Western red cedar is the default cedar, the species most Krum shake and shingle roofs are made of, prized for its grain, workability, and natural weather resistance.
When someone says cedar roof in Krum, they usually mean western red: hand-split shakes for texture or sawn shingles for a tailored line. Grade matters enormously (premium heartwood grades earn their price in service life), and so does the air beneath: cedar breathes, and roofs that trap moisture under it age in fast-forward.
We install and service western red cedar shake across Krum and the surrounding DFW communities. The work comes with free written estimates, documented inspections, and honest guidance on whether this system actually fits your home and budget.
How Krum changes the math
Western Red Cedar Shake behaves differently on Krum roofs than the brochure version suggests. Housing this far out is less uniform than the inner suburbs: age, pitch, and construction quality vary house to house, so the material fit does too. Cedar on those houses is a commitment with a maintenance schedule attached. Honest owners budget for the care cycle or choose something that does not need one.
Permit-wise, this work in Krum runs through the city’s building department; filing it is our job, not yours. Hail is the tax every DFW roof eventually pays. Shakes split on impact and every carrier knows it, so documentation before and after storms is a cedar owner’s best friend. We work this system in Denton and Lewisville as well. Ask and we will point you at nearby examples with a few years of weather on them. The next step costs nothing: a documented inspection and a straight answer on whether this system fits.
THE SYSTEM
Western Red Cedar Shake, up close.
Cedar shake. Hand-split shakes across a complex roofline, with character that earns its maintenance.
PUBLIC RECORD
The local record behind Western Red Cedar Shake in Krum
How a roof system holds up in Krum depends on the storms it has to take and the houses it sits on. Here is what the public record shows.
17
Hail days, 1 in.+ since 2006
8
Golf-ball-size hail days
2.5 in.
Largest stone on record
2005
Median year homes built
Hail near Krum
NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 17 days since 2006 with hail one inch or larger reported within 4 miles of Krum. On 8 of those days, the stones were golf ball size or bigger. Hail that size was reported in 11 of the last 20 years. The largest stones on record nearby measured 2.5 inches (tennis ball size) on September 21, 2023. The most recent report: 1.5-inch hail on June 2, 2024.
September 21, 2023: 2.5-inch hail (tennis ball size)
April 3, 2014: 2-inch hail (hen egg size)
May 10, 2021: 1.75-inch hail (golf ball size)
April 11, 2016: 1.75-inch hail (golf ball size)
March 17, 2016: 1.75-inch hail (golf ball size)
How old Krum homes are
The median home in Krum was built in 2005. A large share of the city's 2,035 housing units are now old enough that original roofs are coming due, while 31% were built in 2010 or later.
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database (hail reports since 2006 within 4 miles of Krum); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Data pulled September 2026.
Common questions about western red cedar shake in Krum
Shake or shingle: what is the difference?
Shakes are split, thicker, and textured; shingles are sawn, thinner, and tailored. Same species, different character: shakes read rustic, shingles read refined.
What cedar grade should I buy in Krum?
Premium heartwood grades. The price difference buys decay resistance and service life. Economy cedar grades in a DFW climate are a false saving.
Do you install this on shops and outbuildings near Krum?
Yes. Barns, workshops, and outbuildings are first-class projects out here, not afterthoughts, and the material conversation (usually metal-forward) covers them alongside the house.
How often does hail hit Krum?
NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 17 days since 2006 with hail one inch or larger reported within 4 miles of Krum, including 8 days with golf ball size stones or bigger. Hail that size was reported in 11 of the last 20 years. The most recent report was 1.5-inch hail on June 2, 2024.
How old are most homes in Krum?
The median home in Krum was built in 2005, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey. 11% of the city's housing units predate 1980 and 31% were built in 2010 or later. Many homes here are reaching the age when original roofs come due.
