Roofing in Wooster, Baytown

In Baytown it depends on the deck. The city requires a permit when roof decking is installed, replaced or repaired, and does not require one for roof shingle replacement only. Permits come from the Building Services Division at 2401 Market St, and the contractor applies for a Baytown Professional License before one issues. A re-roof quote should say what happens if soft decking is found.

Published Baytown figures put minor roof repairs at an estimated $300 to $1,500 and major damage at $1,500 to $5,000, and a national cost guide puts the average repair around $900. A few lifted shingles or a split pipe boot sits at the low end; rotten decking or a rebuilt valley sits higher. Every repair quote here also says how many years the rest of the roof has.

For asphalt shingle it is getting there, but age alone does not settle it. Asphalt shingles are generally rated at 15 to 30 years, and 3-tab shingles toward the short end at 15 to 20, so a 20-year-old roof deserves a proper reading, not an automatic replacement. If the granules are holding, the shingles lie flat, the flashings are sound and the attic shows no water tracks, it may have years left, and that estimate goes on paper.

When it stops being repairable, not on a calendar. Asphalt shingles are generally rated at 15 to 30 years and metal at 40 to 70, but a roof is done when it leaks in several places, sags, sheds shingles in every wind or needs a new repair every season. In Baytown there is often no permit record of the last re-roof, so the roof itself is the record.