Roofing Contractor in White Settlement, TX

White Settlement grew up beside the aircraft plant. When the factory west of Fort Worth opened during World War II, homes went up fast for the people who worked there, and many of those 1940s and 1950s houses still stand today, now beside Lockheed Martin's plant and Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth. Our Irving base is about 37 miles east, close to 50 minutes on SH 183 and I-30.

Postwar Plank Decking and Small Attics

The aircraft-worker houses are small, sturdy and well-loved, and their roofs need the kind of care older houses do. Two things show up again and again on homes of this age. The first is the deck. Many were sheathed with plank boards rather than plywood, sometimes with gaps between them. Modern architectural shingles need a solid surface, so a re-roof often includes roof decking replacement or new sheathing over the planks.

The second is ventilation. Postwar attics are small and were built with few vents, and decades of added insulation can choke what intake there was. That traps heat that ages shingles from below. Several layers of old roofing, common on these houses, also hide what is going on underneath until the tear-off, and since the residential code generally rules out a third layer over two, stripping to the boards is the usual starting point.

The roof shapes themselves add a third issue. Many cottages here have low-pitch hip or gable roofs, so rain drains slowly and finds any weak seam. Eaves on these houses were often built without metal drip edge, and years of water curling behind the shingles leave soft fascia and stained soffits. Mature elms and hackberries planted when the neighborhoods were new now hang over many roofs, dropping limbs in spring storms and leaves into the valleys every fall.

Re-Roofing and Hail Repair Near the Air Base

Most White Settlement jobs are full roof replacement with decking and venting work, plus hail checks after spring storms. West Fort Worth has a long hail record, including the May 5, 1995 Mayfest storm. Each service card on this page explains the White Settlement reason for it, from a complete roof tear-off on layered cottages to leak tracing on low-slope sections.

Las Vegas Trail, Cherry Lane and What We Watch For

The city's older streets sit between Las Vegas Trail, Cherry Lane and White Settlement Road, with I-30 along the south side and Loop 820 to the east. Newer homes and apartments have filled in around them, so a single drive can pass a 1940s cottage, a 1980s ranch and a recent build, each with a different roof problem.

On the postwar houses, typical work is a layered roof stripped to planks, plywood added, drip edge and new flashing installed, and vents opened up. On the newer homes it is more often hail damage, a lifted ridge or a cracked pipe boot. Because the residential code generally calls for double underlayment on shingle slopes between 2:12 and 4:12, we measure the pitch on every low cottage roof before we price it.

Local requirements are set at city hall, since Texas has no statewide roofer license. Contact the City of White Settlement about permits and contractor registration before work begins, and we will confirm the requirements when we schedule.

Hiring a Roofing Contractor in White Settlement, TX

Reach us on (725) 745-8803. We inspect, check the attic where we can get in, and explain what we find in English or Spanish, including whether decking work is likely. Storm damage gets photographed and written up for your insurer.

The drive from Irving runs west on SH 183 and I-30, so we usually book White Settlement inspections alongside River Oaks or west Fort Worth visits. You receive an itemized written estimate that shows decking, ventilation and disposal as separate lines, and our workmanship guarantee is written into the contract you sign.

White Settlement, River Oaks and West Fort Worth

Our routes here also cover River Oaks, Benbrook, Fort Worth, Sansom Park and Aledo. Contact the City of White Settlement about permits before work begins. We are based in Irving, with no office here; services are listed on the home page of this roofing contractor in Irving, TX company.