Plano Roofing & Siding (972) 526-0131
64%
of Plano housing units were built from 1970 through 1999. The median year is 1993.
25%
of the roof area: above that, the city's handout requires a re-roof permit, with an attic inspection at final.
$100
a year: the city registration fee for general contractors, a class that includes roofing companies.
What gets handled

Two Halves of the Same Old House

The roof

A roof put on a 1993 house when it was new is more than thirty years old. Whether yours is that roof or its replacement decides everything else.

The walls

Siding, trim, fascia and soffit are the same age as the house and do not get replaced on a schedule. They get found.

The city's side

Plano Writes Its Roofing Rules Down

A permit is required for residential re-roof work exceeding 25% of the roof area.

Existing wood shake, slate, clay, cement or asbestos-cement tile must be removed before the new roof goes on.

The final inspection includes the attic.

Roofing companies fall under the city's general contractor registration, renewed every year.

Sources: City of Plano Building Inspections, re-roof handout (revised September 16, 2016) and contractor registration handout (revised January 16, 2020).

Texas does not license roofers, which leaves homeowners with little to check. Plano's registration and permit are two things you can check. The permit page walks through both.

How it works

From a Phone Call to a Written Quote

  1. Say what you see

    The build year, the problem, and which side of the house. By phone or by form.

  2. Get matched

    Your request goes to one independent contractor who works in Plano. It is not sold around.

  3. The contractor looks

    On the roof and in the attic, or around the walls with a probe. You get photographs.

  4. You decide

    The quote, the permit and the agreement are between you and the contractor.

Neighborhoods and nearby cities

Places Where the Job Changes

Most of Plano fits one description. These eight places do not, because of when they were built or whose rules apply.

Roof edge to slab edge

Thirty Years of Weather, Up Close

Roof seen from a ladder with one slope stripped to wood decking, felt rolled along the lower edge and a trailer of old shingles in the driveway Edge of an asphalt shingle roof with several tabs missing and others creased, a gloved hand holding a flat bar beside the gap Brown ring-shaped water stain on a textured white ceiling beside a recessed light and an air vent, lit by a flashlight Worn gray asphalt shingles with bald patches and two chalk circles drawn on the slope, a vent pipe with a cracked collar to one side Roof slope partly covered in new brown dimensional shingles with gray underlayment above, a chalk line across it and a nail gun on an orange hose Asphalt shingles peeled back to show weathered gray wood shakes beneath, with spaced boards and gaps visible where the shakes are gone Square metal roof vent with round dents in its top beside shingles with dark bruised spots, wet leaves on the roof and a hand pointing at the vent Underside of roof decking in an attic with a dark water stain around a white vent pipe, rafters, a silver duct and loose insulation below Second-story wall above brick with old siding removed from half of it, white wrap over the sheathing, new lap boards going up and a ladder against the wall Lowest rows of painted lap siding swollen and flaking along their bottom edges near an outdoor spigot, with the slab edge below Corner of a roof edge seen from below with a rotted fascia board behind a gutter end and a stained, sagging soffit panel beside brick Hand pressing a screwdriver into the soft, cracked lower corner of painted window trim where it meets lap siding above brick
Short answers

Before You Call

Does a roof replacement in Plano need a permit?

Under the city's re-roof handout, yes, when the work exceeds 25% of the roof area. The final inspection includes the attic. The permit page has the details.

Is this a roofing company?

No. This site passes your request to an independent roofing or siding contractor who works in Plano. That contractor quotes the job and does it.

How do I check a roofer in a state with no roofing license?

Texas has none, so ask for what does exist: the company's current City of Plano contractor registration, proof of liability insurance, a local address, and the workmanship warranty in writing.

My house is from the 1980s. Is the siding due as well?

Possibly on some walls and not others. A siding inspection sorts them before you spend on paint or boards.

More questions and answers

Start With the Build Year

Tell a local contractor how old the house is and what you have noticed. The rest follows from that.

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