The Colony, Texas · Denton County
Roof Inspection in The Colony, TX
A free, genuinely diagnostic inspection for The Colony property owners, delivered as a written report with dated photographs.
If you want a free roof inspection in The Colony, TX, what we are looking for depends heavily on which era of the city your house belongs to. The original Fox and Jacobs housing and Austin Ranch are separated by roughly thirty five years and they present completely different questions.
Two Eras, Two Inspection Priorities
Fox and Jacobs began building on the eastern shore of Lewisville Lake in 1972, the first family moved in during 1974, and The Colony incorporated in 1977, with much of the original stock going up through the late 1970s and 1980s. Austin Ranch dates to 2007.
On the original homes, the priorities are layer count, decking condition and ventilation. These roofs have typically been replaced three or four times, previous overlays are common, and original ventilation was sized to 1970s practice rather than the current code ratio of one square foot of net free ventilating area per 150 square feet of attic floor. On Austin Ranch homes the shingle field is usually sound and the priorities shift entirely to penetrations and perimeter seal: pipe boots that have hardened and split, vent flashings installed quickly during production, and sealant bonds broken by wind off the lake.
Perimeter Checks Matter More Here
The Colony runs roughly 23 miles along the eastern shoreline of Lewisville Lake, and the western side of the city takes wind across open water with nothing in the way. On the long, simple gable roofs typical of the original housing, that wind hits an uninterrupted eave and rake line and works along it.
The result is broken sealant bonds across whole perimeter runs, which is entirely invisible from the ground. Those shingles are still nailed, still lying flat and still looking perfect, and they admit water in every wind-driven rain. Any inspection here that does not include lifting and checking the perimeter courses by hand has missed the single most likely thing to be wrong. It is also the reason we recommend an inspection after any significant wind event even when the roof looks completely untouched from the driveway.
What Our Roof Inspection Service Includes in The Colony
- Physical walk of every slope, with hail bruising tested by hand rather than eyeballed
- All flashing details checked at chimneys, sidewalls, skylights and valleys
- Every penetration and pipe boot inspected
- Attic underside checked for daylight, moisture staining and delaminated decking
- Attic ventilation measured against the code requirement
- Collateral hail evidence documented on gutters, vents and AC fins
- Written report with dated photographs and one of four recommendations: none, monitor, repair or replace
Full detail on how we approach this work, including materials, process and pricing factors, is on our main roof inspection page. This page covers what is specific to The Colony.
Why choose us
Why The Colony Property Owners Call Us
Our Inspection Can Come Back Negative
This is the entire point. Our reports regularly conclude that a roof is sound and the right answer is to do nothing for a few more years, and that goes in writing exactly like any other finding. Storm-chasing outfits do not write those reports.
Hail Tested by Hand, Not Guessed At
Functional hail damage is a fractured mat under the granule surface and is frequently invisible even standing on the roof. It has to be found by hand, slope by slope, then marked and photographed. An assessment made from a ladder at the edge is not an inspection.
Ventilation Measured Against the Code
The code ratio is one square foot of net free ventilating area per 150 square feet of attic floor, or per 300 where intake and exhaust are balanced. Many North Texas attics do not meet it, and it gives a shingle manufacturer grounds to decline a warranty claim.
Answers
Roof Inspection in The Colony: Common Questions
My Austin Ranch roof is original from 2007. Is it worth inspecting yet?
Yes. Builder-grade original roofing on a production build frequently sits at the lower end of the 20 to 30 year range, and the pipe boots will very likely have failed well before the shingles do. It is free, and knowing where you stand turns a forced decision into a planned one.
What is the most common problem you find on the original 1970s homes?
Previous overlay work and the decking condition underneath it, followed by ventilation that never met the current code ratio, followed by ridge caps that have spent decades at the most exposed line on the house. None of those are visible from the ground and all three affect what a replacement will actually cost.
The roof looks completely fine after the last storm. Why inspect?
Because on this side of the county the most common wind damage is broken sealant bonds along the perimeter, which leaves the roof looking exactly as it did before. It has to be found by hand. Waiting until a leak appears usually means the carrier's filing window has closed.
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Written report, dated photographs, and an honest recommendation, including the recommendation to do nothing when that is the right answer.