Roofing Contractor in Kennedale, TX

Kennedale sits on US 287 just south of Arlington, roughly 26 miles and 40 minutes from our Irving base by SH 360 and I-20. It is a small city with two very different kinds of roof: shingled brick homes in the neighborhoods, and the metal buildings where truck yards, repair shops and storage businesses work along Kennedale Parkway and its side roads. A roofer here needs to read both.

Homes and Metal Shop Buildings Along the US 287 Corridor

Neighborhoods built from the 1970s through the 1990s hold single-story brick homes with shingle roofs, many on wooded or larger lots, and plenty of residential lots also have a metal shop out back. The commercial buildings along the parkway carry wide, low-slope metal roofs.

On the houses, we see the usual signs of age: brittle shingles, worn pipe boots, flashing reused from an earlier roof. On the metal buildings, the trouble is different. Exposed-fastener panels move with every hot day and cool night, which loosens screws and wears out the rubber washers that seal them. Panel laps rust, and hail dents can open seams on low-pitch sections. Hail treats the two roof types differently. On shingles it leaves bruises and bare spots where granules came off; on metal it leaves dents, and a dent beside a lap or fastener on a low-pitch section can hold standing water. Under the trees on wooded house lots, limbs scrape shingles and pack valleys with leaves that stay wet after rain.

Why Do Exposed-Fastener Metal Roofs Start Leaking?

Usually at the fasteners, not the panels. Texas heat expands and contracts the metal daily, slowly backing screws out and cracking their washers. Water then follows the screw shank inside. Other common points:

• rusted end laps where water sits on low-slope sections
• failed sealant at ridge caps and roof penetrations
• translucent skylight panels that have cracked with age

Commercial Roofing Kennedale Yards and Shops Depend On

Our commercial roofing work covers fastener replacement, seam sealing, panel replacement and coatings where the panels are still sound. For full metal re-roofs, see commercial metal roofing. We schedule around your yard so trucks can keep moving.

A Railroad Town Platted by Oliver Kennedy, Grown in Three Spurts

Settlers arrived in the 1860s, and the town takes its name from Oliver S. Kennedy, who platted it and donated every other lot to the railroad. Census counts put the population at 1,046 in 1950 and 8,517 in 2020, with the largest gains in the 1970s, the 1990s and the 2000s. Those three spurts are why one street can mix a 1970s ranch on its third roof with a 2000s two-story still on its first. The city covers about 6.6 square miles, and Kennedale ISD serves local students.

For roof planning, that means we date the house before we quote. A 1970s roof usually needs its decking checked board by board, while newer homes are more often a question of hail or a missed flashing detail. Permits go through the City of Kennedale, not Arlington or Fort Worth. City offices are on Municipal Drive, and Sonora Park, the city's sports park on New Hope Road, is a handy landmark when we are finding a house on the residential streets nearby.

Roof Replacement for Kennedale's 1970s–90s Homes

On the residential side, a full roof replacement strips to the decking, replaces bad sections, and installs new underlayment, flashing and shingles. Southeast Tarrant County shares Arlington's storm record, including the April 3, 2012 tornado outbreak, so we check for hail and wind damage on every visit.

How Does an Inspection South of Arlington Work?

We set a time, inspect the house and any outbuildings, photograph every issue and explain it in English or Spanish. You get written estimates, separate for each structure. For storm claims, our photos and notes go into your file, and we are available to point out each documented spot when the adjuster comes.

Roofing Contractor in Kennedale, TX: Permits and Neighbors

Check with the City of Kennedale on permits before any roof work. We also serve Forest Hill, Arlington and Mansfield on this side of the county.

The service cards below split the same way the city does: commercial and metal work for the yards along Kennedale Parkway, tear-offs and repairs for the houses, and storm documentation for both.