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Notes from the field after 40,000-plus Dallas roofing projects. Code compliance, install detail, insurance reality, and the small things that separate a roof that lasts twenty-plus years from one that fails after five.
The most widely sold drip edge in Dallas roof supply yards does not meet International Residential Code. Here's what the code requires, what the major shingle manufacturers require, and how to tell whether the metal on your roof passes.
Bert Roofing restored the cedar roof on the 1885 Sullivan House at Old City Park, reproducing its scalloped and diamond-shaped shingles by hand. The project combined period-appropriate materials with modern moisture protection and careful historic oversight.
Approximately 20 years after Bert Roofing installed this North Dallas home’s Elk roof, the homeowner called us back for its replacement. We installed GAF Timberline HDZ shingles in Weathered Wood—and had a memorable encounter with the sprinkler system along the way.
A University Park homeowner discovered a raccoon had pulled up shingles and created its own opening into the attic. Bert Roofing repaired the damaged decking and slate-colored laminated shingles the next morning.
A persistent chimney leak on a relatively new roof in Dallas 75206 had already been patched with heavy roofing cement. We removed the temporary repairs and corrected the flashing and counterflashing instead.
Lakewood roof repair in Dallas 75214 where a planned low-slope roofing repair uncovered extensive hidden deck damage caused by a small siding leak.
A roof replacement in Casa Linda Estates that went well beyond shingles, including garage framing and decking repairs, VELUX skylight work, ridge ventilation, new gutters and exterior repairs.
A hail-damaged roof replacement in Town Creek, Lake Highlands 75243, using GAF Timberline HDZ shingles in Weathered Wood. The project also revealed an unusual issue beneath a second-story addition, where a water line had been installed directly against the underside of the roof deck.
A Lake Highlands roof replaced after the 2019 storm needed targeted maintenance seven years later, including squirrel-damaged plumbing vent collars, heater vent sealing, and debris cleanup in Merriman Park Estates.
A Lakewood roof replacement in East Dallas using GAF ArmorShield II Class 4 shingles, with special attention to a small low-slope area that required the proper roofing material rather than standard shingles.
M Streets roof replacement in Dallas 75206 featuring an upgrade from three-tab to Owens Corning dimensional shingles and new 1/2-inch OSB over original plank decking.
A Vickery Place roof replacement in Dallas 75206, upgrading an older three-tab roof with dimensional shingles on a classic bungalow near Lower Greenville.
A Lakewood roof replacement on a unique mid-century home, where age—not storm damage—became the real issue after the insurer required the roof to be replaced.
