Short answer: As of September 2026, the four highest-scoring roofing contractors in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score are ROAM Roof & Solar LLC (94.5), Texas Traditions Roofing LLC (88.3), A&W Roofing, trading as A&W Roofing and Exteriors (75.7), L and M Roofing and Construction (46.6). Every one holds a manufacturer certification that can be verified independently, every rating below has been corroborated against at least one source outside the certification registry, and no company paid to appear here.
The Roofing Brief scored 4 certified roofing contractors serving the Killeen metro on a published, reproducible formula, then researched each of the top four individually to confirm its record. On 12 April 2022 a supercell dropped a 5.68-inch hailstone on Salado and put an EF3 tornado on the ground near Youngsport, injuring 23 people. That stone is the third-largest recorded in any metro in this programme, behind San Antonio and Dallas, and larger than a grapefruit. Bell and Coryell counties have logged 224 hail reports in ten years, 121 of them in April alone. And the second thing to know is that if your property sits in unincorporated Bell County, there is no building permit, no building code and no inspection at all. In the highest-hail metro on this page, a large share of homeowners have no regulatory protection whatsoever.
The conditions a Killeen roof has to be specified for
Bell County states plainly that in its unincorporated areas there is no building permit, no building code and no zoning to comply with; the only county rules enforced concern on-site sewage. If your address is outside the limits of Killeen, Temple, Belton, Harker Heights, Copperas Cove or Nolanville, nobody will inspect your roof, nobody has set a standard it must meet, and there is no municipal record that the work was ever done. In that situation the contract, the manufacturer certification and the written warranty are not merely important; they are the entire framework. Establish which jurisdiction you are in before you do anything else.
Inside the cities the position is different and better. Killeen adopts and amends its construction codes in Chapter 8 of the city ordinances and runs permits and inspections through the MGO Connect portal, which lets you confirm for yourself that a permit was pulled and an inspection booked. Temple requires a permit to erect, alter or enlarge any structure. Use those systems: a permit number you can look up is worth more than a contractor’s assurance.
Texas issues no state roofing licence at all, which in a hail corridor of this intensity is a serious gap. There is no state exam, no register and no board that can discipline a roofer. The voluntary RCAT licence run by the Roofing Contractors Association of Texas does require two years of Texas experience, examinations and at least $300,000 of liability cover, and it is worth asking about because it is the only competency credential that exists in this state.
With 224 hail reports over the decade and a 5.68-inch maximum, impact resistance here is a specification question rather than an upsell. Ask every contractor to quote a UL 2218 Class 4 impact-rated shingle alongside the standard option, and ask your insurer what premium credit a Class 4 roof earns, because in central Texas that credit is often large enough to recover the difference within a few years. Note also that the certified pool here is only four contractors deep and three of them are based 15 to 28 miles away in Belton and Georgetown; get quotes from outside this list as well.
The 4 best roofers in Killeen, TX
Scored 2026-09-23. The metro mean rating used as the Bayesian prior for Killeen is 4.75, across a pool of 4 certified contractors.
| Rank | Company | TRB Score | Certification | Rating (reviews) | Adjusted | In business since | Based in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROAM Roof & Solar LLC | 94.5 | President’s Club | 5.0 (350) | 4.969 | not published | Belton, TX |
| 2 | Texas Traditions Roofing LLC | 88.3 | President’s Club | 4.9 (433) | 4.884 | 2015 | Georgetown, TX |
| 3 | A&W Roofing, trading as A&W Roofing and Exteriors | 75.7 | Master Elite | 4.9 (263) | 4.876 | 2017 | Georgetown, TX |
| 4 | L and M Roofing and Construction | 46.6 | Certified | 4.2 (16) | 4.617 | not published | Georgetown, TX |
1. ROAM Roof & Solar LLC — TRB Score 94.5
ROAM Roof & Solar LLC is based in Belton, TX, BBB accredited since 19 May 2023, A+ rating, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 38.8 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 14.5 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 6.2 | 10 |
| Total | 94.5 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated and accredited since 19 May 2023. BBB
- 368 reviews on Birdeye. Birdeye
- Listed on HomeAdvisor with a review history. HomeAdvisor
What they actually do. Roofing and solar across Belton, Temple and Killeen.
Why it ranks here. A clean 5.0 across 350 registry reviews, corroborated by 368 reviews on a second platform, with President’s Club certification. Veteran-owned, which in a Fort Cavazos metro is a genuine local credential rather than a marketing line. Its 94.5 leads the metro by 6.2 points.
Best fit for: Bell County homeowners, and roof-and-solar projects.
What we would want clarified. Fifteen miles from the metro centre. If your property is in unincorporated Bell County, ask specifically what standard the work will be built to, since no code applies there. We publish this because a ranking that only prints the flattering findings is an advertisement, not an assessment.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (254) 877-7663, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
2. Texas Traditions Roofing LLC — TRB Score 88.3
Texas Traditions Roofing LLC is based in Georgetown, TX, in business since 2015, BBB a+ rating, eleven years in business, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 35.4 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 15.0 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 2.9 | 10 |
| Total | 88.3 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated, eleven years in business. BBB
- Voted Georgetown’s Best Roofer in 2023, 2024 and 2025. Local award
- Listed on Alignable with a business record. Alignable
What they actually do. Residential and commercial roofing across central Texas.
Why it ranks here. 433 registry reviews at 4.9, the deepest evidence base in this pool, with President’s Club certification and three consecutive years of a locally voted best-roofer award, which has to be re-earned annually rather than bought once.
Best fit for: Southern Bell County and the Georgetown corridor.
What we would want clarified. Twenty-eight miles from the metro centre, at the Williamson County end. Confirm it services your address before scheduling. We publish this because a ranking that only prints the flattering findings is an advertisement, not an assessment.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (737) 717-0472, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
3. A&W Roofing, trading as A&W Roofing and Exteriors — TRB Score 75.7
Trades as A&W Roofing, trading as A&W Roofing and Exteriors; listed on the GAF registry as A&W Roofing.
A&W Roofing, trading as A&W Roofing and Exteriors is based in Georgetown, TX, in business since 2017, BBB accredited since 8 May 2017, A+ rating, and holds Master Elite standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 24 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 35.0 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 13.8 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 2.9 | 10 |
| Total | 75.7 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated and accredited since 8 May 2017, nine years in business. BBB
- Member of the Cedar Park Chamber of Commerce and listed with the Round Rock Chamber. Trade body
What they actually do. Residential roofing and exteriors across central Texas.
Why it ranks here. 263 registry reviews at 4.9 with nine years of unbroken A+ accreditation, family owned. In a state with no licensing at all, an unbroken nine-year BBB record is the closest thing to a regulatory check available.
Best fit for: Georgetown and southern corridor homeowners.
What we would want clarified. Twenty-eight miles from the metro centre. We publish this because a ranking that only prints the flattering findings is an advertisement, not an assessment.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (737) 316-8878, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
4. L and M Roofing and Construction — TRB Score 46.6
L and M Roofing and Construction is based in Georgetown, TX, BBB accredited since 30 May 2014, zero complaints on file, and holds Certified standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 12 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 24.7 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 7.0 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 2.9 | 10 |
| Total | 46.6 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- BBB accredited since 30 May 2014, with zero customer complaints on file. BBB
- Listed on HomeAdvisor with a review history. HomeAdvisor
What they actually do. Roofing and construction across central Texas.
Why it ranks here. Twelve years of continuous BBB accreditation with a zero-complaint record.
What we would want clarified. The weakest entry on this page and it appears because the metro’s certified pool is only four deep. Its registry rating is 4.2 across 16 reviews, more than half a point below the metro mean of 4.75 and the lowest of any contractor ranked here, and no BBB letter rating was displayed on the profile we retrieved. The twelve-year zero-complaint accreditation is genuine and counts for something. Treat this as a name to interview carefully rather than one this page has vetted for you, and get quotes from outside this list as well. Twenty-eight miles from the metro centre. We publish this because a ranking that only prints the flattering findings is an advertisement, not an assessment.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (512) 996-6071, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
The 198 hail reports behind a Killeen roof
Aggregate hail counts tell you very little about a specific roof. These are the individual events: every severe-weather report logged by the National Weather Service across the 3 counties of the Killeen-Temple, TX statistical area over ten years, with the dates, the stone sizes and the towns they landed on. Over that decade the metro logged 224 hail reports, 80 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports and 14 tornadoes. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $13.3 million; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
The biggest hail to fall on Killeen in a decade
| Date | Stone size | Reported near | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 April 2022 | 5.68 in | Salado | Bell |
| 1 May 2025 | 4.5 in | Copperas Cove | Coryell |
| 12 April 2022 | 4.0 in | Salado | Bell |
| 12 April 2022 | 3.0 in | Belton | Bell |
| 9 April 2024 | 2.75 in | Salado | Bell |
| 24 May 2020 | 2.5 in | Smith | Bell |
The largest stone on record for this metro fell on 12 April 2022 near Salado, measured at 5.68 inches. That is grapefruit sized. Stones that big destroy asphalt shingles outright, dent metal, crack tile and routinely total roofs across whole neighbourhoods.
Wind. The strongest thunderstorm gust logged in the metro was 87 knots, about 100 mph, near Midway on 22 May 2024. Asphalt shingles begin lifting at roughly 67 mph when they are correctly nailed, and considerably below that when they are not.
Tornadoes. 14 tornadoes touched down in these counties over the decade, the strongest rated EF3 near Youngsport on 12 April 2022.
What the National Weather Service wrote about it
The NWS logs a written account of each severe-weather episode. This is its description of the 28 April 2023 event near King, reproduced verbatim:
RFD winds were determined to be the cause of damage at a home on Longview Circle that lost part of its roof. The RFD winds could have been near 95 mph.
A roof in this metro is built against events like that one, as recorded by the agency that recorded it rather than by a contractor selling the repair.
When it happens. Severe weather reports cluster in April (121), May (89), March (33). The worst years on record were 2023 (60), 2022 (53), 2025 (45). If you are scheduling non-urgent work in Killeen, the months outside that window are when crews are least stretched and least likely to be triaging emergency callouts ahead of your job.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, county-level detail files 2016 to 2025, filtered to the counties of this statistical area by The Roofing Brief. Damage figures are as reported to the NWS and undercount insured losses.
What to do with this. Killeen sees enough damaging hail that a Class 4 impact-rated shingle is worth pricing, though not automatically worth buying. Get both quotes and weigh the premium against any insurance discount.
How to check a Killeen roofer in ten minutes
There is no state roofing licence in TX. Texas does not issue or require a state roofing contractor licence. There is no state exam, no state licence number to check, and no state board that can discipline a roofer.
The Roofing Contractors Association of Texas (RCAT) runs a voluntary Licensed Roofing Contractor program requiring two years of Texas experience, a fixed business address, a business and safety exam and a roofing exam at 70% or better, and at least $300,000 general liability insurance for residential work or a $100,000 surety bond.
That absence is the most important fact on this page. Where a state issues no credential, a manufacturer certification that can be revoked is the only quality signal a homeowner can actually check, which is why this ranking is built on certification rather than star ratings.
Check here: RCAT licensed contractor lookup. Many Texas cities still require roofers to register with the municipality and pull a permit, so check with the city building department where the work will happen.
Four checks to run before you sign anything, in any state.
- Verify certification at the source. Use the GAF verification tool rather than trusting a badge image on a company website.
- Get the certificate of insurance from the insurer, not the contractor, and confirm general liability and workers compensation are both active on the day work starts.
- Confirm who pulls the permit. If a contractor asks you to pull it as the homeowner, that moves liability onto you. Decline.
- Get warranty terms in writing before any deposit, and check the manufacturer warranty being promised actually requires the certification tier the contractor holds.
Who else is certified in Killeen
4 certified roofing contractors serve the principal cities of the Killeen-Temple, TX statistical area, of which 2 hold the top President’s Club tier. The pool carries 1,062 customer reviews between them at a mean rating of 4.75. The statistical area had a 2024 population of 509,487, a change of 7.15% against the 2020 census base, per the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates.
How these Killeen rankings were produced
Every contractor in the Killeen-Temple, TX pool was scored out of 100 on four published components: certification tier, a Bayesian adjusted rating, review depth and distance from the metro centre. In this metro that meant scoring 4 certified contractors, of whom 2 hold President’s Club standing and 1 Master Elite, against a metro mean rating of 4.75. The top four were then researched individually against Better Business Bureau records, state licence registers and manufacturer directories. Where that research turned up something awkward it is on the page, and no placement was paid for.
The full method, the weightings, what the GAF certification tiers actually mean, who is eligible to be ranked and what we do not claim are all set out on our roofer ranking methodology page. Last updated: September 2026. Scoring run: 2026-09-23. Corrections go to the editor and are actioned on verification.
Killeen roofing questions, answered
Who is the best roofer in Killeen, TX?
ROAM Roof & Solar LLC of Belton, TX scores highest in the Killeen metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score, at 94.5 out of 100 as of September 2026. It holds President’s Club certification with a 5.0 rating across 350 reviews. Highest-scoring is not the same as best fit for your specific job, and the three companies behind it score within 47.9 points.
How many certified roofing contractors serve Killeen?
4 contractors on the GAF certification registry serve the principal cities of the Killeen-Temple, TX statistical area as of September 2026, of which 2 hold President’s Club status.
How much damaging hail does Killeen get?
The Killeen-Temple, TX statistical area recorded 198 hail reports of 1 inch or larger and 19 of 2 inches or larger between 2016 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Events Database. The largest hailstone reported measured 5.68 inches.
Did any contractor pay to appear on this list?
No. The Roofing Brief takes no placement fees, no lead fees and no affiliate commission from any roofing contractor. Ranking comes entirely from the published formula applied to public registry data, followed by an individual research pass on the top four.
What was the worst hailstorm in Killeen in the last ten years?
The largest hailstone logged by the National Weather Service in the Killeen-Temple, TX statistical area between 2016 and 2025 measured 5.68 inches, reported near Salado on 12 April 2022. That is grapefruit sized. Stones that big destroy asphalt shingles outright, dent metal, crack tile and routinely total roofs across whole neighbourhoods. Across the decade the metro recorded 224 hail reports. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $13.3 million; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
When is the worst time of year for roof damage in Killeen?
Severe-weather reports in the Killeen-Temple, TX statistical area cluster in April, May, March, on the NOAA record for 2016 to 2025. Outside those months local crews are not triaging storm damage, so lead times are shorter and scheduling is easier.
Do roofers need a licence in TX?
Texas does not issue or require a state roofing contractor licence. There is no state exam, no state licence number to check, and no state board that can discipline a roofer. The Roofing Contractors Association of Texas (RCAT) runs a voluntary Licensed Roofing Contractor program requiring two years of Texas experience, a fixed business address, a business and safety exam and a roofing exam at 70% or better, and at least $300,000 general liability insurance for residential work or a $100,000 surety bond.
What should I check before hiring a roofer in Killeen?
Many Texas cities still require roofers to register with the municipality and pull a permit, so check with the city building department where the work will happen.
Is Killeen a hard market to find a good roofer in?
On 12 April 2022 a supercell dropped a 5.68-inch hailstone on Salado and put an EF3 tornado on the ground near Youngsport, injuring 23 people. That stone is the third-largest recorded in any metro in this programme, behind San Antonio and Dallas, and larger than a grapefruit. Bell and Coryell counties have logged 224 hail reports in ten years, 121 of them in April alone. And the second thing to know is that if your property sits in unincorporated Bell County, there is no building permit, no building code and no inspection at all. In the highest-hail metro on this page, a large share of homeowners have no regulatory protection whatsoever.
Roofer rankings for other metros
The Roofing Brief scores certified roofing contractors in the 400 largest U.S. metropolitan and micropolitan areas on the same formula.
- Best roofers in Waco, TX, about 46 miles from Killeen
- Best roofers in Austin, TX, about 54 miles from Killeen
- Best roofers in College Station, TX, about 92 miles from Killeen
- Best roofers in San Antonio, TX, about 121 miles from Killeen
- Best roofers in Dallas, TX, another TX metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Houston, TX, another TX metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Springfield, MO, a metro of comparable size
- Best roofers in Lexington, KY, a metro of comparable size
See the full index of all 400 metro roofer rankings, or read how to find and vet a roofing contractor anywhere in the country.
Cite this analysis
The Roofing Brief. “Best Roofers in Killeen, TX: The Roofing Brief Contractor Score.” Published September 2026. Inputs: GAF certification registry; NOAA Storm Events Database 2016-2025; U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimates; Better Business Bureau and independent review-platform records for each ranked contractor.