Built-up roofing, or tar and gravel, is the century-old system still protecting Celina 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 Celina 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 Celina 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.
How Celina changes the math
Celina gives Built-Up Roofing (BUR) a specific job to do, and it is worth naming. A large share of homes here are young enough that their original builder-grade roofs are only now meeting their first serious hail test. On those buildings, the membrane decision is driven by what the roof does all day more than by material fashion. That means equipment traffic, ponding zones, and the tenant below.
City paperwork in Celina is ours to carry: permit filed, inspection booked, final documentation in your folder. Hail is the tax every DFW roof eventually pays, and single-ply shows bruise fractures that a chalk circle will not catch; instrument surveys find what walking the roof misses. The install map around Celina includes Plano and Frisco. Seeing a five-year-old local roof beats any sample board. The estimate comes with the local specifics in writing: scope, grade, timeline, and both warranty layers.
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 Celina
How a roof system holds up in Celina depends on the storms it has to take and the houses it sits on. Here is what the public record shows.
23
Hail days, 1 in.+ since 2006
7
Golf-ball-size hail days
3 in.
Largest stone on record
2015
Median year homes built
Hail near Celina
NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 23 days since 2006 with hail one inch or larger reported within 7 miles of Celina. On 7 of those days, the stones were golf ball size or bigger. Hail that size was reported in 12 of the last 20 years. The largest stones on record nearby measured 3 inches (teacup size) on April 6, 2018. The most recent report: 1.25-inch hail on September 5, 2025.
April 6, 2018: 3-inch hail (teacup size)
April 21, 2017: 2.75-inch hail (baseball size)
April 10, 2011: 2.75-inch hail (baseball size)
May 24, 2011: 2-inch hail (hen egg size)
June 23, 2023: 1.88-inch hail (golf ball size)
How old Celina homes are
Celina is young by roofing standards: the median home was built in 2015, and 66% of its 11,152 housing units date to 2010 or later. Many of those homes still have the roof the builder installed, now working through its first hail seasons.
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database (hail reports since 2006 within 7 miles of Celina); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Data pulled September 2026.
Common questions about built-up roofing (bur) in Celina
My Celina 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.
Is upgrading from builder-grade shingles worth it in Celina?
Usually at the first replacement or claim: Class 4 impact-rated systems earn many Texas carriers' premium discounts, and newer communities' HOA standards generally approve them easily. The math works hardest on homes facing decades of DFW hail.
How often does hail hit Celina?
NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 23 days since 2006 with hail one inch or larger reported within 7 miles of Celina, including 7 days with golf ball size stones or bigger. Hail that size was reported in 12 of the last 20 years. The most recent report was 1.25-inch hail on September 5, 2025.
How old are most homes in Celina?
The median home in Celina was built in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey. 7% of the city's housing units predate 1980 and 66% were built in 2010 or later. Many homes here still have their original builder-installed roof.
