Location
Plano, TX
Property
Two-story colonial home
Roof area
3,400 sq ft
Material
Stone-coated steel tile
Duration
3 days
Completed
April 2026
The brief
A slow chimney leak, and a roof at the end of its life.
The owners wanted a roof that looked at home on a classic colonial but would shrug off North Texas hail. We guided them through material samples, finalized a fixed-price estimate, and scheduled the work around school drop-offs.
Curling shingles, soft decking along two valleys, and a chimney flashing detail that had been leaking into the attic for several seasons.
Job sheet
Property
Two-story colonial home
Crew
Crew 2 · 5 roofers
Roof area
3,400 sq ft
Completed
April 2026
Warranty
25-year workmanship
What we found
The inspection, in plain words.
Every finding came with photos and a clear rating, so the owners knew what had to be done now and what could wait.
Finding 01
Replace
Shingles past their service life
Curling and granule loss across the south and west slopes. Patching would only move the next leak somewhere else.
Finding 02
Repair
Chimney flashing letting water in
Old step flashing sealed over with roof cement. Moisture readings in the attic confirmed the leak path.
Finding 03
Watch
Soft decking along two valleys
Flexing boards under foot. We priced replacement per sheet so there would be no surprises on tear-off day.
Replace: worn out across the area · Repair: one fault letting water in · Watch: fine for now, checked again next year
Scope of work
What the price covered.
Full tear-off to the deck, with disposal
Stone-coated steel tile system with matching ridge
Ice-and-water shield in every valley and along the eaves
New step and counter flashing at the chimney
Permit, daily clean-up and a final magnetic sweep
Project investment
$41,600
Fixed price, signed before work began. Nothing was billed until materials were on site.
Changed on site
Six soft deck sheets replaced on day one. Each was photographed and approved by text before we fixed it.
Build log
Day by day on site.
We stripped the roof to the deck, replaced every soft board, added ice-and-water shield in the valleys, and installed new step and counter flashing before laying the tile system. Magnetic sweeps closed out each day.
01
Day 1
Tear-off and deck repair
Old roof stripped to the deck, soft boards swapped, and the house dried in before evening.
02
Day 2
Underlayment, valleys and flashing
Ice-and-water shield, valley metal and new chimney flashing set ahead of the tile.
03
Day 3
Tile, ridge and trim
Steel tile laid on every slope, ridge vents balanced with the soffit intake.
04
Wrap-up
Walkthrough and warranty
Magnetic sweep of the lawn and drive, final photos sent, warranty registered to the address.
The result
How it turned out.
A weather-tight roof with a classic profile, a dry attic for the first time in years, and a jobsite left cleaner than we found it.
Finished
April 2026
They showed us photos of every problem before quoting, finished in three days, and left the yard cleaner than they found it.
Homeowner, Plano
3 days
On site, with the family living at home throughout
0 leaks
Through the spring storm season that followed
25 yr
Workmanship warranty, registered to the address
