each step says what happens and roughly when.
01 / 06
The offer
A free measured roof inspection and a written estimate.
One visit, somebody on the roof with a tape and a camera, and a document that tells you what the roof needs and what each part of the work is priced on.
The estimate is not a binding quote. Price and scope are fixed only by a signed contract. Inspections cover homes and commercial buildings in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
What the visit covers
- Every roof plane measured on foot, not from a satellite photo
- Attic check for stains, daylight and ventilation
- Photos of every flashing joint, valley and penetration
- Hail and wind damage documented with chalk and scale
- Written estimate itemized by line, or a repair if that is all it needs
What it does not include
- Negotiating your insurance claim for you
- Core cuts on commercial roofs, which are scheduled separately
- A structural engineer’s report, if heavy tile needs one
- Pressure to sign anything on the day
Lines we hold
What we will not do.
Four things other roofers in this town will happily do. Each one costs the homeowner later. The long version of each is on the how we work page.
-
Lay a new roof over the old one.
No overlays. Two layers of shingle in a Texas August is a griddle, and it hides the decking we need to see. It also adds roughly double the dead load on the framing for a roof that will not last as long.
-
Re-use old flashing on a replacement.
Bending old step flashing back down saves an hour and a few dollars of metal. It also puts nail holes and fatigue cracks right where the water runs. Every wall gets new metal from our brake.
-
Waive or hide your deductible.
Offering to “cover” a deductible or bury it in the invoice is insurance fraud under Texas law. A contractor who offers it to you is padding the claim somewhere else.
-
Sign you at the door after a storm.
No contingency agreements on the porch the morning after hail. Get the inspection, read the estimate, talk to your adjuster, and then decide. If we are the right call, we will still be on Wendell Road next week.
Before you call
The questions everybody asks on the driveway.
Straight answers. If yours is not here, ask it on the phone at 214-646-6625.
Is the roof inspection really free?
Yes. We climb the roof, measure it, photograph what we find and send a written estimate. No charge and no obligation. The photos are yours to keep and to show another roofer if you want a second opinion. We would rather you compare line by line than compare a single number.
Why is there no price on the website?
Because any number printed here would be wrong for your roof. Two houses on the same street with the same square footage can differ by pitch, by layers, by how much rotten decking is under the shingles and by how many walls and chimneys need metal.
So the basis is printed instead: per roofing square for the roof itself, per 4x8 sheet for decking, per linear foot for metal. The estimate turns those into dollars for your house, and nothing is binding until a signed contract.
My roof leaks in one spot. Do I need a whole new roof?
Often not. A leak at a chimney, a skylight or a wall is usually a flashing repair: we cut back the shingles, pull the old metal and the caulk, and fit new step and counter flashing bent to that exact joint. A cracked neoprene pipe boot is a short job. If the shingles themselves are worn out, bald of granules or brittle, we will say so in writing and show you why.
Can you help with my hail insurance claim?
We document hail and wind damage honestly and can meet your adjuster on the roof to point at what we found. We do not negotiate your claim, which in Texas is the job of a licensed public adjuster, and we do not tell you a roof has hail damage when it has heat blistering or foot traffic. More on that on the residential roofing page.
Who should not call us?
If you want the cheapest roof that can be nailed over the old one by Friday, we are the wrong company. Same if the plan is to have the deductible absorbed somewhere in the paperwork. We are a good call when you want the leak to stop for good and you want to know what you paid for.
Do you only do houses?
No. We roof warehouses, retail and churches in TPO, modified bitumen and metal, and the shop takes fabrication orders from other contractors for coping, crickets and gutters. See commercial roofing and sheet metal.