Whether your re-roof is permitted and inspected depends on which side of the Humble city line you live on. Call any time and you will be put through to a local, owner-run roofing company.
Call 832-662-4107The City of Humble is a small place, about seventeen thousand people around Main Street and the old oil field. The Humble mailing address covers far more: Atascocita, much of the Lake Houston shoreline, Eagle Springs, Walden on Lake Houston, Fall Creek and the neighborhoods along FM 1960 and the Beltway. Most of those are unincorporated Harris County, and some are inside the City of Houston's limits.
The rules follow the line. Inside the City of Humble, a roof replacement goes through the city's Building and Inspection Department, which uses a permit fee of fifty dollars plus a small charge per square foot. In unincorporated Harris County there is no building permit for an ordinary re-roof, so no inspector comes out. Ask a Humble roofer which side of the line you are on before you sign; a company that works here will know.
Much of the Humble area sits along Lake Houston and the forks of the San Jacinto River, under tall pines and hardwoods. That brings the wear you see on so many roofs here:
A good roofer looks up at the trees before quoting and tells you which limbs over the roof should come down first.
One leaking pipe boot or a handful of missing shingles is a repair at any age. A roof past fifteen years with granules in the gutters and leaks in more than one room usually needs replacing. After wind or hail, file the claim yourself and let the adjuster inspect before anyone starts work. See roof leak repair, roof replacement and the free storm claim checklist.
Inside the City of Humble, yes: re-roofs go through the city's Building and Inspection Department. Most homes with a Humble address, including Atascocita, are in unincorporated Harris County, where an ordinary re-roof needs no building permit.
No. Atascocita has a Humble mailing address but is unincorporated Harris County, so City of Humble permit rules do not apply there.
That is algae, which grows on shaded, damp roof slopes under trees and near Lake Houston. Algae-resistant shingles slow it down on a replacement.
No. There is no state roofing license, so insurance, local references and a clear written contract are what protect you.
The City of Humble, Atascocita, Eagle Springs, Walden on Lake Houston, Fall Creek, Summerwood, Kingwood and the neighborhoods along FM 1960, US-59 and the Beltway.
Call 832-662-4107 any time, day or night, and you will be put through to a local, owner-run roofing company that works in Humble.
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