Built-up roofing earns its weight through redundancy: alternating layers of bitumen and reinforcing felt, finished with gravel that shields the assembly from UV and foot traffic. Because that mass and redundancy also make it durable, existing BUR on Wylie buildings often earns maintenance and restoration instead of replacement. We give building owners a free written estimate and an inspection documented with photos. On insurance claims we never waive a deductible, since Texas law prohibits it, and we do not act as a public adjuster.
Keeping built-up roofs working in Wylie
Hail is the main stress on a gravel-surfaced roof here. Since 2006 there have been 29 days of hail an inch or larger within 6 miles of Wylie, 10 of them golf-ball size or bigger, and the April 11, 2016 storm dropped hail as large as 5.25 inches. Gravel absorbs a lot of that energy, but impact can still fracture the top plies, so a moisture survey decides restore versus replace rather than a quick look from the ladder. Wylie’s housing figures describe a young city, with a 2006 median year built and 34 percent of units from 2010 or later, so when a built-up roof does turn up in town it deserves a careful survey before anyone recommends a tear-off. We service BUR across Collin County and in Murphy and Sachse.
