Roofing commercial roofs and homes.

Commercial roofs

Most commercial buildings in Dallas-Fort Worth have low-slope roofs: a single-ply membrane like TPO, modified bitumen, or a metal roof, laid over insulation on a steel or wood deck. Each has its place. Single-ply is common on retail and restaurants, modified bitumen holds up well to foot traffic around rooftop units, and metal sheds water fast on a roof with more pitch.

Whatever the system, the leaks almost always start at the edges and the openings: curbs under air conditioning units, pipe boots, drains and the flashing where the roof meets a wall. Those details get the most care, on a new roof and on a repair.

Storms, age and replacement

North Texas gets hail and high wind most springs. A storm can bruise a membrane or crack shingles in ways that don’t leak until months later, so a roof that has been through a big storm is worth having looked at. The same goes for a roof that is simply old.

A repair makes sense when the damage is limited and the roof has life left. When the membrane is worn through in many places or the insulation under it is wet, replacement usually costs less over the next ten years than patching. We tell you which one we see and why.

Roofs for homes

We also replace roofs on homes. A home roof replacement means tearing off to the deck, replacing any soft decking, new underlayment and flashing, and new shingles or metal, with the vents and drip edge done right.

Many cities in the area require a permit for a reroof, and some HOAs set the shingle colors, so both are checked before the materials are ordered.

Roofs on new buildings

On the buildings we build, the roof goes on right after the structure so the inside can be built dry. Roof framing, decking, insulation, the membrane or metal and the rooftop equipment curbs are part of the same schedule as the rest of the building.