Llano County
Llano, 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 Llano homeowners.
Updated September 15, 2026
Llano At A Glance
What homeowners in Llano should know
In Llano, 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 Llano’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.
Growth & Construction
Llano sits within Llano 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 the city of Llano near 3,500 residents in a Highland Lakes county that is roughly 77% owner-occupied with a median home value around $322,000 and an older population, where well-kept roofs protect long-held and second homes.
Hail & Storm Exposure
NOAA’s 30 year record holds 69 verified hail reports within 10 miles of Llano since 1996, squarely on the I-35 hail corridor. The busiest single year in that record was 2012, with 10 reports inside the ring.
HOA & Material Considerations
Many Llano County neighborhoods have an HOA with rules on shingle color, material type and anything visible from the street. Confirm requirements with your HOA before selecting materials.
Common Roofing Issues
Llano County’s rural terrain and limited local contractor presence make documentation especially valuable, few homeowners in this market have baseline records of pre-storm conditions.
Llano Snapshot
Weather history & local facts
Hail and wind on record here
Llano’s verified NOAA record since 2018 includes 2.75 inch hail in Llano on June 9, 2019, 2.75 inch hail at Llano Municipal Airport on April 12, 2021, and 1.25 inch hail in Llano on May 5, 2023. 3 thunderstorm wind events sit inside the same 10 mile window. Peak hail months here: April and May. Across Llano County as a whole, NOAA logged 61 hail events from 2016 through 2025, with hail to 3 inches, plus 17 damaging thunderstorm wind events and 0 tornado reports.
Worth Knowing
Llano sits near the geographic center of Texas and is known as the Deer Capital of Texas, the Hill Country surrounding the city is one of the most productive white-tailed deer habitats in North America.
Local Note
The Llano Uplift is an ancient geological formation of Precambrian granite and gneiss, the pink and red rock landscapes visible throughout the area are among the oldest exposed rock in Texas.
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 Llano
Reading the public storm record
Every figure below is the public storm record for a 10-mile radius around Llano, 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 | 65 |
|---|---|
| Reached 1.75 in or larger | 28 |
| Largest stone recorded | 4.25 in · May 9, 2005 |
| Busiest year | 2012 · 10 events |
| Most common months | May and April |
| Strongest gust in the archive | 65 mph · May 14, 2006 |
| Radar hail days, 1 in or larger | 230 days · 2000-2026 · largest signature 4.00 in |
| Preliminary reports, last 12 months | 4 reports of 1 in or larger · largest 2.25 in on May 6, 2026 |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database · Llano County · 2000-2026 · within 10 miles of the Llano 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 Llano, 2006 to 2025
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 Llano, from the National Weather Service archive. 39 reports from 2006 to 2025, 20 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 2021. 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 | 4 | 1 | 1.75 in · May 22 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1.25 in · May 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 3.00 in · April 12 |
Show all 20 years (2006 to 2025)
| Year | Reports 1 in+ | 1.75 in+ | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1.25 in · January 10 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 2.75 in · June 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 1.25 in · April 21 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 in · May 16 |
| 2012 | 7 | 4 | 2.00 in · May 6 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 1.75 in · May 11 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 1.75 in · May 15 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2008 | 4 | 2 | 1.75 in · May 14 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 4.25 in · May 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, hail events 2006 through 2025 within 10 miles of the Llano 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.
Llano County Storm Record
Documented storm exposure in Llano
Hail Frequency
NOAA storm records log 18 hail events within 10 miles of Llano since 2018, 11 of them inside the city’s immediate 6 mile ring. The largest verified stone measured 2.75 inches on June 9, 2019. Since 2018, hail here peaks in April and May.
Largest Recorded
Llano County’s recent benchmarks include large hail at Tow and Kingsland in May 2025 with softball-sized hail reported nearby, and golf-ball hail with 60 mph winds across the Highland Lakes during a late-May 2025 Hill Country outbreak (NWS Austin/San Antonio).
What the storm record means locally
After major hail events, 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
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 hail, wind, and tornado history for Llano County and the Highland Lakes, the area Llano sits in. Roof condition changes with every storm season, which is why the homeowner should own the documentation.
April 12 tennis ball size hail
NOAA verifies 2.5 inch hail in Llano on April 12, 2021, a tennis ball size stone.
June 9 baseball size hail
NOAA verifies 2.75 inch hail in Llano on June 9, 2019, a baseball size stone.
May 1 softball size hail
NOAA verifies 4.25 inch hail in Llano on May 1, 2007, a softball size stone.
May 9 softball size hail
NOAA verifies 4.25 inch hail in Llano on May 9, 2005, a softball size stone.
Where these figures come from
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.
Live NOAA record Since August 2024, NOAA has logged 10 hail reports within 10 miles of Llano, 7 of them inside 6 miles. The largest measured 2.25 inches on May 6, 2026, about 1.7 miles away. Damaging wind has been reported 1 time in the same period, most recently 64 mph on March 10, 2026. These are NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary reports covering August 13, 2024 to September 11, 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 Llano
Local ground truth for Llano properties
Llano sits in Llano County in Central Texas, home to roughly 3,602 residents (Census Bureau estimate, 2024). NOAA storm records log 18 hail events within ten miles since 2018. The largest stone in the full NOAA archive, 2000 to 2026, measured 4.25″ on May 9, 2005.
Roof age, by the census
How old the roofs in Llano are likely to be
When the houses went up
Llano has 1,541 housing units in the Census Bureau's latest five-year estimate. The median home was built in 1976. 80 percent were built before 2000 and 69 percent before 1990; 9 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 | 0 | 0% |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 141 | 9% |
| Built 2000 to 2009 | 166 | 11% |
| Built 1990 to 1999 | 170 | 11% |
| Built 1980 to 1989 | 161 | 10% |
Show all ten brackets (1939 or earlier to 2020 or later)
| Year built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Built 1970 to 1979 | 371 | 24% |
| Built 1960 to 1969 | 177 | 11% |
| Built 1950 to 1959 | 140 | 9% |
| Built 1940 to 1949 | 82 | 5% |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 133 | 9% |
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates, tables B25034 and B25035, Llano 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 Llano
Everything we cover in Llano
What we cover in this city
The Roof Shepherd is a documentation-first roofing contractor serving Llano 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 Llano
Every service below is available to Llano homeowners, delivered with the same documentation standard.
Roofing
Storm and insurance documentation
Painting, exterior and interior
Round Rock Zone
How service works in Llano
Who runs the inspection
Every Llano 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 and subcontractor crews working across our Central Texas home range do the installation under our direction, so we can fully manage essentially any roofing job in Llano. 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 Llano homes
What roofs face in this market
Llano sits in Llano County, population 3,602. Counting hail reports of every size, the NOAA Storm Events archive logs 65 hail reports within ten miles of Llano from 2000 to 2026, 28 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 4.25 inches. Counting reports of every size, 2012 was the busiest year in that record, with 10 reports. Activity concentrates in May and April. The strongest recorded wind gust nearby reached 65 mph on May 14, 2006.
The largest hail recorded near Llano, by date:
| Date | Largest stone |
|---|---|
| April 12, 2021 | 3.0″ |
| June 9, 2019 | 2.75″ |
| May 1, 2007 | 4.25″ |
| May 9, 2005 | 4.25″ |
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 Llano 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 Llano 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 Llano official site for permit and inspection rules; NWS forecast for Llano 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 Llano homeowners should know about exterior work
Local Paint & Exterior Note
Llano’s limestone and granite exteriors require vapor-permeable mineral or silicate-based coatings, standard film-forming exterior paint prevents moisture evaporation and causes stone deterioration.
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 homeowners we’ve served across Central Texas.
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, David, did a great job on our roof repair. He was able to upgrade our shingles to a better class. Very polite and professional.
Owner Response
George, thank you for the kind review. I appreciate you trusting me with your roof replacement in Copperas Cove, Texas, and I’m glad we were able to help upgrade your shingles to a better class for your home. Clear communication, professional guidance, and making sure the homeowner understands the roofing options are always important to me. I appreciate the opportunity to help.
Dave was great — he went above and beyond what any company would do. There were major issues with my insurance company, and he was there every step of the way helping me get things done. Dave and his crew were great — they made sure my motorcycle was covered up properly during the work, and they cleaned up beautifully when they were done.
Owner Response
Thank you so much for this review and for trusting me and the crew with your home. I know this project had some difficult moments, especially with the insurance side of the process, and I’m grateful I was able to help with documentation, communication, and support along the way. It also means a lot that you noticed the care the crew took around your property and the cleanup after the roof was completed, because protecting the property matters just as much as the roof itself. I truly appreciate your kind words and your trust.
Llano FAQs
Common questions in Llano
Does The Roof Shepherd serve Llano regularly?
Llano is an extended-range market, served on a case-by-case basis, particularly after significant hail or wind events for The Roof Shepherd. Round Rock is home base. The badge on this page shows how often we are in Llano.
How quickly can I get a roof inspection in Llano?
Scheduling depends on current deployment frequency to Llano and the nature of the request. Active leaks and post-storm documentation are prioritized. Contact us with your address and situation for a current estimate.
Does Llano County have HOA restrictions on roofing materials?
Many neighborhoods in Llano County have HOA architectural review requirements covering shingle color, material type, and visible modifications. Confirm requirements with your HOA before selecting materials, and ask us to document the approval process.
What roofing materials hold up best in Llano?
Architectural asphalt shingles remain the most common choice in Llano County. Class 3 and Class 4 impact-resistant shingles are worth discussing given Central Texas hail exposure, particularly for homes carrying higher deductibles.
Is Llano in a hail-prone area?
NOAA records log 18 hail events within 10 miles of Llano since 2018. The largest stone in the full NOAA archive, 2000 to 2026, measured 4.25 inches on May 9, 2005. Llano 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.
How do I get started in Llano?
Use the Get Help form with your Llano address and a description of your concern. The Roof Shepherd reviews each submission and follows up with relevant context before any site visit.
Who is a trusted roofer near me in Llano?
The Roof Shepherd serves Llano 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 Llano?
Roof replacement cost in Llano 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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The Roof Shepherd also documents and serves these Central Texas communities. Distances are straight-line miles from the center of Llano, and each hail figure is the count of NOAA-verified hail events within 10 miles of that city since 2018:
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