Direct answer
Aluminum roofing is the corrosion-proof member of the metal family, lighter than steel and immune to rust, with trade-offs Combine homeowners should weigh honestly.
Aluminum never rusts, weighs less than steel, and forms well around complex roof shapes. The honest counterweights in Combine: it is softer than steel, so hail cosmetic denting is more likely, and it typically costs more per square than galvalume steel. Inland, steel usually wins on value; aluminum earns its place on specific homes and details.
We install and service aluminum roofing across Combine and the surrounding DFW communities. Expect free written estimates, documented inspections, and honest guidance on whether this system actually fits your home and budget.
On the ground in Combine
What Aluminum Roofing costs and returns in Combine depends on the houses it goes onto. Housing this far out is less uniform than the inner suburbs, because age, pitch, and construction quality vary house to house, so the material fit does too. Metal on that inventory is a long-game play: higher first cost, then decades of shrugging off the weather that sends asphalt streets into claims.
Combine handles roofing permits the way most Kaufman County cities do: required where structure or full replacement is involved, quick when the paperwork is right. We file it. When the next core drops through Kaufman County, steel takes cosmetic dents and keeps the water out. Most metal owners accept that trade happily. Because Kaufman, Terrell, and Forney share our dispatch routes, examples of this exact system nearby are easy to arrange. Before you commit to anything, we put the whole thing in writing: findings, grade, price, warranty.
PUBLIC RECORD
The local record behind Aluminum Roofing in Combine
How a roof system holds up in Combine 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
3
Golf-ball-size hail days
2.75 in.
Largest stone on record
1990
Median year homes built
Hail near Combine
Reported hail is less frequent around Combine: NOAA lists 6 days since 2006 with hail one inch or larger within 5 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 5 of the last 20 years. The largest stones on record nearby measured 2.75 inches (baseball size) on May 24, 2011. The most recent report: 1-inch hail on May 16, 2025.
- May 24, 2011: 2.75-inch hail (baseball size)
- May 17, 2010: 1.75-inch hail (golf ball size)
- February 5, 2008: 1.75-inch hail (golf ball size)
- May 16, 2025: 1-inch hail (quarter size)
- March 23, 2013: 1-inch hail (quarter size)
How old Combine homes are
The median home in Combine was built in 1990, and 20% of the city's 874 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 Combine); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Data pulled September 2026.