In Bedford, a cedar roof usually means western red: hand-split shakes for texture or sawn shingles for a tailored line. Grade matters enormously, since premium heartwood grades earn their price in service life, and so does the air beneath. Cedar breathes, and a roof that traps moisture under it ages in fast-forward. Estimates are free and put in writing, and each inspection is backed by photos. Texas law bars waiving deductibles, so we do not, and we do not work as a public adjuster for your claim.
Western Red Cedar on Bedford’s Established Homes
With 59 percent of Bedford’s housing built between 1980 and 2009 and another 38 percent before 1980, nearly every shake install here goes onto an existing structure rather than new framing. Only 3 percent of the city’s homes date from 2010 or later. That is why we check ventilation and correct it where needed during the job, so the new shakes can dry out between rains. Hail is the other consideration. Since 2006, the area within 5 miles has logged 25 days with hail an inch or larger, and shakes can split under that kind of strike. A heartwood grade helps, and so does a photo record after storms. The same crews install western red cedar in Hurst and Colleyville, across Tarrant County.
