From King's Crossing to a lake city of 60,000
Little Elm is on Farm Road 720 and an arm of Lewisville Lake, about twelve miles southeast of Denton. The Handbook of Texas says Kit King founded it in 1844 on Little Elm Creek, the county's first post office opened in King's house in 1852, and the stagecoach from Preston Bend to Bird's Fort crossed at King's Crossing. It was a village of a few hundred people for a century and had only 3,646 residents in 2000. Census estimates show it at 46,044 in 2020 and about 62,727 in 2025, a gain of more than 16,000 people in five years.
Most of Little Elm has been built since 2000, which means most of its roofs started as builder-grade shingles, and many are now due for their first replacement after years of hail. That's when owners start asking about metal. Here's what fits where:
| Property | What we usually recommend |
|---|---|
| Subdivision home with an HOA | Stone-coated steel or metal shingles that read as shingle or shake from the street; standing seam porch and bay accents |
| Lake home or home near the water | Standing seam with coated or stainless fasteners and edge details set for wind off Lewisville Lake |
| Modern or farmhouse-style home | A full standing seam roof, usually in a dark or matte finish |
| Older home on a bigger lot | Standing seam or metal shingles, with matching metal on a detached garage or shop |
| Garage, shop, carport or boat cover | R-panel, PBR or corrugated, or standing seam to match the house |
Every kind of metal roof, not just one
Most "metal roofing" searches in Little Elm start with standing seam, but it isn't the only right answer. Here's what we install and where each one fits:
| Metal system | What it looks like | Where it fits best |
|---|---|---|
| Standing seam | Flat pans with raised seams, fasteners hidden | Full roofs on modern, farmhouse and transitional homes; porch and bay accents |
| Stone-coated steel | Steel with a stone granule finish shaped like shake, tile or shingle | Owners who want metal's strength but a traditional look a neighborhood is used to |
| Metal shingles and metal tile | Pressed steel panels in shingle, slate or tile profiles | Homes where the street view has to read as shingle, slate or tile |
| Copper accents | Bright copper that weathers to brown, then green | Bay windows, entry roofs, dormers and cupolas on traditional homes |
| R-panel, PBR and corrugated | Ribbed panels with exposed screws and washers | Shops, barns, garages, pool cabanas, boat and RV covers |
We don't quote prices on the web because pitch, size, tear-off and detail work move them too much. We'll give you a written number for each option that makes sense on your roof.
Replacing a first-generation builder roof
A first re-roof on a newer home is a good time to fix what the original roof got wrong. On homes like these we often check for thin intake ventilation at the soffits, exhaust vents and pipe boots that were caulked instead of flashed, and decking with nail pops or soft spots along the eaves. We document what we find in the free photo report before we price anything, and the new metal roof gets bent flashings, high-temperature underlayment made for metal, and a ventilation plan that balances intake and exhaust. That matters for the town's final inspection too, which usually includes a look in the attic.
Getting a metal roof past a Little Elm HOA
Little Elm wants proof of HOA approval before it approves a roof permit when your neighborhood has architectural rules, so the HOA packet is step one. Committees mostly care about how the roof reads from the street and whether the color fits the palette. Stone-coated steel and metal shingles read as shake or shingle from the curb, and standing seam often gets approved on porches and bays first. We prepare the product sheet, color chip, profile drawing and impact rating so the committee can decide on the first pass. Approval is always up to your HOA.
Town of Little Elm permits
Little Elm's online permit system, MyGov, has a residential roofing permit that covers repair or replacement of 100 square feet or more of roofing, so a metal re-roof always needs one. What else the town asks for:
- HOA approval first. The town's residential permits page says that if you live in an HOA, you may need an Architectural Review Committee approval, and proof of it has to be in before the town approves the permit. Most Little Elm neighborhoods have one, so we put the HOA packet together first.
- Registered contractors. Contractors register with the town through MyGov before they apply for a permit; the town lists the registration fee at $100.
- A final inspection, attic included. A town roofing alert shared with residents says the final inspection is due within 10 days of finishing the work and usually includes the attic, to check the venting. We leave the attic access clear and the vents connected.
- Patio covers have their own rules. The town's patio cover, arbor and pergola requirements say anything over 200 square feet needs a permit with dimensioned drawings, an attachment detail and the HOA letter, and a patio cover can't be anchored to brick or stone veneer: it has to bear on a load-bearing wall or come with a stamped engineered design.
Hail around Little Elm
NOAA's Storm Events Database lists 51 reports of hail 1.75 inches (golf-ball size) or larger within about 10 miles of Little Elm from 2016 through the September 2026 update. The largest was 4.25-inch hail near Corinth on March 26, 2017, about nine miles west. Closer in, NOAA lists 2.75-inch hail near Little Elm on April 11, 2016, 3.5-inch hail near Carney on June 11, 2023 about four and a half miles east, and 2.5-inch and 2-inch hail near Navo on March 14, 2024, about two miles from the center of town. The most recent golf-ball-size report nearby was 2-inch hail near Carney on June 2, 2026.
Metal isn't hail-proof. Very large hail can dent steel, and some policies treat cosmetic dents differently from leaks, so read the policy before you choose. A 24- or 26-gauge panel won't crack, curl or shed granules the way shingles do. See Class 4 metal roofs and insurance. Texas insurers must offer a premium credit for UL 2218 impact-rated roofs, but each company sets its own amount, and Class 4 earns the largest. We can't promise a discount; ask your insurer for their figure in writing. After a qualifying install we fill out TDI Form PC068 for you. If you file an insurance claim, we document the damage and meet your adjuster on the roof. Texas law requires you to pay your deductible, and a contractor may not waive, absorb or rebate it. We never will. In Texas you generally have 1 year from the date of loss to file; check your policy.
Wind off Lewisville Lake
Homes near open water in and around Little Elm take more wind across the lake and more humid air than homes a few miles inland. On a metal roof, that shows up first at the eaves and rakes, where wind gets under the trim; at the fasteners, which should be stainless or coated for the exposure; and in the attic, where humid air meets a cool deck on spring mornings. We set clip and fastener spacing at the edges for the exposure, use trim and closures made for the panel, and check ventilation before the new roof goes on.
Patio covers, boat covers and garages
We build standing seam patio covers tied into the house, and in Little Elm we design them to bear on a load-bearing wall, never on brick or stone veneer, because that's what the town requires. We also re-panel and re-roof carports, boat and RV covers and detached garages in R-panel, PBR or standing seam, color-matched to the house. Our own crews build outdoor kitchens, pergolas and pool houses too.
Why it matters that we form our own panels
- One piece from eave to ridge. We cut standing seam and R-panel to the length of each roof plane, so long runs don't need mid-slope laps.
- 24 or 26 gauge on every standing seam and R-panel roof. See 26 vs. 29 gauge.
- No waiting in a panel shop's queue after a hailstorm, when everyone needs a roof at once. Metal lead time is typically 1 to 2 weeks.
- Flashings bent for the panel, not caulked: walls, chimneys, valleys, skylights and pipes.
- Every inspection comes with a free digital photo report, so you see what we see.
How a metal roof job runs with us
- Inspection and free digital photo report: deck, ventilation, penetrations, valleys and measurements.
- Written spec for each option: system, gauge, profile, color, underlayment, trim and every flashing detail.
- Approvals: the HOA or historic-review packet if you need one, then the permit.
- Tear-off and deck repair where needed, then high-temperature synthetic underlayment made for metal.
- Install by our own crew, with hips, ridges, eaves and penetrations detailed for the system.
- Final walk-through, a magnet sweep of the yard and driveway, and your warranty in writing.
Who installs metal roofs in Little Elm?
Snow Roofing & Exteriors does. Here are the facts you can check before you call anyone:
- 75 years as a family roofing business, and 30 years in the business for owner Blake Snow, who is still on the roofs.
- Over $80 million in completed roofing projects, from small repairs to multi-million-dollar jobs.
- 5.0 stars on Google at all three offices: Bridgeport, Decatur and Rhome.
- Our own roll formers for standing seam and R-panel, in 24 or 26 gauge, with metal lead times that are typically 1 to 2 weeks.
- Our own crew, about 42 road miles (roughly 66 minutes) from Little Elm at our Rhome office.
- Snow Roofing & Exteriors is BBB A+ rated.
Our metal work, up close
The photos on this page show our roof work up close. We never show a street or address.
We're certified with GAF, CertainTeed, Owens Corning, Atlas, Johns Manville, Carlisle, Tropical Roofing Products, Mule-Hide and Enviroshake, and many other roof manufacturers. We give a workmanship warranty from 10 years up to lifetime, depending on the job, and the manufacturer warranty on the panel and finish, in writing. More: standing seam in Little Elm, our Little Elm roofing page, and nearby metal roofing in Lake Dallas, metal roofing in Hickory Creek, metal roofing in Frisco and metal roofing in Denton.
Product names, ratings and features are as published by the manufacturer and can change. We confirm the current rating and warranty of the exact product before we order it.
Residential warranty: a workmanship warranty from 10 years up to lifetime, depending on the job, with manufacturer warranties up to lifetime. Manufacturer coverage depends on the product and brand, and on the project qualifying for that manufacturer's program. We put the exact warranty for your roof in writing.
Certified, with 30 years installing every major roofing brand, a family roofing business going back 75 years, and over $80 million in completed roofing projects. 5.0 stars on Google at all three of our offices.
Request a free inspection or call (817) 733-9228. Small repairs are welcome too.
