Built-up roofing, or tar and gravel, is the century-old system still protecting Farmersville 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 Farmersville 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 Farmersville 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.
What is different in Farmersville
Farmersville gives Built-Up Roofing (BUR) a specific job to do, and it is worth naming. 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. On those buildings, the membrane decision is driven more by what the roof does all day than by material fashion: equipment traffic, ponding zones, and the tenant below.
City paperwork in Farmersville 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 Farmersville 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 Farmersville
How a roof system holds up in Farmersville depends on the storms it has to take and the houses it sits on. Here is what the public record shows.
6
Hail days, 1 in.+ since 2006
4
Golf-ball-size hail days
2 in.
Largest stone on record
1980
Median year homes built
Hail near Farmersville
Reported hail is less frequent around Farmersville: NOAA lists 6 days since 2006 with hail one inch or larger within 4 miles. Fewer reports can also reflect fewer storm spotters in smaller communities, so a quiet record is not a guarantee. Hail that size was reported in 6 of the last 20 years. The largest stones on record nearby measured 2 inches (hen egg size) on June 11, 2023.
June 11, 2023: 2-inch hail (hen egg size)
October 24, 2010: 2-inch hail (hen egg size)
November 4, 2022: 1.75-inch hail (golf ball size)
May 28, 2015: 1.75-inch hail (golf ball size)
December 10, 2021: 1-inch hail (quarter size)
How old Farmersville homes are
The median home in Farmersville was built in 1980, and 50% of the city's 1,671 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 Farmersville); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Data pulled September 2026.
Common questions about built-up roofing (bur) in Farmersville
My Farmersville 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 Farmersville?
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 Farmersville?
NOAA lists 6 days since 2006 with hail one inch or larger within 4 miles of Farmersville. Smaller communities have fewer storm spotters, so reports tend to undercount what actually falls. The most recent report was 2-inch hail on June 11, 2023.
How old are most homes in Farmersville?
The median home in Farmersville was built in 1980, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey. 50% of the city's housing units predate 1980 and 27% were built in 2010 or later. Most homes here are well past the life of their original roof.
