Cedar Crest Roofing is a DFW contractor serving Forney: residential and commercial, replacement through repair, with storm restoration handled the documented, legal way. Free inspections with written findings, and honest advice about what your roof actually needs.
Forney roofs live a harder life than most: DFW hail seasons, straight-line winds, and eleven months a year of Texas sun. Cedar Crest Roofing runs the full range here, covering residential replacement, repair, storm restoration with proper documentation, free inspections, and commercial systems from membranes to metal.
Every service we offer has a Forney-specific page below, and every job runs the same way: written findings, honest repair-versus-replace advice, permits handled where Forney requires them, and no door-knocker pressure, ever.
Roofing in Forney, specifically
Every roofing conversation in Forney eventually comes down to the same local facts. Much of Forney’s housing stock is new enough that its original builder-grade roofs are only now meeting their first serious hail cycles, and first storms on builder-spec shingles are where a lot of Kaufman County owners discover what was actually installed over their heads. The local conversations that follow are predictable and worth having early: what the builder’s workmanship coverage does and doesn’t survive, whether the first insurance claim is the moment to upgrade to Class 4 impact-rated shingles (usually yes, since the premium discount math works hardest here), and how HOA architectural standards shape material choices in newer communities.
Our crews work Forney alongside Kaufman, Terrell and Crandall, so scheduling draws on the whole nearby footprint rather than a single route.
PUBLIC RECORD
Forney roofs, by the public record
Two public records shape nearly every roofing decision in Forney: how often damaging hail falls here, and how old the homes are.
15
Hail days, 1 in.+ since 2006
4
Golf-ball-size hail days
3.5 in.
Largest stone on record
2010
Median year homes built
Hail near Forney
NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 15 days since 2006 with hail one inch or larger reported within 5 miles of Forney. On 4 of those days, the stones were golf ball size or bigger. Hail that size was reported in 8 of the last 20 years. The largest stones on record nearby measured 3.5 inches (teacup size) on April 3, 2012. The most recent report: 1-inch hail on June 2, 2026.
April 3, 2012: 3.5-inch hail (teacup size)
June 13, 2023: 2-inch hail (hen egg size)
April 20, 2023: 1.75-inch hail (golf ball size)
January 20, 2010: 1.75-inch hail (golf ball size)
May 24, 2024: 1.25-inch hail (half dollar size)
How old Forney homes are
Forney is young by roofing standards: the median home was built in 2010, and 49% of its 10,395 housing units date to 2010 or later. Many of those homes still have the roof the builder installed, now working through its first hail seasons.
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database (hail reports since 2006 within 5 miles of Forney); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Data pulled September 2026.
Yes, the full Forney footprint plus the surrounding communities. Our service area covers the DFW metroplex; if you can see it from a Forney rooftop, we probably work there.
Who issues roofing permits in Forney?
Roofing permits in Forney run through the Forney building department. Where a permit is required, we pull it and schedule the inspection as part of the job.
Do you handle both residential and commercial?
Yes, both, as separate disciplines with separate crews and processes. Residential runs from asphalt to premium systems; commercial covers membranes, coatings, and metal.
Our Forney home is only a few years old. Do we really need an inspection?
After any hail event, yes. Builder-grade shingles take damage new homes' owners rarely expect, and documenting condition early protects both your claim rights and your builder-warranty conversations.
How often does hail hit Forney?
NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 15 days since 2006 with hail one inch or larger reported within 5 miles of Forney, including 4 days with golf ball size stones or bigger. Hail that size was reported in 8 of the last 20 years. The most recent report was 1-inch hail on June 2, 2026.
How old are most homes in Forney?
The median home in Forney was built in 2010, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey. 8% of the city's housing units predate 1980 and 49% were built in 2010 or later. Many homes here still have their original builder-installed roof.
