Retail roofs in Garland leak onto merchandise, customers, and lease obligations, which is why shopping-center roofing is as much coordination as construction.
Shopping center roofs in Garland carry more layers than the membrane: lease responsibilities, tenant HVAC penetrations, storefront water management, and work windows that respect business hours. We run retail projects with documentation landlords and property managers can file, including condition reports, repair records, and capital planning input. Assessments are free, estimates are written, and every inspection is documented with photos. Texas law means deductibles are never waived, and Cedar Crest is a contractor, not a public adjuster.
Hail History for Garland Retail Centers
For a multi-tenant center in Garland, hail belongs on the capital plan. The area within 7 miles has recorded hail an inch or larger on 37 days since 2006 and in 16 of the last 20 years, with 12 golf-ball-plus days and a largest stone of 2.5 inches on June 2, 2017. Photo-documented condition reports after each event help landlords sort fresh storm damage from older wear and prior repairs, then plan replacements building by building. Garland sits in Dallas County, and more than half of its housing, 55 percent, dates from before 1980. With 35 percent of the city’s housing built between 1980 and 2009, the surrounding trade area mixes older and middle-aged construction, and roofs across a single center often reflect that same spread of ages. Our crews also work retail properties in Murphy and Sachse.
PUBLIC RECORD
The Garland storm record for commercial property owners
Commercial roofs in Garland face the same storms as the homes around them. Here is the documented hail history for the area.
37
Hail days, 1 in.+ since 2006
12
Golf-ball-size hail days
2.5 in.
Largest stone on record
1978
Median year homes built
Hail near Garland
NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 37 days since 2006 with hail one inch or larger reported within 7 miles of Garland. On 12 of those days, the stones were golf ball size or bigger. Hail that size was reported in 16 of the last 20 years. The largest stones on record nearby measured 2.5 inches (tennis ball size) on June 2, 2017. The most recent report: 2-inch hail on April 27, 2026.
June 2, 2017: 2.5-inch hail (tennis ball size)
September 24, 2023: 2.25-inch hail (hen egg size)
April 27, 2026: 2-inch hail (hen egg size)
April 23, 2021: 2-inch hail (hen egg size)
April 21, 2017: 2-inch hail (hen egg size)
How old Garland homes are
The median home in Garland was built in 1978, and 55% of the city's 86,216 housing units predate 1980. Many of these houses are likely on their second roof or nearing the point where they need one.
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database (hail reports since 2006 within 7 miles of Garland); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Data pulled September 2026.
Common questions: retail / shopping center roofing in Garland
Who is responsible for roof repairs in a Garland strip center?
The lease says: commonly landlord structure and tenant HVAC penetrations, but language varies. Our documented assessments give both sides the factual baseline.
Can roofing work happen while stores are open?
Yes, with sequencing. Early hours over entrances, staged sections, and protection planning keep centers trading through the work.
Our Garland building's roof has a long repair history. Where do we start?
With the documented assessment and moisture survey. Buildings with layered repair history need the evidence layer most, because what's wet underneath decides whether the next dollar goes to repair, restoration, or replacement.
How often does hail hit Garland?
NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 37 days since 2006 with hail one inch or larger reported within 7 miles of Garland, including 12 days with golf ball size stones or bigger. Hail that size was reported in 16 of the last 20 years. The most recent report was 2-inch hail on April 27, 2026.
How old are most homes in Garland?
The median home in Garland was built in 1978, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey. 55% of the city's housing units predate 1980 and 10% were built in 2010 or later. Most homes here are well past the life of their original roof.
