Which side of I-35 is your roof on?
Along and east of the interstate, Hays County is mostly new rooftops. Subdivisions in Kyle and Buda went up quickly, often with one shingle grade per phase, and many are reaching their first replacement at about the same time. Our Kyle roofing page and Buda roof repair page go into what we find in each town.
West of I-35 the ground climbs quickly. Around Wimberley and the Blanco River, custom homes and cabins sit on slopes under heavy tree cover, and standing seam metal is common. Those roofs need different staging, different fastening and different upkeep than a tract house in a flat subdivision a few miles east.
What the county seat adds to the mix
San Marcos holds the county courthouse, Texas State University, older homes near the square and a large rental market. Leaks in rentals, layered roofs on older houses and possible historic review all come up there. Our San Marcos service page explains how we work with landlords and owners who live out of town.
Permit rules differ from city to city across the county, and unincorporated land works differently again. Check with your city's building office before a reroof starts. We'll provide the scope, materials and contractor details any application asks for, so the paperwork doesn't hold up the start date.
How can you tell if a spring storm reached your part of the county?
Hail cells moving up the I-35 corridor can hammer one neighborhood and skip the next. Ground clues help: dents on mailboxes and gutters, shredded leaves under trees, and granules washing out of downspouts. Our guide to which hail sizes hurt a roof explains when those signs usually mean the shingles took hits too.
If you see them, get the roof checked before the next heavy rain. Small bruises let water reach the shingle mat over time, and an insurer will want damage tied to a dated storm. We photograph each slope and record the visit date so your file is clear from the start.
On the western side, hail tends to dent metal rather than crack it. Many Texas policies treat dents that don't let water in as cosmetic, so read your coverage before assuming a dented metal roof will be replaced.
