Round Rock, TX

Round Rock is about 70 miles up I-35 from our home base in Selma. We’ll be honest — that’s not around the corner. But we make the drive because Round Rock homeowners deserve a contractor who shows up with a plan, not a sales pitch, and because this city gets hit harder by hail than almost anywhere else in Central Texas. We’ve been working the I-35 corridor from San Antonio northward since day one, and Round Rock is a core part of that territory.

With over 140,000 residents and housing stock that spans four decades of construction, Round Rock has roofing needs that vary block by block. A 1990s-era home in Forest Creek has different ventilation details and shingle specs than a 2018 build in Paloma Lake. Cookie-cutter roofing companies treat every house the same. We walk every roof, check every detail, and scope the job based on what your home actually needs — not what’s fastest to install.

Roof Replacement — Whether your 20-year-old composition shingle roof in Behrens Ranch has aged out or the September 2023 hailstorm forced thousands of Round Rock homeowners into early replacements, we manage the full process. We coordinate directly with your insurance carrier, and work within your HOA’s architectural review timeline. In communities like Teravista where the HOA maintains a full-time community standards coordinator, we handle the submission so you don’t have to navigate their 30-day review cycle yourself.

Roof Repair — Not every problem calls for a full tear-off, and we’re not going to pretend it does just to sell a bigger job. A blown shingle after a spring thunderstorm, a leaking pipe boot flashing, cracked hip caps from thermal cycling — these are targeted repairs that protect the rest of your roof. We figure out what’s actually wrong before we recommend anything. If a $500 repair buys you five more years, that’s what we’ll tell you.

Storm & Hail Damage — Round Rock is one of the most hail-impacted cities in Texas. The area has logged over 180 hail reports within 10 miles of the city center since 2004, with stones reaching up to 4 inches — grapefruit size. The September 24, 2023 storm alone caused an estimated $300 million in damage across Williamson County. In 2025, the area recorded 20 hail events including baseball-sized stones at 2.5 inches. When a storm hits Round Rock, we offer free inspections — expect us on your property within a day or two. We photograph every damaged section for your insurance adjuster and walk you through the claims process from first notice of loss to final supplement.

Round Rock gets hit harder than almost anywhere on the I-35 corridor. Call (210) 440-1013 for a free post-storm inspection or request one online.

Gutter Installation & Repair — Round Rock’s black clay soil — part of the Houston Black series that dominates eastern Williamson County — expands and contracts dramatically with moisture. Improper drainage near your foundation leads to shifting, cracked slab edges, and interior door frames that go out of square. We install seamless aluminum gutters sized for Central Texas downpour intensity and ensure downspouts route water at least 4 feet from the foundation.

Siding & Exterior — From Hardie board replacement to full exterior restoration, we handle the complete building envelope. This matters in Round Rock’s master-planned communities where builder-grade LP SmartSide or vinyl siding starts showing buckling and fade damage at the 10-12 year mark — right when the builder’s warranty has expired.

The Hail Capital of Central Texas

Round Rock sits squarely in the I-35 hail corridor where warm, moisture-laden air from the Gulf collides with dry air pushing east off the Edwards Plateau. But Round Rock catches storms that San Antonio and New Braunfels miss entirely. The geography matters: the Balcones Escarpment funnels supercell thunderstorms along a northeast track that puts Williamson County directly in the crosshairs. Since 2020, Round Rock has averaged more significant hail events per year than any other city along the I-35 corridor between San Antonio and Waco.

This isn’t theoretical. The September 2023 supercell dropped softball-sized hail across a 30-mile swath from North Austin through Round Rock and into Georgetown. Months later, residents were still navigating insurance claims and waiting on contractors. Many homeowners who hired storm-chasing crews from out of state found themselves dealing with warranty claims against companies that had already left the market.

Neighborhood-Specific Considerations

Teravista — This 1,500-acre master-planned community holds over 3,500 homes, most built between 2001 and 2015 by builders including Meritage, Pulte, Taylor Morrison, and David Weekley. That means the oldest homes here are approaching their first full replacement cycle. Teravista’s HOA requires architectural review for any exterior modification, with a 30-day committee review window and specific requirements around color matching. HOA assessments run $90/month and the community standards coordinator actively enforces compliance. We submit the architectural review application as part of our standard process, including color samples and material specs, so you’re not chasing paperwork.

Forest Creek — Built around the Forest Creek Golf Club, this community features homes from the mid-1990s through early 2000s ranging from 2,000 to 6,000 square feet. The oldest homes here are 30+ years old — well past the rated lifespan of the original composition shingles. Many Forest Creek homes have complex rooflines with multiple valleys, dormers, and steep pitches, especially in The Masters section where custom estates exceed $1 million. Complex roofs cost more to replace but also suffer more damage from hail because steep valleys concentrate water and debris impact. We price based on actual measured squares and documented complexity, not estimates from the street.

Brushy Creek — One of Round Rock’s most established areas, with homes dating back to the late 1970s in the Woods of Brushy Creek (700+ homes) and newer construction in the Meadows of Brushy Creek and surrounding subdivisions. The older homes here have seen multiple roof replacements already, and some still have the original 1x skip sheathing under later layers. When we tear off in Brushy Creek, we inspect the decking carefully — homes this age can have soft spots, moisture damage around bathroom vent penetrations, and outdated flashing details that need to be brought up to current code.

Paloma Lake — This master-planned community features homes built between 2007 and 2020 by Ashton Woods, David Weekley, Drees, Taylor Morrison, and others. Built around a private 47-acre stocked lake with over 200 acres of greenbelt, Paloma Lake homes are relatively new but many are now in the 10-15 year window where the original builder-grade shingles start showing granule loss and curling — especially on south- and west-facing slopes. If your builder used standard 3-tab shingles instead of architectural, you’re likely at or past replacement age.

Behrens Ranch — A 500+ acre community of nearly 1,000 homes built between 2000 and 2014 by Newmark, Meritage, Pulte, and Village Builders. Average home size is 3,300 square feet with four-sided masonry construction. The Mira Vista section features estate homes on half-acre to full-acre lots with sizes up to 8,000 square feet. These larger roofs require more material, more crew time, and more careful planning around landscaping protection. We tarp all four sides before tear-off and run magnetic nail sweeps across the full property line on completion.

Cat Hollow — Built in the late 1990s and early 2000s by DR Horton, Highland, David Weekley, and Meritage, Cat Hollow features homes from 1,100 to 4,650 square feet. The neighborhood sits in the Brushy Creek MUD jurisdiction, and its mix of builder quality means roof conditions vary significantly even between neighboring homes. Some builders in this era used 25-year rated 3-tab shingles that are now well past their useful life.

Chandler Creek — Located on the east side of Round Rock in the Palm Valley area, Chandler Creek features established homes with its own HOA recreation center, pool, and trail system. The east-side location means these homes face the full force of storms arriving from the west with no topographic buffer. We see consistent wind damage patterns on the west-facing roof planes in this community.

Sendero Springs — A newer community on Round Rock’s northern edge, Sendero Springs features modern construction with current building code compliance. Even in newer builds, we occasionally find installation defects from the original builder — improper starter strip placement, missing kick-out flashing at wall-to-roof transitions, and inadequate attic ventilation. A free inspection catches these before they cause interior water damage.

Central Texas Climate — The Round Rock Difference

Round Rock shares the same humid subtropical climate as San Antonio but with a few critical differences that affect your roof. Round Rock sits about 300 feet higher in elevation and 70 miles further north. That translates to slightly cooler winter lows (increasing freeze-thaw cycles on flashing and pipe boots) and — more importantly — a position deeper into the active hail corridor.

Summer heat is brutal regardless. Dark shingles on a south-facing slope in Round Rock can reach temperatures hot enough to fry an egg — well above 160 degrees — and the daily expansion-contraction cycle wears out adhesive strips and accelerates granule loss. Round Rock averages 33 days above 100 degrees per year. The gap between a roof that gives out at 18 years and one that lasts past 25 comes down to lighter shingle colors, proper ridge ventilation, and a radiant barrier in the attic. We evaluate all three on every estimate.

The other factor Round Rock homeowners underestimate is UV degradation. At this latitude, south-facing roof planes receive significantly more solar radiation than north-facing planes. We regularly see 5+ years of lifespan difference between the south and north sides of the same roof. During inspections, we evaluate each plane independently rather than giving you a single age estimate for the whole roof.

Building Permits in Round Rock

The City of Round Rock does not require a permit for a standard residential re-roof. A residential remodel permit is only needed if you are modifying the roof structure — changing pitch, altering framing, or similar structural changes. For questions, contact Round Rock Building Inspections at 512-218-5550.

We’ll tell you straight whether your job is a no-permit re-roof or a structural change that does require one. We never invent permit steps to pad an invoice. For homes in Brushy Creek MUD jurisdiction, additional requirements may apply and we coordinate those as well.

Re-roofing over an existing layer is technically allowed under certain conditions, but we recommend full tear-off to the deck in almost every case. It lets us inspect the sheathing for moisture damage, verify that attic ventilation meets current code, and gives the insurance adjuster a clean look at the underlayment. Most insurance claims require full tear-off anyway.

We’re not a storm chaser. After every major hail event, Round Rock gets flooded with out-of-state roofing crews who knock doors for 90 days and disappear. They underbid the job, cut corners, and leave homeowners holding a warranty from a company that no longer exists. We’ve been serving the I-35 corridor from Selma since day one, and we’ll be here when the warranty matters. License HIC-24-00928.

GAF-certified installer. This means we install GAF shingles exactly the way the manufacturer designed them to go on, which qualifies you for enhanced warranty coverage — including labor — that non-certified contractors can’t offer. If a shingle defect shows up within the warranty period, GAF covers the replacement materials and our labor. That’s real peace of mind.

Insurance claims experience. We’ve worked with every major carrier writing policies in Williamson County — State Farm, Allstate, USAA, Liberty Mutual, Farmers, and Texas Windstorm. We know how each carrier’s adjusters like to see damage documented, and we file supplements when the initial scope misses legitimate damage. The September 2023 storm taught many Round Rock homeowners that the first insurance estimate is rarely the final number — we make sure you get what you’re owed.

Honest calls, not hard sells. If your roof has 10 more years of useful life, we’ll tell you — even if you called us expecting to hear otherwise. In a city that gets hammered by storm chasers after every hail event, the contractor who tells you the truth is the one worth remembering.

Answers by Joshua Holmes, Owner — Holmes Roofing & Exterior Solutions, Selma, TX.

Do I need a permit to re-roof my home in Round Rock?
Here’s the surprise: no. The City of Round Rock does NOT require a permit for a standard residential re-roof — you’d only need a residential remodel permit if you’re actually modifying the roof structure (changing pitch, framing, etc.). You can confirm with Round Rock Building Inspections at 512-218-5550. We’ll tell you straight whether your job is a no-permit re-roof or a structural change that does require one — and we never invent permit steps to pad an invoice.

If no permit is required, how do I know the work was done right?
That’s exactly why the contractor matters more in a no-permit city — there’s no city inspector backstopping the job. We install to code regardless of whether an inspection is required, photograph the build, and back it with a workmanship warranty plus manufacturer certification. Ask any Round Rock roofer for that documentation; a permit being optional is no excuse to cut corners.

How soon after a hailstorm should I get inspected?
Within 7–14 days. Texas was the #1 state in the country for hail events (1,123 statewide in 2023, per the Insurance Information Institute), and the Round Rock / Williamson County area sits in active Central Texas hail territory. Early documentation protects your claim. Inspections are free.

Will you work with my insurance company?
Yes. We photograph damage to adjuster standards, meet the adjuster on site, and handle supplements when the first scope misses code items. You work with us; we manage the carrier paperwork.

Do you serve Round Rock from San Antonio?
Yes — we cover the Round Rock / Austin-metro corridor. Call (210) 440-1013 for a free, no-obligation inspection and estimate.

Whether you’re dealing with damage from the latest hailstorm, your roof is getting up in years, or you want an honest opinion before buying or selling a home in Round Rock — give us a call. We’ll come take a look, no charge and no obligation. If your roof is fine, we’ll tell you that too.

(210) 440-1013 or request an estimate online.