Clay tile is the original: the terracotta barrel and flat profiles that define Spanish and Mediterranean homes in Krum, fired to a color that never fades.
Clay’s color is the material, not a coating, so a clay roof in Krum looks the same in year forty as year four. It is lighter than concrete tile but more brittle, costs more, and rewards installers who respect its handling. On architecture built for it, nothing else looks right.
We install and service clay tile roofing across Krum and the surrounding DFW communities. Expect free written estimates, documented inspections, and honest guidance on whether this system actually fits your home and budget.
How Krum changes the math
The honest starting point for Clay Tile Roofing in Krum is the street you live on, not the sample board. Out here lot sizes stretch and rooflines get more individual, with inventory that runs from older farm-town stock to brand-new builds on the same road. That inventory takes tile selectively. The right houses carry it beautifully, and the lift-and-relay option means an aging tile roof is not automatically a replacement.
Permit-wise, this work in Krum runs through the city’s building department, and filing it is our job, not yours. The weather here is not hypothetical: big cores can crack concrete tile, which is why post-storm checks here include the attic side, not just the surface. Nearby Denton and Lewisville see the same crews and the same spec, so the install you would get has local addresses attached. One inspection turns the general case into your case, with photos and numbers attached.
THE SYSTEM
Clay Tile Roofing, up close.
Clay tile. S-profile courses with proper headlap and mortared caps, good for decades of Texas service.
PUBLIC RECORD
The local record behind Clay Tile Roofing in Krum
How a roof system holds up in Krum depends on the storms it has to take and the houses it sits on. Here is what the public record shows.
17
Hail days, 1 in.+ since 2006
8
Golf-ball-size hail days
2.5 in.
Largest stone on record
2005
Median year homes built
Hail near Krum
NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 17 days since 2006 with hail one inch or larger reported within 4 miles of Krum. On 8 of those days, the stones were golf ball size or bigger. Hail that size was reported in 11 of the last 20 years. The largest stones on record nearby measured 2.5 inches (tennis ball size) on September 21, 2023. The most recent report: 1.5-inch hail on June 2, 2024.
September 21, 2023: 2.5-inch hail (tennis ball size)
April 3, 2014: 2-inch hail (hen egg size)
May 10, 2021: 1.75-inch hail (golf ball size)
April 11, 2016: 1.75-inch hail (golf ball size)
March 17, 2016: 1.75-inch hail (golf ball size)
How old Krum homes are
The median home in Krum was built in 2005. A large share of the city's 2,035 housing units are now old enough that original roofs are coming due, while 31% were built in 2010 or later.
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database (hail reports since 2006 within 4 miles of Krum); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Data pulled September 2026.
Common questions about clay tile roofing in Krum
Clay vs concrete tile in Krum: what is the real difference?
Clay holds color permanently and weighs less but costs more and is more brittle; concrete is tougher and cheaper with color that mellows over decades. Both need structure rated for tile weight.
Is clay tile practical in DFW hail?
Clay can crack in significant hail, though individual tiles replace readily, which is the system's design logic. Owners committed to the look accept occasional tile replacement as part of a fifty-year roof.
Do you install this on shops and outbuildings near Krum?
Yes. Barns, workshops, and outbuildings are first-class projects out here, not afterthoughts, and the material conversation (usually metal-forward) covers them alongside the house.
How often does hail hit Krum?
NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 17 days since 2006 with hail one inch or larger reported within 4 miles of Krum, including 8 days with golf ball size stones or bigger. Hail that size was reported in 11 of the last 20 years. The most recent report was 1.5-inch hail on June 2, 2024.
How old are most homes in Krum?
The median home in Krum was built in 2005, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey. 11% of the city's housing units predate 1980 and 31% were built in 2010 or later. Many homes here are reaching the age when original roofs come due.
