Guadalupe County
Schertz, Texas Roofing & Property Protection
Roofing guidance, storm damage documentation, gutters, painting, and repairs for Schertz homeowners in Guadalupe County, from The Roof Shepherd, based in Round Rock.
Updated November 1, 2026
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The short version
- Schertz, in Guadalupe County, is about 83 miles and 1 hour 37 minutes by road from our Round Rock base.
- Hail 1.75 inches or larger was reported 6 times near Schertz from 2000 to 2026, 180th of the 207 cities on this site.
- 2016 was the worst season here from 2006 to 2025: 1 report of hail 1.75 inches or larger, the largest 2 inches on April 12.
- The median home in Schertz was built in 2001, and 29 percent of homes here were built before 1990.
- All three of its nearest neighbors had more large hail.
Call or text 512-575-5052 or use Get Help to start with a documented inspection in Schertz, Guadalupe County.
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Schertz At A Glance
What homeowners in Schertz should know
How Schertz ranks for large hail and home age, and who sets permit rules here.
The questions we get most
Schertz 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 megaregion, the same path Dallas and Fort Worth followed. The Roof Shepherd serves this corridor as part of its work across Texas.
Schertz, in Guadalupe County, is about 83 miles and 1 hour 37 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.
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
Hail 1.75 inches or larger, golf ball size, was reported 6 times within ten miles of Schertz from 2000 to 2026. That ranks 180th of the 207 Texas cities on this site, and 63rd of 71 in the region around Round Rock.
Exterior & Painting Note
Schertz’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 Schertz 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 County add local nuance to each.
Schertz Snapshot
Weather history & local facts
Hail and wind on record near Schertz, in Guadalupe County, plus a few local facts worth knowing.
Hail and wind on record here
Schertz’s verified NOAA record since 2018 includes 1.5 inch hail at Cibolo Kardys Arpt on March 21, 2022, 1.5 inch hail at Marlone on May 2, 2025, and 1.25 inch hail at Selma on June 8, 2023. 20 thunderstorm wind events and 1 tornado report sit inside the same 10 mile window. Peak hail months here: March and April. 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
Schertz 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
Schertz 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 Schertz
53 hail events are on record within ten miles of Schertz, the largest 2.50 inches on May 2, 2006.
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 | 53 |
|---|---|
| Reached 1.75 in or larger | 6 |
| Largest stone recorded | 2.50 in · May 2, 2006 |
| Busiest year | 2022 · 10 events |
| Most common months | April and March |
| Strongest gust in the archive | 81 mph · May 2, 2006 |
| Radar hail days, 1 in or larger | 139 days · 2000-2026 · largest signature 4.00 in |
| Preliminary reports, last 12 months | 2 reports of 1 in or larger · largest 2.50 in on September 11, 2026 |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database · Guadalupe County · 2000-2026 · within 10 miles of the Schertz 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 Schertz, 2006 to 2025
One row per year of hail reports one inch or larger near Schertz, 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 Schertz, from the National Weather Service archive. 27 reports from 2006 to 2025, 2 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 2022. 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 | 2 | 0 | 1.50 in · May 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 1.25 in · June 8 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 1.50 in · March 21 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · May 3 |
Show all 20 years (2006 to 2025)
| Year | Reports 1 in+ | 1.75 in+ | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1.25 in · May 26 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · April 7 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1.00 in · April 13 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2.00 in · April 12 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · April 24 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · February 10 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 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 Schertz 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 Schertz
The worst hail seasons near Schertz from 2006 to 2025, year by year.
Hail Frequency
NOAA storm records log 30 hail events within 10 miles of Schertz since 2018, 17 of them inside the city’s immediate 6 mile ring. Inside that ring, the largest verified stone measured 1.5 inches on March 21, 2022 at Cibolo Kardys Airport. Since 2018, hail here peaks in March and April.
Largest Recorded
The largest hail on record within 10 miles of Schertz since 2006 measured 2.50 inches on May 2, 2006. The busiest year was 2022, with 9 reports of one inch or larger (NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 2006 to 2025).
The worst hail seasons near Schertz, 2006 to 2025
- 2016: 1 report of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 2 inches on April 12
- 2006: 1 report of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 2.5 inches on May 2
Neighborhood Exposure
Guadalupe County sits east and northeast of San Antonio, and storm cells tracking northeast from the Hill Country frequently affect the Schertz-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 Storm Record
Verified hail and wind history for the San Antonio and South-Central Texas region, where Schertz sits, next to the Central Texas record above. Roof condition changes with every storm season, which is why the homeowner should own the documentation.
June 8 half dollar size hail
NOAA verifies 1.25 inch hail in Schertz on June 8, 2023, a half dollar size stone.
April 13 quarter size hail
NOAA verifies 1 inch hail in Schertz on April 13, 2018, a quarter size stone.
April 16 ping pong ball size hail
NOAA verifies 1.5 inch hail in Schertz on April 16, 2002, a ping pong ball size stone.
March 16 golf ball size hail
NOAA verifies 1.75 inch hail in Schertz on March 16, 2000, a golf 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 September 2024, NOAA has logged 6 hail reports within 10 miles of Schertz, 2 of them inside 6 miles. The largest measured 2.5 inches on September 11, 2026, about 5.4 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 30, 2024 to October 29, 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 Schertz
Local ground truth for Schertz properties
Schertz sits in Guadalupe County in Central Texas, home to roughly 44,428 residents (Census Bureau estimate, 2024). NOAA storm records log 30 hail events within ten miles since 2018. The largest stone in the full NOAA archive, 2000 to 2026, measured 2.5″ on May 2, 2006.
Roof age, by the census
How old the roofs in Schertz are likely to be
Census figures on when Schertz homes were built, which tells you roughly when their first roofs went on.
When the houses went up
Schertz has 16,175 housing units in the Census Bureau's latest five-year estimate. The median home was built in 2001. 46 percent were built before 2000 and 29 percent before 1990; 27 percent have been built since 2010. A mixed stock. Roughly 46 in 100 homes carry a roof that could be original to a pre-2000 build, while 27 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 | 565 | 3% |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 3,778 | 23% |
| Built 2000 to 2009 | 4,398 | 27% |
| Built 1990 to 1999 | 2,727 | 17% |
| Built 1980 to 1989 | 1,885 | 12% |
Show all ten brackets (1939 or earlier to 2020 or later)
| Year built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Built 1970 to 1979 | 1,437 | 9% |
| Built 1960 to 1969 | 589 | 4% |
| Built 1950 to 1959 | 555 | 3% |
| Built 1940 to 1949 | 188 | 1% |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 53 | 0% |
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates, tables B25034 and B25035, Schertz 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 Schertz
Everything we cover in Schertz
All the work we do, in Schertz and in all of Guadalupe County.
What we cover in Schertz
Roofing, painting, gutters and home services, in Schertz and across Guadalupe County. Schertz, in Guadalupe County, is about 83 miles and 1 hour 37 minutes by road from our Round Rock base.
Services available in Schertz
Every service below is available to Schertz homeowners, as it is anywhere in Texas.
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How service works in Schertz
How far Schertz is from our base, and who handles your project from start to finish.
Who runs the inspection
Schertz, in Guadalupe County, is about 83 miles and 1 hour 37 minutes by road from our Round Rock base. David Rodrigues, the founder, looks at your Schertz 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 Schertz homes
Schertz side by side with its three nearest neighbors on this site.
What roofs face in this market
Nearby, from 2000 to 2026: Cibolo 7, Universal City 25 and Selma 18 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, against 6 for Schertz. Of the other cities on this site, 73 percent have older homes than Schertz.
| City | Hail 1.75 in+, biggest stone |
|---|---|
| Schertz | 6, 2.5 in |
| Cibolo (2 mi) | 7, 2.5 in |
| Universal City (4 mi) | 25, 4 in |
| Selma (4 mi) | 18, 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 Schertz, by date:
| Date | Largest stone |
|---|---|
| April 12, 2016 | 2.0″ |
| May 2, 2006 | 2.5″ |
| May 4, 2000 | 1.75″ |
| March 16, 2000 | 1.75″ |
Useful locally: City of Schertz official site for permit and inspection rules; NWS forecast for Schertz 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 Schertz
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 own documents say
Schertz lists roofing installation or replacement among work that needs a building permit. The 2025-26 fee schedule, effective November 1, 2025, sets residential roof replacement at $200.
Contractors doing permitted work must register each calendar year, and the fee schedule shows no charge for general contractors. Schertz adopted the 2018 International Residential Code with local amendments under Ordinance No. 21-C-07 on April 6, 2021.
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.
Exterior & Painting
What Schertz 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
Schertz’s master-planned communities and their HOAs carry strict exterior approval requirements, including pre-approved roofing materials and color palettes. Confirm current requirements before any replacement.
Sequence Matters
Many roofs in Schertz’s master-planned communities built 2010 to 2024 are young enough to still sit inside the shingle maker’s warranty; GAF, for example, gives its Timberline HDZ shingle a lifetime limited warranty against manufacturing defects for the original owner. Storm documentation made while that coverage is in force protects the homeowner’s position in any warranty claim. 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.
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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.
I recently got a roof installed and my trim painted with this company. The process was simple — David helped me pick out colors for the roof, and I had no idea there were so many to choose from. I appreciate David and his crew for taking care of my home and respecting my property by making sure everything was masked and cleaned up by the end of the process. These guys were on time, efficient, took care of everything I asked for, kept me updated throughout, and took care of the small details I was picky about. I would highly recommend!
Owner Response
Sloan, I really appreciate you taking the time to share this. It was a pleasure helping with your roof installation, trim painting, and the color-selection process. I’m glad the process felt simple and that the crew respected your property with proper masking, cleanup, and communication throughout the project. Those details matter, especially when we are working on someone’s home. Thank you again for trusting The Roof Shepherd with your roof and painting work.
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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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 Schertz, 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 Schertz
Does The Roof Shepherd serve Schertz regularly?
Yes. Schertz is about 83 miles and 1 hour 37 minutes by road from Round Rock, our home base. We work across Texas, and Guadalupe County is part of that.
How often does large hail hit Schertz?
Hail 1.75 inches or larger, golf ball size, was reported 6 times within ten miles of Schertz from 2000 to 2026. That ranks 180th of the 207 Texas cities on this site, and 63rd of 71 in the region around Round Rock. The largest stone on record within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 measured 2.5 inches, on May 2, 2006.
When is hail season in Schertz?
From 2000 to 2026, hail within ten miles of Schertz came most often in April and March. The busiest single year in that record was 2022, with 10 reports of every size.
What was the worst recent hail year in Schertz?
2016 was the worst season here from 2006 to 2025: 1 report of hail 1.75 inches or larger, the largest 2 inches on April 12. The table on this page lists every year.
How does Schertz compare with nearby towns for hail?
Nearby, from 2000 to 2026: Cibolo 7, Universal City 25 and Selma 18 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, against 6 for Schertz.
How old are the homes in Schertz?
The median home in Schertz was built in 2001, and 29 percent of homes here were built before 1990. Of the other cities on this site, 73 percent have older homes than Schertz.
What is the strongest wind on record near Schertz?
The strongest thunderstorm wind gust reported within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 was 81 mph, on May 2, 2006.
How much does a new roof cost in Schertz?
It depends on the roof’s size, pitch, material, decking and vents. We look at your roof in Schertz 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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