Dallas County
Addison, Texas Roofing & Property Protection
Know your roof before you sign anything. The Roof Shepherd brings documentation-first inspection, storm damage documentation, and property guidance to Addison homeowners.
Updated August 5, 2026
Addison At A Glance
What homeowners in Addison should know
In Addison, roofing permit and inspection rules are set by the city and can vary from one community to the next. Texas has no statewide roofing license, so confirm requirements with Addison’s building department before work begins. The Roof Shepherd documents your roof’s condition and explains your options. If you decide to move forward, permitting and installation are handled through The Roof Shepherd and its vetted partner network.
Hail Alley
Addison sits in North Texas, which records the most hailstorms in Texas in a typical year, the state logged 878 major hail events in 2024. Documentation after a storm protects your position before any contractor conversation. Addison is a built-out Dallas-area suburb spanning Dallas, Denton, and Collin counties, with a mature housing stock exposed to recurring North Texas hail.
Hail & Storm Exposure
NOAA’s 30 year record holds 265 verified hail reports within 10 miles of Addison since 1996, inside the North Texas hail alley. The busiest single year in that record was 2011, with 34 reports inside the ring.
HOA & Material Considerations
Many Dallas County neighborhoods carry HOA architectural review requirements on shingle color and material. Given the hail exposure, impact-resistant (UL 2218 Class 3 to 4) shingles are worth discussing. Confirm HOA rules before selecting materials.
Common Roofing Issues
Repeated large-hail exposure means bruised shingles, granule loss, and soft-metal damage to vents and flashing, conditions a documented inspection captures before the next storm makes them worse.
Addison Snapshot
Weather history & local facts
Hail and wind on record here
Addison’s verified NOAA record since 2018 includes 3 inch hail in Carrollton on June 6, 2018, 2 inch hail in Shepton on September 25, 2024, and 1.75 inch hail in Hebron on June 6, 2018. 69 thunderstorm wind events and 6 tornado reports sit inside the same 10 mile window. Peak hail months here: May and April. Across Dallas County as a whole, NOAA logged 196 hail events from 2016 through 2025, with hail to 4 inches, plus 140 damaging thunderstorm wind events and 12 tornado reports.
Worth Knowing
Most storm damage to a roof isn’t visible from the ground. A documented inspection captures bruising, lifted shingles, and flashing issues before they turn into leaks.
Local Note
Addison sits in Dallas County, within North Texas. Roofing guidance and storm documentation are available region-wide; installation is coordinated through our credentialed partner.
What the storm record means locally
Storm facts corroborated across NOAA/NWS records and contemporaneous local news reporting.
Hail History
Documented storm exposure in Addison
Hail Frequency
NOAA storm records log 104 hail events within 10 miles of Addison since 2018, 28 of them inside the city’s immediate 6 mile ring. The largest verified stone measured 3 inches on June 6, 2018. Local activity peaks in May and April.
What To Document
Bruised shingles, granule loss, and soft-metal damage to gutters, vents, and flashing, often invisible from the ground.
What the storm record means locally
After a major hail event, out-of-state contractors arrive quickly. Documentation before any contractor conversation gives you a written record of visible conditions, and protects your position whether you file a claim or not. The Roof Shepherd documents first. Decisions come after.
Neighborhood Exposure
Neighborhoods across Addison (Dallas County) vary by lot elevation, tree cover, and roof age, so block-level documentation beats area-wide estimates. After any significant storm, a documented record of visible conditions protects your position.
How these figures are corroborated
Verified hail and wind events across the Dallas and Fort Worth metroplex, the region Addison sits in. Roof condition changes with every storm season, which is why the homeowner should own the documentation.
Verified Storm Record
April 5 hen egg size hail
NOAA verifies 2 inch hail in Sulphur Spgs on April 5, 2003, a hen egg size stone.
June 13 baseball size hail
NOAA verifies 2.75 inch hail in University Park on June 13, 2012, a baseball size stone.
April 13 baseball size hail
NOAA verifies 2.75 inch hail in Carney on April 13, 2019, a baseball size stone.
September 25 hen egg size hail
NOAA verifies 2 inch hail in Shepton on September 25, 2024, a hen egg size stone.
Sources behind these numbers
Live NOAA record Since August 2024, NOAA has logged 17 hail reports within 10 miles of Addison, 7 of them inside 6 miles. The largest measured 2 inches on September 24, 2024, about 5.3 miles away. Damaging wind has been reported 9 times in the same period, most recently 64 mph on May 19, 2026. These are NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary reports covering August 15, 2024 to August 14, 2026. A report near a property confirms hail fell nearby. It does not confirm that any particular roof was damaged, and it is not a coverage determination.
On record
What has actually fallen on Addison
Reading the public storm record
Every figure below is the public storm record for a 10-mile radius around Addison, 2000-2026. It is not an estimate and not a sales figure. If your roof was under one of these dates, that is a documentation question worth answering.
| Hail events on record | 252 |
|---|---|
| Reached 1.75 in or larger | 56 |
| Largest stone recorded | 3.00 in · June 6, 2018 |
| Busiest year | 2011 · 34 events |
| Most common months | April and May |
| Strongest gust in the archive | 83 mph · May 28, 2024 |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database · Dallas County · 2000-2026 · within 10 miles of the Addison centroid. Counts are reported events, so they undercount: a stone that fell where nobody reported it is not in the record.
Local Conditions
What is different about working on Addison homes
What roofs face in this market
Addison sits in Dallas County, population 16,661. The NOAA Storm Events archive logs 252 hail events within ten miles of Addison since 2000, 56 of them at a size generally associated with roof damage. The largest stone on record measured 3.0 inches. 2011 was the busiest year, with 34 recorded events. Activity concentrates in April and May. The strongest recorded wind gust nearby reached 83 mph on May 28, 2024.
The largest hail recorded near Addison, by date:
| Date | Largest stone |
|---|---|
| April 13, 2019 | 2.75″ |
| April 5, 2003 | 2.0″ |
| June 13, 2012 | 2.75″ |
| September 25, 2024 | 2.0″ |
If your roof was on the house for any of those dates, that is worth documenting whether or not you ever filed anything. A dated condition record is far easier to produce now than to reconstruct later.
Permits are a Addison question, not a Texas question. Texas has no statewide building code for residential roofing. Each city and county adopts its own, so the threshold that triggers a permit, the fee, and whether a deck inspection is required before cover-up are all set locally in Dallas County. A contractor who cannot tell you which jurisdiction issues your permit, and who pulls it, has not done this here often. We pull it in our own name.
Useful locally: NWS forecast for Addison before scheduling work.
Storm figures: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events within a 10 mile radius, 2000 to 2026. Windstorm territory per Texas Windstorm Insurance Association county designations.
About Addison
Local ground truth for Addison properties
Addison sits in Dallas County in North Texas, home to roughly 16,661 residents. NOAA storm records log 104 hail events within ten miles since 2018. The largest stone in the full NOAA archive, 2000 to 2026, measured 3″ on June 6, 2018.
Roofer Near Addison
Everything we cover in Addison
What we cover in this city
The Roof Shepherd is a documentation-first roofing guide serving Addison homeowners from its Round Rock, Texas base. Every roof gets a documented condition record before any repair or replacement decision, so you decide from evidence, not sales pressure.
Services available in Addison
Every service below is available to Addison homeowners, delivered with the same documentation standard.
Roofing
Storm and insurance documentation
Painting, exterior and interior
Documentation First
Full property capability in Addison, documented first
Documentation You Own
Every visit produces a dated photo-and-video record of your roof, flashing, decking lines, and gutters, a written account of visible conditions before any contractor conversation or claim decision.
Evidence, Not Pressure
Built on a law enforcement background of 16+ years. You get the record and a clear explanation, the decisions stay yours. No sales pitch, no obligation.
Coordinated & Accountable
In North Texas, roofing installation is fulfilled through our credentialed installation partner, with The Roof Shepherd documenting and coordinating the work so the standard stays consistent.
Dallas Zone
How service works in Addison
Who runs the inspection
Every Addison project starts with education and documentation led by David Rodrigues, based in Round Rock, Texas. When a homeowner chooses to move forward, the roofing work itself is installed by our vetted, credential-checked partner network active across the DFW metroplex, so The Roof Shepherd can fully manage essentially any roofing job in Addison. Every partner credential is detailed on our trusted partners page.
Google Reviews
What Texas homeowners say
We just got into town after a long-distance move, and after looking at our new house we realized the builder paint was pretty bad. We wanted to get all the walls repainted fast before we moved in, and ended up getting connected with David. We’re super happy with everything — David and his crew were incredibly friendly, knowledgeable, and communicative the whole time, and the work came out great. David even noticed some other builder issues and had the crew fix them while they were there. Turnaround was lightning fast, and we didn’t have to change our move-in schedule at all.
Owner Response
Thank you so much for this thoughtful review. I know how stressful a long-distance move can be, especially when you’re trying to get settled and realize the home still needs work before move-in. I’m grateful you trusted us to help get the painting handled quickly, and I’m glad the crew were able to deliver quality work while keeping communication clear throughout the project. We also appreciate you noticing the extra details we addressed along the way — when we see issues that can reasonably be corrected while we’re already there, we try to do the right thing and help protect the home. Thank you again for trusting us, and we’d be honored to help with anything else you need in the future.
David and his crew did a fantastic job inspecting our home. When they did the inspection in the attic they found subpar work done by the home builder which, if it had not been discovered, would have cost us well over $10K to correct. Roof joists were two feet short and not attached to anything — just left hanging, with no joist brackets. In time our roof would have collapsed. Thank you, Roof Shepherd.
Owner Response
Andrew, thank you for trusting us with your home in Round Rock. I’m grateful we were able to take the time to look beyond the surface of the roof and evaluate the attic, ventilation, and structural conditions affecting the roof system. A roof can look prematurely aged for reasons that aren’t always visible from the outside. In this case, the attic inspection and documentation helped identify serious underlying concerns before they became a much larger and more expensive problem. I appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. This is exactly why The Roof Shepherd focuses on careful inspection, clear documentation, and helping homeowners understand what is really going on with their roof before making major decisions. Thank you again for the opportunity to help.
I needed help replacing my roof after a hail storm and David at The Roof Shepherd really helped me out. The team made the process really easy and streamlined. They were able to source excellent material and their work crew were professional and courteous at all times, and the quality of their work was top notch. I also appreciate how we were able to coordinate around my busy schedule.
Owner Response
Thank you for the thoughtful review. I really appreciate you trusting me and The Roof Shepherd after the hail storm. I’m glad we were able to make the roof replacement process easy, organized, and flexible around your schedule. It also means a lot that you recognized the crew’s professionalism, the quality of the materials, and the workmanship on the roof. Thank you again for giving us the opportunity to help protect your home.
Field Videos
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Local Paint & Exterior Note
Addison is a compact Dallas County town that blends a dense mix of townhomes and single-family homes with a busy restaurant and business district. On attached and closely-spaced homes, shared walls, trim, and roof-to-wall flashing are the exterior details that reward a careful look.
Sequence Matters
Exterior painting and repair work should follow, not precede, roofing documentation. Condition notes from a roof visit often surface fascia rot, gutter separation, and trim damage that affect painting scope and cost before a single brush stroke is applied.
Nearby
Nearby areas we serve
Cities within our daily route
The Roof Shepherd also documents and serves these North Texas communities. Distances are straight-line miles from the center of Addison, and each hail figure is the count of NOAA-verified hail events within 10 miles of that city since 2018:
Addison FAQs
Common questions in Addison
Does The Roof Shepherd work in Addison?
Yes. The Roof Shepherd provides roof inspection, storm documentation, and homeowner guidance across Addison and Dallas County. Beyond inspection and documentation, full roofing is available through our trusted partner network, from first look through installation, on one consistent documentation standard.
How quickly can I get a roof inspection in Addison?
Active leaks and post-storm documentation are prioritized. Send your address and a short description of the concern and we’ll follow up with a current estimate.
Is Addison in a hail-prone area?
NOAA records log 104 hail events within 10 miles of Addison since 2018. The largest stone in the full NOAA archive, 2000 to 2026, measured 3 inches on June 6, 2018. Addison sits in the North Texas hail corridor, among the most hail-active metro areas in the country. Documenting visible roof and gutter conditions after any significant storm is good practice.
What roofing holds up best in Addison?
Architectural asphalt shingles are most common. Given the hail exposure, impact-resistant (UL 2218 Class 3 to 4) shingles are worth discussing, particularly for homes carrying higher deductibles.
Does The Roof Shepherd offer painting or siding in Addison?
Those services are coordinated through vetted local partners in North Texas as availability is confirmed. The Roof Shepherd documents exterior condition during the roof visit so any partner work starts from an accurate record.
How do I get started in Addison?
Use the Get Help form with your Addison address and a description of your concern. Submissions are reviewed the same day during business hours.
Does Addison get a lot of hail?
Yes. Addison sits in the Dallas and Fort Worth hail corridor, one of the most active in the country, with the heaviest risk from March through June. Hail bruises shingles and shortens roof life, often without damage you can see from the ground.
What is the biggest roofing risk in Addison?
Hail and wind. North Texas spring storms bring large hail and, less often, tornadoes. Documenting roof condition after any major hail or wind event protects your position.
When is severe weather season in Addison?
Spring, roughly March through June, is the peak for hail, damaging wind, and tornadoes, when Gulf moisture meets dry plains air. A second smaller window can occur in the fall.
Who is a trusted roofer near me in Addison?
The Roof Shepherd serves Addison with documented inspections, photo condition records, and education-first guidance, based in Round Rock, Texas. Trust is verifiable: BBB accreditation, public reviews, and a documentation record you keep. Call or text 512-575-5052.
How much does roof replacement cost in Addison?
Roof replacement cost in Addison depends on roof size, pitch, material choice, decking condition, and ventilation work. Rather than quoting blind, The Roof Shepherd documents your roof first so any price you evaluate is grounded in your roof’s actual condition.
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