Can I put a different roof material on my house in Castroville's historic district?

Possibly, but the Historic Landmark Commission decides. You file a Certificate of Appropriateness (no fee) with material samples and elevation photos, and the commission has final say without City Council review. We help assemble the samples and photos, and we can show you options that respect the district's tin and cypress-shingle tradition.

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Roof Repair and Roof Replacement in Castroville, TX

Roof repair, storm repair and roof replacement for Castroville, from Alsatian limestone landmarks to newer homes on the edge of town, from crews based in San Antonio. Free estimates at (210) 802-6906.

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Before the dumpster, the commission

In Castroville, a new roof on an Alsatian landmark begins with paperwork and a vote. The Historic Landmark Commission reviews it, and its call is final without City Council review. The Certificate of Appropriateness form, revised in January 2023, costs nothing to file. It does ask for material samples and photos of each elevation, so a roofing company in Castroville, TX that shows up without them is wasting your month.

The Castroville Historic District joined the National Register on April 3, 1970 and covers 420.6 acres. Its houses have thick stuccoed limestone walls and sloping gabled roofs of tin or cypress shingles. Its founders planned the town in 1844 as an exurb of San Antonio, and Landmark Inn State Historic Site at 402 Florence St. still sits on the Medina River bank.

Repair first, and check what's under the walls

We'd rather fix an old roof than replace it, and Castroville's rules lean the same way. The Community Development Department at 703 Paris St. exempts roof repair with no structural change from a permit, while a full residential roof remodel needs one. That makes careful historic roof repair in Castroville the first thing we price.

Heavy limestone walls can settle over time, and a sagging ridge sometimes starts below the roof, not in it. When we see that, we'll tell you before anyone touches the rafters and suggest a structural specialist take a look first, because a new roof on a moving frame will not stay straight. If replacement is the honest answer, our roof replacement crews handle the permit and the commission filing together. Castroville is part of our Medina County service area, alongside Hondo to the west.

Getting a crew out to Castroville

Texas-RRR is based in San Antonio, and Castroville sits inside our regular Medina County coverage along US 90, worked by the same 8 full crew teams. Every job starts with a free estimate and an honest read on whether your roof needs a patch, a partial repair or a new top. A roofing company in Castroville should respect an 1840s house and still answer the phone. Ours is (210) 802-6906.