Roofing Services in Houston, TX
Shoemaker Snoddy Roofing & Construction serves Houston homeowners and businesses with the full range of roofing services. Free Roof Inspection available across Harris County.
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County
Harris County
Population
2,397,315 residents
ZIP Codes
6 covered
Response
Same-day available
Local Expertise for Houston
Houston's roof stock is three different problems wearing the same ZIP code. The Heights and parts of Montrose hold 1910s-1930s bungalows with steep gables, deep overhangs, and original decking that has spent a century in Gulf humidity. Meyerland, Oak Forest, Sharpstown, and Spring Branch are dominated by 1950s-1970s ranch with long, shallow-pitch planes that shed slowly and hold ponded debris. The 1990s-onward townhome and infill product adds three-story massing with small low-slope modified-bitumen sections tied into steep composition — a transition detail that leaks constantly when it is flashed by someone in a hurry. Houston's own code amendments prohibit wood shingles and shakes in new construction, so those are conversion jobs, not like-for-like.
We serve homeowners in The Heights, Montrose, Memorial, and surrounding Houston neighborhoods. Our crews know the local building codes, conditions, and project patterns specific to Houston.
Local Note
Houston roofs fail for a reason that has nothing to do with weather: the ground moves. The Harris-Galveston Subsidence District was created in 1975 specifically because groundwater withdrawal compacts the clays under this region, and USGS-monitored subsidence continues at measurable annual rates in parts of northwest and western Harris County. That movement, combined with expansive clay soils, racks framing and opens flashing joints — so a chimney or sidewall leak that looks like bad workmanship is sometimes a structure that has shifted out from under a correctly installed detail.
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Notable Events in Houston
Local events, weather patterns, and demand drivers that shape how we approach projects in Houston.
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September 13, 2008 — Hurricane Ike came ashore at Galveston and drove damaging winds through the Houston metro, blowing out high-rise glass downtown and leaving widespread roof and structural damage across Harris County
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August 25-29, 2017 — Hurricane Harvey stalled over the region and produced catastrophic multi-day rainfall and flooding across Houston, with prolonged saturation that exposed every marginal flashing and low-slope detail in the metro
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May 16-17, 2024 — the Houston derecho produced straight-line winds estimated at 100 mph through parts of downtown, blew out high-rise windows, uprooted large trees onto homes, and left more than a million customers without power; eight people died in Greater Houston
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July 8, 2024 — Hurricane Beryl made landfall near Matagorda Bay as a Category 1 and pushed 60 to 80 mph sustained winds across most of the metro with peak gusts near 97 mph, driving widespread shingle, ridge-cap, and ridge-vent failures
Local Conditions & Codes in Houston
Climate & Conditions
Houston's roofing driver is wind and water, not hail. Tropical systems, hurricane outer bands, and inland derechos deliver hours of sustained loading rather than a five-minute impact event, which is a fundamentally different failure mode: seal strips break, tabs lift, ridge caps peel, and ridge vent sections leave in long runs. Add 50-plus inches of annual rain, near-constant humidity, and a long high-UV season, and Houston asphalt ages faster than the same product installed north of the Red River.
Building Codes & Permits
Texas has no state roofing contractor license — certification such as RCAT is voluntary, which means the burden of vetting a contractor falls entirely on you. Inside the city, Houston enforces the 2021 International Residential and Building Codes with local amendments adopted by Ordinance 2023-907, effective January 1, 2024, and a residential re-roof requires a building permit through the Houston Permitting Center; roof covering under 100 square feet is exempt. Addresses in unincorporated Harris County or in enclave cities go through a different authority entirely, so confirm the jurisdiction before work starts. On the money side, Texas Insurance Code Chapter 707 (HB 2102, 2019) makes it illegal for a contractor to pay, waive, rebate, or absorb your insurance deductible.
Roofing Services Available in Houston
Every Shoemaker Snoddy Roofing & Construction service is available throughout Houston — click any service to learn more.
Residential Roofing
Inspections, repairs, full replacements, and maintenance — high-quality materials, proven installation, and the documentation discipline of a contractor that works insurance claims every week.
Learn moreCommercial Roofing
Durable, energy-efficient commercial systems — TPO, EPDM, modified bitumen, and metal — installed, repaired, and restored with minimal disruption to your operations.
Learn moreRestoration Services
Wind, hail, and water damage restored fast — same-day emergency tarping through full multi-trade reconstruction, under one licensed general contractor.
Learn moreClaim Assistance
We walk you through the entire insurance claim — free damage inspection, on-site adjuster meetings, and documented supplements — so your claim is fair and complete.
Learn moreGutter Repair
Fast, targeted fixes — resealed joints, re-hung runs, restored pitch — that get water moving away from your foundation again.
Learn moreGutter Replacement
Full tear-off and new seamless systems sized for Oklahoma rain — with the fascia and soffit repairs behind them handled in the same scope.
Learn moreGutter Installation
Custom-fit seamless systems designed from your roof's drainage math — every run fabricated on-site and pitched for maximum flow.
Learn moreGutter Cleaning
Thorough seasonal cleanouts with a flow test and trained-eye inspection — protecting your roof, siding, and foundation from water damage.
Learn moreWhat Houston Homeowners Say
Verified reviews from homeowners across Houston and the surrounding Harris County.
"My insurance company denied my hail claim and these guys went to bat for me. … Went from being totally out of luck to totally covered because these guys went the extra mile. I didn’t have to do anything but answer a few phone calls. The roof looks great. Will definitely use again."
Jeffrey Cole
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Claim Assistance"My storage building roof was badly damaged during one of our severe hail and wind storms. Zach and his crew came out after already working a full day and replaced the roof that same evening. … Not only did they give me a new roof, but they also gave me a new respect for a company’s kindness, dedication, and commitment to customer service."
Kathleen Stone
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Storm Restoration"After massive storms rolled through her city, she had hail damage on her roof, gutters, and garage door. … They replaced her roof, gutters, and garage door plus repaired all the damage inside her home. It looks like a brand new house! My mom couldn’t be happier!"
Pam Roberts
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