Comal County
New Braunfels, 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 New Braunfels homeowners.
Updated September 15, 2026
New Braunfels At A Glance
What homeowners in New Braunfels should know
The questions we get most
New Braunfels sits in the heart of the Austin to San Antonio corridor, the Interstate 35 growth spine that regional planners expect to merge the two metros into one, much like Dallas and Fort Worth became a single region. As one of the fastest growing cities in the country, it is at the center of the emerging Central Texas megaregion that The Roof Shepherd documents and serves end to end, from Austin south to San Antonio.
In New Braunfels, 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 New Braunfels’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
New Braunfels sits within Comal 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 New Braunfels above 100,000 residents and growing fast, about 65% owner-occupied, with a median home value near $340,000 and a median build year around 2006, so a large share of the housing stock is newer but already facing Hill Country hail seasons.
Hail & Storm Exposure
NOAA’s 30 year record holds 96 verified hail reports within 10 miles of New Braunfels since 1996, squarely on the I-35 hail corridor. The busiest single year in that record was 2013, with 14 reports inside the ring.
HOA & Material Considerations
Many Comal 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
Storm cells moving northeast from San Antonio often intensify before reaching Comal County, early documentation after any Bexar/Comal weather event is good practice for New Braunfels homeowners.
New Braunfels Snapshot
Weather history & local facts
Hail and wind on record here
New Braunfels’s verified NOAA record since 2018 includes 2 inch hail in New Braunfels on March 21, 2022, 1.5 inch hail at Schumansville on May 2, 2025, and 1.5 inch hail in New Braunfels on April 20, 2024. 16 thunderstorm wind events sit inside the same 10 mile window. Peak hail months here: April and March. Across Comal County as a whole, NOAA logged 75 hail events from 2016 through 2025, with hail to 2.75 inches, plus 32 damaging thunderstorm wind events and 5 tornado reports.
Worth Knowing
New Braunfels was founded in 1845 by German immigrants, the city’s Wurstfest each November is the largest German heritage festival in Texas.
Local Note
Gruene Hall, a historic district within New Braunfels, is the oldest continuously operating dance hall in Texas, established in 1878.
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 New Braunfels
Reading the public storm record
Every figure below is the public storm record for a 10-mile radius around New Braunfels, 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 | 87 |
|---|---|
| Reached 1.75 in or larger | 11 |
| Largest stone recorded | 2.50 in · March 26, 2000 |
| Busiest year | 2013 · 14 events |
| Most common months | May and April |
| Strongest gust in the archive | 70 mph · May 31, 2004 |
| Radar hail days, 1 in or larger | 137 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 · Comal County · 2000-2026 · within 10 miles of the New Braunfels 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 New Braunfels, 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 New Braunfels, from the National Weather Service archive. 45 reports from 2006 to 2025, 8 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 2013. 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 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 in · May 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 1.50 in · April 20 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 1.75 in · March 2 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | 2.00 in · March 21 |
| 2021 | 8 | 3 | 2.00 in · March 23 |
Show all 20 years (2006 to 2025)
| Year | Reports 1 in+ | 1.75 in+ | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1.25 in · April 25 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 1.75 in · April 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · April 11 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 1.75 in · April 16 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | 1.00 in · May 10 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 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 New Braunfels 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.
Comal County Storm Record
Documented storm exposure in New Braunfels
Hail Frequency
NOAA storm records log 45 hail events within 10 miles of New Braunfels since 2018, 19 of them inside the city’s immediate 6 mile ring. The largest verified stone measured 2 inches on March 21, 2022. Since 2018, hail here peaks in April and March.
Largest Recorded
Comal County’s benchmark events include the July 2002 Guadalupe River flood, when water topped Canyon Dam’s emergency spillway for the first time and carved Canyon Lake Gorge, and the 1998 flood of record below the dam, alongside recurring large hail across New Braunfels and Canyon Lake (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
Active neighborhoods in New Braunfels: Vintage Oaks, Meyer Ranch, Veramendi. 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 and wind history for the San Antonio and South-Central Texas region, where New Braunfels sits, next to the Central Texas record above. New Braunfels also sits in Flash Flood Alley, where Hill Country downpours run off fast, so document roof and exterior condition after any major storm.
April 20 ping pong ball size hail
NOAA verifies 1.5 inch hail in New Braunfels on April 20, 2024, a ping pong ball size stone.
March 21 hen egg size hail
NOAA verifies 2 inch hail in New Braunfels on March 21, 2022, a hen egg size stone.
March 31 golf ball size hail
NOAA verifies 1.75 inch hail in New Braunfels on March 31, 2005, a golf ball size stone.
March 26 tennis ball size hail
NOAA verifies 2.5 inch hail in New Braunfels on March 26, 2000, a tennis ball 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 3 hail reports within 10 miles of New Braunfels, 2 of them inside 6 miles. The largest measured 1.5 inches on May 2, 2025, about 9.1 miles away. Damaging wind has been reported 2 times in the same period, most recently 59 mph on August 28, 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 New Braunfels
Local ground truth for New Braunfels properties
New Braunfels sits in Comal County in Central Texas, home to roughly 116,477 residents (Census Bureau estimate, 2024). NOAA storm records log 45 hail events within ten miles since 2018. The largest stone in the full NOAA archive, 2000 to 2026, measured 2.5″ on March 26, 2000.
Roof age, by the census
How old the roofs in New Braunfels are likely to be
When the houses went up
New Braunfels has 41,814 housing units in the Census Bureau's latest five-year estimate. The median home was built in 2005. 39 percent were built before 2000 and 31 percent before 1990; 39 percent have been built since 2010. A mixed stock. Roughly 39 in 100 homes carry a roof that could be original to a pre-2000 build, while 39 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 | 3,038 | 7% |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 13,246 | 32% |
| Built 2000 to 2009 | 9,067 | 22% |
| Built 1990 to 1999 | 3,579 | 9% |
| Built 1980 to 1989 | 3,965 | 9% |
Show all ten brackets (1939 or earlier to 2020 or later)
| Year built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Built 1970 to 1979 | 3,611 | 9% |
| Built 1960 to 1969 | 1,539 | 4% |
| Built 1950 to 1959 | 1,613 | 4% |
| Built 1940 to 1949 | 855 | 2% |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 1,301 | 3% |
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates, tables B25034 and B25035, New Braunfels 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 New Braunfels
Everything we cover in New Braunfels
What we cover in this city
The Roof Shepherd is a documentation-first roofing contractor serving New Braunfels 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 New Braunfels
Every service below is available to New Braunfels homeowners, delivered with the same documentation standard.
Roofing
Storm and insurance documentation
Painting, exterior and interior
San Antonio Zone
How service works in New Braunfels
Who runs the inspection
Every New Braunfels 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 the San Antonio region do the installation under our direction, so we can fully manage essentially any roofing job in New Braunfels. 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 New Braunfels homes
What roofs face in this market
New Braunfels sits in Comal County, population 116,477. Counting hail reports of every size, the NOAA Storm Events archive logs 87 hail reports within ten miles of New Braunfels from 2000 to 2026, 11 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 2.5 inches. Counting reports of every size, 2013 was the busiest year in that record, with 14 reports. Activity concentrates in May and April. The strongest recorded wind gust nearby reached 70 mph on May 31, 2004.
The largest hail recorded near New Braunfels, by date:
| Date | Largest stone |
|---|---|
| March 21, 2022 | 2.0″ |
| March 23, 2021 | 2.0″ |
| May 4, 2000 | 1.75″ |
| March 26, 2000 | 2.5″ |
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 New Braunfels 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 Comal 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 New Braunfels 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 New Braunfels
What the city's own documents say
New Braunfels requires a permit for a re-roof; the fee varies and the city publishes a permit fee estimator. Contractors register for $200 a year, the registration expires every December 31, and it needs general liability insurance with the city named as certificate holder ($1 million commercial, $300,000 residential).
New Braunfels is on the 2021 IRC, effective October 23, 2023.
Read at the city's ordinances, fee schedule and permit pages on August 28, 2026, re-checked at least yearly; the city's current document governs if it changes. The full table for thirteen Central Texas cities, with the three where the website and the ordinance disagree, is on our permits and codes by city page.
Exterior & Painting
What New Braunfels homeowners should know about exterior work
Local Paint & Exterior Note
New Braunfels’ requires approval for exterior color changes on contributing structures, document existing finishes before any painting project in the historic corridor.
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.
When we needed our roof changed, David of The Roof Shepherd in Austin, Texas was recommended to us. He took care in making our home look great. David is easy going and very friendly. The whole process of getting the roof done was made easy, thanks to him: from giving us time to choose what we really wanted, to coordinating the insurance process and recommending a company for rain gutters — which we are very pleased with. He even saw to it that our porch posts were repaired, sparing us a search. Everything was beautifully done and in a timely manner. Love the look of our new roof!
Owner Response
Claudette, thank you so much for taking the time to write this. It truly means a lot. It was a privilege to help with your roof replacement in Austin, Texas, and I’m glad the process felt easy and well-coordinated. Choosing a new roof is a big decision, so I’m glad you had the time and space to choose what you really wanted. I’m also glad we were able to help with the gutter recommendation and make sure the porch post repairs were addressed instead of leaving you to track that down on your own. Your home looks great, and I’m grateful you trusted me to help guide the project from start to finish.
I am a realtor and my clients needed a roof inspection and estimate quickly. The next day, David came, inspected, and provided an estimate for a replacement, after explaining to the owners the issues and the pros and cons of different roofing materials. David was then able to get the roof replaced in less than a week! We are so thankful for David and his team — they were an absolute pleasure to work with!
Owner Response
Thank you for the kind review. I really appreciate the opportunity to help you and your clients with the roof inspection, replacement estimate, and roof installation in Austin, Texas. Timing matters in real estate, so I’m glad we were able to inspect the roof quickly, explain the issues clearly, walk through the pros and cons of different roofing materials, and help get the roof replacement completed without unnecessary delays. It was a pleasure working with you and your clients. Thank you again for trusting The Roof Shepherd.
These guys are actually top notch. They did a couple of roofs in our neighborhood after a bad storm. They have excellent communication, gave amazing options, and even helped us work with the insurance company to get more than they were originally going to give us. Really great partners — you will be in great hands with them!
Owner Response
Thank you so much for this review. I really appreciate you trusting us after the storm and allowing us to help with your roof. We take communication, documentation, and giving homeowners clear options seriously, especially when storm damage and insurance are involved. I’m glad we were able to help you understand the process and make things easier from start to finish. It means a lot to be trusted by you and others in the neighborhood. Thank you again for the recommendation.
New Braunfels FAQs
Common questions in New Braunfels
Does The Roof Shepherd serve New Braunfels regularly?
New Braunfels 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 New Braunfels.
How quickly can I get a roof inspection in New Braunfels?
Scheduling depends on current deployment frequency to New Braunfels 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 Comal County have HOA restrictions on roofing materials?
Many neighborhoods in Comal 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 New Braunfels?
Architectural asphalt shingles remain the most common choice in Comal County. Class 3 and Class 4 impact-resistant shingles are worth discussing given Central Texas hail exposure, particularly for homes carrying higher deductibles.
Is New Braunfels in a hail-prone area?
NOAA records log 45 hail events within 10 miles of New Braunfels since 2018. The largest stone in the full NOAA archive, 2000 to 2026, measured 2.5 inches on March 26, 2000. New Braunfels 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 New Braunfels?
Use the Get Help form with your New Braunfels 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 New Braunfels?
The Roof Shepherd serves New Braunfels 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 New Braunfels?
Roof replacement cost in New Braunfels 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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