New Roof, Roof Repair, Home Remodeling, Painting & Sheetrock Repair in Houston, TX

Your roof works overtime in Houston. It bakes through triple-digit August afternoons, soaks up sheeting rain when a tropical system drifts in from the Gulf, and takes the hit when spring hail sweeps across the I-10 corridor. Tell Projects Roofing is a locally based contractor headquartered in the 77045 ZIP code, and we handle the entire envelope of your home: new roof installation, roof repair, home remodeling, painting, and sheetrock repair — one crew, one schedule, one phone number. Whether you spotted a brown ring on the ceiling after last week's thunderstorm or your 15-year-old shingles are curling at the eaves, call (832) 591-7991 and we'll get an inspector out fast.

Why Houston Roofs Take a Beating

Gulf Coast weather is the single biggest reason Houston homeowners replace their roofs years earlier than the national average. Three forces do most of the damage.

Spring Hail and Straight-Line Winds

From March through June, severe cells ride down toward Southeast Texas and drop hail on everything from Memorial to Pasadena. The May 2024 hailstorm pelted the Galleria area and west Houston with stones large enough to fracture 20-year-old shingles in a single afternoon. Hail bruising isn't always obvious from the driveway — granules collect in the gutters, mat fractures hide under the surface, and the damage surfaces as a leak two seasons later. Straight-line winds of 60–70 mph, common ahead of Gulf squalls, lift shingles at the eaves and ridge caps. Once the sealant strip breaks, the shingle never reseals properly.

Gulf Coast Humidity and Triple-Digit Heat

Houston's relative humidity routinely sits between 75% and 90%, and that moisture attacks your roof from the inside out. In poorly ventilated attics, humid air condenses on the underside of the decking, rusting nails and rotting sheathing around fasteners. Outside, black algae streaks thrive on north-facing slopes that never fully dry. Then there's the heat: on a 100°F afternoon, a dark shingle roof can reach 170°F at the surface while attic temperatures climb past 140°F. That thermal cycle bakes the oils out of asphalt shingles, which is why a product rated for 25–30 years in a mild climate often needs replacement at year 12–18 in Houston.

Hurricane Season and Wind-Driven Rain

Hurricane season runs June 1 through November 30, and it doesn't take a direct hit to do damage. When Hurricane Beryl swept through in July 2024, wind-driven rain found every lifted shingle and cracked pipe boot across the metro. And as Winter Storm Uri proved in February 2021, Houston roofs also have to survive hard freezes that flex flashing and split seals. The takeaway: roofs here age in dog years, and an annual inspection isn't a luxury.

New Roof Installation in Houston

When repairs stop making sense, a full replacement protects everything underneath it — and in Houston, it's also a resale asset, because buyers' inspectors here look at the roof first.

Choosing the Right Roofing Material

Architectural asphalt shingles remain the workhorse for roughly 80% of Houston homes — they balance cost, a 130 mph wind rating on premium lines, and proven performance in our climate. Standing-seam metal is the upgrade we recommend for homeowners staying 20+ years: it sheds hurricane rain, reflects summer heat (a real benefit when your AC runs from May to October), and routinely outlasts two asphalt roofs. Many mid-century ranch homes in Westbury, Meyerland, and Maplewood also have low-slope porch and addition sections — those get modified bitumen or TPO flat-roof systems, installed with the same attention to seams and flashing as the main field.

What a New Roof Costs in Houston

Most Houston homeowners pay between $9,500 and $18,000 for a complete tear-off and replacement with architectural shingles on a 2,000- to 2,400-square-foot home — roughly $450 to $750 per roofing square installed. Standing-seam metal typically runs $18,000 to $35,000. Your final number depends on roof pitch, stories, how many penetrations (skylights, chimneys, vents) need flashing, and — the line item nobody plans for — decking. On older homes we frequently find 5 to 15 sheets of softened, delaminated plywood that must be replaced at roughly $85 to $150 per sheet. Our estimates itemize all of it up front, so there's no surprise invoice.

How Our Installation Process Works

Every replacement starts with a free inspection — attic and exterior — followed by a written, itemized estimate with photos. On install day we protect landscaping, tear off to the deck, replace compromised sheathing, and rebuild the system in the correct order: drip edge, synthetic underlayment, new pipe boots and flashing, starter course, field shingles