Roofing Contractor in Richardson, TX

Richardson grew up in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, when engineers and tech workers moved north along what became the Telecom Corridor. Most are brick ranch homes with hip or gable shingle roofs, but scattered among them are mid-century modern houses with roofs so flat that shingles are not an option. Richardson is about 35 minutes (21 miles) from Irving and straddles the Dallas–Collin county line, with UT Dallas and the US 75 office campuses in the middle.

Mid-Century Low-Slope Roofs and Telecom-Era Ranch Homes

Low-slope mid-century roofs drain slowly, so seams, flashing at clerestory walls and the edges where water exits are where they fail. Many were originally built-up tar-and-gravel roofs and have since been switched to modified bitumen or a single-ply membrane, often with ponding where the framing has sagged over decades.

The ranch homes around them have their own patterns. Large oaks and pecans planted in the 1960s now overhang many roofs, filling valleys with leaves and dropping limbs in wind. Original attic ventilation was often minimal, which bakes shingles from below during Richardson summers.

Storms reach both kinds of roof. On October 20, 2019, an EF3 tornado cut across North Dallas toward Richardson's southern edge, and spring hail crosses the city from the Collin County side most years. On a low-slope roof, hail bruises are hard to spot from a ladder, so we walk the surface looking for split membrane, crushed surfacing, dented metal edge and cracked skylight domes. On the shingle side, the 1960s oaks that shade so many lots also drop the limbs that puncture decking when the wind gets up. We also check whether a den or garage addition was framed flatter than the main roof, a frequent leak point.

How Does a Richardson Roof Visit Run?

It starts with a call to set a time. We come over from Irving, walk the property, and check the attic if you have seen stains. On the roof we measure the pitch, test-square any hail hits, probe soft spots and photograph seams, flashing and penetrations. You then hear what we saw, explained in English or Spanish without jargon, and get a written estimate that costs nothing.

Flat Roof Repair, Roof Replacement and Hail Work Along US 75

For low-slope homes we handle flat roof repair and membrane replacement. Pitched ranch roofs get shingle repairs or a full roof replacement. After storms, our hail damage roof repair work covers both roof types, and office owners along the corridor use our commercial roofing services.

Richardson Heights, Canyon Creek and the CityLine Towers

Richardson's neighborhoods line up by decade. Richardson Heights, near Belt Line Road and US 75, holds some of the city's earliest postwar ranch homes and a scattering of mid-century modern houses with flat or nearly flat roofs. Canyon Creek on the west side followed in the 1960s and 1970s with larger homes under big trees. North of Campbell Road, the UT Dallas campus and the newer subdivisions around it lead toward the Collin County side, where 417-acre Breckinridge Park, opened in 1992 near Renner and Brand roads, fills the east end of the city's panhandle. Along US 75 the DART Red and Orange lines stop at Spring Valley, Arapaho Center, Galatyn Park and CityLine/Bush, and the offices of CityLine and the Telecom Corridor sit under large low-slope roofs crowded with equipment.

From Irving we usually come in on LBJ Freeway and US 75 for the south and central neighborhoods, or the George Bush Turnpike for CityLine and the north side.

Hiring a Roofing Contractor in Richardson, TX Across the Dallas–Collin Line

Re-roof permits come from the City of Richardson, whichever county your lot is in; check its building inspection office for current rules. When hail turns into an insurance claim, our part is the photo record and written report; we can also join the adjuster on the roof, while the claim stays yours. Details are on our roof insurance claim help page.

Is There an RJ Office in Richardson?

No. We are a roofing contractor in Irving, TX and drive up for every visit. The same route takes us to Plano, Garland, Addison and Murphy.

The service cards below cover what Richardson roofs need most often: membrane work on mid-century flat roofs, ranch re-roofs, attic ventilation, hail checks, commercial roofs on the corridor and claim records.