Straight answers to the questions Houston homeowners ask us most — costs, lifespans, insurance deadlines, warranties, and what happens if you don't need a roof at all.
Angi's Houston average is about $9,752, with most projects between $6,712 and $13,123 — roughly $4–$6 per square foot for asphalt shingles and about $11 per square foot for metal. Your number depends on size, pitch, complexity and deck condition, which is what the free inspection measures.
Most repairs nationally run $395–$1,967 with an average around $1,174 (Angi 2026). Small detail repairs cost less: vent boots $75–$250, flashing $200–$500. Leak work averages about $900.
Yes — for homeowners within our service area (Katy, Sugar Land, Pearland, Cypress, Spring, The Woodlands, Pasadena and nearby). You receive a photo report and keep it whether or not you hire us.
Most single-family homes are completed in 1–2 days, and the house is dried-in at the end of every workday. Weather can add a day; your quote includes a schedule estimate.
InterNACHI's expectancy chart lists about 20 years for 3-tab shingles, about 30 for architectural shingles, and 40–80 for metal — with hot, humid climates at the low end of those ranges. Attic ventilation is the biggest controllable factor.
Generally, sudden storm damage (wind, hail, a fallen limb) is covered subject to your deductible, while wear, age and neglected maintenance are not. Texas wind/hail claims often carry a filing window — commonly one year from the storm date; TWIA policies have a one-year deadline by law. Your inspection report documents damage either way.
No. Absorbing or waiving a deductible is insurance fraud under Texas law, and a contractor who offers it on the doorstep is telling you how they do business. Get the free inspection, keep the paperwork, choose at your own pace.
They should — two of them: the manufacturer's material warranty and the installer's workmanship warranty, both in writing before you sign. Terms vary widely; see our warranty explainer page for how to read them.
Then you have that in writing, with dated photos to prove it, plus guidance on what to monitor. A meaningful share of inspections end in 'monitor' — a sound older roof can have honest years left, and we won't sell a replacement for it.
Usually, yes. Hail fractures the shingle mat beneath the surface, which an on-roof inspector detects by feel and in photographed test squares. It matters because the damage shortens roof life and because claim windows run from the storm date.
An inspector gets on the roof, checks the attic side too, photographs everything, and tells you — in writing — whether you need a repair, a replacement, or nothing at all. Most inspections take about an hour.