Residential roofing · Dallas-Fort Worth
Roof replacement in Dallas, torn off to the deck and flashed in new metal.
We replace and repair steep-slope roofs on Dallas-Fort Worth homes in four materials: architectural shingle, standing seam metal, clay or concrete tile, and natural slate. Every one is priced per roofing square after a free measured inspection, and every one gets new flashing from our own brake.
- Price basisPer square, 100 sq ft
- DeckingPer 4x8 sheet as found
- Metal24-ga / 16 oz copper
- OverlaysNever
01Architectural asphalt shingle
Architectural shingle roofs, done as a full tear-off.
This is most of the roofs in Dallas and most of what we put on. A laminated architectural shingle weighs around 230 to 260 pounds a square, it handles a 4/12 pitch and up, and on a typical house it goes on in one to three working days. It is the cheapest roof per square that still behaves in our weather.
The shingle is rarely the problem. The problem is what goes under it and around it. We strip every layer to the boards, replace soft decking by the sheet, roll synthetic underlayment across the field and lay ice-and-water membrane in every valley and around every pipe, vent and chimney. Then the metal goes in as the courses climb: drip edge first, step flashing woven one piece per course at each wall, counter flashing let into the brick, kick-outs at the bottom of every wall run.
We install the mainstream architectural lines from the big manufacturers in whatever color the supplier stocks. Impact-rated Class 4 shingles are available and some Texas insurers discount premiums for them; ask your agent what yours does before you pay the difference.
Per roofing square (100 sq ft) after a measured inspection. Decking replaced per 4x8 sheet as found and listed on the estimate. Metal by the linear foot, tear-off per layer, permit at the city’s fee.
- Weight
- About 230–260 lb per square
- Min. pitch
- 4/12 standard, 2/12 with double underlayment
- Underlayment
- Synthetic across the field, ice-and-water at valleys and penetrations
- Fastening
- Six nails per shingle on the manufacturer’s nail line
- Lead time
- Stock colors off the supplier’s yard within days
- On the roof
- One to three working days on a typical house
- Caulked chimneysStock L-flashing face-nailed to brick and smeared with sealant. It holds two summers, then shrinks off.
- No kick-outWater runs off the end of a wall step flashing and straight into the siding. Rotted sheathing below every one.
- High nailingNails above the line pull through in a 60 mph gust. You find the shingles in the yard.
- Heat cookedA short-vented attic in July bakes the shingles from below. Curled tabs and bare granules by year eight.
02Standing seam and exposed-fastener metal
Standing seam metal roofs, run to length in our shop.
Standing seam goes on in 24-gauge Galvalume with a 1.5-inch mechanical lock. Panels are run to length so there are no end laps. That is the whole reason metal roofing in Dallas is worth what it costs: no exposed screws on the field, no lap joints for water to wick into, and a roof that weighs about 100 to 150 pounds a square instead of 250.
Most of the metal roofs we get called to fix are not bad metal. They are bad trim. A ridge closure left out, a valley pan cut short, a sidewall flashed with a stock piece that does not match the panel rib. Because we form the panels and bend the trim on our own equipment, the ridge, the hip, the valley and the wall metal are all made for that roof, in the same coil, on the same day.
Exposed-fastener panel is the cheaper option and is honest on barns, shops and porch roofs. On a house we tell you plainly that its screws and washers need checking every few years, because Texas sun cooks the neoprene and the roof expands and contracts around the screw shank. Painted steel comes in a Kynar-type finish in the colors our coil supplier carries; Galvalume can be left bare.
Per square by panel profile and gauge. Trim and flashing by the linear foot. Special-order coil colors add lead time, which we write on the estimate.
- Gauge
- 24-ga Galvalume or painted steel; 26-ga on exposed-fastener
- Seam
- 1.5 in mechanical lock, hand-seamed at hips and transitions
- Weight
- About 100–150 lb per square
- Min. pitch
- 3/12 for mechanical lock standing seam
- Underlayment
- High-temperature self-adhered membrane under the panels
- Lead time
- Stock colors in days; special coil runs longer
- End lapsShort panels lapped mid-slope. Capillary action pulls water uphill under the lap every storm.
- Backed-out screwsExposed fasteners loosen with heat cycling. Each loose screw is a pinhole with a cracked washer.
- Oil-canningWide flat pans on a wavy deck. Cosmetic, but avoidable with striations and a flat substrate.
- Mismatched trimStock ridge and wall pieces that do not follow the panel profile, gapped and foamed shut.
03Clay tile, concrete tile and natural slate
Tile roof repair and slate roof installation, framing checked first.
Clay tile weighs 900 to 1,100 pounds a square. Before we quote it, somebody checks the rafters. Natural slate runs 800 to 1,500 depending on thickness. A house framed for shingles was framed for a quarter of that, so a tile or slate conversion starts in the attic with a tape measure on rafter size, spacing and span. If the numbers are marginal we tell you to get a structural engineer before you spend anything with us.
Most tile and slate work in Dallas is not new roofs. It is repair on the older homes around the lakes and in the historic districts: slipped or cracked pieces from foot traffic, rusted steel nails letting slates slide out, and valleys lined with galvanized steel that has rotted through while the stone above it is still good for another fifty years. We pull broken pieces with a slate ripper, hang new ones on copper nails or copper hooks, and reline valleys in 16 oz copper bent in our shop.
Matching is the hard part. Weathered clay and old slate do not come out of a catalog. We salvage good pieces from hidden slopes to patch the street-facing side, and source the closest reclaimed or new stock we can find. Concrete tile is the budget version of the look: lighter than clay, heavier than anything else, and prone to losing its surface color after twenty Texas summers.
Per square for new work. Salvage and color matching quoted separately so you can see what they cost. Repairs priced by the job after we have been on the roof.
- Clay tile
- 900–1,100 lb per square
- Slate
- 800–1,500 lb per square by thickness
- Fasteners
- Copper or stainless nails and hooks only
- Valleys
- 16 oz copper, open, bent in our shop
- Underlayment
- Heavy felt or high-temp membrane, rated for the life of the stone
- Lead time
- Reclaimed slate and some clay profiles take weeks; named before signing
- Steel nailsRusted shanks let sound slates slide off. The stone is fine; the fastener died.
- Walked-on tileSatellite installers and painters crack clay underfoot. One cracked tile, one wet deck.
- Rotted valleysGalvanized valley metal outlived by the roof around it. Copper is the only metal that keeps up.
- Overloaded framingTile put on a shingle-framed house. Sagging ridgelines and cracked drywall below.
Side by side
Four materials on a Dallas house, compared on what matters.
Weights are typical installed figures per roofing square. Lead times are what we see from DFW suppliers, not a promise. Life depends far more on ventilation and flashing than on the label on the bundle.
| Material | Weight / square | Min. pitch | Fasteners | Lead time | Price basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingle | 230–260 lb | 4/12 | Galvanized roofing nails, six per shingle | Days, stock colors | Per square, decking per sheet |
| Standing seam metal | 100–150 lb | 3/12 | Concealed clips under the seam | Days to weeks by coil color | Per square by profile and gauge |
| Exposed-fastener metal | 80–120 lb | 3/12 | Gasketed screws through the panel | Days | Per square, trim per foot |
| Clay tile | 900–1,100 lb | 4/12 | Copper or stainless | Weeks for some profiles | Per square, matching separate |
| Natural slate | 800–1,500 lb | 4/12 | Copper nails and hooks | Weeks for reclaimed stock | Per square, repairs by the job |
Hail and storm damage
Hail damage roof repair in Dallas, inspected honestly.
North Texas gets hail most springs, and the week after a big storm the neighborhood fills with trucks and yard signs. Here is how we handle a hail call, and where we draw the line.
Bruises, not just dents.
Hail on shingles shows as soft, dark bruises where the granules are knocked off and the mat underneath is fractured. We test-square a 10 by 10 foot area on each slope, circle every hit in chalk and photograph it beside a scale. Dents on the gutters, vents and the AC fins tell us the size of the stone.
Sometimes there is no claim.
Blistering from heat, scuffs from a satellite installer, and granule loss from age all get called hail by somebody. We tell you which is which. If your roof does not have storm damage, the inspection report says so, and you can stop paying attention to the door knockers.
We meet them on the roof.
If you file, we can be there when the adjuster inspects and point at what we found. We do not negotiate your claim; in Texas that is work for a licensed public adjuster. Our estimate is written the same way whether insurance is paying or you are.
You pay it. Every time.
Texas law requires the homeowner to pay the deductible, and a contractor who waives it, rebates it or hides it in the invoice is committing insurance fraud. We will not do it, and an offer to do it is a reason to send that contractor away.
Tarp now, decide later.
If a storm has opened the roof, call 214-646-6625. A tarp properly battened down protects the house and your claim. It does not commit you to hiring us for the roof.
Nothing signed at the door.
We do not ask you to sign a contingency agreement before an inspection, and we never sign anybody up on the porch the morning after hail. Read the estimate, talk to your insurer, then decide.
Repair or replace
When a roof inspection in Dallas ends with a repair instead.
Not every leak needs a new roof. These are the repairs we do most often, and the honest signs that a roof is past patching.
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Chimney re-flash.
The leak we chase most. We cut back the shingles around the chimney, grind out a mortar joint, and fit new step flashing, a counter flashing let into the joint and, on any chimney wider than 30 inches, a cricket behind it. Bent to that chimney in our shop the same week.
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Pipe boots and vents.
Neoprene pipe boots crack in the sun in eight to twelve years. A cracked boot drips down the vent pipe into the ceiling. We replace them with a longer-lived boot or a lead or copper flashing, and check every other penetration while we are up there.
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Wall joints and kick-outs.
Where a lower roof runs into a second-story wall, missing kick-out flashing sends water behind the siding. We open the bottom of the wall, add the kick-out and new step flashing, and close it back up.
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When we say replace.
Granules gone to the mat across whole slopes, tabs curling or cracking when lifted, soft decking under more than a handful of spots, or leaks in more places than we can count on one hand. Patching that roof is paying for the same visit twice.
Residential questions
What homeowners ask before signing.
For commercial buildings and fabrication orders, see commercial roofing and the sheet metal shop. For how the crew runs a site, read how we work.
How long does a roof replacement in Dallas take?
A typical single-story shingle house is one to two working days on the roof, a big two-story with steep pitches closer to three. Metal adds a day or two for panel runs and trim. Tile and slate depend on salvage. Weather moves all of it, and we do not tear off with rain in the forecast.
Do I need to be home?
Not for the work. We would like you there for the first walk-through and the final walk, and reachable by phone during tear-off in case the decking needs more replacement than the allowance on the estimate. We call before we exceed it, every time.
Is metal worth it over shingles?
If you plan to stay in the house a long time, often yes. Standing seam costs more per square up front, sheds hail better than most shingles, reflects more heat, and has no granules to lose. If you are selling in three years, a good shingle roof with proper metal flashing is the better spend.
Can you put tile on my shingle house?
Maybe. Tile is roughly four times the weight of shingle. We check rafter size, spacing and span in the attic first. If the framing is not clearly adequate, you need an engineer’s letter and possibly added framing before anyone loads a pallet of tile onto the roof.
What warranty comes with the roof?
Two separate things. Our workmanship warranty is written into your contract with its terms in plain words. The material warranty is the manufacturer’s, passed through to you exactly as they write it. Details are in the warranty section of our terms.