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Fast, Reliable Roof Replacement Across Hornsby Bend
A full roof replacement in Hornsby Bend typically runs $11,500 to $28,000 for a standard single-family home, with architectural shingles being the most common choice at roughly $5.50 to $7.50 per square foot installed. Most tear-offs along FM 973 and the neighborhoods around Harold Rye Road take two to four working days once materials are on site. Call (254) 540-7345 and we’ll give you a written price before anyone climbs a ladder.
We know Hornsby Bend’s roofs because we’ve opened enough of them to know what’s underneath. Homes east of FM 973 were built to older standards, and the subdivision homes west of the highway face different challenges entirely. That local knowledge changes how we price, how we schedule, and what we put in the contract. Greg Holloway runs our crews, and he insists on one thing before any tear-off begins: a written price in your hands, covering the full scope, without a single surprise line item added at the door.
Why Tilehurst Roofing Austin Is Hornsby Bend’s Preferred Roof Replacement Company
Tilehurst Roofing is part of the Kingswell family of roofing companies, founded in 2000. We were built for homeowners who have already been burned by a no-show, a price change at the door, or a repair that failed within months. So every Hornsby Bend job starts with a written price before any work begins, and every repair carries a written guarantee delivered before the crew leaves, not mailed later.
Our customers in Hornsby Bend call about two things most often: hail damage from spring squalls that roll up the Colorado River valley, and older roofs east of FM 973 that were never built with modern drip edge or underlayment. We answer the phone with a live person 24 hours a day, every day, and the person answering knows how to get a crew dispatched to Hornsby Bend quickly. Background-checked, uniformed technicians run every job, so you know exactly who is on your roof.
The 365-Day Done Right Promise backs every replacement: if it’s not done right, we make it right, for a full year after the job. That’s in writing, before the first nail. No fine print, no callback queue. When a Hornsby Bend homeowner calls about a leak three months after we finished, we don’t argue about whose fault it is. We come back.
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Roof Replacement Contractor in Hornsby Bend
A roof replacement contractor in Hornsby Bend handles the full tear-off and rebuild: stripping old shingles, inspecting and replacing damaged decking, installing new underlayment, drip edge, flashing, and the finished shingle or tile system. Most Hornsby Bend homes built before 2000 need this level of attention because the original materials have reached the end of their lifespan, and a patch job won’t fix the underlying failures. Full replacements in Hornsby Bend run $11,500 to $28,000 depending on square footage, pitch, decking condition, and material choice.
We pull permits, schedule inspections, and engineer the job so drainage and ventilation meet current code. If the inspector catches something, we fix it. If the decking is worse than the initial inspection suggested, we write an allowance into the contract before the first shingle comes off, so you approve any added cost in writing before we touch it.
Full Roof Replacement Process
We start with an attic and roof inspection, then write a line-item quote covering tear-off, decking replacement if needed, underlayment, flashing, vents, and the shingle or tile system you choose. Material options span seven manufacturers: GAF, CertainTeed, Owens Corning, IKO, Atlas, Tamko, and Boral. You pick the product that fits your home, not whatever happens to be in the truck.
Roof Decking Replacement
Decking is the plywood or OSB layer under your shingles. On Hornsby Bend homes east of FM 973, we regularly find sections rotted at the eaves from wind-driven rain curling behind missing drip edge. Replacement runs $2.50 to $4.00 per square foot installed, and we always write this as a clearly defined allowance so you know the worst-case cost before we open the roof.
Asphalt Shingle Roof Replacement in Hornsby Bend
Asphalt shingle roof replacement in Hornsby Bend is the most common job we do, simply because most of the housing stock wears composition shingles. Architectural shingles are the standard upgrade in this market, running $5.50 to $7.50 per square foot installed, while basic 3-tab shingles come in closer to $4.50 to $5.50 per square foot. The difference matters beyond looks: architectural shingles are thicker, handle hail better, and carry higher wind ratings.
Before we nail down a single shingle, we inspect what’s beneath. In the ranches and manufactured homes built during the 1980s and 1990s, that often means no ice and water shield, single-layer felt, and soffit-to-ridge ventilation that was undersized when new. We fix those conditions as part of the replacement, not as a premium add-on, because a new roof over a bad substrate fails the same way the old one did.
Architectural Shingles
Architectural, or dimensional, shingles give you a thicker, multi-layer product that stands up better to the hail and wind Hornsby Bend sees each spring. Most of the homes we replace in the newer subdivisions west of FM 973 already have them, and we match that standard on older homes. The installed cost above includes full tear-off, underlayment, drip edge, and flashing, not just the shingles.
Flat Roofing Replacement
Some Hornsby Bend additions, carports, and patio covers have flat or low-slope sections that need specialized membrane systems rather than shingles. We handle modified bitumen and single-ply systems, and we tie them into the shingled main roof so water never ponds at the transition. Flat sections run $8 to $12 per square foot installed depending on the membrane and the condition of the substrate.
Trusted Brands We Service in Hornsby Bend
We install and service roofing systems from GAF, CertainTeed, Owens Corning, IKO, Atlas, Tamko, and Boral. That means a Hornsby Bend homeowner can choose a Tamko shingle in a color that matches the neighborhood, or a Boral concrete tile for a new build, and we’ll order it without pushing a single house brand. We carry fast access to local distributor stock for Hornsby Bend jobs, so material delays on a common architectural shingle color are rare, and if a storm takes out a section of your existing GAF roof, we can match it rather than replacing the whole field.
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AfterCommon Roof Replacement Problems We See in Hornsby Bend Homes
- Rotting deck edges on homes east of FM 973. Older 3-tab roofs in this part of Hornsby Bend often lack proper drip edge, so wind-driven rain curls behind the fascia and rots the deck edge before anyone sees a ceiling stain. By the time it shows up inside, two or three sheets of decking usually need replacement.
- Undersized ventilation on 1980s manufactured homes. The soffit-to-ridge ventilation systems installed on these homes were inadequate even when new, and attic heat cooks the underside of composition shingles, cutting lifespan by years. We upgrade ventilation as standard on these replacements.
- Cracked underlayment hidden beneath concrete tile. Newer builds in Hornsby Bend’s subdivisions often use concrete tile over felt underlayment. When hail cracks the tile, the underlayment beneath can crack too, and the damage stays hidden until a spring squall drives water through the penetrations. Replacement on these roofs means removing tile, replacing underlayment, and re-setting the same tile if it’s still sound.
- Original 3-tab shingles with no ice and water shield. Roofers working east of FM 973 still regularly pull off original 3-tab shingles with only a single layer of felt underlayment and no ice and water shield in the valleys. That’s a failure pattern almost nonexistent in the newer subdivisions west of 973, and it’s the first thing we correct on any tear-off in that part of Hornsby Bend.
Pricing for Roof Replacement in Hornsby Bend, TX
A full asphalt shingle roof replacement in Hornsby Bend runs $4.50 to $7.50 per square foot installed, with most architectural shingle jobs landing between $5.50 and $7.50. A typical 1,800-square-foot single-story ranch east of FM 973 comes in around $14,000 to $19,000 with architectural shingles, new drip edge, full-width ice and water shield in the valleys, and decking allowances written in. Flat roof sections run $8 to $12 per square foot. Tile systems run higher, typically $12 to $20 per square foot installed, and they need the tile removed and re-set when underlayment fails.
What moves the price in Hornsby Bend specifically: whether the home is east or west of FM 973 matters, because east-side homes more often need decking replacement. Pitch and height matter. Multiple stories, steep valleys, and chimney flashing all add labor. We give you a written price before any work starts, with allowances for anything we can’t see until tear-off. Call (254) 540-7345 for a free estimate and a line-item quote.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hornsby Bend
Our crews run Roof Replacement jobs throughout the east Austin metro, and when we’re not in Hornsby Bend, we’re working nearby. You’ll find us in Austin, Round Rock, Pflugerville, and Leander, applying the same written-price standard and 365-Day Done Right Promise. If you’re in Hornsby Bend or any surrounding community, the same live person answers the phone at (254) 540-7345.
Serving Hornsby Bend, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hornsby Bend area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Roof Replacement in Hornsby Bend
If the decking is soft, delaminated, or water-stained in more than a few isolated spots, a re-cover is a bad bet because you’re nailing new shingles into material that won’t hold them. The test our crews run in Hornsby Bend is simple: we check the attic side for staining, probe from the roof side in suspect areas, and look at the deck edge behind the fascia. If more than roughly 10 to 15 percent of the deck needs replacement, you’re better off with a full tear-off, and we’ll tell you that before writing the quote. Call (254) 540-7345 and we’ll inspect your deck at no charge.
Ice and water shield is a peel-and-stick membrane that seals around nails and stops wind-driven rain from working its way under shingles, and the spring squalls that run up the Colorado River valley drive rain sideways hard enough to defeat felt underlayment. In the valleys where two roof planes meet, water concentrates and moves fast, and a single layer of felt is not enough. On the homes east of FM 973 we replace, we routinely find valley leaks that started as wind-driven rain, not ice dams. It’s cheap insurance compared to replacing rotted decking, and we include it on every Hornsby Bend replacement by default.
A square is 100 square feet of roof area, and quoting by the square tells you exactly what you’re paying per unit of roof. A quote that just says ‘total roof’ with a single number can hide loose math on material quantity, waste factor, or labor. We quote Hornsby Bend jobs in squares, with the total square count listed, the price per square, and the waste factor stated separately. That way you can compare our quote to another contractor’s line by line. Call (254) 540-7345 and we’ll walk you through the numbers before you sign anything.
No. The shingle’s wind rating only applies when the shingle is installed exactly according to the manufacturer’s nailing pattern, nail count, and placement, and when the starter strip, drip edge, and underlayment are installed to the same standard. The roof system gets the rating, not just the shingle. In Hornsby Bend, where spring winds regularly hit the high-end of what our housing stock sees, we nail architectural shingles to the manufacturer’s high-wind spec on every replacement, and we document it so your warranty stands up. Call (254) 540-7345 and ask us about high-wind installation details.
Building codes in the 1980s required far less attic ventilation than today’s standards, and the single-story ranches and manufactured homes built in Hornsby Bend during that decade often got the minimum required by the era’s code, typically continuous soffit vents with a single ridge vent or a few box vents. Attic heat in a Hornsby Bend summer cooks the underside of composition shingles and shortens their life, which is why we upgrade ventilation on every replacement of a 1980s home, not as a premium add-on but as part of doing the roof right. Call (254) 540-7345 for a free inspection that includes a ventilation check.
Written by Greg Holloway, Owner at Tilehurst Roofing Austin, serving Hornsby Bend with written prices, written guarantees, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise.