Roofing in Somercrest, Midlothian, TX
Roofing in Somercrest means more roof than a standard street carries: wide lots, cut-up rooflines, and the planes that matter invisible from the driveway. Midlothian Roofing Co gets every one of them counted from the roof itself.
The Somercrest roof picture
The Estates of Somercrest is a small gated Grand Homes community on wide lots, with single-story and two-story plans, an entertainment pavilion, and greenbelt threaded between the streets where back fences would normally be. A wider lot buys a wider house, and a wider house spreads out into hips, valleys and wall tie-ins.
Those junctions are where a roof gives out, long before the shingles in the open middle wear through. A roofer walks the planes on a house like this instead of reading it from one corner of the yard.
Eighty-four percent of Midlothian households own their home. That is the citywide number, and nothing is reported separately for a community this size.
SomercrestWhere a bigger roofline gets its problems
Shingles rarely fail in the open middle of a roof. They fail where it changes direction or meets a wall, and a wide lot carries more of those.
- 01Kick-out at the wall
- Where a lower roof dies into a two-story wall, a small angled piece at the base of the step flashing throws water into the gutter. Missing, it lets water run behind the brick.
- 02The flatter sections
- Porches, bays and rear tie-ins sit below the main roof pitch, and asphalt shingle has a minimum. Below that line they need a different assembly.
- 03Counterflashing in mortar
- Stone and brick elevations mean the roof-to-wall joint gets cut into the mortar. Sealant across a stone face gives up in about two summers here.
- 04Lots of hip, little ridge
- A cut-up roofline gives plenty of hip and hardly any ridge, so a ridge vent has little length and the exhaust has to come from elsewhere.
- 05The plane nobody sees
- The greenbelt side usually has a slope facing nothing but trees. Nobody sees it, so a lifted tab can sit for years before it shows up indoors.
What your own roof has going on is not guessable from the ground, and it varies house to house. It comes back written down once the planes have been walked.
Where Somercrest sits in Midlothian
Somercrest sits behind its own gate on the south side of town, in off Shane Drive, with greenbelt running between the streets. It is pleasant to live in, and it is the reason no two roofs here weather quite the same way.
Greenbelt trees shade some planes and none of the others. A slope under a tree line holds damp longer, sheds granules more slowly, and collects far more in the valley. The slope facing open lawn on the same house does the opposite.
Two Midlothian ISD campuses sit about a third of a mile out. The gate just means access gets arranged ahead of the appointment instead of at the entrance.
- Entrance In off Shane Drive, behind the community gate
- Lots 70 feet wide, greenbelt between the streets
- Elementary LaRue Miller Elementary, 2800 Sudith Lane
- Middle school Dieterich Middle School, 2881 Ledgestone Lane
- High school Midlothian High School, 923 South 9th Street
After a storm crosses Ellis County a Somercrest roof takes longer to check, because there are simply more planes on it and all of them get walked.
What Somercrest roofs tend to need
Out here the list follows the shape of the roofline rather than its age. On a house with this many planes, the junctions decide what needs doing.
Roof Repair
Kick-outs, valleys and wall tie-ins, which is where a cut-up roofline actually leaks.
Roof Inspections
Planes counted and walked, including the ones facing the greenbelt.
Chimney Flashing
Stone elevations need the joint locked into mortar, since sealant on stone gives up fast.
Roof Ventilation
Plenty of hip and little ridge, so the off-ridge count has to make up the difference.
Hail & Storm Damage
More planes means more angles for hail to catch, and each one is checked on its own.
Roof Replacement
A wide roofline rebuilt in full, with the flatter porch sections given their own assembly.
Somercrest roofing questions
Behind the gate the houses are large and the rooflines are busy. These are the questions that come with that.
Q1Can a roofer get past the Somercrest gate for an inspection?
Q2Do the wider lots here mean a bigger roofing bill?
Q3Does the greenbelt affect how the roof wears?
Q4Does a two-story plan change the inspection?
Q5Is metal roofing common in Somercrest?
One block, two roof ages, two answers
Send the gate instructions with your request and the roofer walks the planes the house carries, the ones facing the trees included, before anything is priced.