A shake look for Flower Mound homes
Flower Mound covers about 20,000 acres between Grapevine Lake and Lewisville Lake in southern Denton County. The Handbook of Texas says it was settled soon after Sam Houston settled a tribal dispute in the area in 1844, and the Peters Colony settlers named it for a 50-foot mound covered in Indian paintbrush. Today it's one of the largest towns we serve, with Census estimates showing about 79,500 residents.
Flower Mound's tree canopy and its two-story brick-and-stone homes suit a shake look. Some houses were built with real cedar that's now splitting, cupping and losing pieces in storms; others have builder shingles and owners who want something with more texture. Enviroshake is a composite made to look like cedar shake, it weathers toward a natural gray, and qualifying products carry a published UL 2218 Class 4 impact rating.
| Collection | Look | Where it fits |
|---|---|---|
| Enviroshake | Composite cedar-shake profile that weathers toward a natural gray | Craftsman, cottage, farmhouse and traditional homes, lake-side houses, and homes replacing cedar shake |
| Enviroslate | Slate look, much lighter than stone | Stone and French-country homes that want a slate look without slate weight |
| EnviroShingle | Enviroshake's third residential line | We bring samples of all three to compare on the house |
Why owners pick Enviroshake over cedar
| Real cedar shake | Enviroshake composite | |
|---|---|---|
| Upkeep | Regular cleaning and treatment; splits, cups and loses pieces as it ages | A composite made to look like cedar, without cedar's rot, splitting and treatment |
| Color over time | Weathers gray, unevenly where shade and sun differ | Weathers toward a natural gray |
| Hail rating | Varies by product and treatment | Qualifying products carry a published UL 2218 Class 4 rating |
| Weight | Light | Light enough for most framing built for shingles |
| Warranty | Depends on the product | Enviroshake advertises a transferable 50-year limited lifetime material warranty for registered roofs installed by a Factory Trained Installer |
Replacing cedar shake in Flower Mound
If your house has real cedar now, the switch is more than a material swap:
- Deck check. Many cedar roofs sit on spaced boards. Enviroshake goes on a solid deck, so we inspect and add decking where it's needed.
- Underlayment. Enviroshield synthetic underlayment is required for Enviroshake's Gold-Level warranty, so it goes on every Enviroshake roof we install.
- Ridge, hips and valleys in matching Enviroshake pieces, with valleys and wall flashing in metal that suits the house.
- The look from the street. We bring samples so you and your HOA can see how the color will weather next to your brick or stone, in daylight.
Installed the way Enviroshake requires
Enviroshake's installation page says every jobsite needs a Factory Trained lead installer, each piece gets four nails in its marked nailing areas with a gap between pieces, and Enviroshield synthetic underlayment is required for its Gold-Level warranty. In hail country it also recommends snow guards. We follow that guide on every roof and handle the warranty registration. Enviroshake advertises a transferable 50-year limited lifetime material warranty for registered roofs installed by a Factory Trained Installer. Our workmanship warranty is from 10 years up to lifetime, depending on the job, in writing.
Hail in Flower Mound
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 the September 2026 update, one of the highest counts of any town we serve. June 11, 2023 was the worst day: NOAA lists 4.25-inch hail near Bartonville, about a mile from the center of Flower Mound, 4-inch hail near Grapevine Reservoir about two miles away, and 3-inch hail near Lewisville. On March 14, 2024, 3.5-inch hail fell near Bartonville about two miles from town; on April 1, 2024, 3-inch hail fell near Smoots to the west; and on May 27, 2024, 1.75-inch hail fell near Bartonville again.
No roof is hail-proof, but Class 4 is the top rating under UL 2218. 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 damage in Flower Mound
- May 28, 2024: a member of the public measured an 86 mph gust west of Double Oak, under two miles from the center of Flower Mound.
- June 9, 2019: outflow winds knocked down five power poles near College Parkway and Kirkpatrick, with other minor damage on the east side of town.
- June 20, 2018: emergency management reported trees down in Flower Mound and three vehicles damaged by falling trees.
- March 8, 2016: a public report described damage in a subdivision on Orchard Drive.
Flower Mound's tree canopy and its two-story homes both matter after wind. Tall roofs catch more of it at the ridge and rakes, and big trees drop limbs onto roofs and gutters. We check both, and photograph every slope.
On a shake roof, wind and falling limbs find the edges first. We fasten the starter and first courses at the eaves and rakes to Enviroshake's guide, cap the hips and ridges with matching pieces, and keep valleys open so leaves wash through instead of damming up.
Enviroshake with standing seam
A common combination is Enviroshake on the main roof and standing seam on a porch, bay, outdoor kitchen or low-slope wing, formed on our own roll formers in 24 or 26 gauge in a color that ties the two together. Our Clay County ranch estate paired Enviroshake with our own standing seam, and several photos below come from that job.
Town of Flower Mound permits
The Town of Flower Mound's residential permit guidelines say that to have your roof replaced, a permit must be obtained, and that roof replacement or re-covering must comply with the Town's currently adopted codes. The Town's current building permit fee schedule lists a $220 reroof fee. We prepare and file the application for you and schedule the inspections.
The same guidelines require a building permit for patio covers, porches and other shade structures. If you're adding a standing seam porch or patio roof, not just replacing an existing one, that's its own permit, and we plan both together.
For residential building-permit applications since October 1, 2025, the Town's construction codes page lists the 2024 International Residential Code. Decking added under an Enviroshake roof, where cedar sat on spaced boards, is built to that code.
HOA approval for Enviroshake
Most HOAs care about three things: the profile, the color and how the roof will look in ten years. We put together the product sheet, the impact rating, a color sample and photos of finished Enviroshake roofs for the architectural committee, and we wait for written approval before anything is ordered. More in our post on HOA approval for Enviroshake.
Who installs Enviroshake in Flower Mound?
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 22 road miles (roughly 37 minutes) from Flower Mound at our Rhome office.
- Snow Roofing & Exteriors is BBB A+ rated.
Photos
The photos below show an Enviroshake estate roof with our standing seam sections, and our crew installing Enviroshake. 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. More: Enviroshake roofing in DFW, synthetic cedar shake, our Flower Mound roofing page, tile roofing in Flower Mound, metal roofing in Flower Mound, and Enviroshake in nearby Highland Village, Argyle and Roanoke. Read Enviroshake vs. cedar after hail.
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.
