Roofing Resources

This page collects the practical guides we write for homeowners trying to understand a specific roofing problem before they call anyone: storm damage, permits, materials, and the kind of questions that come up long before a crew ever gets on the roof. It's separate from our service pages, which describe the actual repair and replacement work we do.

Right now that includes our guide on whether hail can actually damage a metal roof, which walks through the difference between cosmetic pockmarking and real functional failure, and our guide on roofing permits, which covers when San Antonio, Bexar County, and the surrounding Hill Country towns require a permit before work starts.

Both guides exist because homeowners kept asking us the same questions before they'd even decided to get an inspection. Is that dent on a metal roof actually damage, or just cosmetic? Does a straightforward replacement need a permit, or only bigger structural changes? We'd rather answer those honestly in writing than have someone assume the worst, or assume nothing's wrong, based on a guess.

If you're past the research stage and think there might be real damage, our roof inspection page walks through what a real inspection actually involves and what it costs (nothing, for a standard homeowner visit). If a storm is the reason you're here, our insurance claims page explains how we document damage for a claim without stepping into the insurance side of things, which Texas law keeps roofers out of anyway.

We'll keep adding guides here as more questions come up. If you don't see what you're looking for, call us, we're happy to answer it directly even if it never makes it onto this page.