Roofing in Fish Village, Galveston

Look for one who examines the roof before quoting, names the materials in writing and handles the permit. In Galveston, add three checks: the quote names the nails and the drip edge, it includes the WPI-8 the City requires on a re-roof, and, in a historic district, it mentions the Landmark Commission. Texas issues no roofing license, so the written quote is what you hold a roofer to.

Fix the actual failure once, as early as possible, and fix the metal with it. On a Galveston roof the cheapest repair is the one that replaces the rusted nails and flashing along with the lost shingles, rather than sealant over the top that has to be redone after the next storm. Ask for that repair priced on its own, before anyone talks about a bigger job.

In Galveston, yes. A roof replacement needs a building permit from the City of Galveston Building Division, filed through the City's ePortal, and the City requires a WPI-8 windstorm certificate when the roof is finished. Inside the East End, Silk Stocking and Lost Bayou historic districts, a replacement also goes to the Landmark Commission for a Certificate of Appropriateness. The contractor doing the work should name all of it on the quote.

For architectural shingle on a typical Galveston home it is above the published $9,500 to $22,000 estimate, so ask what is driving it. It sits at the top of the $14,000 to $30,000 range published for metal here, and it can be reasonable for a Silk Stocking Queen Anne with towers and many valleys. The total alone does not settle it; the itemized roof area, tear-off, decking rate, metal and permit do.