Smithville is a small river town on Highway 71 with a historic Main Street, older homes on shaded lots, and rural properties along the Colorado River and toward Buescher State Park.
Smithville has a housing stock that skews old. The blocks around Main Street and the railroad have homes from the early 1900s through the 1960s, many on large shaded lots with tall pines and oaks, and a lot of those roofs have been re-covered rather than replaced. Metal is common here, both older tin and exposed-fastener R-panel, and a good share of our Smithville work is on metal that has reached the end of its screws and washers. Outside town, along the river and toward Buescher State Park, it is acreage properties with a house, a shop and a barn.
The weather is the same Central Texas pattern, spring hail and thunderstorm wind, with the added factor of trees: limb damage, needles and leaves in the valleys, and moss on shaded slopes.
Common roof problems in Smithville
Exposed-fastener metal with backed-out screws and cracked washers
Old layered shingle roofs over original decking on historic homes
Limb damage and debris-packed valleys on shaded lots
Moss and algae on north slopes under tree cover
Barns and shops with rusted or leaking metal
Neighborhoods we cover in Smithville
Main Street and downtown Smithville Railroad district Highway 71 corridor Colorado River properties Buescher State Park area Upton and Hills Prairie area
Services
Roofing Services in Smithville
What we do in Smithville and what it looks like on the roofs here. Pick a category; every service has its own page.
Homes in Manor and greater Austin
Roof replacement, shingles, metal and inspections
New roofs installed to the manufacturer spec, not the builder spec, with the underlayment, flashing and ventilation that make a roof last in Central Texas heat and hail.
Smithville replacements are often on homes that have been re-covered more than once. We take everything off, replace the decking that has gone soft under old layers, reflash the chimneys, and put on a roof that suits the house, shingles or standing seam. On the newer homes along Highway 71 it is a standard replacement to spec.
Shingle roofing in Smithville is often a re-roof on a historic home with original decking, or a replacement on a 1990s house on the edge of town. Either gets synthetic underlayment, proper flashing, ventilation, and a Class A rated shingle.
Metal is most of what we do in Smithville: replacing tired exposed-fastener roofs on homes and barns, converting old tin to standing seam, and roofing new shops with R-panel. We can usually do the house and the outbuildings on one trip.
New construction around Smithville is custom homes and barndominiums on acreage, shops and barns. We do dry-in and finish in metal or shingle and coordinate with the builder or the owner-builder.
Free inspections in Smithville are useful before buying an older home, where the roof age is often unknown. We look at the decking from the attic, check every flashing, and give you photos and an honest remaining-life estimate.
The typical Smithville repair is a leak on an older roof: a rusted valley, a chimney with no proper counter-flashing, or a section of metal with screws backed out. We repair what will hold and are honest when a roof has more patches than roof left.
Smithville leaks show up on old roofs under old trees: a valley full of debris, a chimney flashing that has separated, a tin roof with a rusted fastener. We trace the leak from the attic, repair the entry point, and tell you honestly how much life the roof has left.
Wind and falling limbs do more damage in Smithville than hail, though hail comes through too. We tarp active leaks, document the damage for your carrier, and repair or replace to the approved scope.
Wind damage in Smithville is limbs on old roofs and laps lifting on old tin. We secure what is open, replace what is broken, and are honest about how much life the roof has.
Smithville emergencies are usually a limb through an old roof on a shaded lot, or a wind front lifting panels on tired metal. We secure the opening, stop the water, photograph it for your carrier, and do the permanent repair once it is dry.
Smithville is at the edge of the hail corridor, and most claims here are wind and tree damage. We document what happened, separate it from age on the older roofs, meet the adjuster, and do the work to the approved scope.
Commercial metal roofing in Smithville is the shops, barns and small industrial buildings around town: fastener replacement, panel replacement and new R-panel or standing seam roofs.