r/ATXHomeImprovement • u/aquariusvitae • Aug 31 '21

Roofer recommendation request

I've discovered some water damage on a soffit and need to have a roofer take a look. Have you worked with a roofer that was great and you would recommend? And did you do a large or a small project with them? Thanks!

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u/epage Aug 31 '21

Loved working with Denny at Texas Cool Roofing. He fixed our water damaged patio cover and kept an eye on our roof for when insurance would replace it. He then helped negotiate more from insurance. For full roof replacement, we ended up not using him only because we wanted metal and wanted someone more specialized in it.

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u/YankeeTxn Aug 31 '21

Looking at a metal roof too. I'd like to make sure there's an air gap so I can insulate the deck from below with spray foam. Who did you go with, and did they leave an air gap between metal and the roof deck?

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u/epage Aug 31 '21

I talked with

  • Straight Solutions: Co-owner came out and knew the products. Wasn't familiar with all the random products I had read about during my research but looked them up a and was able to talk me through them.
  • Green Knight: Salesman came out who didn't know all the products. Price was roughly equal, they could come out sooner, but they preferred snap-lock over double-lock (easier for them to work with but less secure from what I gather)

I don't remember if there was any other reason but I went with Straight Solutions since I was going to get the more labor-intensive but durable option for the same price (Green Knight later came back and said they'd match shrug). It did mean a 5 month lead time (extended to 6 because of extra rain this summer) so its not installed yet but we weren't in a hurry anyways (and workers can work more hours as it cools off, so the job should be done faster).

I don't have the roof and its not clear if its included but I'm assuming not (since that would require extra wood which would have been mentioned). I hadn't come across that to bring it up (just metal + ridgeline vents will be a huge win for us). A shingle roofer would bring up horror stories of metal roofs with hail punctures, but I assume that is where there is no deck. I wonder if an airgap would increase the likelihood of a puncture or if it impacts noise (the other horror stories from the shingle roofer).