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About
Whatley Roofing is a family owned and operated roofing contractor based at 2217 Bunker Hill Circle in Plano, in Collin County, and registered as a roofing contractor with the City of Dallas. Joe Whatley is listed as President and Owner. The Better Business Bureau records the business as starting on 1 January 1972, which lines up with the company's own long standing claim of serving the Dallas metroplex for decades.
The work is mostly residential re-roofing, roof repair and full roof installation, and the company has experience across an unusually wide range of roof types for a small firm: composition and asphalt shingle, wood shake, concrete tile, slate, metal and flat roofs. Directory profiles for the company also describe commercial re-roofing and repair work.
Hail is the reason most Plano and North Dallas homeowners call a roofer, and customer accounts of Whatley Roofing describe post storm inspections, insurance related hail damage work and full tear off replacements followed by site cleanup. Homeowners in this part of North Texas should ask any contractor about Class 4 impact resistant shingles, which many carriers discount, and should confirm current general liability and workers compensation coverage in writing before signing.
Highlights
Family owned and operated, with a BBB recorded business start date of 1972
Registered as a roofing contractor with the City of Dallas under Chapter 52
Handles wood shake, concrete tile and slate as well as ordinary composition shingle, which many replacement only crews will not touch
Owner Joe Whatley is named publicly as President and Owner, so there is an accountable principal
Hail damage inspection and insurance claim roof replacement work across Collin and Dallas counties
Serving Plano, Collin 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.
CompanyWhatley Roofing
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 — Dallas Check the register ↗Contractor Certificate of Registration (Dallas City Code Ch. 52), type Roofing (RO). This company appears on the city's own list of registered contractors. The city publishes no certificate number or expiry date for this programme, so ask to see the registration itself before work starts.
RegionPlano
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.
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Frequently asked
Is Whatley Roofing licensed by the State of Texas?
No, and neither is any other roofer. Texas does not issue a state roofing licence. What exists instead is city level registration, voluntary industry credentials, and insurance. Whatley Roofing appears on the City of Dallas registered contractor list, which is a registration requirement under Dallas City Code Chapter 52, not a state licence.
What does City of Dallas contractor registration actually prove?
It shows the company has registered with the city in order to pull permits and work inside Dallas city limits. Dallas does not publish a licence number or an expiry date for roofing registrants, so registration is best treated as a baseline administrative step rather than a skills or quality credential.
Is Whatley Roofing a member of RCAT?
A search of the Roofing Contractors Association of Texas member directory returned no record for Whatley Roofing. That means not found via RCAT search. It is not evidence of any problem, since RCAT membership is voluntary and many long established Texas roofers never join.
What is the difference between an RCAT Member and an RCAT Licensed Roofing Contractor?
They are two separate things. Member simply means the company pays association dues. Licensed Roofing Contractor, shown as CRRL, RRL or CRL, is a separately earned credential involving testing and continuing education. A company can be one, both, or neither, and the two should never be treated as equivalent.
Why does hail matter so much for a Plano roof?
Plano sits in the North Texas hail corridor, where damaging hail events are a regular occurrence rather than a rare one. Most full roof replacements in Collin and Dallas counties are driven by hail rather than by age alone, which is why storm inspections and insurance claim experience are worth asking about.
Are Class 4 impact resistant shingles worth paying for in Collin County?
Often yes. Class 4 is the top rating under the UL 2218 steel ball impact test, and many Texas insurers offer a premium discount for a qualifying roof. Ask your carrier for the exact discount in writing before you upgrade, because the size of the credit varies a lot between insurers.
What should a homeowner check before signing a roofing contract in Texas?
Ask for a current certificate of general liability insurance and workers compensation, sent directly from the insurance agent rather than as a photocopy. Confirm who pulls the permit, get the full scope in writing including underlayment, decking replacement rate and ventilation, and never pay the deductible with someone else's money.
Who pulls the permit for a roof replacement in Plano or Dallas?
The contractor normally does. Texas has no statewide building code enforcement, so permitting and inspection rules are set city by city. Plano and Dallas each run their own process, and a registered contractor pulling the permit in their own name is the arrangement you want.
Does Whatley Roofing work on commercial buildings?
Directory listings for the company describe commercial roofing and repair alongside the residential work, and the Better Business Bureau profile lists commercial roofing among its categories. The core of the business as described publicly is residential re-roofing.
How do I make sure I have the right Whatley Roofing?
The Dallas registered contractor list contains several similarly named roofers, including Hatley Brothers Roofing on Seaton Drive in Dallas and Hatley Brothers II in DeSoto. These are separate companies with separate owners and phone numbers. Whatley Roofing is the Plano company on Bunker Hill Circle run by Joe Whatley.
