Roofing contractor in Keller, TX
A city built out in one long push, which means the roofs age on the same schedule.
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Keller
Keller was built out in a rush, so its roofs come due together
Keller grew from a small town into a city of tens of thousands almost entirely between the late 1980s and the mid 2000s. Neighborhood after neighborhood went up inside a few years of each other, which means the original roofs went on inside a few years of each other, and the second ones largely did too.
The practical consequence is that a street here tends to need roofs at the same time, and that is why a hailstorm over Keller produces the sight of six skips on one block. It also means a homeowner can reasonably work out where their roof stands: if the house was built in 1998 and still has what the builder put on, the arithmetic has already answered the question.
Same Standard Everywhere
What the roofs are made of here is not the same from one side of the county to the other.
Builder-grade shingles from that era are at the end of the maths
Volume housing built in the 1990s and early 2000s was mostly roofed in three-tab composition, which is the shortest-lived asphalt product. In North Texas heat, with the ventilation that came standard rather than the ventilation the attic needed, fifteen to twenty years is a realistic figure rather than the number on the wrapper.
A second-generation roof from the mid 2000s is now in the same window. Which is worth knowing before a storm rather than after one, because an old roof that takes hail is much more likely to be argued over as wear.
Attic ventilation is the cheap fix nobody takes
A lot of that era’s construction has soffit vents that insulation has since been pushed into, and exhaust that was sized for a smaller attic. An attic that cannot move air runs far hotter than the outside temperature all summer, and that heat dries the asphalt out of the shingles from underneath.
The only practical time to correct it is while the roof is off. It costs comparatively little at that point and a great deal afterwards, which is why ventilation gets reworked as part of a replacement here rather than sold as a separate visit.
What we do here
The same four, in Keller.
Roof Replacement
A full tear-off and rebuild in composition, metal, tile or slate, with the rest of the storm scope handled by the same company.
Learn more 02Roof Repair
Leaks, wind-lifted shingles, failed flashing and pipe boots, found and fixed without selling you a roof you do not need.
Learn more 03Storm and Hail Damage
Hail and wind restoration on the roof and on everything the storm took with it, from the same licensed contractor.
Learn more 04Commercial Roofing
TPO, PVC, modified bitumen and metal on schools, churches, warehouses and retail, inspected by a HAAG certified inspector.
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Roofing contractor in Keller, answered
My Keller house is from the late 1990s and has its original roof. Is that unusual?
It is past the point where a three-tab roof from that era is normally still in service, so it is worth having looked at. Sometimes the answer is that it has a couple of years left, and that is useful to know too.
Everyone on my street is getting a new roof. Should I?
It means the storm went over your street, which is a reason for an inspection rather than an answer. Damage varies slope by slope, and the report is free.
Are impact-resistant shingles worth it in Keller?
In a hail-prone part of the county, often. Many Texas carriers discount the wind and hail premium for a Class 4 roof, so ask yours what the discount is and weigh it against the extra cost over how long you plan to stay.
Do you do repairs in Keller or only replacements?
Both. A cracked pipe boot on an otherwise sound roof is a repair, and saying so is part of the job.
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About 15 to 20 minutes on the roof, and a written report with photographs that is yours to keep whether or not there is anything to do.
JWC General Contractors 515 W Southlake Blvd Suite 150, Southlake, TX 76092 (214) 972-4266 · info@