Cedar Crest Roofing is a DFW contractor serving River Oaks: 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.
River Oaks 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 River Oaks-specific page below, and every job runs the same way: written findings, honest repair-versus-replace advice, permits handled where River Oaks requires them, and no door-knocker pressure, ever.
Roofing in River Oaks, specifically
The River Oaks roofing picture has its own character, and it shapes how we work here. River Oaks is established DFW: neighborhoods that have been through multiple roof cycles, mature trees that feed gutters and abrade shingles in every wind event, and a housing stock whose re-roof history varies house by house with the quality of whoever did the last storm season’s work. That history is exactly why documentation matters more here than almost anywhere: separating old wear and prior repairs from fresh storm damage is what makes a Tarrant County claim clean, and it’s what our written, photographed inspections are built to do.
Our crews work River Oaks alongside Fort Worth, Arlington and Mansfield, so scheduling draws on the whole nearby footprint rather than a single route.
PUBLIC RECORD
River Oaks roofs, by the public record
Two public records shape nearly every roofing decision in River Oaks: how often damaging hail falls here, and how old the homes are.
25
Hail days, 1 in.+ since 2006
9
Golf-ball-size hail days
3 in.
Largest stone on record
1953
Median year homes built
Hail near River Oaks
NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 25 days since 2006 with hail one inch or larger reported within 4 miles of River Oaks. On 9 of those days, the stones were golf ball size or bigger. Hail that size was reported in 12 of the last 20 years. The largest stones on record nearby measured 3 inches (teacup size) on October 10, 2019. The most recent report: 2.75-inch hail on April 25, 2026.
October 10, 2019: 3-inch hail (teacup size)
April 25, 2026: 2.75-inch hail (baseball size)
May 24, 2011: 2.75-inch hail (baseball size)
April 13, 2007: 2.75-inch hail (baseball size)
March 17, 2016: 2-inch hail (hen egg size)
How old River Oaks homes are
Half of River Oaks's 2,536 housing units were built in 1953 or earlier, and 82% predate 1980. On homes that age, today's roof is rarely the original, and older decking, layered repairs and ventilation that was never brought up to date are common.
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database (hail reports since 2006 within 4 miles of River Oaks); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Data pulled September 2026.
Yes, the full River Oaks footprint plus the surrounding communities. Our service area covers the DFW metroplex; if you can see it from a River Oaks rooftop, we probably work there.
Who issues roofing permits in River Oaks?
Roofing permits in River Oaks run through the River Oaks 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 River Oaks roof has been patched by several companies over the years. Is that a problem?
It's normal here, and it's why documentation matters: our inspection maps what's original, what's prior repair, and what's new damage, so your next decision (and your next claim) starts from evidence instead of mystery.
How often does hail hit River Oaks?
NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 25 days since 2006 with hail one inch or larger reported within 4 miles of River Oaks, including 9 days with golf ball size stones or bigger. Hail that size was reported in 12 of the last 20 years. The most recent report was 2.75-inch hail on April 25, 2026.
How old are most homes in River Oaks?
The median home in River Oaks was built in 1953, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey. 82% of the city's housing units predate 1980 and 6% were built in 2010 or later. Most homes here are well past the life of their original roof.
