Permit counts from the City of Austin, Issued Construction Permits (Austin Open Data) file (data.austintexas.gov/resource/3syk-w9eu), October 11, 2023 to October 9, 2026, built October 11, 2026. Roster counts checked 11 October 2026.
What Does The Austin Permit File Say About Commercial Re-Roofs?
The City of Austin file lists 1,632 building permits naming re-roof work between October 11, 2023 and October 9, 2026, issued to 459 distinct contractor names, with 69 permits carrying no contractor name. The three largest holders account for 242 permits, about 15% of the file: CRS Commercial Roof Specialists, Inc (94), QUICK ROOFING (75), Hentana Construction LLC (73). The file does not label permits commercial or residential, so we cannot split the count, and it records no bid or contract price we can use. The filter is a keyword rule with a sampled error rate stated on the permit index.
A commercial roof price per square foot for Austin is not available from any file we hold, and we do not print one. Only 32 of the 1,631 re-roof permits in the file carry a declared valuation above a $100 placeholder floor (pulled October 13, 2026), and a declared valuation is not a bid. The cost page shows what those few say.
How Many Austin Re-Roof Permits Came In Each Year?
The file this page counts opens on October 11, 2023 and closes on October 9, 2026, so the four years in it do not cover the same number of months. The 2023 figure runs from the opening date, which gives it eleven weeks, and the 2026 figure stops at the closing date, which gives it nine months and one week. Only 2024 and 2025 are full calendar years. The table prints the file's own year totals rather than adjusting the partial years into a rate.
| Year | Permits in the file |
|---|---|
| 2023 (from October 11, 2023) | 65 |
| 2024 | 698 |
| 2025 | 465 |
| 2026 (to October 9, 2026) | 404 |
| Total in the file | 1,632 |
Three months stand out in the file: June 2024 with 96 permits, June 2026 with 88 and August 2024 with 86. A bid signed in one of those months enters a stretch when the market is filing at its busiest, so ask what crew and start date the bidder can hold in the weeks after you sign, not only what the total says.
5 of the 30 companies ranked on this site match a contractor name in the file, on 14 permits between them from October 11, 2023 to October 9, 2026. A match depends on the name a contractor filed under, so a ranked company can be absent from this count without the record being wrong, and a permit under a different legal name can belong to the company in front of you. Look up the exact name printed on the bid in the permit search before you treat the count as that company's work.
Source: City of Austin, Issued Construction Permits (Austin Open Data), re-roof keyword extract, window October 11, 2023 to October 9, 2026, file built October 11, 2026. The counts are issued permits, not bids, contracts or paid invoices. Preliminary: No.
How Often Does Two Inch Hail Reach An Austin Roof?
Hail size is one figure a commercial membrane warranty turns on, and it is the one this table counts. Each cell is a date on which NCEI holds at least one hail report of 2 inches or larger in Travis, Williamson or Hays County. A single date can carry reports from more than one county and dozens of reports from one storm, so a day here is not a damaged roof and not an insurance claim.
| Year | Days at 2 inches or larger |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 26 |
| 2024 | 19 |
| 2025 | 13 |
| Five-year total | 68 |
The five years hold 68 days at that size. 2023 carries 26 of them and 2022 carries none, so two adjacent years differ by the whole spread of the table. March, April and May hold 79% of the hail reports NCEI records for Travis County, and September holds most of the rest. The largest stone in the file is 4 inches at Round Rock on September 24, 2023.
For a building owner the spring concentration is a scheduling fact. A replacement that closes in February meets the hail season with new membrane, and one that closes in October meets the next season a year further into its service life. Ask a bidder how the start date they propose sits against those months, and put the answer in the written scope.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, file built October 11, 2026. Records run through June 2, 2026. 2026 is left out because NCEI is still adding events to that year. Preliminary: Yes, every count rests on field reports, not confirmed damage.
What Do The BBB Records Show For Austin Commercial Roofers?
19 of the 30 Austin companies ranked on this site publish commercial roofing as a service. 16 of those 19 have a Better Business Bureau profile page our records match by phone digits and name. 15 of the 16 carry an A+ grade, 1 carries a C, and 3 of the 19 have no profile we could confirm. The checks behind those numbers run from October 11, 2026 to October 14, 2026.
None of the 19 records carries a confirmed accreditation status, because the search cards those checks read do not print one. This page therefore prints no count of accredited companies, and the commercial roofing ranking marks that field not confirmed instead of guessing at it. A grade and an accreditation are different things: the grade is a letter the bureau publishes, accreditation is a status it reviewed and granted, and neither is something to take from a bidder's own page.
Source: Best Roofers Ranked company records for Austin, BBB fields checked October 11, 2026 to October 14, 2026. Grade as the Better Business Bureau published it on the date read. Accreditation status was not read on any record. Preliminary: No.
Read the three blocks together before two bids go side by side. The year table says how much re-roof work the city file records, the hail table says which months put a membrane at risk, and the BBB block says which bidders have a public record to open. None of them prices a job, and none of them replaces the written scope the bidder signs.
How Do I Know If An Austin Commercial Roofer Is Legit?
Check the same records we check before any company is ranked here. Start with the City of Austin permit search, which needs no log-in: search the contractor name and see how many re-roofs it has pulled and when. Then read the BBB profile and the company's own services page. Texas has no state roofing license, so a license claim proves little; our check-a-roofer guide covers the six records that do help. 19 of the 30 companies we assess publish commercial roofing as a service. Publishing a service is not proof of commercial experience, so ask for recent commercial references you can call.
Which Austin Commercial Roofing Companies Are BBB Accredited?
Our commercial roofing ranking lists BBB grade and accreditation status for every company confirmed to publish commercial roofing, linked to the profile and dated. Accreditation is a status BBB reviewed and granted, and the complaint count on the same profile says more than the letter grade. Where we could not match a BBB page the entry says not confirmed, which is not the same as a poor record. BBB accredited Austin roofers lists each accreditation we confirmed.
Why Do Two Bids For The Same Roof Look Nothing Alike?
Commercial low-slope work is not one system with one price. TPO, EPDM and modified bitumen are different membranes, and membrane thickness inside one system changes both cost and expected service life. Ask each bidder to name the exact membrane and the thickness, not just the acronym, before you set two numbers side by side.
Can A Commercial Roofer Negotiate My Insurance Claim For Me?
A roofer's legitimate role on a claim is the inspection, the written scope of damage and the repair. The settlement conversation belongs to you and your insurer. A bidder who offers to take over the settlement or to handle your deductible is telling you something about how they operate, and the Texas Department of Insurance is the place to confirm the rules.
Does A Bigger Roof Need A Bigger Crew, Not Just A Bigger Number?
It should. Ask how many jobs of comparable square footage the crew has completed, how material gets to the roof with no yard access, and whether the same crew stays on the job start to finish. A bid silent on crew size and equipment has not told you how the work gets done.
What Should A Commercial Roof Inspection Cadence Look Like?
Ask what the inspection checks: ponding water after rain, membrane seams, flashing at penetrations, and the drains and scuppers. A one-line "annual inspection included" is not the same commitment as a documented report with photos you can act on. Confirm what your warranty requires, because some make inspections a condition of coverage.
What Does A Commercial Roof Warranty Actually Cover?
Two warranties sit on one job. The manufacturer's material warranty covers the membrane and is usually tied to an approved installer. The contractor's workmanship warranty covers the installation. Ask for the term of each in writing, whether either is prorated, and what voids them, including other trades walking or setting equipment on the membrane.
Is A Multi-Family Roof Bid Different From A Single Commercial Building?
Mostly because of what happens underneath. A multi-family roof sits over occupied units, which means phased work, protected walkways, a notice schedule for residents and a plan for weather moving in before a section closes. Ask a bidder how they have handled an occupied building, not just a commercial roof.
How do commercial roof bids work in Austin?
A commercial bid is a written price for one named roofing system on one measured roof, and two bids only compare once each names the membrane, its thickness and the square footage it covers. The City of Austin file lists 1,632 re-roof permits but does not label them commercial or residential and records no bid price, so this site prints no commercial price. Use the permit search to see what each bidder has pulled, then read the bids against each other line by line.
None of this replaces a written bid read against what a company publishes about itself. The Austin commercial roofing ranking is where we keep that public record, company by company.