Roof Leak Repair in Lampasas, TX

Lampasas Hail, Wind and Ice That Turn Into Leaks

Most leaks we're called about in Lampasas trace back to storm damage that didn't leak right away. Here's the record NOAA's storm database keeps for the town and Lampasas County.

Hail in Every Season, Not Just Spring

Golf-ball hail fell in the city of Lampasas on April 29, 2016, with an estimated $50,000 in damage, and golf-ball hail was photographed off the north end of the Lampasas Airport runway on April 3, 2018. The off-season storms count just as much: 1.5-inch hail in town on January 10, 2020, quarter- to half-dollar hail on November 11, 2022, and ping-pong-ball hail just northwest of town on February 8, 2023. Stones that size bruise shingles and scour off their protective grit while the roof still looks fine from the driveway, so if a stain appeared after one of those dates, tell us which storm it followed.

Oaks, Falling Limbs and Straight-Line Wind

In Lampasas, wind damage usually comes with trees. On June 9, 2019, a tree was blown onto a house on the east side of town, and on May 8, 2014, a 70 mph thunderstorm wind blew the roof off a house east of Lampasas and uprooted trees. More recently, a Lampasas weather station measured a 63 mph gust on March 4, 2025. A limb that hits a roof can crack the decking or punch through shingles even when it's cleared away the same day, so we repair the damaged section, fasten down anything the wind lifted and seal it so rain can't get underneath.

Sleet and Ice in 2021, 2023 and January 2026

Lampasas averages about 55 nights a year at or below freezing, based on 30 years of readings (1991–2020) at the Lampasas weather station. In February 2021, up to an inch of sleet piled up across Lampasas County. On February 1, 2023, freezing rain coated the county in as much as half an inch of ice, and in late January 2026, sleet and snow reached about an inch while the wind chill at the Lampasas airport fell to 0°F. Ice that collects along the eaves acts like a dam: meltwater pools behind it, works under the shingles and usually drips through near an exterior wall, and the gap it opens doesn't close when the ice melts.

What Fails First on Lampasas's 1950s and Older Homes

More of Lampasas's homes went up in the 1950s than in any other decade, about one in five, and another 357 homes in the city were built before 1940, according to Census figures. Half the city's housing is older than 1970, and with about 106 days of 90-degree heat a year, the sun dries out the sealant and rubber boots around vents. On houses this old, leaks tend to start at the joints rather than out in the open roof.

Skylights That Only Leak Now and Then

A skylight is one of the usual suspects when a leak comes and goes. One Lampasas homeowner wrote that their kitchen skylight leaked only every so often until the seal around it was redone. We check the flashing and seal around the frame, find where water is getting past it, and reseal or rebuild that part.

Chimneys on Pre-War and 1950s Houses

On a 1950s or pre-war house, the chimney is often the oldest thing on the roof, and the metal flashing where it meets the shingles rusts, cracks or pulls away. Water that gets in there usually shows up on the ceiling or wall right beside the chimney. We refasten or swap out the failed flashing and seal it, and we'll tell you if the masonry itself is letting water through.