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Austin · Round Rock · Cedar Park · Lakeway · Buda

Austin roofing that is inspected, documented and priced on paper before a single shingle moves.

Leaks, hail strikes, wind-lifted shingles, limbs through the decking, roofs that have simply done their twenty summers. Full replacements in architectural and Class 4 shingles, standing-seam metal, flat and low-slope membranes, inspections and gutters, across Travis, Williamson and Hays counties.

Insured crews · Written price before any work · Hail documentation that fits what Texas law lets a roofer do · Tarp crews on storm nights

Roofer kneeling on a steep roof fastening charcoal architectural shingles on a limestone-and-stucco home in the Austin hills, live oaks and a hazy Texas sky behind
Hail near AustinWeather Service reports
  1. Apr 30 2026
    1.0 in, Sunset Valley and south AustinQuarter-size; bruised shingles more than broken ones. Worth a look within the year.
  2. Apr 9 2024
    2.5 in, West Lake Hills near MoPac and Far WestBaseball-size, 17 reports in one afternoon. Roofs under that core were replaced by the hundred.
  3. Sep 24 2023
    3.0 in, West Lake HillsHockey-puck hail. Shingles, skylights and metal both took it.

Not sure whether your street was under one of these? The inspection is free and the photos are yours.

Priced on paper firstThe roofer gets on the roof and in the attic, photographs what is there, and writes the price before you agree to anything
Built for this skyClass 4 shingles, standing seam and Class A assemblies for the wildfire zones, synthetic underlayment and ice-and-water shield in every valley
Within the law on claimsDamage documented, adjuster met, deductible yours; nothing a Texas roofer is forbidden to do
Phone picked up at every hourIncluding the night the hail falls; tarp crews go out the same night where it is safe
The work

Twelve kinds of roof job between the Hill Country and the Blackland Prairie

Brown water ring spreading across a white bedroom ceiling below a roof leak, a lamp and window in soft light

Roof repair

Lifted and missing shingles, cracked pipe boots, failed flashing, nail pops and the small jobs that stop a roof becoming a replacement.

Repairs and prices →
Roof replacement in progress with old shingles stripped, bare decking exposed on one slope and new underlayment rolled across the other

Roof replacement

Tear-off to the deck, decking repairs by the sheet, synthetic underlayment, new flashing and vents, and a shingle or metal roof installed to its manufacturer's spec.

Replacement →
Close-up of asphalt shingles with round hail bruises and knocked-off granules, a chalk circle around one strike, after a Central Texas storm

Hail and storm damage

Strike counts by slope, photographs with scale, soft-metal evidence, and a plain opinion on whether what is up there is a claim.

Hail work →
Blue tarp strapped over a damaged section of a shingle roof at dusk after a storm, a ladder against the eave and wet pavement below

Emergency tarping

A limb through the deck or a slope opened by wind gets covered the same night where it is safe to climb, then repaired in daylight.

Emergencies →
Charcoal standing-seam metal roof on a modern limestone and cedar home in the Texas Hill Country, cedar elms in the yard

Metal roofing

Standing seam in Galvalume and painted steel for Hill Country homes, rainwater collection and anyone done with shingles.

Metal roofs →
Bundles of impact-resistant architectural shingles opened on a roof deck beside a nail gun, a partly shingled slope in afternoon light

Class 4 shingle roofs

Impact-resistant architectural shingles that survive the hail season better and earn a discount with many Texas carriers.

Shingles →
White single-ply membrane on the flat roof of a modern East Austin home, parapet walls and a scupper, downtown towers faint in the distance

Flat and low-slope roofs

TPO and modified bitumen for the modern builds in Mueller and East Austin and the low-pitch additions on older houses.

Flat roofs →
Roof inspector at the top of a ladder photographing a shingle roof with a phone, clipboard in hand, a suburban Central Texas street behind

Roof inspections

Free, with photographs, for a storm, a sale, a purchase or simple peace of mind before the next season.

Inspections →
New seamless aluminum gutter along a roof edge with live oak leaves and catkins on the shingles above and a gutter guard clipped in place

Gutters and guards

Seamless aluminum gutters sized for Central Texas downpours and guards that cope with live oak catkins and cedar needles.

Gutters →

All twelve, with prices →

Austin's own rule

In the wildfire zones, half a roof is the whole roof

Austin adopted a Wildland-Urban Interface Code in 2020 and a stricter 2024 edition that took effect on July 10, 2025. Inside the mapped zones, which follow the greenbelts, the Barton Creek canyons, the Bull Creek and Walnut Creek corridors and the western hills, a roof must be a Class A assembly, valleys need metal flashing over approved underlayment, and section 507.1 says that replacing 50 percent or more of a roof means replacing all of it, under a permit.

That changes a hail job. A roof with two slopes damaged out of four is a partial repair in Pflugerville and a full Class A replacement in a WUI street off Spicewood Springs. The roofer checks the City's map for your address during the inspection and tells you which side of the line you are on before anything is priced.

The wildfire-zone roof guide →

  • April 9, 2020Austin adopts its first Wildland-Urban Interface Code; it takes effect January 1, 2021 and applies inside the city's full- and limited-purpose limits, not the ETJ.
  • January 30 to February 3, 2023Winter Storm Mara coats the city in ice. Texas A&M Forest Service estimates 31 percent of Austin's trees damaged; 170,000 tons of limbs come down, many of them onto roofs and gutters.
  • September 24, 2023 and April 9, 2024Three-inch and then two-and-a-half-inch hail over West Lake Hills, the two largest stones recorded near the city in this decade.
  • July 10, 2025The 2024 edition of the WUI Code takes effect, with the Class A roof requirement and the 50 percent replacement rule that now governs storm repairs in the zones.
By the numbers

Why the phone rings here

Austin passed a million people in 2025 and most of its houses sit under asphalt shingles installed in the building booms of the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. Those roofs are reaching the end of their life together, in a climate that shortens it.

Three rules every Austin roofer should tell you

The law on your roof, in plain words

§27.02

Your deductible is yours

Texas Business and Commerce Code 27.02 makes it a misdemeanor for a contractor to pay, waive, rebate or offset a deductible. Carriers can demand proof you paid it. A free roof is a red flag.

§4102.163

A roofer is not your adjuster

The Insurance Code bars a roofing contractor from acting as a public adjuster, or advertising that it will, on any property it may roof. We document and meet the adjuster; the claim stays in your hands.

No license

Texas does not license roofers

There is no state roofing license to check. What you can check is insurance: a current certificate of general liability and workers' compensation, which the crews here carry and will send before the inspection.

What the roof is telling you

Four things Austin homeowners notice first

Brown water ring spreading across a white bedroom ceiling below a roof leak, a lamp and window in soft light
Inside

A ring on the ceiling

Usually a pipe boot cracked by UV, a nail pop, or flashing at a chimney or wall. Rarely the shingle field itself. Cheap when found early.

Leaks →
Close-up of asphalt shingles with round hail bruises and knocked-off granules, a chalk circle around one strike, after a Central Texas storm
After a storm

Dents in the soft metals

Gutters, downspouts, AC fins and the mailbox take dents before shingles show bruises. If they are dented, the roof needs a look.

Hail →
New seamless aluminum gutter along a roof edge with live oak leaves and catkins on the shingles above and a gutter guard clipped in place
In the gutters

Granules by the handful

Shingles shed granules all their life, but a gutter full after a storm, or bare black patches on the slope, means the roof is aging out.

Roof life →
Ice-coated live oak limb broken and resting on a shingle roof after a winter storm in Austin, icicles along the gutter
Over the house

Limbs on the roof

Live oaks shed in ice storms and in drought. A limb that has rested on the shingles for a season has worn through them. Get it off and the spot checked.

Storm limbs →
How a job runs

From the first call to the last nail picked up

1

The call

Picked up at any hour. Address, number, what the roof is doing. A roofer rings back to book the inspection, usually within a day, faster after a storm.

2

The inspection

On the roof and in the attic. Every slope photographed, strikes chalked and counted, the WUI map checked for the address. Free, and the photos are yours.

3

The sheet

A written, itemized price: materials by name, decking per sheet, flashing, vents, permit if one applies, disposal, the warranty in writing. Good for 30 days.

4

The job

Most replacements are one day. Tear-off, deck repairs, dry-in, install, cleanup with a magnetic sweep, then a walk-around with the photos before the crew leaves.

Common questions

What people ask before they book

Does a new roof in Austin need a permit?

Usually not. The City's list of work exempt from a residential building permit covers asphalt shingles replacing asphalt shingles, any roof covering that does not affect the structure, and up to 128 square feet of new decking. The exception is the Wildland-Urban Interface: inside Austin's WUI zones, replacing half or more of the roof is not exempt, and the new roof must be a Class A assembly. Round Rock, Cedar Park, Pflugerville and the other cities have their own rules, and the roofer checks the right office before the job is scheduled.

How do I know whether my house is in the WUI?

Austin publishes an interactive map for the 2024 Wildland-Urban Interface Code, and the property profile tool shows the zone for an address. Zone A is within 50 feet of wildland, B within 150, C out to a mile and a half from a large block of it. Look up your address; do not take anyone's word for it, including ours, until the map has been checked.

Will insurance pay for hail damage?

Most Texas homeowners policies cover sudden hail and wind damage, less the deductible, which on many Central Texas policies is now one or two percent of the dwelling value. Cosmetic-only exclusions on metal roofs are common. The roofer photographs the damage, counts the strikes per square and can meet the adjuster; the claim itself is yours to file and yours to decide.

Can the roofer cover my deductible?

No. Texas Business and Commerce Code section 27.02 makes it a Class B misdemeanor for a contractor to pay, waive, rebate or offset an insurance deductible, and your carrier may ask for proof that you paid it. Anyone offering a free roof is offering you a crime.

Metal or shingles for an Austin roof?

Shingles cost less up front, about $450 to $650 a square installed for architectural grades in 2026, and a Class 4 impact-resistant shingle earns a premium discount with many carriers. Standing-seam metal runs $1,100 to $1,800 a square, lasts two to three times as long, reflects summer heat and sheds hail without granule loss, though large hail can still dent it. On a house you plan to keep for twenty years the arithmetic often favors metal; on a house you will sell in five, shingles.

What happens if I call at midnight after a storm?

The phone is picked up. An automated receptionist takes the address, the number and what is happening, and a roofer calls back. If water is coming in, a tarp crew is dispatched the same night where it is safe to work; the proper repair is priced in daylight.

More questions answered →

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