Roofing contractor in North Richland Hills, TX
Much of North Richland Hills was built between the 1960s and the 1990s, and plenty of those houses are on their second or third roof.
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Much of North Richland Hills is on its second or third roof
North Richland Hills incorporated in 1953 and filled in over the next four decades, largely with single-story brick ranch houses under hip and gable roofs. A house from the mid-1970s has likely been reroofed at least twice, and every one of those jobs had its own crew and its own shortcuts.
The shortcuts are what turn up at tear-off. Houses from that era were often decked with 1x6 or 1x8 plank boards in place of plywood or OSB, and decades of heat and small leaks leave some boards split, cupped or gapped. New sheathing sometimes has to go down over the planks before a shingle can be nailed properly.
Some older roofs in town also carry a second layer of shingles that a past reroof laid straight over the first. That hides the decking and adds weight, and code does not allow a third layer on top. Before you compare estimates on an older NRH house, ask each one how decking replacement is priced and whether the price assumes one layer or two coming off.
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The ranch houses here tend to be short on attic ventilation
Houses built in NRH through the 1960s and 1970s commonly vent the attic through a row of turtle vents near the ridge with very little intake at the eaves. Later owners often boxed the soffits in with vinyl or aluminum, or blew insulation right over the soffit vents.
Many of these homes also keep air conditioning equipment up in that attic. A hot, starved attic shortens shingle life and makes the AC work harder, and a reroof is the easiest time to add intake and swap the turtle vents for a ridge vent.
The newer parts of town have very different roofs
North Richland Hills is not all ranch houses. HomeTown, laid out from the late 1990s onward, and the newer building along the northern edge of the city and near the TEXRail stations brought two-story homes, steeper pitches and more valleys.
So one city holds a low-slope 1965 ranch and a 2015 two-story with a roof twice as cut up. The ranch usually needs attention below the shingles; the newer home needs careful flashing wherever a lower roof meets a second-story wall. Some of the newer neighborhoods also have HOAs that approve shingle colors, so check your deed restrictions before choosing one.
Hail season in northeast Tarrant County runs from March into June
North Richland Hills sits in the part of Tarrant County that sees damaging hail most springs, with the heaviest storms usually from March through June and a smaller second round some falls. The 1995 Mayfest storm, which dropped hail up to softball size across Fort Worth and the surrounding cities, is still one of the costliest hailstorms in Texas history.
Older shingles that have dried out in the sun break more easily in a storm, which makes hail harder on NRH's original neighborhoods. If dented gutters or AC fins show up after a spring storm, have the roof looked at before the filing window on your policy closes.
Reroofs in North Richland Hills go through the city's building inspections department. Check with the city for the current permit requirements and fees before work starts, and ask your roofer whose name the permit will be pulled under.
What we do here
The same four, in North Richland Hills.
Roof Replacement
A full tear-off and new roof system, from the decking up, on homes and commercial buildings.
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Leaks, missing shingles, failed flashing and storm damage fixed on asphalt, metal and flat roofs.
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Hail and wind damage inspected, documented with photos, tarped when needed and repaired or replaced.
Learn more 04Roof Insurance Claims
Help with a roof claim from the first inspection and the paperwork through to the adjuster visit.
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Roofing contractor in North Richland Hills, answered
Do I need a permit to replace my roof in North Richland Hills?
Check with the City of North Richland Hills building inspections department before work begins, since requirements and fees can change. Whoever does the work should know the current process and pull the permit in their name.
My North Richland Hills house has plank decking. Does it all need replacing?
Not always. Plank decking in good shape can stay, and gaps or damaged boards are often handled by laying new sheathing over the planks. The condition is only clear once the old shingles are off, so ask for decking to be priced per sheet in the estimate.
Can a new roof go over the old one on an older NRH home?
Only if there is a single sound layer underneath. Many older homes in town already have two layers, and code does not allow a third, so those roofs have to be torn off to the deck.
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Johnny Walker Roofing & Construction LLC 6824 Glenhurst Dr, North Richland Hills, TX 76182 (940) 412-8994 · office@