Roof leak repair in Dallas starts with the part most people skip: finding where the water actually enters. Water travels along decking and rafters before it shows on a ceiling, so the stain is rarely under the hole.
STORM TRIAGE
What do you need help with right now?
Pick the door that matches your situation. It routes you to the right person on the team, and every path starts with a free, documented look at the roof.
Texas law requires homeowners to pay their insurance deductible.
Cedar Crest does not waive or absorb deductibles. If anyone offers to, walk away.
It puts your claim at risk and may be illegal. We document damage, provide estimates,
and meet your adjuster on-site to answer construction questions. We are not a public
adjuster and do not interpret your policy or negotiate claim value.
The usual suspects when a Dallas home leaks are flashing at chimneys and walls, aged pipe boots, valleys, nail pops, and wind-compromised shingles. We trace the path, fix the entry point rather than just the symptom, and document what we found with photos. A patch over a stain, without finding the path, usually comes back.
You get the estimate free and in writing. We will not waive an insurance deductible, since Texas law prohibits it, and we are not public adjusters.
Tracing Roof Leaks in Older Dallas Homes
Many of those suspects are age-related. With 48 percent of Dallas housing units built before 1980 and a median year built of 1981, the pipe boots and flashing on a large share of homes have been through years of heat and weather, and some have been patched more than once already.
Hail adds to the list. Around Dallas, within a 13-mile radius, 77 days of inch-plus hail have been recorded since 2006. A hit that cracks a pipe boot or bruises a shingle can start a slow leak that only surfaces much later, which is why we look past the stain to the actual entry point. We repair leaks throughout Dallas County, and our crews also cover Cockrell Hill and Balch Springs.
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.
The honest before
Aging shingles that earned a replacement.
Section by section
The crew working a plane at a time: staged, sequenced, tidy.
Section by section
The crew working a plane at a time: staged, sequenced, tidy.
PUBLIC RECORD
The hail and housing record in Dallas
Before you plan roof leak repair in Dallas, it helps to know what the public record says about local hail and the age of the homes.
77
Hail days, 1 in.+ since 2006
25
Golf-ball-size hail days
4.25 in.
Largest stone on record
1981
Median year homes built
Hail near Dallas
Hail is a regular event around Dallas. NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 77 separate days since 2006 with hail one inch or larger reported within 13 miles of the city, and on 25 of those days the stones reached golf ball size or bigger. Hail that size was reported in 20 of the last 20 years. The largest stones on record nearby measured 4.25 inches (grapefruit size) on May 24, 2011. The most recent report: 1.5-inch hail on June 2, 2026.
May 24, 2011: 4.25-inch hail (grapefruit size)
April 25, 2026: 3-inch hail (teacup size)
June 6, 2018: 3-inch hail (teacup size)
June 13, 2012: 3-inch hail (teacup size)
April 3, 2012: 2.75-inch hail (baseball size)
How old Dallas homes are
The median home in Dallas was built in 1981, and 48% of the city's 590,237 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 13 miles of Dallas); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Data pulled September 2026.
We don't waive deductibles; nobody legally can. Texas law requires
homeowners to pay their insurance deductible (Tex. Ins. Code ch. 707). If a roofer offers
to "cover" or "absorb" yours, walk away. It puts your claim at risk and may be a felony
for the contractor.
We document damage, provide repair and replacement estimates, and meet your
adjuster on-site to answer construction questions. We are not a public adjuster
and do not interpret your insurance policy or negotiate claim value on your behalf.
Common questions about roof leak repair in Dallas
My ceiling has a stain: is my roof leaking?
Maybe. Roof leaks, HVAC condensation, and plumbing all stain ceilings. Diagnosis means tracing the water path upward, which is exactly what a leak inspection does.
Can a small leak wait?
Every week of active leaking grows the repair: wet decking, insulation, and drywall compound the cost. Stop-gap tarping is cheap; delay is not.
Do you repair leaks around chimneys in Dallas?
Yes. Chimney flashing is one of the most common leak sources in DFW housing stock, and repairing it properly is routine work for us.
Does this work differ across Dallas neighborhoods?
Meaningfully. Deck age, prior re-roof quality, and permit specifics vary block to block in a city this varied. The written findings reflect your actual roof, not a citywide template.
How often does hail hit Dallas?
NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 77 days since 2006 with hail one inch or larger reported within 13 miles of Dallas, including 25 days with golf ball size stones or bigger. Hail that size was reported in 20 of the last 20 years. The most recent report was 1.5-inch hail on June 2, 2026.
How old are most homes in Dallas?
The median home in Dallas was built in 1981, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey. 48% of the city's housing units predate 1980 and 14% were built in 2010 or later. Most homes here are well past the life of their original roof.
