Built-up roofing, or tar and gravel, is the century-old system still protecting Colleyville 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 Colleyville 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 Colleyville 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 Colleyville changes the math
The honest starting point for Built-Up Roofing (BUR) in Colleyville is the street you live on, not the sample board. These are streets where roofs have been replaced before. Layered history, patched decking, and flashing choices from three owners ago come with the territory. For those roofs, single-ply is a systems conversation, and attachment method, insulation, and flashing details carry more of the outcome than the membrane brand.
The permit runs through Colleyville’s building department; we handle the filing and the inspection scheduling as part of the job. The weather here is not hypothetical: single-ply shows bruise fractures that a chalk circle will not catch, and instrument surveys find what walking the roof misses. Nearby Fort Worth and Arlington see the same crews and the same spec, so the install you would get has local addresses attached. One inspection turns the general case into your case, with photos and numbers attached.
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 Colleyville
How a roof system holds up in Colleyville depends on the storms it has to take and the houses it sits on. Here is what the public record shows.
26
Hail days, 1 in.+ since 2006
7
Golf-ball-size hail days
3 in.
Largest stone on record
1994
Median year homes built
Hail near Colleyville
NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 26 days since 2006 with hail one inch or larger reported within 5 miles of Colleyville. On 7 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 3 inches (teacup size) on April 28, 2021. The most recent report: 1-inch hail on June 2, 2026.
April 28, 2021: 3-inch hail (teacup size)
April 13, 2007: 3-inch hail (teacup size)
May 27, 2024: 2.75-inch hail (baseball size)
March 30, 2009: 2.75-inch hail (baseball size)
April 19, 2011: 2-inch hail (hen egg size)
How old Colleyville homes are
The median home in Colleyville was built in 1994, and 16% of the city's 9,403 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 5 miles of Colleyville); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Data pulled September 2026.
Common questions about built-up roofing (bur) in Colleyville
My Colleyville 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.
Can you match the premium materials common in Colleyville?
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 Colleyville?
NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 26 days since 2006 with hail one inch or larger reported within 5 miles of Colleyville, including 7 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-inch hail on June 2, 2026.
How old are most homes in Colleyville?
The median home in Colleyville was built in 1994, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey. 16% of the city's housing units predate 1980 and 17% were built in 2010 or later. Many homes here are reaching the age when original roofs come due.
