Roofing Cost in San Antonio, TX

San Antonio roofing costs after heat and hail

† Hail damage restoration: Sources disagree widely (>3x): spot repairs run under $1,000 while widespread damage approaches full-replacement cost. Range widened; severe events tip into full replacement (see full replacement row).

† Full asphalt shingle replacement: High end reflects larger roofs and architectural shingles; 3-tab on a modest roof lands near the low end.

One giant hailstone, and dozens of ordinary storms

On May 3, 2021, a hailstone measuring 5.5 inches was reported in Bexar County, the largest in the county's NOAA Storm Events reports for 2016–2025. A stone like that punches through shingles and can split the decking underneath. It is also rare, and it is not what drives most roofing bills here.

The ordinary storms do that. Over the same span, the county logged 44 separate days with hail of 1 inch or larger, about 4.4 a year. One inch is roughly where hail starts to bruise asphalt shingles: it knocks granules loose and cracks the fiberglass mat under the surface, damage that may not leak for a year or two. That count places San Antonio 9th of the 33 metros on this index, well ahead of Austin at 26 days and Corpus Christi at 6. On 10 of those days, someone reported stones 2 inches across or bigger.

Three rows a hail inspection can land on

After a storm, a roofer is really choosing among three lines of the cost table, and the size and spread of the hits decide which.

• Shingle section replacement ($100–$1,000) fits a handful of cracked or bruised shingles on one slope, the kind of damage a storm leaves when it clips the edge of a neighborhood.
• Hail damage restoration ($700–$12,100, typically $4,100) covers the wider job: several slopes, dented vents and ridge caps, gutters knocked loose.
• Full asphalt shingle replacement ($5,500–$22,300) is where many 2-inch storms end, because once hits cover every slope, patching costs nearly as much as starting over and leaves shingles that will not match.

Sudden hail and wind damage is the part of roofing that homeowners insurance usually pays for, which is why that last row often costs a Bexar County household little more than its deductible. Read two things in your policy before you file: whether it carries a separate wind and hail deductible, which tends to be higher than the standard one, and whether it excludes cosmetic damage, such as dents in metal vents that do not let water in.

Summer heat does the slow damage

The San Antonio International Airport weather station, 10 km from the city, averages 122 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 18 at 100°F or above. That heat bakes the oils out of asphalt shingles, so they shed granules and turn brittle well before a storm reaches them.

Insurance does not pay for that kind of wear. It usually surfaces as small leaks around pipe boots, vents and chimneys, which is where the minor leak repair row ($100–$1,500) and flashing repair ($100–$1,500) come in. Age also shapes a storm claim. Some policies pay only actual cash value on older roofs, subtracting depreciation from the replacement price, so a roof that has spent many summers in this sun can leave a real gap between the insurance check and the bill.

Pricing a San Antonio bid against the neighbors

Roofing labor here carries a 0.97 factor on this index, with average weekly pay 6% below the national figure, while Austin sits at 1.02. A San Antonio quote has no reason to carry Austin pricing. If a bid runs well above the table, the roofer should be able to point to the cause: extra layers to tear off, rotten decking, a steep pitch, or a premium shingle line.

San Antonio questions about hail, heat and roof bills

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