Roofing is our primary trade. American Prime General Construction is a veteran-led roofing and general contractor that self-performs roofing and exterior work and carries storm jobs through to complete reconstruction. We work Celina out of our office at 2100 N Greenville Ave, Ste 106 in Richardson.
Celina is one of the newest and highest-value housing markets in Collin County: the median home was built in 2015, 7,313 of 11,152 housing units went up in 2010 or later, and the median owner-occupied value is $509,600 (ACS 2020–2024, table B25034; B25077). That changes the roofing conversation. Very few Celina roofs are worn out. Most are young roofs that have been hit, some of them repeatedly.
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Roofing and Storm Restoration Services in Celina
- Roofing inspections, repair, and replacement
- Hail and wind damage restoration
- Tornado damage reconstruction
- Gutter, fascia and soffit replacement
- Fire-damage build-back and water-damage build-back
- Mitigation and remediation partner coordination
- Interior and exterior reconstruction
- Estimates and documentation
Celina’s storm record, by date
Twenty-six qualifying events plot inside Celina’s city limits in the National Centers for Environmental Information record, 2011 to 2026. Celina takes bigger hail than most of north Collin County, and the last two years have been windy ones.
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Damage | NOAA record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 5, 2025 | Wind | 61 kt (70 mph) est. | $20,000 | 1293734 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Tornado | EF0 | — | 1256784 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Wind | 59 kt (68 mph) meas. | — | 1253592 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50,000 | 1163171 |
| Apr 6, 2018 | Hail | 3.00 in | $100,000 | 751848 |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Hail | 2.50 in | $120,000 | 693852 |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Hail | 2.00 in | $10,000 | 693873 |
| May 24, 2011 | Hail | 2.00 in | $25,000 | 306818 |
One correction, because it is repeated constantly. The EF3 tornado of May 25, 2024 is widely called the Celina tornado. NOAA’s own narrative places it elsewhere: an intense satellite tornado that hit a few homes along Prairie Meadow Lane, just north of Celina in unincorporated Collin County, with EF3 damage around 165 mph (NOAA/NCEI event 1182315). It was severe and very close by, but it did not strike inside the city limits. The companion EF1 that day formed along County Road 58 and dissipated south of Weston (event 1182311).
What NOAA does record inside the limits is a brief EF0 on April 30, 2025 that crossed in from Denton County west of Celina (event 1256784), plus the hail and wind events in the table above. Several of those narratives themselves say “west of” or “near” Celina, so a report’s location is worth checking against your own address before anyone tells you your roof was in it. That is a large part of what our roof inspection report is for.
Why Celina roofs age the way they do
Of 11,152 units, 3,618 were built in 2020 or later and 3,695 between 2010 and 2019 (ACS B25034). The median year built is 2015 (B25035), 10,805 are single-unit detached (B25024), and 9,570 of 10,324 occupied units are owner-occupied (B25003).
Age-driven replacement barely exists here. Unlike the older DFW suburbs, Celina has almost no worn-out inventory. If your roof is failing, something hit it, so the argument with a carrier is about causation and dating rather than wear — won or lost on dated photographs, slope-by-slope measurements and a scope tied to a specific NOAA event. That is what our construction documentation produces. We are not a public insurance adjuster and we do not negotiate claims on your behalf.
The 2000s cohort is the first to come due. The 1,870 units built between 2000 and 2009 are now 17 to 26 years old, sat through the 2011, 2017 and 2018 hail events, and are most likely to need a full replacement rather than a repair. A separate 531 units predate 1950 in the original downtown, where framing, decking and ventilation are nothing like a 2015 production home.
Price point changes the material conversation. At a $509,600 median value, most Celina homeowners are choosing between like-for-like replacement and an upgrade to an impact-resistant class, rather than the cheapest square. Our shingle selection page covers those trade-offs.
Roofing permits and inspections in Celina
- A roof permit is required, with no published size exemption. The city states that a Roof Permit is required for roofing projects, that a $100 fee applies to each permit request, that the general contractor must be registered, and that a Residential Minor Permit Application is needed (Celina Building Services). Its amended exempt-work list covers small accessory structures, fences and decks, with no roofing carve-out.
- The $100 fee is consistent across every source the city publishes — the Building Services page, the residential roof/roof repair line on the Master Fee Chart updated November 2025, and the codified fee schedule (Celina Code, Appendix A). Commercial re-roofs are also $100 per building.
- Skipping an inspection is the expensive mistake here. The fee chart carries $200 for an unauthorized cover-up or skipped inspection, $100 for a re-inspection after the second failure, and $150 for a same-day inspection (Master Fee Chart).
- Contractor registration comes before permits. All contractors must register before applying, general contractor registration is $100 a year, registrations are non-transferable and not pro-rated, and registration expires with the state trade licence or 365 days from registration, whichever comes first (Celina Contractor Registration; registration form).
- Everything moved online. Since December 8, 2025 new residential permit applications run through MGO Connect, and contractor profiles did not transfer from the old system (Celina Permit Applications).
- No roofing inspection sequence is published. Celina posts inspector hours of Monday to Thursday, 6:30 am to 4:30 pm with a 3:30 pm cut-off, but no mid-roof, decking or nailing inspection appears in any published city document.
Which codes apply, and the date question
Celina is on the 2024 I-Codes with the 2023 National Electrical Code (Celina Building Permits and Inspections), adopted by Ordinance No. 2026-003, passed January 13, 2026, which states that it becomes effective from and after its date of passage (signed ordinance).
Be careful with the effective date, because the city publishes more than one: the ordinance says effective on passage, the Building Permits and Inspections page says February 2026, the Permit Applications page says February 1, 2026, and the Building Services page heads its code list “Effective January 2026”. If your permit sits near that boundary, ask which edition governs your application rather than trusting one page.
Tear-off: what changed, and what we will not tell you
Celina’s previous code ordinance, No. 2022-103, amended IRC R908.3 so that roof replacement had to remove all existing layers down to the deck, and deleted the recover provisions (Ordinance 2022-103) — a clear no-roof-overs rule. A full-text search of the signed 2026 ordinance finds no R908 amendment. We therefore do not tell Celina homeowners that a full tear-off is currently mandatory by local amendment. Whether it survives through codification or the unamended 2024 IRC is a question for the Building Department, worth asking before you accept a bid that proposes shingling over an existing layer.
Residential permits: (945) 362-9250. Commercial permits: (945) 362-9249. Figures reviewed September 2026 — confirm current amounts with the city.
Neighborhoods we cover in Celina
From the city’s subdivisions listing: Light Farms and its neighborhoods — Sweetwater, The Grange, Hawthorne, Brenham, Cypress, Eastland, Hazel, Maydelle, Parkview, Sage and The Graham — plus North Preston Lakes Estates, The Carter Ranch and The Estates on Preston, and the older downtown blocks where the pre-1950 stock sits.
Celina’s codified architectural design standards contain no roofing material, shingle colour, shingle class or roof pitch requirement (Celina Code, Architectural Design Standards), so architectural control over shingles rests entirely with the private associations. We confirm your association’s approved colours and profiles before ordering material.
One Richardson-Based Contractor for the Whole Recovery
Large, complex rooflines mean more penetrations, valleys and flashing details, which is where storm damage hides. Our inspections cover the full system. We scope the construction damage, coordinate qualified mitigation and remediation professionals when specialized services are required, and manage the reconstruction through completion. See our storm restoration services and complete build-back work.
We also serve nearby communities including Prosper, Frisco, McKinney and Melissa.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a permit to replace my roof in Celina?
Yes. Celina states that a roof permit is required for roofing projects and that a $100 fee applies to each permit request. The $100 figure is consistent on the Building Services page, the Master Fee Chart and the codified fee schedule. No roofing size exemption appears in the city’s list of work exempt from permit.
Is a full tear-off required in Celina?
It was under the previous code ordinance. Ordinance 2022-103 amended IRC R908.3 so that roof replacement had to remove all layers down to the deck, but that amendment does not appear in the signed 2026 ordinance adopting the 2024 codes. We do not state that tear-off is currently mandatory by local amendment. Confirm with the Building Department at (945) 362-9250 before accepting a bid that proposes a roof-over.
Which building code does Celina enforce?
The 2024 I-Codes with the 2023 National Electrical Code, adopted by Ordinance No. 2026-003 on January 13, 2026. The city publishes more than one effective date for those codes across its pages, so if your permit falls near the start of 2026, ask which edition applies to your application.
Did the May 2024 EF3 tornado hit Celina?
Not inside the city limits. NOAA’s narrative describes an intense satellite tornado that hit a few homes along Prairie Meadow Lane just north of Celina, in unincorporated Collin County, with EF3 damage around 165 mph. It was very close, but it is not accurate to describe it as a tornado that struck Celina.
Do you perform mitigation and remediation in Celina?
Specialized mitigation and remediation work is performed by qualified service providers. APGC coordinates those services with the overall project and manages the repair and build-back portions of the work.
Do you provide fire and water reconstruction in Celina?
Yes. APGC provides complete interior and exterior reconstruction after the required mitigation or remediation work has been completed.
Can you help document the construction scope?
Yes. We provide photographs, measurements, construction estimates, repair scopes, material specifications, and technical explanations related to the reconstruction work. We do not act as a public insurance adjuster.
What roofing materials hold up best in Celina?
Celina’s record includes 3.00 inch hail in 2018 and 2.50 inch hail in 2017 alongside repeated 60 to 70 mph wind events, so impact resistance and correct ridge, rake and edge detailing both matter. At Celina price points an impact-resistant class often pencils out, and some carriers attach a discount to it.
If you found hail dents or lifted shingles in Celina, the next step is a documented inspection tied to a real storm date, not a guess. Start with a roof inspection, read about roof repair, or see our service areas. American Prime General Construction, 2100 N Greenville Ave Ste 106, Richardson, TX 75082. Call 469-888-8326.