Highland Village and Flower Mound are full of big stone and brick homes on generous lots, and a lot of them deserve better than another round of builder-grade shingles. The two upgrades I get asked about most here are tile and Enviroshake. Both look custom. Both last a long time. They suit very different houses, and they put very different loads on your framing.
I’m Blake Snow. I’ve been roofing for 30 years and our crews have completed over $80 million in roofing projects. We’re certified with Enviroshake, and our crews install clay and concrete tile, standing seam and the details that tie them together. Here’s how I help homeowners in Highland Village and Flower Mound pick between tile and Enviroshake, and what has to be done right either way.
The short version
- Tile fits Mediterranean, Spanish, Tuscan and heavy stone homes. Clay or concrete, it’s a 50-year-plus roof when the underlayment and flashing under it are done right.
- Enviroshake fits Craftsman, cottage, lake-house and traditional homes that want a cedar-shake look without cedar’s upkeep. It’s much lighter than tile.
- Check the framing first. Tile is roughly two to four times the weight of shingles. Never let anyone quote tile on a shingle house without looking in the attic.
- The underlayment and flashing are the roof. Tile and shake shed most of the water. What’s under them keeps your house dry.
- Get HOA approval in writing before material is ordered.
Tile or Enviroshake: how I decide
| Your house | My usual recommendation | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean, Spanish or Tuscan style | Clay or concrete tile | The profile and color are the whole look |
| Heavy cut stone, arches, stucco accents | Concrete or clay tile | Tile carries the weight visually and matches the masonry |
| Craftsman, cottage or farmhouse | Enviroshake | Shake texture without rot, splitting or treating |
| Lake home with open wind exposure | Enviroshake or tile, fastened for wind | Both work; the edge and ridge fastening decide how they hold |
| Shingle house, framing not built for tile | Enviroshake, or tile only after the framing is checked or reinforced | Enviroshake usually fits the existing structure |
| Existing tile roof that leaks, tile still sound | Lift-and-relay, not a new roof | Replace the underlayment and reset the same tile |
| Tile or shake main roof with low porches or bays | Main roof in tile or Enviroshake, standing seam on the low sections | Metal handles low slopes that heavy roofing doesn’t like |
If you’re on the fence, I’ll lay out both options for your house side by side, including the framing work, so you’re comparing real totals, not just the material.
Tile on Highland Village and Flower Mound homes
Clay and concrete tile are the classic upgrade for the Mediterranean and stone-heavy homes you see around Flower Mound’s larger-lot neighborhoods and parts of Highland Village. What matters:
- Clay vs. concrete. Clay holds its color for the life of the roof and costs more. Concrete gives you more profiles and colors for less. I’ve written a full comparison: clay vs. concrete tile, plus our clay tile and concrete tile pages.
- Weight and framing. Tile is heavy. On new construction we can get an architect to spec it or build to your spec. On a reroof from shingles, the rafters and decking get checked before tile is quoted.
- Underlayment. The tile can outlast the underlayment beneath it by decades. We use a high-temperature underlayment rated for tile, with membrane in valleys and around penetrations.
- Battens and fastening. Tile is hung on battens or fastened direct depending on slope and system, and the ridge, hips and rakes are fastened for wind, not just set in mortar.
- Walking on it. Tile cracks under the wrong footsteps. Satellite installers, painters and hail adjusters all walk tile roofs. We walk them the right way and replace what breaks.
- Repairs. If your tile roof leaks but the tile looks fine, it’s usually the underlayment or a flashing detail. See tile repair and reset and my post on tile roofs that leak when the tiles look fine.
Enviroshake on Highland Village and Flower Mound homes
Enviroshake is a composite shake made largely from recycled material. It gives you the texture and shadow lines of real cedar, and it weathers to a gray tone like cedar does, without the rot, splitting, moss and treatment that make cedar hard to keep up in North Texas sun and storms.
- It’s light. Much lighter than tile, so it usually goes on framing built for shingles.
- It suits the house styles here. Craftsman, cottage, lake-house and traditional brick-and-stone homes all take shake well, especially with stone and dark trim.
- It’s a system. Starter, field shakes, hip and ridge pieces and the right underlayment and fasteners all need to be installed to manufacturer specs. We’re certified with Enviroshake and install it that way.
- Colors. Enviroshake comes in several shades, from new-cedar browns to weathered grays. We bring physical samples and hold them against your brick and stone in daylight.
More on our Enviroshake roofing, Enviroshake in synthetic roofing and synthetic cedar shake pages, and my post on Enviroshake vs. real cedar after hail.
Lake wind and the details that keep water out
Homes near Lewisville Lake in Highland Village, Lake Dallas and the east side of Flower Mound catch more wind than homes deep in a subdivision. On tile or Enviroshake, wind gets in at the edges:
- Eaves and rakes fastened and closed off so wind can’t lift the first course.
- Hips and ridges mechanically fastened, not relying on mortar alone on tile.
- Valleys with metal and membrane underneath, kept open so leaves and debris wash through.
- Walls and chimneys with counter-flashing set into the mortar joint or under the stone, not caulked to the face of the brick.
- Gutters sized for the volume a big tile or shake roof sends off. See our gutter services.
If you want copper valleys, flashing or gutters to finish a tile roof, I’ve covered that in copper flashing on slate and tile.
Hail in southern Denton County
NOAA’s Storm Events Database lists 56 reports of hail 1.75 inches (golf-ball size) or larger within about 10 miles of Flower Mound from 2016 through September 2026. Highland Village sits right next door.
- Tile: large hail can crack tile. Damaged pieces can be replaced one at a time when matching tile is available, which is why I suggest keeping a few spare pieces from your install.
- Enviroshake: the composite doesn’t split like cedar, and the manufacturer lists an impact rating for it. Very large hail can still mark any roof.
- Insurance: ask your carrier how they treat tile and composite shake before you choose. Texas generally gives you 1 year from the date of loss to file a claim, but check your policy. If a storm hits, see our storm damage page.
Mixing tile or Enviroshake with standing seam
Many homes here have a steep main roof plus a low porch, bay or outdoor kitchen roof. Heavy roofing doesn’t like low slopes. Standing seam does. We run our own roll formers for standing seam in 24 or 26 gauge, with metal lead times typically 1 to 2 weeks, so a tile or Enviroshake main roof with bronze or black standing seam over the porch is a common, clean combination. See standing seam accents in Highland Village and Flower Mound.
HOA review and permits
- HOA: many neighborhoods in Highland Village and Flower Mound review roof material, color and profile. Get approval in writing before anything is ordered. We’ll provide product sheets and samples for the submittal. My post on HOA approval for Enviroshake walks through what to include.
- Permits: the City of Highland Village and the Town of Flower Mound both handle roofing permits. We pull what’s required for the job.
Before you sign: 12 questions for any tile or Enviroshake bid
- Tile or Enviroshake, and why for my house?
- For tile: clay or concrete, which profile and which color?
- Did you check my attic and framing for the weight?
- Who specs any reinforcing, and is it in the price?
- What decking repairs are included?
- Which underlayment, and is it rated for tile or for Enviroshake?
- How are the eaves, rakes, hips and ridges fastened for wind?
- How are the valleys built?
- How will the roof be flashed into my brick, stone and chimneys?
- Should my low porch or bay roofs be standing seam?
- Who handles the HOA submittal and the permit?
- What are the manufacturer and workmanship warranties, in writing?
Nearby towns
We install tile and Enviroshake roofs across Highland Village and Flower Mound and nearby in Lantana, Double Oak, Copper Canyon, Argyle, Lake Dallas and Lewisville. See tile roofing in Argyle, Enviroshake in Argyle, and our main tile roofing and Enviroshake pages.
Let’s look at your house
We’re certified with GAF, CertainTeed, Owens Corning, Atlas, Johns Manville, Carlisle, Tropical Roofing Products, Mule-Hide and Enviroshake, and many other roof manufacturers. Snow Roofing & Exteriors is fully insured, has offices in Bridgeport, Decatur and Rhome, is A+ rated on the BBB, and has 5.0 stars on Google at all three offices: Bridgeport, Decatur and Rhome. References are available on request. Our workmanship warranty runs from 10 years up to lifetime, depending on the job.
Call (817) 733-9228 or request an estimate, and I’ll come look at your roof, your attic and your stone and brick, and show you what tile and Enviroshake would each look like on your home.
