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Getting roofing quotes in Austin

Fill in the form above and our matching partner Networx will pass your request to up to three Austin-area roofing companies that cover your ZIP code. Each one contacts you directly, looks at the roof and gives you its own quote. It costs you nothing, and you don’t have to hire any of them.

Austin quotes are harder to compare than most, because roofers answer the heat and hail with different roofs. One will quote impact-resistant shingles and another will quote metal, and the totals mean little until you know what each roof does and how your insurer treats it. The sections below give you Austin prices and explain when metal is worth the extra cost.

Metal roofing in Austin: heat, hail and the fine print

Austin homeowners search for metal roofing more than people in any other Texas city we cover, about 2,400 times a month. A light-colored metal roof reflects far more of the summer sun than dark shingles, which helps an attic that would otherwise sit well above the outdoor temperature in July. A well-installed metal roof can also outlast two shingle roofs, so the higher price, about $8 to $16 per square foot against $5.50 to $9.50 for shingles, is spread over many more years.

Hail is where it gets complicated. Metal rarely leaks after a hailstorm, but it can dent, and that matters for insurance. Some Texas homeowners policies include a cosmetic damage exclusion, which covers hail that lets water in or stops the roof working but not dents that only change how it looks. Insurers often attach it in return for the discount on an impact-resistant roof. After a hailstorm, a dented roof that still keeps the rain out may not be covered. Our Dallas guide describes a claim turned down for exactly this reason. Before you choose metal, ask your agent two things: whether your policy has a cosmetic damage exclusion, and what you give up in exchange for the discount.

The panel type drives most of the price gap within metal. Standing-seam panels hide their fasteners and cost the most. Exposed-fastener panels are cheaper, but their screws and rubber washers break down after years of Texas sun and need checking. Thicker panels resist denting better than thin ones, so ask for the gauge in writing as well.

Who installs it matters as much as the panel. A crew that does mostly shingles and the occasional metal job will quote and install it very differently from a team that does metal every week. Mention metal in the project description when you request quotes, and ask each roofer how many metal roofs they put on last year.

How matching works, and what to check before you sign

When you request quotes, your details go to Networx, our matching partner, which passes them to up to three Austin-area roofing companies in its network that cover your ZIP code and job type. Those companies contact you directly. Networx screens contractors before they join its network. We’re paid a referral fee by Networx, never by you, and it’s the same whichever roofer you pick. How it works has the detail.

Texas doesn’t license roofers, so the checking is up to you. Ask each roofer for an insurance certificate and call the insurer to confirm it’s active, an address where the business actually operates, and a few Austin roofs they’ve finished recently. A big hailstorm brings out-of-town crews to the neighborhoods it hit. Some do good work, but a roofer who can’t show you a local track record from before the storm should be judged with that in mind. The statewide rules, including the ban on roofers covering your deductible, are on our Texas page. Our list of questions to ask a roofer covers the rest.

On permits, ask each roofer whether they’ll pull one for your job and include it in the price. The City of Austin’s Development Services Department handles residential permits and can confirm what your project needs on 512-978-4000. Round Rock, Cedar Park, Pflugerville, Georgetown and unincorporated Travis County each run their own process, so the answer depends on which side of the city line you’re on.