3-Tab Shingles
The traditional flat-cut asphalt shingle. Budget-friendly, fast to install, and lasts 20–25 years — a reasonable spec for rentals and utility builds, but rarely the right call on a custom DFW home.
— Composition Roofing
Architectural composition shingle and DaVinci synthetic composite — two distinct product families, matched to your architecture and budget. Serving Dallas, Fort Worth, and the surrounding DFW communities.
"Composition" roofing covers two distinct product families that often get lumped together. The first is traditional asphalt composition shingle — modern architectural (laminated) shingles that have largely replaced the older 3-tab style, delivering deeper shadow lines, longer warranties, and stronger wind ratings. The second is synthetic composite materials like DaVinci, molded to look like real slate or shake at a fraction of the weight.
Knox installs both. Architectural composition is the right call for most custom DFW homes. DaVinci composite is the answer when slate or wood shake are the architectural intent but weight, cost, or HOA rules constrain the choice. We'll walk you through which family — and which specific line — fits your home and your budget.
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— Visual Breakdown
Three grades of composition shingle — each with its own weight, warranty, and visual signature. Knox installs every tier; the call depends on budget, architecture, and HOA rules.
The traditional flat-cut asphalt shingle. Budget-friendly, fast to install, and lasts 20–25 years — a reasonable spec for rentals and utility builds, but rarely the right call on a custom DFW home.
Laminated, dimensional profile with deeper shadow lines, stronger wind ratings, and a 30+ year warranty. This is the modern Knox standard for almost every custom home we touch.
The heaviest composition tier — sculpted to mimic slate or cedar shake, with Class 4 impact options and the longest warranties on the market. Where real slate is the architectural intent but weight is the constraint.
— Why Knox
Two product families, one install standard — and the detail work that separates a custom-home roof from a track-home roof.
Heavier than 3-tab, with deeper shadow lines and longer warranties — the standard for modern DFW custom homes.
Molded from real slate or shake — the visual depth of natural materials with modern weight and warranty.
Class 4 impact options available across the composition lineup.
Color selection that clears architectural review in Highland Park, Preston Hollow, University Park, and surrounding neighborhoods.
We'll bring samples on-site, walk you through architectural vs. DaVinci composite, and give you a transparent quote — no pressure.
Schedule Free InspectionFrom HOA review to the photo archive, here's how a Knox composition install runs.
We walk your home, read the architecture, and confirm any HOA or historic-district color and profile requirements before we recommend product.
We bring architectural composition and DaVinci composite samples to your property — color reads differently under DFW sun than under showroom lighting.
Our core crew tears off the old roof, inspects decking, installs underlayment and product, and finishes with color-matched ridge and hip details.
We walk the roof with you, register your manufacturer warranty, and hand over a photo archive of the finished install.
In casual use, yes. 'Composition' technically refers to the composite construction of the shingle — in practice, modern composition shingles are architectural (laminated), not 3-tab.
DaVinci is a synthetic composite that mimics slate and shake at about half the weight. Excellent for homes where slate or wood shake are the architectural intent but weight or budget constrain.
25–30 years for architectural, up to 50 years for premium lines with Class 4 impact rating.
Depends on the architecture, but architectural composition shingle in warm neutrals (weathered wood, charcoal) is the default for craftsman, traditional, and transitional homes in DFW.
— Your next roof starts with a phone call
Free inspection, written scope, no pressure. A Founder-led walk-through of exactly what your roof needs — and what it doesn’t.
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