Inspected by Elliott Smith, owner of Texan Roofworks. Elliott has construction and general-contracting experience and is an FAA Part 107-certified drone pilot.
The property
A large, complex roof in Southlake, TX — 5,822 sq ft across 39 facets, predominant pitch 12/12 (steep), two-plus stories, with an estimated 4,181 sq ft of attic space below. Measured with an EagleView Premium aerial report.
Inspection date
August 6, 2026.
What we found
This roof isn’t a straightforward walk. At 12/12 pitch and multiple stories, most of it isn’t safely walkable — the drone did the work a ladder and a pair of boots can’t.
Two things stood out. First, we found actual physical damage at one of the hip ridges: the ridge cap shingles were torn and lifted, with the underlying material exposed to weather. That’s not cosmetic — an open ridge line is where water gets in. Second, we marked and photographed hail-strike test squares across several separate facets (same chalk-and-circle method used at every Texan Roofworks inspection), not just one slope, which is what tells you whether you’re looking at isolated wear or roof-wide storm damage.
Repair vs. replacement reasoning
This one didn’t need a full replacement. The torn ridge cap was a defined, isolated failure point, and the marked hits across the other facets weren’t dense enough to call for tearing off a 5,822 sq ft, 39-facet roof. We scoped it as a targeted repair — fix what’s actually broken and reinspect the surrounding area, rather than replacing a roof that doesn’t need it.
Roofing system and scope
Repair scope: re-secure and replace the damaged ridge cap section at the affected hip line, and re-check the neighboring facets where hits were marked for any secondary damage before closing out the job.
Photos: original drone imagery from the inspection, Southlake, TX, August 6, 2026 — including the torn ridge cap and marked hit squares across separate facets.
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