A roof inspection in The Colony gives you written findings with photos instead of a verbal opinion in the driveway: shingle condition, flashing, decking as visible, ventilation, and storm evidence. Ours are free, with no obligation attached.
When to book one in The Colony: after any significant hail or wind event, before buying or selling a home, when a ceiling stain appears, or as routine due diligence once a roof passes its first decade under DFW sun. “Your roof is fine” is a result we deliver regularly.
We work across all of The Colony and the surrounding DFW communities. Estimates are free and written, inspections are documented with photos, and Texas’s insurance rules get followed to the letter: we never waive deductibles and we are not public adjusters.
Roofing in The Colony, specifically
The Colony sits in the metroplex’s Denton County ring, where the roofing inventory reads differently than the inner suburbs: more acreage and semi-rural properties, more metal roofing on homes as well as shops and outbuildings, and building departments whose permit requirements are often lighter than the big-city versions but still worth knowing cold. Crews route here on scheduled windows rather than same-hour dispatch, storm response covers structures the inner-ring never thinks about (barns, shops, carports), and the free inspection covers all of it in one documented visit.
The same crews cover Denton, Lewisville and Flower Mound, which keeps The Colony scheduling flexible when storm weeks compress everyone’s calendar.
FROM OUR CREWS
The crews you'd actually get.
Real Cedar Crest crews on DFW roofs. Every project photo below is from our own jobs.
Section by section
The crew working a plane at a time: staged, sequenced, tidy.
Underlayment going down
Synthetic underlayment sealed across the deck before the first course.
Section by section
The crew working a plane at a time: staged, sequenced, tidy.
PUBLIC RECORD
The hail and housing record in The Colony
Before you plan roof inspection in The Colony, it helps to know what the public record says about local hail and the age of the homes.
26
Hail days, 1 in.+ since 2006
13
Golf-ball-size hail days
3.5 in.
Largest stone on record
2001
Median year homes built
Hail near The Colony
NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 26 days since 2006 with hail one inch or larger reported within 5 miles of The Colony. On 13 of those days, the stones were golf ball size or bigger. Hail that size was reported in 13 of the last 20 years. The largest stones on record nearby measured 3.5 inches (teacup size) on June 11, 2023. The most recent report: 2-inch hail on June 2, 2026.
June 11, 2023: 3.5-inch hail (teacup size)
April 13, 2019: 2.75-inch hail (baseball size)
June 6, 2018: 2.75-inch hail (baseball size)
June 2, 2026: 2-inch hail (hen egg size)
September 25, 2024: 2-inch hail (hen egg size)
How old The Colony homes are
The median home in The Colony was built in 2001. A large share of the city's 19,388 housing units are now old enough that original roofs are coming due, while 29% were built in 2010 or later.
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database (hail reports since 2006 within 5 miles of The Colony); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Data pulled September 2026.
Common questions about roof inspection in The Colony
What does a roof inspection cost in The Colony?
Nothing. Inspections are free, documented with photos, and delivered as written findings. No obligation follows.
Do I need to be home for the inspection?
For the exterior and roof, no. Attic access needs someone home. We schedule around you either way and walk you through what we found.
Can you inspect a roof before I buy a house in The Colony?
Yes. A roof-specific pre-purchase inspection tells you actual remaining life and any storm history the disclosure may not capture. It is cheap leverage in a home purchase.
How fast can you get to The Colony for this work?
Scheduled windows run reliably. Crews route the ring on planned days rather than same-hour dispatch, with genuine emergencies jumping the queue regardless of geography. You'll get honest timing on the first call.
How often does hail hit The Colony?
NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 26 days since 2006 with hail one inch or larger reported within 5 miles of The Colony, including 13 days with golf ball size stones or bigger. Hail that size was reported in 13 of the last 20 years. The most recent report was 2-inch hail on June 2, 2026.
How old are most homes in The Colony?
The median home in The Colony was built in 2001, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey. 21% of the city's housing units predate 1980 and 29% were built in 2010 or later. Many homes here are reaching the age when original roofs come due.
