Roofing Tips and Advice from Cox Brothers

A “free roof” almost always means a contractor is offering to waive your insurance deductible, which has been illegal in Texas since 2019 and is a sign of inflated claims…

In South Texas, a standing seam metal roof lasts roughly 40 to 60 years and shrugs off hail without cracking, while architectural asphalt shingles last about 17 to 22 years…

After a South Texas storm, most homeowners should get a roofer’s inspection first, then file the insurance claim, unless the policy specifically requires notifying the insurer before any contractor sets…

The hour after a South Texas storm passes is when homeowners make the most expensive mistakes. They climb up on wet shingles, they sign paperwork from whoever knocks on the…

You’ve narrowed it down to shingle or metal. Every quote says something different, every neighbor has an opinion, and the cost gap between the two is wide enough to make…

If you’ve lived in South Texas for more than a spring or two, you’ve watched a storm roll in off the Gulf and wondered what was about to fall out…

Most roof problems don’t announce themselves until water is already coming through a ceiling. The frustrating part is that the roof warning signs almost always show up months earlier, where…

Your roof took a hit last night. Maybe it was hail the size of golf balls, maybe a branch came through during straight-line winds. Either way, you’re standing in your…

Texas averages over 400 hailstorms per year. That’s more than any other state. And after every one of them, thousands of homeowners look up at their roof from the driveway,…

A roof doesn’t fail all at once. It sends signals for months or even years before the first leak shows up in your living room. The homeowners who catch those…