San Angelo Roof Pros: Roof Replacement, Re-Decking & Hail Repair
Expert residential and commercial roofing services. Free inspections across the Concho Valley, with the decking priced in writing before any tear-off begins.
- ✓Licensed, insured and bonded Texas roofing contractor
- ✓Decking priced as a named line before any tear-off begins
- ✓Free inspections with photographs of every defect we call out
- ✓Written workmanship warranty on every completed roof
San Angelo Roof Pros is a licensed, insured roofing contractor handling roof replacement, leak repair, hail and wind damage, metal panel work and low-slope membranes across San Angelo, Texas. We install architectural and impact-rated laminate shingles, R-panel and standing seam steel, concrete and clay tile, reinforced TPO, EPDM and two-ply modified bitumen, and we repair every one of them.
Most of the older housing we re-roof sits on 1x6 board decking rather than plywood sheathing, and seventy years of drying has opened the gaps between those boards. A shingle nail that lands in a gap holds nothing, so every replacement quote we write names the deck we expect to find and prices the sheathing overlay as its own line. That number belongs in the estimate, not in a change order on day two.
We also handle gutters and downspouts, fascia and soffit repair, ridge and soffit ventilation, chimney flashing, skylights, emergency tarping, and commercial roofs for shops, warehouses, churches and agricultural buildings throughout the Concho Valley. Every inspection is free, every defect we call out is photographed, and the workmanship warranty is written down.
Why San Angelo Chooses San Angelo Roof Pros
- ✓We open a test area and measure the board gaps before writing a replacement estimate, so the sheathing quantity is measured rather than discovered mid-job.
- ✓Every proposal names a fastening pattern and a nail length, because on a plank deck the fastener decides the outcome more than the shingle brand does.
- ✓Hail inspections are recorded by slope aspect with ten-foot test squares, so a west elevation is never averaged against a sheltered north one.
- ✓We will recommend metal panel over new battens on outbuildings when it saves you the cost of a sheathing overlay entirely.
- ✓We decline shingle coatings and any repair that costs less than your deductible, and we say so on the first visit.
- ✓Attic diagnosis with a controlled hose test on every leak call, because water on a board deck rarely enters above the stain it makes.
About San Angelo Roof Pros in San Angelo, TX
San Angelo Roof Pros is a roofing contractor working San Angelo, Tom Green County and the wider Concho Valley. Our work is split between storm repair, full replacements on older housing, metal panel roofs on shops and agricultural buildings, and low-slope membrane work on downtown commercial property. We are licensed, insured and bonded in Texas, and every job carries a written workmanship warranty.
The thing that shapes how we quote is the decking. So much of the housing here was framed before plywood sheathing became standard that we treat the deck as a priced item rather than an assumption. We open a test area before bidding, photograph what is underneath, and put the sheathing on the estimate as its own line with real numbers attached to each outcome.
There are jobs we turn down. If your roof needs a repair that costs less than your deductible, do not file a claim and do not let anyone talk you into a replacement. If a coating salesman has offered to spray your shingles, we are not going to compete for that work because it does not work.
And if you want the premium shingle on a deck we have told you will not hold it, we would rather lose the job than warranty it.
Our Roofing Services in San Angelo, TX
Roof Replacement
A replacement quote here is only honest if it prices the deck. Tear the shingles off a 1960s or 1970s house in this town and you often find 1x6 boards rather than plywood, and what those boards are still worth as a nailing surface decides most of the real cost.
Roof Leak Repair
Water almost never enters a roof directly above the stain on your ceiling. On the board decks common in this city it enters somewhere uphill and then runs sideways along a board seam until something interrupts it, which is why guessing from indoors is such an expensive habit.
Storm Damage Restoration
Rain arrives here in a handful of violent afternoons rather than steadily through the year. That changes the shape of storm work: the roof is bone dry for months, then takes several inches in an hour, and everything that was marginal fails at once.
Hail Damage Roofing
Hail damage in this part of Texas is not a fixed loss. It is a clock.
Wind Damage Roofing
When shingles leave a roof in this town the shingle is usually not the problem. The fastening is.
Roof Inspections
Our inspections start in the attic, not on the roof. On a house with board decking the underside tells you more in fifteen minutes than the shingle surface tells you in an hour, and it is the part almost nobody looks at before writing a check.
Asphalt Shingle Roofs
Here is the opinion that costs us upsells. On most older San Angelo houses the upgraded shingle line is the wrong place for your extra money.
Metal Roofing
Metal is the one place where an old board deck stops being a liability. On shops, barns and outbuildings across the Concho Valley we regularly recommend an exposed-fastener panel run over new wood battens, which spans the gaps instead of fighting them and skips the sheathing overlay entirely.
Tile Roofing
Tile is uncommon on older housing here and shows up mostly on newer builds and remodels. The question we get asked is whether to convert a shingle roof to tile, and on a house with original board decking the answer is usually no.
Flat & Low-Slope Roofing
Downtown San Angelo and the older commercial strips run on low-slope roofs, and a large share of those sit on wood decking rather than steel or concrete. That is the part that gets skipped in a quote, and it is the part that decides whether a new membrane behaves.
Roof Coatings & Sealing
We will start by talking you out of two coatings. A coating is not a repair and it is no substitute for a roof that is finished.
Roof Ventilation
A ridge vent is not the automatic answer on these houses, and that surprises people. Cutting a continuous slot assumes a continuous deck at the ridge, and on board-decked roofs what sits up there varies from a tight joint to a wide irregular gap.
Skylights
Skylights fail at the framing far more often than at the glass. On a board deck the point is sharper than usual, because a curb has to land on real structure and a board edge is not real structure, whatever it looks like once the shingles are off.
Gutters & Downspouts
Gutters here get sized wrong because people size them for annual rainfall. This region takes around twenty-one inches in a normal year, which sounds undemanding, but much of it arrives in a few storms dropping inches in an hour.
Fascia & Soffit
The eave is where a board-decked roof rots first, and the fascia everybody points at is usually the symptom rather than the cause. What is actually failing is the last two or three boards of the deck and the rafter tails they are nailed to, hidden behind a painted board.
Chimney Flashing
Chimney leaks are the most misdiagnosed water problem we see, and the most commonly patched with sealant that lasts a season. The joint between masonry and roof is a movement joint.
Emergency Roof Tarping
A stapled tarp will be gone by morning, and on a board deck it leaks while still attached. Water reaching the edge of a loose cover finds the seam between two boards and runs under it, so the roof keeps taking water from something that looks like it works.
Commercial Roofing
Commercial work here means a mixed inventory, so the first thing we establish on any building is what the roof is sitting on. Steel deck on newer distribution and retail.
Insurance Claim Support
The line that decides a roof claim in this town is rarely the shingle. It is the decking.
Commercial Roofing in San Angelo & Across the Concho Valley
We roof warehouses, retail buildings, churches, gins, shops and agricultural structures across San Angelo and the surrounding counties. The first step on any commercial building is establishing the deck: steel on newer construction, wood plank through much of the older downtown and church stock, and bare purlins on metal buildings. Each takes a different system, a different fastening pattern and a different price, and our proposals say which one they assume.
- ✓Reinforced TPO, EPDM and two-ply modified bitumen low-slope systems
- ✓Tapered polyisocyanurate to build drainage into roofs that never had it
- ✓Deck verification by test cut before any system is specified
- ✓Retrofit standing seam framing over existing metal building panels
- ✓Parapet and through-wall counterflashing cut into masonry joints
- ✓Overflow scuppers and enlarged drain bowls for high-intensity storms
- ✓Twice-yearly inspection programs with photographed condition reports
- ✓Occupied-building schedules for churches, clinics and retail tenants
Recent Projects Across the Concho Valley
How It Works
- Inspection From Below, Then Above. We start in the attic with a light, reading nail points, board edges and daylight gaps, then work the roof surface plane by plane. On a board-decked house the underside tells you more about the next roof than the shingles do.
- A Quote That Names the Deck. The estimate carries sheathing as its own line with priced outcomes: sound boards replaced as found, a partial overlay, or a full overlay in 7/16 inch OSB or half-inch CDX. You choose before we start, and the number does not move mid-job.
- Tear-Off and Deck Correction. Old material comes off to bare wood the same day, split and cupped boards are replaced in matching thickness, and any overlay is nailed off to the rafters. We photograph the deck before it disappears under underlayment.
- Finish, Flash, and Hand Over. Synthetic underlayment, self-adhered membrane in valleys and at penetrations, high-wind fastening, new flashings rather than reused ones, and a magnet sweep of the yard. You get the photo record and the written warranty at closeout.
What San Angelo Customers Say
They pulled a few shingles off before quoting and showed me photos of the gaps between the deck boards. Two other bids never mentioned decking at all. The overlay was on the estimate as its own line and the final invoice matched it to the dollar.
Chased a ceiling stain for two years. They spent an hour in the attic, then ran a hose from the bottom of the slope upward until it showed. The leak was a split pipe boot about ten feet uphill from the stain. Fixed in one visit.
Wanted a quote to re-deck and reroof the shop. Instead they suggested panel over new battens for less money and explained exactly why the old boards did not matter for that system. Roof has been through two hail seasons since with no issues.
Storm took part of the roof on a Sunday night. They tarped it properly with furring strips over the ridge instead of stapling it down, photographed everything, and came back to do the real repair when they said they would.
Service Areas
San Angelo Roof Pros serves San Angelo, TX and surrounding communities including:
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does everyone in San Angelo talk about the roof decking?
Because a large share of the housing here predates plywood sheathing. Those roofs are built on 1x6 or 1x8 boards laid across the rafters, and after decades of heat and drying the boards have shrunk apart. Modern shingles assume a continuous nailing surface.
When the fastener lands in a gap instead of wood it has no holding power at all, and that is what turns an ordinary wind event into a blow-off. It is also the item that surprises homeowners mid-job when a contractor did not price it up front.
How much does a sheathing overlay add to a roof replacement?
It varies with roof size, pitch and access, so we will not quote a number without seeing the roof. What we can tell you is how we bid it: the overlay appears as its own line with a per-square rate, and we open a test area before writing the estimate so the quantity is measured rather than guessed.
If the deck turns out to need less than we allowed for, the line comes down. Most owners find the overlay lands in the same range as upgrading a shingle line, which is exactly why we suggest spending it here first.
Is a Class 4 impact-rated shingle worth it here?
On exposed slopes, usually yes. The Concho Valley takes real hail, and a UL 2218 Class 4 laminate resists the mat fracture that shortens a roof's life after a storm. Some carriers also discount for it, which is worth asking about.
On a small sheltered plane, or on a house where the decking still needs correcting, the standard architectural shingle is the sensible buy and the money is better spent on the substrate. We will give you both prices and an honest recommendation for each slope.
My ceiling stain is nowhere near anything on the roof. Why?
That is normal on a plank deck. The gaps between boards act as channels, so water that gets through the underlayment runs sideways and downslope until it meets a rafter, a brace or a wiring run, then drops. We have traced stains a dozen feet or more from the actual entry point in this county.
It is why we do the diagnosis with a light in the attic and a controlled hose test rather than by guessing from the room below, and why patching the spot above the stain so often fails.
Should I coat my shingle roof instead of replacing it?
No, and we decline that work. Coatings get pitched around here after hail seasons, but asphalt shingles shed water by lapping rather than by forming a skin. A coating over them traps moisture in the mat, hides damage an inspector would otherwise document, and voids whatever manufacturer coverage is left.
Coatings do earn their keep on metal panels and on sound single-ply membranes, and we install those systems gladly. On a worn shingle roof, the honest answer is that you need a roof.
Do you work outside San Angelo itself?
Yes. We cover Tom Green County and out through the Concho Valley, including Grape Creek, Christoval, Miles, Mertzon, Ballinger, Winters, Bronte, Robert Lee, Eden, Paint Rock, Sterling City, Eldorado, Sonora, Menard, Big Lake and further out to Brady, Coleman, Sweetwater and Colorado City. Rural work is a large part of what we do, and we include shops, barns and other outbuildings in the same visit rather than making you book twice.