Bastrop County
Bastrop, Texas Roofing & Property Protection
From hail impact to repair-versus-replace decisions, The Roof Shepherd gives Bastrop homeowners clear, documented answers before any repair decision.
Updated November 1, 2026
Read This First
The short version
- Bastrop, in Bastrop County, is about 49 miles and 59 minutes by road from our Round Rock base.
- Hail 1.75 inches or larger was reported 9 times near Bastrop from 2000 to 2026, 165th of the 207 cities on this site.
- 2015 was the worst season here from 2006 to 2025: 3 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, the largest 1.75 inches on April 19.
- The median home in Bastrop was built in 1998, and 41 percent of homes here were built before 1990.
- Two of its three nearest neighbors had more large hail.
Call or text 512-575-5052 or use Get Help to start with a documented inspection in Bastrop, Bastrop County.
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Bastrop At A Glance
What homeowners in Bastrop should know
How Bastrop ranks for large hail and home age, and who sets permit rules here.
Bastrop, in Bastrop County, is about 49 miles and 59 minutes by road from our Round Rock base. Roofing permit rules are set locally, and Texas has no statewide roofing license, so we confirm the rules for your address before work starts.
Growth & Construction
Bastrop sits within Bastrop County, an area that has seen ongoing residential growth across Central Texas. New construction and resale inspections both benefit from a documented condition review before any roofing decision. U.S. Census data puts Bastrop near 11,200 residents, about 56% owner-occupied, with a median home value in the mid-$300,000s in this fast-growing Austin exurb, so roof condition and documentation carry real value here.
Hail & Storm Exposure
Hail 1.75 inches or larger, golf ball size, was reported 9 times within ten miles of Bastrop from 2000 to 2026. That ranks 165th of the 207 Texas cities on this site, and 54th of 71 in the region around Round Rock.
The Homes Here
The median home in Bastrop was built in 1998, and 41 percent of homes here were built before 1990. Of the other cities on this site, 67 percent have older homes than Bastrop.
Common Roofing Issues
Many homes rebuilt after the 2011 wildfire are now 12 to 14 years old and approaching their first major maintenance cycle. Documenting current conditions is valuable before any planned work.
Bastrop Snapshot
Weather history & local facts
Hail and wind on record near Bastrop, in Bastrop County, plus a few local facts worth knowing.
Hail and wind on record here
Bastrop’s verified NOAA record since 2018 includes 2 inch hail in Bastrop on April 9, 2024, 1.75 inch hail at Hill on June 9, 2019, and 1.5 inch hail at Hill on May 4, 2021. 10 thunderstorm wind events and 1 tornado report sit inside the same 10 mile window. Peak hail months here: April and May. Across Bastrop County as a whole, NOAA logged 51 hail events from 2016 through 2025, with hail to 5.5 inches, plus 26 damaging thunderstorm wind events and 6 tornado reports.
Worth Knowing
Bastrop is home to Lost Pines, an isolated stand of loblolly pines separated from the main East Texas piney woods by 100 miles, a botanical remnant of past climates.
Local Note
Bastrop County saw over 1,600 homes destroyed in the 2011 Bastrop Complex Wildfire, the costliest wildfire in Texas history at that time, reshaping the county’s housing stock.
What the storm record means locally
Storm facts were checked against NOAA and National Weather Service records and local news from the time.
On record
What has actually fallen on Bastrop
42 hail events are on record within ten miles of Bastrop, the largest 2.00 inches on April 9, 2024.
Reading the public storm record
To see the days radar recorded hail near your own address, use our hail history lookup.
| Hail events on record | 42 |
|---|---|
| Reached 1.75 in or larger | 9 |
| Largest stone recorded | 2.00 in · April 9, 2024 |
| Busiest year | 2014 · 6 events |
| Most common months | April and March |
| Strongest gust in the archive | 81 mph · November 21, 2004 |
| Radar hail days, 1 in or larger | 147 days · 2000-2026 · largest signature 4.00 in |
| Preliminary reports, last 12 months | none of 1 in or larger on file |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database · Bastrop County · 2000-2026 · within 10 miles of the Bastrop centroid. Counts are reported events, so they undercount: a stone that fell where nobody reported it is not in the record.
Checked November 1, 2026 against two feeds that do not share the archive's bias: radar hail signatures from the NEXRAD hail detection algorithm (NOAA NCEI Severe Weather Data Inventory, same 10 mile radius, 2000-2026), counted as days with a signature of one inch or larger, and the Storm Prediction Center's preliminary reports for the last 12 months, which are unreviewed and never a competing total. A radar day and a reported event are different units and are not expected to match: the archive needs a witness and undercounts, radar needs none and can flag hail that melted before it landed. What fell on one roof is settled by a documented inspection, not by any of these counts.
Year by year
Hail in Bastrop, 2006 to 2025
One row per year of hail reports one inch or larger near Bastrop, newest first, from the weather archive.
Twenty seasons, one row each
One row per year, newest first. Each row counts the hail reports of one inch or larger within ten miles of Bastrop, from the National Weather Service archive. 25 reports from 2006 to 2025, 7 of them at or above 1.75 inches, golf ball size. Counting only stones of one inch or larger, the busiest year in this table was 2014. If you owned your roof through any of these dates, the row is the reason to know what it took.
| Year | Reports 1 in+ | 1.75 in+ | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 2.00 in · April 9 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · April 25 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 in · May 4 |
Show all 20 years (2006 to 2025)
| Year | Reports 1 in+ | 1.75 in+ | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · May 24 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 1.75 in · June 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | 1.75 in · April 19 |
| 2014 | 5 | 2 | 1.75 in · March 28 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · March 20 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · May 20 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1.25 in · February 16 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · June 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, hail events 2006 through 2025 within 10 miles of the Bastrop centroid. Reports are observer-driven, so a stone that fell where nobody reported it is not in the record, and small towns are undercounted relative to cities. Full calendar years only; the current year is not shown until it is complete.
Bastrop County Storm Record
Documented storm exposure in Bastrop
The worst hail seasons near Bastrop from 2006 to 2025, year by year.
Hail Frequency
NOAA storm records log 19 hail events within 10 miles of Bastrop since 2018, 15 of them inside the city’s immediate 6 mile ring. Inside that ring, the largest verified stone measured 2 inches on April 9, 2024. Since 2018, hail here peaks in April and May.
Largest Recorded
Bastrop County’s tornado record runs from an F3 that struck Smithville in 1953 to the March 2022 EF-2 that hit Elgin during the I-35 outbreak, alongside the May 2020 tornadoes that damaged homes and barns near Smithville and Paige (NWS Austin/San Antonio).
The worst hail seasons near Bastrop, 2006 to 2025
- 2015: 3 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 1.75 inches on April 19
- 2014: 2 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 1.75 inches on March 28
- 2024: 1 report of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 2 inches on April 9
Neighborhood Exposure
Active neighborhoods in Bastrop: Tahitian Village, Hunters Crossing, Lost Pines. Hail exposure changes with lot height, tree cover and open ground nearby. A record of your block beats an estimate for the whole area.
How these figures are corroborated
Hail data sourced from NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) filtered reports. Reports reflect spotter-confirmed events of 1″ or larger within 10 miles of city center. Not a formal risk assessment.
Verified Storm Record
Verified tornado, wind, and hail history for Bastrop County and the Colorado River corridor east of Austin, the area Bastrop sits in. Roof condition changes with every storm season, which is why the homeowner should own the documentation.
April 9 hen egg size hail
NOAA verifies 2 inch hail in Bastrop on April 9, 2024, a hen egg size stone.
March 28 golf ball size hail
NOAA verifies 1.75 inch hail in Bastrop on March 28, 2014, a golf ball size stone.
March 31 golf ball size hail
NOAA verifies 1.75 inch hail in Bastrop on March 31, 2005, a golf ball size stone.
June 5 golf ball size hail
NOAA verifies 1.75 inch hail in Bastrop on June 5, 1998, a golf ball size stone.
Sources behind these numbers
Figures drawn from public NOAA, National Weather Service, U.S. Census, and Texas Department of Insurance records and contemporaneous reporting. Not a formal risk assessment.
About Bastrop
Local ground truth for Bastrop properties
Bastrop sits in Bastrop County in Central Texas, home to roughly 12,720 residents (Census Bureau estimate, 2024). NOAA storm records log 19 hail events within ten miles since 2018. The largest stone in the full NOAA archive, 2000 to 2026, measured 2″ on April 9, 2024.
Roof age, by the census
How old the roofs in Bastrop are likely to be
Census figures on when Bastrop homes were built, which tells you roughly when their first roofs went on.
When the houses went up
Bastrop has 4,792 housing units in the Census Bureau's latest five-year estimate. The median home was built in 1998. 52 percent were built before 2000 and 41 percent before 1990; 26 percent have been built since 2010. Half or more of the homes here predate 2000. An original asphalt-shingle roof from that era is at or past the 20-to-30-year service life typically cited for asphalt shingles, and many will already be on a second roof, which is worth confirming from a permit or a receipt rather than assuming.
| Year built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2020 or later | 378 | 8% |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 878 | 18% |
| Built 2000 to 2009 | 1,025 | 21% |
| Built 1990 to 1999 | 550 | 11% |
| Built 1980 to 1989 | 542 | 11% |
Show all ten brackets (1939 or earlier to 2020 or later)
| Year built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Built 1970 to 1979 | 220 | 5% |
| Built 1960 to 1969 | 219 | 5% |
| Built 1950 to 1959 | 355 | 7% |
| Built 1940 to 1949 | 114 | 2% |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 511 | 11% |
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates, tables B25034 and B25035, Bastrop city. ACS figures are estimates with published margins of error; shares are rounded to whole percents. Year built is the structure, not the roof: it says when the first roof went on, not whether it is still there.
Roofer Near Bastrop
Everything we cover in Bastrop
All the work we do, in Bastrop and in all of Bastrop County.
What we cover in Bastrop
Roofing, painting, gutters and home services, in Bastrop and across Bastrop County. Bastrop, in Bastrop County, is about 49 miles and 59 minutes by road from our Round Rock base.
Services available in Bastrop
Every service below is available to Bastrop homeowners, as it is anywhere in Texas.
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How service works in Bastrop
How far Bastrop is from our base, and who handles your project from start to finish.
Who runs the inspection
Bastrop, in Bastrop County, is about 49 miles and 59 minutes by road from our Round Rock base. David Rodrigues, the founder, looks at your Bastrop roof and writes down what he sees before anyone talks repair or replacement. If you go ahead, The Roof Shepherd runs the job from contract to walkthrough. Our project delivery page explains who does what.
Local Conditions
What is different about working on Bastrop homes
Bastrop side by side with its three nearest neighbors on this site.
What roofs face in this market
Nearby, from 2000 to 2026: Smithville 12, McDade 7 and Elgin 10 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, against 9 for Bastrop. Of the other cities on this site, 67 percent have older homes than Bastrop.
| City | Hail 1.75 in+, biggest stone |
|---|---|
| Bastrop | 9, 2 in |
| Smithville (12 mi) | 12, 5.5 in |
| McDade (12 mi) | 7, 1.75 in |
| Elgin (17 mi) | 10, 4 in |
Severe hail: reports of 1.75 inches or larger, 2000 to 2026, within ten miles of each city center (NOAA NCEI Storm Events). Miles are straight-line between city centers.
The largest hail recorded near Bastrop, by date:
| Date | Largest stone |
|---|---|
| April 9, 2024 | 2.0″ |
| March 28, 2014 | 1.75″ |
| March 31, 2005 | 1.75″ |
| March 19, 2005 | 1.75″ |
Useful locally: City of Bastrop official site for permit and inspection rules; NWS forecast for Bastrop 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.
The rules here
Roof permits and code in Bastrop
What the city's own documents say about a re-roof permit and code here, and the date they were read.
What the city's documents show
Bastrop lists a roofing permit checklist among its residential permit checklists. Applications and permit fees go through the city's MyGov portal, and contractors request inspections as work progresses.
Bastrop's building page lists the 2018 International Residential Code. Properties in a floodplain or historic district may need added approvals, such as a Certificate of Appropriateness, before a building permit.
Read at the city's own pages and code on October 14, 2026. The city's current document governs if it changes, so we confirm the rule for your address before work starts. Our permits and codes by city page explains how Texas cities set these rules.
Bastrop Home Guide
What Bastrop homeowners should know about exterior work
City rules, utility rules and local records that change how siding, paint, fences, solar and outside work get done here. Checked against the sources on each card; the source’s current version governs if it changes.
Local permit rules and records that change how siding, paint, fences, solar and outside work get done here.
Roofing has its own checklist on the city’s permit page
Bastrop publishes its residential permit checklists by name, and the list runs: planned development new residential construction, infill development new residential construction, remodel, addition, manufactured home installation, accessory structure and fence and flatwork, demolition, on site sewage facility, and roofing. Roofing is a line on that list, not a judgment call read out of a code section, which makes Bastrop one of the more straightforward cities in this area to plan a roof job in. Fees are not published as a table. The city tells applicants to use its fee estimator tool or call Development Services for a quote, and to mail payment ahead of submitting the application so the submittal is complete. Ask for the number before the crew is scheduled, because the fee and the timing are part of the job, not an afterthought.
Sources: City of Bastrop, Building and Permitting (read 2026-09-16).
The insurance the city requires is the kind that answers a leak two years later
Ordinance No. 2019-46 requires that all contractors and subcontractors provide proof of commercial general liability insurance of at least $200,000 combined for property damage and bodily injury, and $200,000 aggregate for products and completed operations, covering all employees and subcontractors. That second figure is the one worth understanding. General liability answers for damage while the crew is on your property. Products and completed operations is the part that answers for the work itself after the crew has gone, which on a roof is exactly when problems show up. A certificate that carries the first and not the second is a thinner piece of paper than it looks. Ask for the certificate, look for both lines, and check that subcontractors are covered, because on most roofs the people on your deck are not the company on your contract.
Sources: City of Bastrop, Building and Permitting (read 2026-09-16).
Bastrop is on the 2018 books, and that reaches past the city limits
The city permits under the 2018 International Building, Residential, Fire, Mechanical and Fuel Gas, Swimming Pool and Spa, and Plumbing codes, with the 2017 National Electrical Code. That is two cycles behind Austin, Round Rock, Hutto, Buda and Dripping Springs on the residential book, and the oldest electrical code of any city we have mapped except Lago Vista. Here is the part that surprises people: it reaches beyond the city line. Bastrop County’s building code covers new single family homes and duplexes in the unincorporated area, and it lets the builder choose between the residential code published as of May 1, 2008 and the edition in force in the county seat. Bastrop is the county seat. So a builder outside any city in this county who picks the county seat option is picking the 2018 book, and a homeowner out there should know which of the two their builder chose, because nobody from the county is going to ask.
Sources: City of Bastrop, Building and Permitting (read 2026-09-16); Bastrop County Development Services, letter on building permits and certificates of occupancy (read 2026-09-16).
Sequence Matters
Get the roof documented first. Painting and exterior repairs come after. 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.
Google Reviews
Homeowner Reviews
These are verified Google reviews from Texas homeowners we’ve served.
David did an amazing job working with us to get our roof repaired during the sale of our home. He was very responsive to communication, knowledgeable, kept to his schedules, and was very easy to work with. If we were keeping the home, I definitely would have hired him for a full roof replacement when the time came. Would definitely recommend using his services.
Owner Response
Thank you so much for the kind review. I really appreciate the opportunity to help with the roof repair during the sale of your home. I know timing, communication, and documentation matter in that situation, so I’m glad I was able to help make the process easier. Your recommendation means a lot, and I wish you all the best with your next chapter.
David did an excellent job replacing our roof and gutters. I was very impressed with how clean they left the yard. They used good quality underlayment, unlike the previous roofer. Great communication. Our insurance adjuster knew who he was and it helped for a very smooth claim process. Highly recommend!
Owner Response
Dr. Liboiron, thank you for the thoughtful review. It was a privilege to help with your roof replacement and gutter installation in Pflugerville, Texas. I’m glad the communication, cleanup, underlayment selection, and overall installation process stood out to you. We try to treat every roofing project with clear documentation, quality materials, and a clean jobsite from start to finish. I also appreciate you mentioning how smooth the process felt. That kind of trust matters, especially when a homeowner is navigating a roof replacement and coordinating details along the way. Thank you again for allowing me to serve your family.
It has been a year since my roof was replaced by the Roof Shepherd crew, and so far no complaints, no leaks, and my roof looks amazing! Working with David since our first text message was so easy communicating my needs and expectations — I could not be happier.
Owner Response
Ofranel, thank you for sharing this. It means a lot hearing that a year later the roof still looks great, there are no leaks, and everything is holding up the way it should. I also appreciate you mentioning the communication and process. My goal is always to make the project clear, easy, and handled with care from start to finish. Thank you again for trusting me and The Roof Shepherd with your home.
Nearby
Nearby areas we serve
Nearby cities we also serve
The Roof Shepherd also documents and serves these nearby Texas communities. Distances are straight-line miles from the center of Bastrop, and each hail figure is the count of NOAA-verified hail events within 10 miles of that city since 2018:
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Common questions in Bastrop
Does The Roof Shepherd serve Bastrop regularly?
Yes. Bastrop is about 49 miles and 59 minutes by road from Round Rock, our home base. We work across Texas, and Bastrop County is part of that.
How often does large hail hit Bastrop?
Hail 1.75 inches or larger, golf ball size, was reported 9 times within ten miles of Bastrop from 2000 to 2026. That ranks 165th of the 207 Texas cities on this site, and 54th of 71 in the region around Round Rock. The largest stone on record within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 measured 2 inches, on April 9, 2024.
When is hail season in Bastrop?
From 2000 to 2026, hail within ten miles of Bastrop came most often in April and March. The busiest single year in that record was 2014, with 6 reports of every size.
What was the worst recent hail year in Bastrop?
2015 was the worst season here from 2006 to 2025: 3 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, the largest 1.75 inches on April 19. The table on this page lists every year.
How does Bastrop compare with nearby towns for hail?
Nearby, from 2000 to 2026: Smithville 12, McDade 7 and Elgin 10 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, against 9 for Bastrop.
How old are the homes in Bastrop?
The median home in Bastrop was built in 1998, and 41 percent of homes here were built before 1990. Of the other cities on this site, 67 percent have older homes than Bastrop.
What is the strongest wind on record near Bastrop?
The strongest thunderstorm wind gust reported within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 was 81 mph, on November 21, 2004.
How much does a new roof cost in Bastrop?
It depends on the roof’s size, pitch, material, decking and vents. We look at your roof in Bastrop first, so any price you weigh fits its real condition. Our price guides for all four trades are on the RPGs page.
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