Bare Galvalume standing seam metal roof on a limestone Hill Country home outside San Antonio

Metal Roofing in San Antonio, TXStanding seam, metal shingle and hail repair for the Hill Country

Hail season comes back every April. Class 4 metal roofs for San Antonio and the towns along the Escarpment, installed to shrug off the storms that send everyone else up a ladder.

24-gauge Galvalume with Kynar 500 finish, UL 2218 Class 4 impact rated
Measured on the roof, quoted line by line, in writing
Repair and hail-claim documentation for metal roofs we didn't install

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Why metal makes more sense in San Antonio than almost anywhere

Three things about living on the Balcones Escarpment that a shingle roof handles badly and a metal roof handles well.

$1.4Binsured losses, San Antonio hailstorm of April 12, 2016

Hail

Baseball hail strips granules off asphalt and ends the roof. A Class 4 metal panel is tested by dropping a 2-inch steel ball on it twice in the same spot. It may dent; it doesn't fail. That's the whole point of the rating.

100°+days in a typical San Antonio summer

Heat

Dark shingles soak up the sun and dump it into the attic. Kynar "cool" pigments reflect a large share of it back, and a standing seam roof on battens gives the heat somewhere to go before it reaches your ceiling.

Class Afire rating, non-combustible panels

Wildfire

The Hill Country side of the metro, Helotes, Boerne, Spring Branch, is wildland-urban interface. Metal panels don't burn and don't catch embers. Insurers on ridge-line lots increasingly notice.

Three systems, and which one your house actually wants

The panel decides the look, the hail behaviour and whether your HOA signs off. Price follows from that: we quote it after we measure, not before.

System	Best for	In a hailstorm	HOA	Fasteners
Standing seamConcealed fastener, 24 ga Galvalume, Kynar 500	Most homes. Stone-and-stucco Hill Country builds, contemporary, ranch. The roof you see on the good houses in Boerne.	Class 4. Vertical panels shed water and debris; minor denting is possible on the flats, leaks are not.	Approved in muted colours by most Bexar and Comal County HOAs. We handle the ARC packet.	None exposed. Clips let the panel move with 60 degrees of daily temperature swing.
Metal shingle & stone-coatedStamped steel, shake or slate profile	Neighbourhoods with strict architectural rules, Fair Oaks Ranch, Cordillera, parts of Stone Oak, where a panel roof won't get through.	Class 4. The embossed profile hides small dents better than a flat panel.	Reads as shake or tile from the street. This is the one for a "no metal" board.	Concealed, interlocking.
R-panel / exposed fastener26 ga, screw-down, corrugated or ribbed	Barns, workshops, carports, acreage outbuildings in Bulverde and Spring Branch. Honest and cheap, on the right building.	Panels hold; the neoprene screw washers are what age out. Budget for a re-screw every 10 to 15 years.	Rarely approved on a house. Fine on the shop behind it.	Exposed. Thousands of them. Each one is a future maintenance item.

We don't install asphalt shingles. If shingles are the right answer for your budget, we'll say so and you'll save a phone call.

Read your policy before hail season, not after

Most Texas homeowner policies now carry a cosmetic damage endorsement for metal roofs. Nobody explains it until the adjuster is on the roof. Here it is in plain English.

What it says. If hail dents a metal roof but the roof still keeps water out, the insurer can treat the dents as cosmetic and pay nothing for them. Functional damage — punctures, split seams, damaged flashing, anything that leaks — is still covered.

Why it exists. After the 2016 storm, insurers were paying to replace metal roofs that still worked. The endorsement, approved by the Texas Department of Insurance, lets them stop.

What it means for you. A metal roof is the roof that survives the storm. The trade is that it may carry a few dents afterwards that are yours to live with. Most people take that trade gladly once they understand it. Nobody likes discovering it from a denial letter.

What we do about it. Every inspection separates cosmetic from functional damage, photographed and labelled, so your claim asks for exactly what the policy owes. If you already have a metal roof and the endorsement worries you, ask your agent whether it's on your policy and what removing it costs.

Before you sign for a metal roof

Four things to ask, in this order.

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Is there a cosmetic damage endorsement on my policy?Your agent can tell you in one call.
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What's the Class 4 discount?Many Texas insurers reduce the premium for an impact-rated roof. Get the number in writing before the install, not after.
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Will the HOA approve this panel and colour?We submit the ARC packet; you sign it. Ask before ordering material.
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Who does the warranty actually come from?Paint finish is the manufacturer's. Workmanship is ours. Two documents, two names.

After the storm

What happens between the hail stopping and your roof being right again, whether we installed it or not.

Keep the water out

Same-day tarp on anything open. We photograph before we cover, because the adjuster will want to see it as the storm left it.

Inspect and document

Every slope walked, every dent and puncture marked and labelled cosmetic or functional. You get the photo report; so does your agent.

Meet the adjuster

We're on the roof with them. Metal roofs get under-scoped by adjusters who mostly see shingles; someone should be there who reads a seam.

Repair or replace

Panel swaps, seam re-seals, flashing, ridge and trim. Or, if the roof is done, a written quote for the one that isn't next time.

Already have a metal roof?

Most of the roofers in San Antonio install metal. Very few will come out to fix one. Screw-down roofs from the 2000s are reaching the age where the washers give up, and standing seam from the wrong installer leaks at the penetrations.

Hail dents circled in yellow crayon on a bare Galvalume standing seam panel, with a split plumbing vent boot, the morning after a San Antonio storm

Bare Galvalume or painted? In the Hill Country, that's a real question.

Half the standing seam roofs west of I-10 are unpainted, and they look right on limestone. Here's how to choose.

Bare Galvalume — the 55% aluminium-zinc coating on its own. Weathers to a soft grey, costs less, and carries a long manufacturer corrosion warranty. It's the Hill Country vernacular. It is also the most reflective option you can put up.

Kynar 500 painted — a PVDF finish in muted colours that hold up under a Texas sun where cheaper SMP paint chalks and fades. Dark colours look sharp and run warmer; ask to see the solar reflectance number, not just the swatch.

Either way, you'll hold a 24-gauge sample against your stone before anything is ordered.

Eave and rake edge of a bare Galvalume standing seam roof meeting a cut-limestone wall on a Hill Country house

Bare Galvalumethe Hill Country default

Charcoal

Medium bronze

Copper penny

Evergreen

Colonial red

San Antonio and the towns along the Escarpment

Every town on this list gets its own page because there's something different to say about roofing there. If there weren't, it wouldn't be here. Drive times are from downtown, roughly.

San AntonioBexar County, every ZIP
1950s to 70s ranch houses inside 410 with low-slope roofs that were never meant for a third layer of shingles; north-side subdivisions rebuilt after 2016 with a decade of Class 4 in mind.
BoerneKendall County, about 35 min
Ridge-line lots with real wind exposure, harder freezes than the city, and HOAs, Cordillera Ranch, Tapatio Springs, with material and colour rules that decide the system before you do.
New BraunfelsComal County, about 35 min
Fastest-growing part of the ring: I-35 corridor subdivisions on their first re-roof, Gruene and the river lots with older metal that needs repair more than replacement.
HelotesBexar County, about 25 min
78023 is wildland-urban interface, cedar and live oak right up to the eaves. The fire rating stops being a footnote here, and the insurer knows it.
Bulverde & Spring BranchComal County, 30 to 40 min
Acreage. One quote often covers the house in standing seam and the barn in R-panel; wells, gates and long drives change how a crew stages a job.
Fair Oaks RanchBexar, Kendall and Comal, about 30 min
Three counties, one strict architectural committee. This is where metal shingle earns its keep: the look the ARC wants with the Class 4 rating the storm demands.
Schertz & CiboloGuadalupe County, 25 to 30 min
Newer, denser subdivisions with tighter lot lines and builder-grade shingle roofs coming due together. The HOA packet is routine; the neighbours' opinions aren't.

Not listed? Call anyway. If we're already on that side of the county, we'll come measure. View all service areas →

Straight answers to the questions people actually ask

Taken from the calls, not from a keyword tool.

Will hail dent a metal roof?

Big hail can dent anything. Typical San Antonio hail doesn't mark 24-gauge steel; 26- and 29-gauge and aluminium dent more easily, which is why we spec 24 on houses. A dent is cosmetic; a puncture is a claim. See the endorsement section above for why the difference matters in Texas.

Is a metal roof hotter in summer?

The opposite, done right. Reflective Kynar pigments and bare Galvalume send more of the sun back than any shingle, and a ventilated install lets the rest escape before it hits the attic. Most people see the electric bill move.

Is it loud in the rain?

Not over a solid deck with underlayment, which is how every house roof is built. Barns are loud because the panels sit on open purlins with nothing underneath.

Will my HOA allow it?

Most Bexar and Comal County HOAs approve standing seam in muted colours. The strict ones, Fair Oaks Ranch, Cordillera Ranch, some Stone Oak sections, get metal shingle. We prepare the ARC submission either way.

Can you install over my existing shingles?

Sometimes: one layer, sound deck, code allows it. It saves the tear-off, but we'll tell you when it's a bad idea, and on a roof with 2016 hail damage under the shingles, it usually is.

Will my insurance go down?

Many Texas insurers offer a discount for a UL 2218 Class 4 roof. The size varies by carrier and you should get it in writing before the install. Note that the same carrier may add the cosmetic damage endorsement at the same time.

What does a metal roof cost in San Antonio?

We don't publish prices, because the honest number depends on the roof. A measured, itemised quote is free and takes about an hour on the roof. Panel gauge, finish, underlayment, flashing and trim are all listed so you can compare it line by line with anyone else's.