Fairview bans staples on shingle work and specifies the fastener down to gauge, head diameter and ASTM standard. It is one of the most prescriptive towns we work, and the median home here is worth nearly $600,000.
Most cities adopt the model code and move on. Fairview writes its own fastening spec into the reroof packet: galvanized steel, stainless steel, aluminum or copper roofing nails, minimum 12 gauge shank with a minimum three-eighths inch head, long enough to penetrate the roofing and at least three quarters of an inch into the sheathing, complying with ASTM F 1667. And then the line that matters most — staples are not permitted for shingle application unless the manufacturer's instructions on the package specifically allow them.
That is unusual and it is worth knowing, because stapled shingles are still one of the most common shortcuts in fast storm work. In Fairview it is a code violation.
The storm history is real. On October 20, 2019 an EF0 formed near Exchange Parkway and Ridgeview Drive in west Allen, pulled shingles off a number of residences, crossed US-75 and — in the National Weather Service's own words — impacted the Village at Fairview commercial district, damaging roofs and facades. That center is now branded Fairview Town Center. March 24, 2019 brought two and a half inch hail to the area, and the April 11, 2016 Wylie supercell passed close enough to matter.
Fairview's housing is also arriving at the same decision together. Roughly 43% of the stock was built between 2000 and 2009, which puts those original roofs at 17 to 26 years old now, and the median home value is $597,300. This is a replacement market with high expectations rather than a patch-and-hope market.
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View Roof Maintenance →The town's reroof packet requires galvanized steel, stainless, aluminum or copper nails at minimum 12 gauge with a three-eighths inch head, penetrating at least three quarters of an inch into the sheathing and meeting ASTM F 1667 — and it prohibits staples for shingle application unless the manufacturer's package says otherwise. Ask any bidder what fastener they are using and watch what happens.
Fairview requires the permit applicant to be a registered contractor, and its reroof packet goes further: the permit holder must use only subcontractors registered with the Town where that requirement applies. Registration can be suspended for failing to finalize permits with the required inspections. We close ours out.
Fairview's estate zoning produces large homes on large lots with cut-up rooflines, multiple planes and long eave runs. Material quantity, staging, waste factor and access all change on a house like that. We measure the real roof rather than applying a tract-subdivision price per square.
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Correct, for shingle application — Fairview's reroof packet states staples are not permitted unless specifically noted in the manufacturer's installation instructions on the shingle package. It also specifies the nail: galvanized steel, stainless, aluminum or copper, minimum 12 gauge shank, minimum three-eighths inch head, penetrating at least three quarters of an inch into the sheathing, to ASTM F 1667. Most cities say nothing this specific.
A residential reroof permit is $100. Commercial is priced at four cents per square foot. Fairview doubles the permit fee for work started without one, and reinspections begin at $50 for the second one and climb in $25 increments after that. Emergency weekday inspections are $75 and weekend inspections $150, which must be scheduled by Friday.
Two official Town documents disagree, and we would rather tell you that than pick one. Fairview's adopted ordinance table gives 105 mph at Exposure C, while the reroof permit packet states 115 mph three-second gust. We build to the more demanding of the two and confirm with the Town at 972-886-4209 on any job where the difference matters.
Only if you are in the Commercial Planned Development District on the west side of town — that is where those standards live. They are not a town-wide mandate for homes in the Ranch Estate districts. Your own planned development ordinance or HOA deed restrictions may impose something similar, so we check yours specifically rather than assuming either way.
Likely close. Around 43% of Fairview's housing was built between 2000 and 2009, so a typical original builder shingle is at or past its rated life. Many roofs here have also been through the 2016, 2019 and 2023 storms. A free inspection tells you whether you are looking at this year or five years out.
Call us at (469) 936-7663, or request your free estimate online — most inspections are scheduled within 24–48 hours.
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