Your One-Stop Roofing Company in New Braunfels

Half of the homes in New Braunfels were built before 2006, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2020-2024. That makes a typical roof here about 20 years old, right at the start of the 20 to 30 year range asphalt shingles usually last. Central Texas summers speed up the clock. Long stretches of heat dry out the asphalt, shingles lose flexibility, and granules wash into the gutters with every heavy rain.

Hail is part of the picture, though not the whole story. NOAA's Storm Prediction Center logged 44 hail reports within 10 miles of New Braunfels from 2015 through 2024. Eight of them were 1.75 inches or larger, spread across 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023, and the largest stone measured 2.0 inches on March 23, 2021. Hail that size can crack aging, sun-dried shingles that would have held up fine when they were new.

New Braunfels spans Comal County and Guadalupe County, and about 65 percent of its homes are owner occupied. GemSco is family owned, licensed and insured, and an elite contractor for Owens Corning and GAF. We check the roof for heat wear, storm damage and failing flashing, then give you a free estimate with photos. After a storm, we document what it left behind before you decide on a claim. We also serve San Antonio and nearby Schertz.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 (5-year); NOAA Storm Prediction Center hail reports, 2015–2024.