roofing
Standing Seam Metal Roof on a Hill Country Home in Dripping Springs
AFTER
The job
A hillside home in Dripping Springs needed a roof that could handle open-exposure wind and the occasional hail storm. The existing composition shingles were 18 years old and had lost significant granule coverage, especially on the west-facing slope that takes the full brunt of hill country weather.
The homeowners wanted metal but had been quoted by two contractors who used exposed-fastener systems. They wanted hidden fasteners and a clean finish.
What we installed
24-gauge standing seam metal panels with hidden clip fasteners, no exposed screws. The finish is a Kynar 500 coating with a 40-year warranty against fading and chalking. The system is rated to 140 mph wind uplift.
Standing seam metal is the right call for Dripping Springs and the surrounding hill country because it sheds hail instead of absorbing the impact, and the smooth surface doesn't trap the pine debris that composition roofs collect in this area.
The install
Day one was tear-off and deck inspection. We found the original skip sheathing needed solid decking in two sections, which we laid before underlayment. Day two was panel layout and clip installation. Days three and four were panel rollforming on site, ridge cap, and flashing details at the two chimneys and the valley transitions.
The job took four days total. The crew staged material at the base of the hill and ran a conveyor up to the roof to avoid damaging the landscaping.
Why standing seam
If you're in Bee Cave, Lakeway, or anywhere with open exposure and steep pitches, standing seam metal outlasts composition by decades and handles the wind exposure that tears architectural shingles off at the ridge. It costs more up front but the math works over 30+ years.
Want to compare standing seam against composition pricing? Use our cost estimator to see the difference.