The code numbers here are verified and citable — 115 mph, no ice barrier required, adopted by Ordinance 3505 effective June 2024. The permit fee is not published anywhere we can read, so we ask rather than guess.
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Everything off, so the decking is seen rather than assumed. On Waxahachie's older core the sheathing has already been through one or two tear-offs, and that condition is most of the price.
Rotten, delaminated or fastener-chewed sheathing replaced and photographed, sound sheathing kept. Intake and exhaust balanced to the attic volume — the requirement most denied shingle warranty claims actually turn on.
Synthetic underlayment, a proper starter course, and ridge and rake detailing specified to the figure Waxahachie actually adopted — verified in the regional table the city took on with Ordinance 3505.
Replaced rather than reused. Reusing flashing is the fastest way to shave a bid and the most reliable way to produce a leak in year three, and it is invisible from the ground either way.
Older Waxahachie houses carry porch roofs and additions below 2:12 where a shingle will not hold. Those get a proper membrane flashed into the steep-slope field.
We get the current fee from Building and Community Services and submit through the city's online portal, rather than quoting a figure from a chapter the city does not publish.
How many squares, how much decking is included, what happens if we find more, what flashing is replaced rather than reused, what ventilation is specified, and how the low-slope sections are handled.
Waxahachie's Chapter 11 fee schedule is not publicly readable. We confirm the current charge with Building and Community Services and submit through the CSS portal — so the number on your contract is the number on your invoice.
Nothing opened wider than we can dry in the same day. Deck repairs photographed before they disappear under underlayment, and the property protected and magnet-swept each evening.
Inspection passed, manufacturer warranty registered including the ventilation compliance most denied claims turn on, and the photographic record handed over at closeout.
Dimensional, UL Class A, specified to Waxahachie's adopted 115 mph. The default across both the older core and the newer subdivisions.
UL 2218 Class 4, in a county with a documented 3.75-inch trained-spotter measurement two miles from town. Frequently eligible for a Texas carrier premium discount worth pricing before you choose.
Porch roofs, sleeping porches and additions below about 2:12, given a proper membrane properly flashed into the steep-slope field rather than a shingle that will not hold there.
Written, on the installation. A workmanship warranty is worth exactly the continuity of the company behind it — ours has run from the same building since 2019.
On qualifying systems installed to the published specification, including the ventilation requirement most denied warranty claims hinge on.
We return and check sealant, flashing, boots and ridge before your first full storm season has passed.
Don't see your question? Call us at (469) 936-7663 — we're happy to talk it through.
The 2021 International Codes plus the 2020 NEC, adopted by Ordinance 3505 passed 20 May 2024 and effective 1 June 2024, with the NCTCOG regional amendments. The adopted design wind speed is 115 mph three-second gust, 76 mph fastest mile, and ice barrier underlayment is answered No. Ground snow load 5 psf, seismic category A, frost line 6 inches.
We confirm it with the city rather than publishing a figure. Waxahachie's fee schedule lives in Chapter 11, Section 11-1 of the Code of Ordinances, and that document is not publicly readable through any route we could access. We would rather get the current number from Building and Community Services than print one that turns out wrong on your invoice.
Most Waxahachie single-family replacements are one to two days for tear-off, deck and install, with the roof dried in the same day it is opened. Older housing near the square with significant decking, complex layouts, or several low-slope sections extends that. We give you the honest number after the deck walk, not before.
Because the deck is the question, particularly on Waxahachie's older stock where a roof may already be on its second or third covering with sheathing that has taken repeated fastener damage. An overlay hides that from you, from us and from the inspector, adds weight, and shortens the life of the new roof.
It gets the right product. Older Waxahachie houses carry porch roofs, sleeping porches and additions below about 2:12 pitch, where an asphalt shingle will not hold. Those sections need a proper low-slope membrane properly flashed into the steep-slope field — one of the most common failure points on a cheap re-roof, because doing it correctly costs money nobody sees from the street.
Not as a code requirement — Waxahachie's adopted table answers the ice barrier question No. We still recommend a self-adhering membrane in valleys and around penetrations on most roofs, because that is where leaks actually start in this region. But that is a recommendation, not a code citation, and we will not dress it up as one.
The case here rests on documented evidence rather than a general claim about Texas hail. A trained spotter measured 3.75-inch hail 2.1 miles from town — the best-documented close-in giant hail in Ellis County. Many Texas carriers discount premiums for a UL 2218 Class 4 product; get the actual number from your carrier and we will show you the price difference.
We document the damage, meet the adjuster on the roof and supply the scope. What we will not do is promise an approval or inflate a scope so your deductible disappears. On an older Waxahachie roof the honest answer is sometimes end-of-life replacement rather than a claim, and we will say so even though it is the harder conversation.
Free inspection, honest scope, real warranty. Most service work scheduled within 24–48 hours.
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