Built-up roofing, or tar and gravel, is the century-old system still protecting Highland Village buildings that were roofed before single-ply existed, and still a legitimate choice for the right structure.
BUR builds a roof in redundant layers: alternating bitumen and reinforcing felts topped with gravel that shields the assembly from UV and traffic. Existing BUR in Highland Village often earns maintenance and restoration over replacement, since the mass and redundancy that made it heavy also made it durable.
We install and service built-up roofing (bur) across Highland Village and the surrounding DFW communities. That includes free written estimates, documented inspections, and honest guidance on whether this system actually fits your home and budget.
The Highland Village specifics
In Highland Village, the Built-Up Roofing (BUR) conversation usually starts with the roof that is already up there. The ring towns mix housing eras freely: a 1970s ranch, a 1990s two-story, and a this-year build can share one street, and each takes this system differently. That building stock puts membranes to work: seams, penetrations, and drainage patterns matter more than brand names, and the moisture survey decides restore-versus-replace.
The permit runs through Highland Village’s building department; we handle the filing and the inspection scheduling as part of the job. North Texas sits in the country’s most active hail belt, and single-ply shows bruise fractures that a chalk circle will not catch. Instrument surveys find what walking the roof misses. The same crews run Denton, Lewisville, and Flower Mound, so comparable local installs are usually close enough to go look at. Once we have looked at the actual roof, everything above gets specific, in writing.
THE SYSTEM
Built-Up Roofing (BUR), up close.
Flat / low-slope membrane. Single-ply and built-up systems chosen by what the roof actually does all day.
PUBLIC RECORD
The local record behind Built-Up Roofing (BUR) in Highland Village
How a roof system holds up in Highland Village depends on the storms it has to take and the houses it sits on. Here is what the public record shows.
28
Hail days, 1 in.+ since 2006
10
Golf-ball-size hail days
3.5 in.
Largest stone on record
1993
Median year homes built
Hail near Highland Village
NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 28 days since 2006 with hail one inch or larger reported within 4 miles of Highland Village. On 10 of those days, the stones were golf ball size or bigger. Hail that size was reported in 14 of the last 20 years. The largest stones on record nearby measured 3.5 inches (teacup size) on March 14, 2024. The most recent report: 1-inch hail on June 8, 2025.
March 14, 2024: 3.5-inch hail (teacup size)
June 11, 2023: 3-inch hail (teacup size)
March 26, 2017: 2.75-inch hail (baseball size)
March 31, 2008: 2.75-inch hail (baseball size)
March 24, 2019: 2-inch hail (hen egg size)
How old Highland Village homes are
The median home in Highland Village was built in 1993, and 19% of the city's 5,680 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 4 miles of Highland Village); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Data pulled September 2026.
Common questions about built-up roofing (bur) in Highland Village
My Highland Village building has tar-and-gravel. Replace it?
Not automatically. Sound BUR restores and maintains well; its redundancy is real. A moisture survey tells you whether the assembly beneath the gravel is dry, and that answer decides.
Why did BUR fall out of fashion?
Weight, installation labor, and odor during application. Single-ply installs faster and lighter. Neither of those points makes an existing sound BUR roof bad.
Do you install this on shops and outbuildings near Highland Village?
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 Highland Village?
NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 28 days since 2006 with hail one inch or larger reported within 4 miles of Highland Village, including 10 days with golf ball size stones or bigger. Hail that size was reported in 14 of the last 20 years. The most recent report was 1-inch hail on June 8, 2025.
How old are most homes in Highland Village?
The median home in Highland Village was built in 1993, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey. 19% of the city's housing units predate 1980 and 12% were built in 2010 or later. Many homes here are reaching the age when original roofs come due.
