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Fast, Reliable Roofing Across Kirby
Roof work in Kirby has one wrinkle most people don’t see coming until a permit gets denied: Kirby is a fully independent city completely wrapped inside San Antonio, so permits, inspections, and code enforcement run through Kirby City Hall, not Bexar County or San Antonio, and out-of-area contractors who assume otherwise watch their start date slip. Our Roofing crew has pulled permits in Kirby often enough to know the office, the inspectors, and the waiting game, so your job doesn’t stall at the counter. If your roof is leaking, lifting, or just past its years, call Tom and his sons at (877) 610-1318. We answer live, 24/7, and estimates inside Kirby come with no trip charge, and no obligation.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Kirby’s Preferred Roofing Company
We’ve been roofing in and around Kirby for a long stretch now, and the work here has a rhythm to it. Most of the 78244 housing stock is post-WWII ranch homes built on slab foundations for airmen and civilians tied to JBSA-Randolph, and those roofs were framed for a different Texas than the one we have now: hotter summers, heavier hail seasons, and those periodic hard freezes that split shingles and find every weak flashing joint. Tom Barrett started this company in 1998, and he put his name on the truck because he planned to stand behind the work when neighbors asked about it at H-E-B or the hardware store.
Kirby homeowners keep calling us back for one reason that isn’t a secret: every job gets a written scope, and every price change arrives as a written change order before a single nail moves. The 90-Day Done Right Promise is written on every contract, not hidden in fine print, and one call brings Tom back if something isn’t right. We also don’t hide our license, our address, or our faces, and we publish all three of them, because the last thing a Kirby homeowner needs is another stranger with a ladder and a handshake that disappears in a week.
Our Roofing Services in Kirby
Roof Repair
Roof repair in Kirby usually runs between $400 and $1,800, and most of what we fix comes down to two things: storm damage and age. Your roof may be leaking long before you see a water spot on the ceiling, and we inspect the ridge, the flashing, and the valleys, not just the shingles. Many Kirby ranch homes have original pipe boots and step flashing that have been baking in South Texas sun since Eisenhower was president, and those are the first things to fail.

Roof Replacement & Installation
A full roof replacement in Kirby typically runs $8,000 to $20,000 depending on the roof’s square footage, pitch, and whether we’re tearing off one layer or two. We use GAF and CertainTeed shingles because those are brands you can look up, with published specs and warranties, not mystery rolls off a van. Tear-off in Kirby often reveals wood rot around the eaves, because ranch homes here sit low, and years of gutter overflow quietly rots the fascia before anyone sees it.

Metal Roofing
Standing seam metal on a Kirby home runs $15,000 to $40,000, and it’s the best answer for the hail we keep getting. Metal doesn’t crack like tile, doesn’t blow off like old three-tab, and it reflects a lot of that August heat instead of absorbing it into your attic. We’ve put metal roofs on a number of Kirby ranch-style houses where the original roof was on its third or fourth repair cycle, and the family finally wanted to stop paying for the same leak every spring.

Tile Roofing
Tile repair in Kirby tends to fall between $600 and $2,500, with barrel tile being the classic choice on custom and semi-custom homes east of the city. Tile looks right at home on Texas architecture, but it’s heavy, and older Kirby homes were rarely framed to carry it without reinforcement. We inspect the decking and the trusses before we quote a tile job, because the house has to actually hold the roof, and that’s a conversation some contractors skip entirely.

What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Kirby
When we install a roof in Kirby, the materials carry names you can verify: GAF and CertainTeed on shingles, Simonton and Ply Gem on any window work done alongside the roof, and PGT for impact-rated windows when a homeowner wants the roof and the openings to survive the same storm. We don’t stock generic no-name parts, and we don’t tell you a brand is “just as good” because it’s cheaper. Your roof is the one thing between your family and the next hailstorm, and the label matters.
Common Roofing Problems We See in Kirby Homes
- Hail and wind damage from spring storms. Kirby sits right in the path of the same severe weather that hits eastern Bexar County, and we regularly see lifted shingles, dented vents, and granule loss from March through June. Most insurance claims here start with hail documentation, and we’re glad to walk you through what you need to file.
- Flashing failures at dormers and chimneys. The original metal flashing on 1950s and 1960s Kirby ranch homes is thin, rusted, and often sealed with whatever the last guy had in his truck. Water creeps behind it for years before the ceiling shows the first stain.
- Poor attic ventilation and heat-soaked roofs. Those low-pitch Kirby roofs hold heat, and when the attic can’t breathe, shingles cook from underneath and curl at the edges. We often add ridge and soffit ventilation during replacements, because a new roof on an oven of an attic ages in half the time.
- Slab movement causing rafter and fascia stress. Kirby sits on eastern Bexar County’s expansive black clay, and when the slab shifts through wet-dry cycles, the roof framing shifts a little too. We see cracks at ceiling corners and small gaps at the fascia that aren’t roof leaks at all; they’re the house telling you the foundation moved again.
Pricing for Roofing in Kirby, TX
Here’s the honest version, with real numbers. Roof repair in Kirby runs $400 to $1,800. A full roof replacement on a typical Kirby ranch house runs $8,000 to $20,000 depending on square footage and tear-off layers. Metal roofing runs $15,000 to $40,000, and tile roof repair runs $600 to $2,500. What moves the price in Kirby specifically is the age of the decking and the pitch of the roofline; many of these homes were built with shallow slopes and thin plywood that often needs sections replaced before we lay new shingles. You’ll know that before we start, because every allowance and every change order comes to you in writing. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote; the estimate is free, and there’s no trip charge inside Kirby.
We Also Serve Cities Near Kirby
Our crews cover Kirby and the surrounding towns, so if you’re just over the line in Windcrest, Converse, Live Oak, or Universal City, the same team can reach you. We know the permit quirks across this whole stretch of eastern Bexar County, and we also handle Windows & Doors in Kirby and Fence Installation in Kirby if the storm took more than your shingles. One call covers the whole house.
Serving Kirby, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Kirby area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Roofing in Kirby
We answer the phone 24/7 and can usually get a crew to Kirby the same day for an active leak, because we keep jobs running through this part of the county every week. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk you through what to do right now to stop the water, then come inspect the damage.
Yes, and this matters more in Kirby than almost anywhere else. Roofing in Kirby runs through Kirby’s own city offices, not San Antonio’s, and we pull the permit, schedule the inspection, and make sure the inspector signs off before we call the job done. The permit inspector works for you, not for us, and we like it that way.
Roughly the same, but Kirby’s independent inspection process can add a day or two to the schedule, which some contractors quietly fold into their price. Our quote is line-itemed, so you’ll see exactly what the materials, labor, and permits cost, and you won’t get a surprise invoice at the end.
If anything on the roof we installed or repaired isn’t done right, Tom comes back and makes it right, no negotiation and no fine print. The promise is written on every contract we sign in Kirby, and it covers workmanship, not just materials.
Yes. Hail and wind claims are common across 78244, and we document the damage, meet your adjuster if you want us there, and supply the photos and measurements your carrier needs. Our quote includes everything the insurance company needs to see, and your estimate with us is free either way.
If your Kirby roof is leaking, missing shingles, or just looking tired after the last storm, call Barrett & Sons Construction at (877) 610-1318. We’ll come out, look it over, and give you a written line-item estimate with no trip charge and no pressure. Tom and his sons will be the ones on the roof, and Tom will be the one who answers when you call back.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Kirby, Texas.







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