Roofing Contractor in Austin, TX Built for Hail, Heat & Hillside Homes

Hailstones bruise or fracture shingles, knock off the protective granules, dent metal panels and crack tile. The damage often looks minor from the ground. Over the following months, exposed asphalt breaks down under UV and the bruised spots turn into leaks.

Austin sits in the Central Texas extension of Hail Alley, and spring supercells regularly drop hail an inch across or larger. Many homes in Circle C, Avery Ranch and Pflugerville have been through two or more hail-claim replacements. With wind and hail deductibles at 1–2% of dwelling value, many homeowners skip a claim and live with damage that keeps getting worse. On older roofs, insurers' actual-cash-value payouts make good documentation even more important.

• Dark circular spots where granules are missing
• Granules piling up at downspout outlets
• Dents in gutters, vents and metal flashing
• Cracked or chipped clay or concrete tiles
• Soft, bruised feel to shingles
• New ceiling stains weeks after a storm

We see it most on 15–30-year-old tract roofs in Wells Branch, Jollyville and Shady Hollow, and on exposed ridgeline homes west of MoPac. Damage peaks from March through June and usually covers whole neighborhoods at once.

We photograph and document every impact for your adjuster. Then we repair isolated damage or replace the roof, often with Class 4 impact-resistant shingles or metal that can qualify for insurance discounts.

A falling branch, a lifted section of roofing or wind-driven rain opens your roof while it's raining. Water reaches the decking, insulation and drywall within hours. Mold growth and structural damage can start soon after, and the costs rise quickly.

Central and west Austin have some of the heaviest live-oak and pecan canopy in Texas. Winter Storm Uri in 2021 and the 2023 ice storm brought down huge numbers of limbs, many of which punctured decking. Spring straight-line winds and fall tropical moisture regularly push rain sideways under shingles. Flash flood-style downpours of 2–4 inches an hour can overwhelm a weak spot in minutes.

• Water dripping through ceilings or light fixtures
• Visible hole or branch on the roof
• Missing shingles after high wind
• Wet insulation or a musty attic smell
• Sagging drywall

This is most common under big oak canopies in Tarrytown, Zilker, Travis Heights and West Lake Hills. Limb punctures spiked after the February 2023 ice storm.

We do emergency roof tarping or temporary patching to stop water getting in, photograph the damage for insurance, and then make a permanent repair to the decking, underlayment and roofing.

Heat and UV cook the oils out of asphalt shingles faster than normal. The result is curling, cracking, blistering and heavy granule loss years before the rated lifespan. A roof sold as a '30-year' roof can be finished in 15–18 years.

Austin often logs dozens of 100°F days a summer, and dark shingle surfaces can top 160°F. South- and west-facing slopes take the worst of it. Builder-grade 3-tab shingles on 1980s–2000s tract homes were never designed for this heat. Poor attic ventilation makes it worse by trapping heat under the decking.

• Curled or cupped shingle edges
• Cracks across the shingle tabs
• Bald patches with exposed asphalt
• Blisters on the shingle surface
• South slope looking far older than north slope
• Rising summer energy bills

We see it constantly on the original roofs in Anderson Mill, Jollyville, Wells Branch and Shady Hollow, and on 1960s ranches in Crestview and Allandale that were re-roofed over old layers.

Roof replacement with heat-tolerant architectural or Class 4 shingles, or metal. We also add correctly balanced ventilation and look at reflective or radiant-barrier options to bring attic temperatures down.

Flashing is the metal that seals the joints where the roof meets walls, chimneys, skylights and parapets. When it cracks, pulls loose or was installed wrong, water runs behind the siding or masonry and into the framing below.

East of I-35, expansive Blackland clay swells and shrinks, which shifts foundations and racks the framing. That movement pulls flashing joints apart. Thermal cycling from 100°F days to cool nights works sealant loose. Modern infill homes have flat-to-shed transitions and parapets that leak whenever the detailing is rushed.

• Stains on walls below a chimney or dormer
• Caulk-only 'repairs' where metal flashing should be
• Rust or gaps along step flashing
• Leaks only during wind-driven rain
• Damp spots at skylight corners

Common at chimneys on older Hyde Park and Travis Heights homes, at parapets on modern infill in Mueller and east Austin, and at walls in clay-soil neighborhoods like Windsor Park and Manor.

We tear out the failed flashing and install new step, counter, chimney or parapet flashing. Where it's needed we use kick-out flashing and ice/water barrier, not just more caulk.

An attic without balanced intake and exhaust traps heat and moisture. That shortens shingle life, warps decking, raises cooling bills and can void manufacturer warranties.

Austin's 1950s–70s ranches were often built with too little ventilation, and later re-roofs rarely fixed it. Fast production builds in Manor, Del Valle and Buda sometimes have blocked soffits or mismatched vents. With summer attic temperatures above 140°F, poor airflow does real damage here.

• Attic hotter than 140°F on summer afternoons
• Wavy or sagging roof deck
• Shingles blistering early
• Painted-over or blocked soffit vents
• High AC run times upstairs

Low-pitch ranches in Barton Hills, Brentwood and Crestview, and post-2010 tract homes in Pflugerville and Manor where ventilation defects show up within 5–10 years.

We calculate the net free area your attic needs, open or add soffit intake, and install ridge or other exhaust vents. Fascia and soffit repairs are included where needed.

Leaves, acorns and twigs build up in roof valleys and gutters and hold moisture against the roof. Shaded slopes grow algae and moss, which leave dark streaks and keep the surface damp.

Dense live-oak canopy drops leaves in spring, not fall, and pecans add debris through the year. Hillside homes on the west side often have valleys right under overhanging limbs. Shaded north slopes stay damp after Austin's sudden downpours, and that's where algae takes hold.

• Leaf piles in valleys
• Gutters overflowing in heavy rain
• Black or green streaks on north slopes
• Branches rubbing the roof surface
• Fascia rot behind the gutters

Heaviest in Tarrytown, Zilker, Barton Hills, West Lake Hills and Rollingwood, where mature oaks hang over steep, many-valleyed roofs.

We set up a roof maintenance plan with valley and gutter cleaning, install gutter guards, recommend trimming limbs back from the roof, and repair any fascia or shingles damaged by abrasion.

In a hard freeze, ice builds up at the eaves, gutters and low-slope sections. Meltwater backs up under the roofing and leaks inside. Ice loading can also crack tile and bend gutters.

Austin's freezes are rare, but they've been severe. During Winter Storm Uri and the 2023 ice storm, many homes saw ice dams for the first time. Low-slope transitions and roofs without ice/water barrier at the eaves were the most exposed. Some of the hidden decking and flashing damage from those storms is only now showing up as leaks.

• Icicles and ice ridges at the eaves during a freeze
• Leaks that started after a winter storm
• Gutters pulled away from the fascia
• Cracked tiles after ice loading
• Stained decking around low-slope areas

Low-slope modern additions and shed roofs in central and east Austin, and tile roofs in Westlake and Bee Cave that cracked under the weight of ice.

We remove ice safely during freeze events and repair ice-dam leaks. We can also add ice/water barrier, heat cable at problem eaves and improved drainage to prevent a repeat.