Dallas County
Roof repair and replacement across Dallas County
Our service office sits on Mockingbird Lane, in the middle of the county, so Dallas County is the work we do most: established neighborhoods, aging roofs and a spring storm season that reaches every corner of it.
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Quick answer
Penfold Construction repairs and replaces roofs across Dallas County, including Irving, Garland, Grand Prairie, Mesquite, Carrollton, Richardson, Rowlett and the southern suburbs, from a service office on Mockingbird Lane. Most work here is storm repair and replacing roofs on established homes, and each city runs its own permit office, so we check the rules before any tear-off.
The county
Where most of the work is aging roofs, not new ones
Dallas County is the most built-out part of the Metroplex. Its recent growth has come mainly from births rather than people moving in, and most of its neighborhoods were built out decades ago, so the roofs we see here are usually on their second or third life rather than their first.
That shapes the work: full replacements on roofs past their age, decking repairs under old leaks, and the gutters and fascia that have taken years of runoff. In the Park Cities and East Dallas, it also means slate, tile and copper on homes that are close to a century old.
Storm record
Spring storms reach every part of the county
On April 27, 2026, supercells formed along the dryline across the middle of the Metroplex and moved east, and the National Weather Service received numerous reports of large hail, the largest of it in northeast Dallas, Rockwall and Hunt counties. That one afternoon put hail on roofs from the county's center to its eastern edge.
The southern suburbs have their own history. The April 3, 2012 tornado outbreak left many homes in Lancaster severely damaged or destroyed, some losing their roofs and exterior walls. Storms here are not confined to one corridor, which is why we inspect by slope rather than assume a roof was spared.
Permits and paperwork
Permits are city by city
There is no single Dallas County permit for a roof. Each city in the county runs its own building department, and the rules differ: in Dallas itself, replacing large areas of a roof needs a re-roof permit while minor repairs do not. We confirm the requirement for your city before any tear-off and pull the permit ourselves where one is needed. Our permit guide covers the Dallas rules in detail.
Towns
Cities we roof in Dallas County
The county wraps around Dallas on every side. To the west and north we work in Irving, Carrollton and Richardson; to the east in Garland, Mesquite and Rowlett; across the Trinity in Grand Prairie; and in the Best Southwest cities of DeSoto, Cedar Hill, Duncanville and Lancaster. Highland Park and University Park, inside Dallas, have a page of their own.
- Irving
- Garland
- Grand Prairie
- Mesquite
- Carrollton
- Richardson
- Rowlett
- DeSoto
- Cedar Hill
- Lancaster
- Duncanville
- Park Cities
Dallas neighborhoods
Common jobs here
What Dallas County homeowners call us for
Roof Replacement
Established homes with roofs past twenty years, replaced on your schedule rather than the next storm's.
See roof replacementHail Damage Roof Repair
Slope-by-slope inspections after spring hail, with photos for the claim.
See hail damage roof repairRoof Repair
Shingle, ridge and slope repairs on roofs with years left in them.
See roof repairHistoric Home Roofing
Slate, tile and copper matched on century-old homes in the Park Cities and East Dallas.
See historic home roofingRoof Decking & Rot Repair
Soft decking under old leaks replaced per sheet before the new roof goes on.
See roof decking & rot repairCommercial Roof Repair
Flat-roof leaks on strip centers and offices along the county's main corridors.
See commercial roof repairQuestions we get
Dallas County roofing questions
Yes, from the Mockingbird Lane service office, including the southern suburbs.
It depends on the city; each one runs its own building department, and we check before work starts.
Often they need decking repairs and new flashing; we price both per item on the estimate.
Call any hour; active leaks go to the front of the schedule and you get an arrival window on the call.
Yes, with matched slate, tile and copper where the house calls for it.
Yes, flat and low-slope roofs on offices, retail and warehouses.
Roof trouble anywhere in Dallas County?
One call gets a roofer from the Mockingbird Lane office onto your roof and a written scope in your hands.