Western red cedar is the default cedar, the species most Double Oak shake and shingle roofs are made of, prized for its grain, workability, and natural weather resistance.
When someone says cedar roof in Double Oak, 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 Double Oak 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.
The Double Oak specifics
Every city wears this system a little differently, and Double Oak is no exception. The neighborhoods skew established: multiple roof generations behind them, big tree canopies overhead, and original decking that deserves inspection before anything new goes on. That stock wears cedar handsomely when it is maintained and expensively when it is not; the difference is a treatment cycle most owners have never been told about.
Permit-wise, this work in Double Oak runs through the city’s building department; filing it is our job, not yours. North Texas sits in the country’s most active hail belt, and shakes split on impact and every carrier knows it, which makes documentation before and after storms a cedar owner’s best friend. Because Denton, Lewisville, and Flower Mound share our dispatch routes, examples of this exact system nearby are easy to arrange. When we quote it, ask for nearby addresses, because a real roof with weather on it is the honest brochure.
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 Double Oak
How a roof system holds up in Double Oak depends on the storms it has to take and the houses it sits on. Here is what the public record shows.
21
Hail days, 1 in.+ since 2006
9
Golf-ball-size hail days
4.25 in.
Largest stone on record
1988
Median year homes built
Hail near Double Oak
NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 21 days since 2006 with hail one inch or larger reported within 4 miles of Double Oak. On 9 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 4.25 inches (grapefruit size) on June 11, 2023. The most recent report: 1.75-inch hail on May 27, 2024.
June 11, 2023: 4.25-inch hail (grapefruit size)
March 14, 2024: 3.5-inch hail (teacup size)
March 26, 2017: 2.75-inch hail (baseball size)
March 31, 2008: 2.75-inch hail (baseball size)
April 28, 2021: 2-inch hail (hen egg size)
How old Double Oak homes are
The median home in Double Oak was built in 1988, and 17% of the city's 1,107 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 Double Oak); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Data pulled September 2026.
Common questions about western red cedar shake in Double Oak
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 Double Oak?
Premium heartwood grades. The price difference buys decay resistance and service life. Economy cedar grades in a DFW climate are a false saving.
Can you match the premium materials common in Double Oak?
That's our premium catalog's home turf: tile, standing seam, stone-coated steel, and composite slate and shake, installed to manufacturer specification with the documentation the home's value deserves.
How often does hail hit Double Oak?
NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 21 days since 2006 with hail one inch or larger reported within 4 miles of Double Oak, including 9 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 1.75-inch hail on May 27, 2024.
How old are most homes in Double Oak?
The median home in Double Oak was built in 1988, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey. 17% of the city's housing units predate 1980 and 9% were built in 2010 or later. Many homes here are reaching the age when original roofs come due.
