Bexar County
Converse, Texas Roofing & Property Protection
Roofing guidance, storm damage documentation, gutters, painting, and repairs for Guadalupe/Comal/Bexar County homeowners, from The Roof Shepherd, based in Round Rock.
Updated October 11, 2026
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The short version
- The Roof Shepherd is based in Round Rock and serves Converse, in Bexar County, along with the towns listed below.
- From 2000 to 2026, NOAA's archive logs 89 hail events within ten miles of Converse. The largest stone measured 4.50 inches on May 3, 2021.
- Every roof gets a written condition record before any repair or replacement decision. You decide from the evidence.
- Permit rules here are local, not statewide. Inside city limits the city sets them; outside them the county does, and that can mean no permit at all.
- If you move forward, The Roof Shepherd manages the whole project, from the contract to the crew and your written warranty.
Call or text 512-575-5052 or use Get Help to start with a documented inspection in Converse, Bexar County.
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Converse At A Glance
What homeowners in Converse should know
Who sets permit rules in Converse, what the hail record shows, and how a roof is documented first.
The questions we get most
Converse sits in the Austin to San Antonio corridor, the Interstate 35 growth spine that regional planners expect to forge the two metros into a single Central Texas megaregion, the same path Dallas and Fort Worth followed. The Roof Shepherd documents and serves this whole corridor as one region.
In Converse, 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 Converse’s building department before work begins. The Roof Shepherd documents your roof’s condition and explains your options. If you decide to move forward, The Roof Shepherd manages the whole project, from the contract and materials to the crew, the final walkthrough, and your written workmanship warranty.
Roofing Insight
Permit rules are set by the city, and an address near a city or county line can fall under a different office. Confirm which one covers yours before any roofing project; a documented condition record matters either way.
Hail & Storm Exposure
NOAA’s 30 year record holds 92 verified hail reports within 10 miles of Converse since 1996, squarely on the I-35 hail corridor. The busiest single year in that record was 2016, with 13 reports inside the ring.
Exterior & Painting Note
Converse’s newer master-planned subdivisions along FM 3009 include HOA requirements that vary significantly across its three county portions, verify jurisdiction before any exterior painting project.
Common Roofing Issues
The common problems in Converse are the same as across Central Texas. Sun wears off granules. Hail dents vents and gutters. Pipe boots fail. Older attics vent poorly. The specific soil and humidity conditions in Guadalupe/Comal/Bexar County add local nuance to each.
Converse Snapshot
Weather history & local facts
Hail and wind on record near Converse, in Bexar County, plus a few local facts worth knowing.
Hail and wind on record here
Converse’s verified NOAA record since 2018 includes 1.75 inch hail in Kirby on April 3, 2018, 1.75 inch hail in Kirby on May 3, 2021, and 1.25 inch hail in Schemersville on May 26, 2020. 22 thunderstorm wind events and 1 tornado report sit inside the same 10 mile window. Peak hail months here: May and March. Across Bexar County as a whole, NOAA logged 294 hail events from 2016 through 2025, with hail to 5.5 inches, plus 95 damaging thunderstorm wind events and 5 tornado reports.
Worth Knowing
Converse spans three Texas counties simultaneously, Guadalupe, Comal, and Bexar, one of very few Texas cities operating under three county jurisdictions.
What the storm record means locally
After major hail events, out-of-state contractors arrive quickly. A written record of visible conditions before any repair decision protects your position, whether you file a claim or not. The Roof Shepherd documents first. Decisions come after.
Local Note
Converse houses a large active-duty military population tied to Randolph Air Force Base in nearby Universal City, creating consistent property turnover and inspection demand.
Sources behind these numbers
Hail data sourced from NOAA SPC filtered reports, 1″ or larger within 10 miles of city center. Not a formal risk assessment.
On record
What has actually fallen on Converse
89 hail events are on record within ten miles of Converse, the largest 4.50 inches on May 3, 2021.
Reading the public storm record
Every figure below is the public storm record for a 10-mile radius around Converse, 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. To see the days radar recorded hail near your own address, use our hail history lookup.
| Hail events on record | 89 |
|---|---|
| Reached 1.75 in or larger | 27 |
| Largest stone recorded | 4.50 in · May 3, 2021 |
| Busiest year | 2016 · 13 events |
| Most common months | April and March |
| Strongest gust in the archive | 80 mph · July 15, 2007 |
| Radar hail days, 1 in or larger | 135 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 · Bexar County · 2000-2026 · within 10 miles of the Converse centroid. Counts are reported events, so they undercount: a stone that fell where nobody reported it is not in the record.
Checked September 7, 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 Converse, 2006 to 2025
One row per year of hail reports one inch or larger near Converse, 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 Converse, from the National Weather Service archive. 57 reports from 2006 to 2025, 21 of them at or above the 1.75-inch severe threshold. Counting only stones of one inch or larger, the busiest year in this table was 2016. 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 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · May 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 1.25 in · June 8 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 1.50 in · March 21 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 4.50 in · May 3 |
Show all 20 years (2006 to 2025)
| Year | Reports 1 in+ | 1.75 in+ | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 3 | 2.00 in · May 27 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · April 7 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 1.75 in · April 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2016 | 10 | 9 | 4.00 in · April 12 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | 2.50 in · March 31 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · February 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 1.75 in · May 12 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · April 24 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 1.25 in · February 10 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 2.50 in · May 2 |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, hail events 2006 through 2025 within 10 miles of the Converse 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.
Guadalupe County Storm Record
Documented storm exposure in Converse
Verified hail near Converse, in Bexar County, and why a written record before any repair decision helps.
Hail Frequency
NOAA storm records log 40 hail events within 10 miles of Converse since 2018, 18 of them inside the city’s immediate 6 mile ring. The largest verified stone measured 1.75 inches on April 3, 2018. Since 2018, hail here peaks in May and March.
Largest Recorded
The largest hail on record within 10 miles of Converse since 2006 measured 4.50 inches on May 3, 2021. The busiest year was 2016, with 10 reports of one inch or larger (NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 2006 to 2025).
What the storm record means locally
After major hail events, out-of-state contractors arrive quickly. A written record of visible conditions before any repair decision protects your position, whether you file a claim or not. The Roof Shepherd documents first. Decisions come after.
Neighborhood Exposure
Guadalupe County sits south of San Antonio in the I-35 corridor, storm cells tracking northeast from the Hill Country frequently affect the Converse-Cibolo to Universal City metro area with significant hail exposure.
How these figures are corroborated
Hail data sourced from NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) filtered reports. Reports reflect spotter-confirmed events within 10 miles of city center. Not a formal risk assessment.
Verified hail and wind history for the San Antonio and South-Central Texas region, where Converse sits, next to the Central Texas record above. Roof condition changes with every storm season, which is why the homeowner should own the documentation.
Verified Storm Record
March 21 ping pong ball size hail
NOAA verifies 1.5 inch hail in Cibolo Kardys Arpt on March 21, 2022, a ping pong ball size stone.
April 3 golf ball size hail
NOAA verifies 1.75 inch hail in Kirby on April 3, 2018, a golf ball size stone.
May 12 golf ball size hail
NOAA verifies 1.75 inch hail in Kirby on May 12, 2011, a golf ball size stone.
June 2 golf ball size hail
NOAA verifies 1.75 inch hail in San Antonio on June 2, 1996, a golf ball size stone.
Sources behind these numbers
Live NOAA record Since September 2024, NOAA has logged 6 hail reports within 10 miles of Converse, 4 of them inside 6 miles. The largest measured 2.5 inches on September 11, 2026, about 2.1 miles away. Damaging wind has been reported 2 times in the same period, most recently 60 mph on September 11, 2026. These are NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary reports covering September 9, 2024 to October 8, 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.
About Converse
Local ground truth for Converse properties
Converse sits in Bexar County in Central Texas, home to roughly 31,400 residents (Census Bureau estimate, 2024). NOAA storm records log 40 hail events within ten miles since 2018. The largest stone in the full NOAA archive, 2000 to 2026, measured 4.5″ on May 3, 2021.
Roof age, by the census
How old the roofs in Converse are likely to be
Census figures on when Converse homes were built, which tells you roughly when their first roofs went on.
When the houses went up
Converse has 10,107 housing units in the Census Bureau's latest five-year estimate. The median home was built in 2003. 43 percent were built before 2000 and 26 percent before 1990; 33 percent have been built since 2010. A mixed stock. Roughly 43 in 100 homes carry a roof that could be original to a pre-2000 build, while 33 in 100 were built since 2010 and are on a first roof. Roof age is the first thing an inspection establishes, because the two groups have different questions.
| Year built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2020 or later | 1,004 | 10% |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 2,321 | 23% |
| Built 2000 to 2009 | 2,466 | 24% |
| Built 1990 to 1999 | 1,665 | 16% |
| Built 1980 to 1989 | 967 | 10% |
Show all ten brackets (1939 or earlier to 2020 or later)
| Year built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Built 1970 to 1979 | 1,211 | 12% |
| Built 1960 to 1969 | 333 | 3% |
| Built 1950 to 1959 | 52 | 1% |
| Built 1940 to 1949 | 77 | 1% |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 11 | 0% |
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates, tables B25034 and B25035, Converse 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 Converse
Everything we cover in Converse
Every service, from roofing to painting and gutters, is available in Converse as it is anywhere in Texas.
What we cover in this city
The Roof Shepherd is a documentation-first roofing contractor serving Converse 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 Converse
Every service below is available to Converse homeowners, as it is anywhere in Texas.
All services
San Antonio Zone
How service works in Converse
Who runs the inspection in Converse, and how the Roof Shepherd team does the work.
Who runs the inspection
Every Converse project starts the same way. David Rodrigues, based in Round Rock, Texas, explains what he sees and writes it down first. When a homeowner chooses to move forward, The Roof Shepherd manages the roofing work across the San Antonio region from start to finish, so we can fully manage essentially any roofing job in Converse. How every job is managed, and who does the hands-on work, is explained on our project delivery page.
Local Conditions
What is different about working on Converse homes
What Bexar County roofs face: the hail record, the largest stones by date, and why permits are local.
What roofs face in this market
Converse sits in Bexar County, population 31,400. Counting hail reports of every size, the NOAA Storm Events archive logs 89 hail reports within ten miles of Converse from 2000 to 2026, 27 of them at or above the 1.75 inch severe threshold, the size generally associated with roof damage. The largest stone in that record measured 4.5 inches. Counting reports of every size, 2016 was the busiest year in that record, with 13 reports. Activity concentrates in April and March. The strongest recorded wind gust nearby reached 80 mph on July 15, 2007.
The largest hail recorded near Converse, by date:
| Date | Largest stone |
|---|---|
| May 3, 2021 | 4.5″ |
| April 12, 2016 | 4.0″ |
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 Converse 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 Bexar 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: City of Converse official site for permit and inspection rules; NWS forecast for Converse 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.
Exterior & Painting
What Converse, TX homeowners should know about exterior work
Get the roof documented first, since a roof visit often turns up fascia, gutter and trim damage.
Local Paint & Exterior Note
Converse sits in northeast Bexar County near Randolph AFB and has filled in with newer single-family communities on Central Texas clay. Exterior paint and caulking on these newer builds hold up well early, so the practical focus is trim, soffits, and the seals around windows and flashing as the intense sun ages them.
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.
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Homeowner Reviews
These are verified Google reviews from Texas homeowners we’ve served.
Excellent work. I appreciate David and the crew making repairs needed on the roof and also taking the time to explain and walk me through everything.
Owner Response
J. S., thank you for taking the time to share this. I appreciate you trusting the crew and me with the tile roof repair in Horseshoe Bay, Texas. I’m glad we were able to make the needed roof repairs and walk you through what we found. Clear explanations and communication are a big part of how I try to handle every repair, especially on tile roofs where the details matter. Thank you again for allowing The Roof Shepherd to help with your home.
The Roof Shepherd did an amazing job — the company and, more importantly, the crew were fast and reliable. They had our roof and vents done in a timely manner after the recent storms. We upgraded after all the hail and high winds we’ve had over the last few years, and to our surprise it brought a discount on our insurance as well. The house looks great. It was the easiest choice on home maintenance we have ever made. Hands down, I would choose them again and would recommend them to anyone.
Owner Response
Valerie, thank you so much for the kind review and for trusting The Roof Shepherd with your roof and ventilation work. I’m glad we were able to help after the recent storms and get everything handled in a timely way. Upgrading to an impact-rated roofing system can make a real difference, especially after years of hail and high winds, and it’s great to hear the insurance discount was a helpful surprise as well. I also appreciate you recognizing the crew — fast, reliable, and respectful work matters, and I’m grateful they represented the company well on your home. Thank you again for the opportunity to serve your family.
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.
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Common questions in Converse
Does The Roof Shepherd serve Converse?
Yes. Converse is about 2 hours by road from Round Rock, our home base. We schedule visits here by appointment. Every service we list is available here, from roofing to painting and epoxy coatings, as it is anywhere in Texas. Contact us with your address for scheduling.
Is Converse in a hail-prone area?
NOAA records log 40 hail events within 10 miles of Converse since 2018. The largest stone in the full NOAA archive, 2000 to 2026, measured 4.5 inches on May 3, 2021. Converse sits in the I-35 corridor, one of the most hail-active zones in the United States. Documenting visible roof and gutter conditions after any significant storm is good practice.
What roofing materials hold up best in Converse?
Architectural asphalt shingles remain the most common choice in Guadalupe/Comal/Bexar County. Class 3 and Class 4 impact-resistant shingles are worth discussing given Central Texas hail exposure, particularly for homes carrying higher deductibles or approaching the 15-year age mark.
Does The Roof Shepherd handle both roofing and painting in Converse?
Yes. The Roof Shepherd provides roofing guidance and documents exterior and painting scope in Converse. Roofing and painting work is done by the Roof Shepherd team, so the documentation standard stays consistent.
How do I get started in Converse?
Use the Get Help form with your Converse address and a short description of your concern, or call. Submissions come straight to us and a person reads every one.
Who is a trusted roofer near me in Converse?
The Roof Shepherd serves Converse 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 Converse?
Roof replacement cost in Converse 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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