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About
Horizon Roofing Specialists, LLC is a family owned commercial and residential roofing contractor at 242 South Business IH-35, Suite E in New Braunfels, with a separate line for Austin. Its own About page names Mike Rankin as founder alongside Fawn Rankin and their son Sam Rankin, and the company states more than twenty five years serving New Braunfels, San Antonio and Austin. Note that Horizon Roofing is a name reused by unrelated companies in California, Michigan, Minnesota and North Carolina, so the New Braunfels address and the Rankin family are what identify this one.
The commercial side is the deeper one. The company lists TPO and PVC single ply, commercial standing seam metal, metal retrofit over existing roofs, roof coating and restoration systems, commercial composite shingle, leak detection, inspections and preventative maintenance programmes. Residential work covers replacement, repair, storm damage and Senox gutter systems, with CertainTeed Landmark and Landmark Pro architectural shingles named as its favourites and Atlas as another line it installs. Other named manufacturer relationships include Duro-Last, McElroy Metal, Exceptional Metals, Berridge and Versico.
On credentials, the company publishes Duro-Last Central Texas Elite Contractor, CertainTeed Master Applicator, HAAG certified residential and commercial roof inspector, Atlas PRO Gold, Energy Star partner and a BBB A+ rating. Independently of the company's own site, Horizon appears as an approved vendor in the TIPS-USA cooperative purchasing directory, which lists Michael Rankin as owner with the (210) 313-9162 number that matches the city registration. The street address geocodes to Comal County, which confirms the county on the registration rather than the Guadalupe County side of New Braunfels.
Highlights
Family owned and named, with Mike, Fawn and Sam Rankin identified on the company's own site
Genuine commercial depth: TPO, PVC, coatings, metal retrofit and maintenance programmes, not just residential reroofs
Duro-Last Central Texas Elite Contractor and CertainTeed Master Applicator among its published credentials
HAAG certified roof inspectors on both the residential and commercial side, which carries weight in claim disputes
Approved vendor in the TIPS-USA cooperative purchasing programme, verifiable in TIPS's own directory, which is how school districts and public agencies buy roofing
Serving New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas and 9 more areas shown on the map.
Insurance & credential verification
Texas does not issue a state roofing license, so we verify companies the way homeowners actually can: confirming insurance coverage, checking RCAT (Roofing Contractors Association of Texas) status, and checking city or county registration where the local jurisdiction requires one. Every credential below links to the actual issuing organization's own public lookup — don't just take our checkmark for it. Always ask for a current certificate of insurance before signing any contract.
CompanyHorizon Roofing Specialists
InsuranceNot verified by us (we hold no certificate for this company — ask them for a current COI before signing)
RCAT statusNot listed
City/county registration
Registered — San Antonio #LIC-HIC-LIC26-16900066Check the registry ↗City Home Improvement Cntr. Registration current to 2/13/2028.
RegionNew Braunfels
Confirm this yourself: ask the company for their certificate of insurance (COI). Note that RCAT's Licensed Roofing Contractor credential (CRRL, RRL or CRL) is earned and held by a named individual at a company, not by the business itself, which is why we name that person above where we know it; Texas issues no company roofing license at all. RCAT and NTRCA status can be checked in their own public directories (RCAT, NTRCA) — use the "Licensed"/"Accredited" filter to see more than plain membership. GAF's contractor verification tool and Owens Corning's Texas locator confirm those tiers directly; CertainTeed doesn't offer a comparable self-serve lookup, so ask to see that certificate in person. BBB accreditation and rating are on bbb.org. Houston's own published registered-roofer list is years out of date, so it isn't cited here at all — confirm registration by contacting the city directly. Corpus Christi's STAR program has its own online contractor registry — for any other city or county registration claim, confirm directly with that jurisdiction's permit office.
Certifications
Duro-Last Central Texas Elite Contractor (company-stated on its own site; no company-owned Duro-Last directory profile URL found)Company-reported — ask to see the certificate
CertainTeed Master Applicator (company-stated on its own site; no company-owned CertainTeed directory profile URL found)Company-reported — ask to see the certificate
HAAG Certified Residential and Commercial Roof Inspector (company-stated on its own site)Company-reported — ask to see the certificate
Atlas PRO Gold (company-stated on its own site; no company-owned Atlas directory profile URL found)Company-reported — ask to see the certificate
TIPS-USA approved vendor (verified on TIPS-USA's own vendor directory, which carries the company's own vendor profile)Company-reported — ask to see the certificate
Energy Star Partner (company-stated on its own site)Company-reported — ask to see the certificate
BBB A+ rating (company-stated on its own site; no BBB profile URL located)Company-reported — ask to see the certificate
Which county is this company actually in, Comal or Guadalupe?
Comal. New Braunfels straddles both counties, so the answer depends on the street address rather than the city name. We geocoded 242 South Business IH-35, Suite E and it returns Comal County, FIPS 48091, which confirms the county on the city registration. The Guadalupe County portion of New Braunfels lies further to the south and east.
Is Horizon Roofing Specialists licensed by the State of Texas?
Texas does not license roofing contractors at state level, so nobody in this trade holds a Texas roofing licence. What matters instead is insurance, local registration where a city requires it, and voluntary credentials. This company holds a City of San Antonio home improvement contractor registration, number SA-LIC-HIC-LIC26-16900066, alongside the manufacturer and inspector credentials it publishes.
Is the company an RCAT member?
We searched the Roofing Contractors Association of Texas directory ourselves on the keywords Horizon Roofing and Horizon. The only similar record returned is New Horizons Roofing Specialists of Pearland, a different company on the Gulf Coast side of the state. No record for Horizon Roofing Specialists of New Braunfels came back, so the honest answer is not found via RCAT search. Membership is voluntary and its absence says nothing about competence.
There are several companies called Horizon Roofing. How do I know I have the right one?
Check the address and the family name. This one is at 242 South Business IH-35, Suite E in New Braunfels, is run by the Rankin family, and uses the roofinghorizon.com email domain with the horizonroofingspecialists.com website. Unrelated businesses using the Horizon Roofing name operate in Irvine California, Holland Michigan, Minnesota and Charlotte North Carolina, and none of their reviews or credentials apply here.
What does Duro-Last Elite Contractor mean?
Duro-Last is a prefabricated PVC single ply system used mostly on flat and low slope commercial roofs, and Elite is a tier the manufacturer awards to a limited number of installers per region based on volume and installation quality. It matters if your building has a flat roof, because the system is custom fabricated to your roof's measurements before it arrives. Ask which warranty tier the company can register for your specific building.
Why does a HAAG certification matter?
HAAG trains and certifies inspectors specifically in assessing storm damage, and the certification is widely recognised by insurers and in claim disputes. A HAAG certified inspection report tends to carry more weight with an adjuster than an unqualified opinion, which is useful when a hail claim turns into an argument about whether the damage is functional or cosmetic.
How does the company handle hail and storm claims?
Its own site states that it provides free roof inspections with custom weather reports, and that it assists with inspection documentation, photographs and repair estimates to support an insurance claim, coordinating with the carrier. It stops short of acting as your adjuster, which is the right side of the line in Texas. Ask for the weather report and the photographic documentation as part of the deliverable.
Should I choose Class 4 impact resistant shingles in New Braunfels?
It is worth pricing. The Interstate 35 corridor between San Antonio and Austin takes hail regularly, a UL 2218 Class 4 rated shingle stands up to it better, and most Texas insurers offer a premium credit for one. Confirm the discount with your insurer before deciding, then have the exact product and impact rating written into the contract. Note that the company names CertainTeed Landmark and Landmark Pro as its usual lines, so ask specifically which impact rated product it would use.
What does heat and UV do to a roof in Central Texas?
It ages everything faster. Sustained summer heat and high UV break down asphalt binders, drive granule loss, and cook sealants and pipe boots well before the shingle itself fails. On flat commercial roofs the same exposure degrades membranes and seams. Good attic ventilation, reflective or cool roof surfaces and a maintenance programme that catches failed flashings early all buy real years.
Who handles the permit in New Braunfels?
Texas has no statewide residential building code, so permitting and inspection are local. Work inside the New Braunfels city limits goes through the city, addresses in the unincorporated county follow Comal County rules, and San Antonio has its own process again. Confirm which jurisdiction your property sits in and have the contractor pull the permit in their own name.
