3:16 Roofing Compared: How to Verify Any DFW Roofing Contractor

If you are comparing roofing contractors in Dallas-Fort Worth, almost everything you will read online is marketing including ours. So this page does something different. Below is every credential 3:16 Roofing and Construction claims, alongside the public source where you can check it yourself and the same checklist applied to any contractor you are considering.

We make no claims about other companies on this page. We do not know the current licensing, insurance or complaint status of any competitor, and we are not going to guess. Verify them exactly the way we are inviting you to verify us.

Six things worth verifying before you sign anything

Most roofing disputes trace back to something the homeowner could have checked in ten minutes. These are the six that matter:

• Licensing. Texas does not license roofing contractors at the state level, which surprises most homeowners. Voluntary licensing through RCAT is one of the few credentials that exists here, so ask for the number and look it up.

• BBB accreditation and complaint history. The rating matters less than the complaint record and how complaints were resolved.

• Manufacturer certifications. These are issued by shingle manufacturers, are checkable on their own contractor locators, and are what unlock enhanced warranties.

• Independent awards. Check the awarding publication's own archive, not the contractor's website. Note the year — an award from several cycles ago is not a current standing.

• Review volume and rating together. 4.9 stars from 12 reviews is a weaker signal than 4.9 from several hundred spanning years of work.

• A real, physical, local address. Not a PO box, not a virtual office. Somewhere you could drive to.

3:16 Roofing and Construction — every claim, and how to check it

Each item below is something we assert. Each one has a source you can check without taking our word for it.

• Fort Worth Magazine, Best of Fort Worth 2023 — Editor Pick, Roofing Company. This is our strongest independently verifiable credential. It is an editorial selection made by the magazine's staff, not a reader poll and not a paid listing. Check it in the magazine's own archive: fwtx.com/best-of-fort-worth-2023 — Home & Garden section, Roofing Company category. To be precise about it: this is a 2023 honor, not a current-year one.

• BBB Accredited since 20 August 2018. Check the accreditation date and the complaint record on our BBB profile.

• 4.9-star Google rating from 239 reviews. Check the current count on our Google Business Profile — it moves, and the number above is accurate as of August 2026.

• Founded in 2017 by Marcos and Rachel Garza. Family-owned and still owner-operated.

• 424 Keller Pkwy, Keller, TX 76248. A physical office you can visit, roughly ten minutes from most of our service area.

• More than 1,000 completed projects in the last three years. This figure comes from our project management system rather than a marketing estimate.

• RCAT Licensed, #03-0246. Look it up in the Roofing Contractors Association of Texas directory: rcat.net. If a contractor gives you a number, check it there.

• Manufacturer certifications: CertainTeed SELECT ShingleMaster, Malarkey Emerald Pro, IKO Roof Pro SELECT. Each manufacturer runs its own contractor locator. Search our name on theirs.

• IBHS FORTIFIED Roofer. A standard for building roofs to resist high wind and hail, verifiable through IBHS.

Questions worth asking every contractor, including us

• Will you put the complete scope of work in writing, itemised, before I sign anything?

• Who pulls the permit, and is the cost included?

• What does your workmanship warranty actually cover, for how long, and is it transferable?

• Are you licensed and insured, and will you show me the certificates rather than describe them?

• Will someone from your team attend the insurance adjuster's inspection?

• Who is physically on my roof — your crew or a subcontractor you have not met?

Red flags, including one that is a crime in Texas

If a contractor offers to waive, absorb, rebate or "eat" your insurance deductible, walk away. Under Texas House Bill 2102, effective 1 September 2019, it is a criminal offence for a contractor to pay, waive, rebate or absorb a homeowner's insurance deductible, or to advertise that they will. A first offence is a Class B misdemeanour. A contractor willing to break that law on your roof is telling you something about the rest of the job.

Other signals worth taking seriously:

• Pressure to sign the same day, or a price that expires at the end of the visit.

• No physical local address, or an address that turns out to be a mailbox.

• Door-knocking within days of a storm with no local track record you can check.

• A quote that is not itemised, so you cannot compare it to anything.

• Any credential that cannot be verified at an independent source.

If you are comparing contractors for a commercial roof

Commercial comparison turns on different questions than residential. Ask about experience with your specific system — TPO, EPDM, modified bitumen, built-up or metal — because they fail differently and are repaired differently. Ask how the crew will work around your operating hours, what happens to your warranty if a repair is done by someone else first, and whether the contractor has handled a roof of your size and access constraints before.

The honest summary

We think we compare well. But the point of this page is that you should not have to take that on faith, from us or from anyone else. Every claim above has a source attached. Apply the same six checks to every contractor on your list, and the decision usually makes itself.

If you would like a written, itemised scope with no obligation, call (817) 402-7663 or request a free inspection.