In a climate where 60-mph wind, 100-degree summers, and golf-ball hail are all part of the same Tuesday afternoon, metal roofing is the smart choice for homeowners who want a roof that lasts a generation. Jones & Associates is the leading metal-roofing contractor in West Texas. We’ve been installing standing-seam, R-panel, and stone-coated steel systems across the South Plains, the Permian Basin, and the Texas Panhandle for over three decades.

What makes metal hold up in West Texas

The weather here destroys roofs in three specific ways: hail bruises the surface, UV breaks down the binders that hold the surface together, and wind lifts edges that aren’t fastened properly. Quality metal roofing is engineered for all three. Modern coatings are warrantied against UV chalk and fade for 30+ years, panels are rated for hail impact, and proper concealed-fastener systems eliminate the wind-uplift failure points that plague exposed-fastener installations.

Standing seam vs. exposed fastener

Most of the metal roofs we install on residential homes in Lubbock are standing-seam systems, where the panel fasteners are concealed beneath the seam. Exposed-fastener panels (the kind you see on barns and shops) are cheaper but every screw is a potential leak point in 15-20 years when the rubber gaskets give up. For commercial and agricultural buildings where the lower cost matters more than the longest lifespan, we still install exposed-fastener systems — just with the right gauge metal and the right gaskets.

Energy and noise — the two questions everyone asks

Modern metal roofing reflects more solar heat than dark asphalt shingles, which is a real difference on Lubbock summer afternoons when the attic temperature is the difference between a $200 electric bill and a $400 one. As for the noise question: a properly installed metal roof with the standard underlayment and decking is no louder inside the house than an asphalt shingle roof. The thing you’re thinking of is metal-on-bare-rafters, which is what people put on barns. Yours is going on a fully decked, fully underlayed surface.