Direct answer
Aluminum roofing is the corrosion-proof member of the metal family, lighter than steel and immune to rust, with trade-offs Ennis homeowners should weigh honestly.
Aluminum never rusts, weighs less than steel, and forms well around complex roof shapes. The honest counterweights in Ennis: 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 Ennis 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 Ennis
There is a Ennis version of the Aluminum Roofing decision, and it is not the generic one. Housing this far out is less uniform than the inner suburbs. When age, pitch, and construction quality vary house to house, 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.
Like the rest of Ellis County, Ennis wants roofing work documented: permits where required, inspections passed. That paperwork is included, not extra. When the next core drops through Ellis County, steel takes cosmetic dents and keeps the water out, a trade most metal owners accept happily. Because Waxahachie, Midlothian, and Red Oak share our dispatch routes, examples of this exact system nearby are easy to arrange. If the roof is not a fit for this system, the inspection says so, and that answer is free too.
PUBLIC RECORD
The local record behind Aluminum Roofing in Ennis
How a roof system holds up in Ennis depends on the storms it has to take and the houses it sits on. Here is what the public record shows.
20
Hail days, 1 in.+ since 2006
8
Golf-ball-size hail days
2.5 in.
Largest stone on record
1990
Median year homes built
Hail near Ennis
NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 20 days since 2006 with hail one inch or larger reported within 6 miles of Ennis. On 8 of those days, the stones were golf ball size or bigger. Hail that size was reported in 9 of the last 20 years. The largest stones on record nearby measured 2.5 inches (tennis ball size) on April 29, 2026.
- April 29, 2026: 2.5-inch hail (tennis ball size)
- June 14, 2023: 2.5-inch hail (tennis ball size)
- May 16, 2025: 2-inch hail (hen egg size)
- April 23, 2010: 2-inch hail (hen egg size)
- April 8, 2024: 1.75-inch hail (golf ball size)
How old Ennis homes are
The median home in Ennis was built in 1990, and 37% of the city's 8,646 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 6 miles of Ennis); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Data pulled September 2026.
