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Flat & low-slopeFree roof inspection with deck photos before we talk money - GAF and Owens Corning certified installation
Trusted Roof Inspection for Houston Homeowners
A our Roof Inspection in Houston costs between $150 and $400 for a standard single-family home, and most inspections take under two hours. That’s the number to hold in your head while you compare options. The bigger question isn’t the fee – it’s whether the person on your roof knows what Houston weather actually does to shingles, flashing, and decking over a decade of Gulf Coast humidity and hail season.
Brennan Roofing Co Houston has inspected thousands of roofs across the metro area, from the oak-shaded subdivisions of Sienna Plantation to the exposed rooftops of Friendswood and Roof Inspection - Galena Park properties where spring storms roll in off the bay. Every inspection is performed by a background-checked, uniformed technician who follows The Garrison Standard: written findings, plain-language explanation, and a price on paper before any work begins. If you’re buying a home, filing an insurance claim, or just want to know what’s over your head before June hail season kicks in, call (940) 461-8481 and talk to a live person. We answer around the clock.
Key Takeaways:
- Standard Houston roof inspections run $150-$400 depending on roof size, pitch, and access
- Inspections take 1-2 hours for most single-family homes
- Every Brennan inspection includes written findings and photos, not a verbal summary
- We inspect all major shingle brands: GAF, CertainTeed, Owens Corning, and Boral systems
- You get a written price for any recommended work before you commit to anything
Roof Inspection Services
Roof Inspection Services in Houston cover three distinct needs: the pre-purchase inspection before you close on a home, the post-storm inspection for insurance claims, and the routine maintenance inspection that catches small problems before they become interior water damage. Each one requires a different level of documentation. A pre-purchase inspection needs written findings a home inspector won’t provide. A hail claim needs granular damage mapping tied to storm dates. A maintenance inspection needs a clear list of “fix now” versus “watch this.”
Brennan Roofing Co Houston performs all three. Our technicians document everything in writing, with photos, and we explain what we found in plain English before we leave the driveway. Travis Oakley built this operation on a simple rule: no homeowner should ever have to guess what a roofer actually saw up there.
Pre-Purchase and Real Estate Inspections
Buying a house in Houston means the roof is usually the single largest unknown in the transaction. Home inspectors flag obvious issues but they aren’t roofers, and they don’t quote repair costs. We provide a written inspection report with photos, a life-expectancy estimate on the existing roof, and an itemized repair or replacement figure you can take to the closing table.
Storm and Hail Documentation
Houston’s hail season runs from March through June, and insurance adjusters move fast after a storm. Our inspections map impact points by roof plane, photograph every damaged shingle, and provide the documentation adjusters need to process a legitimate claim. We don’t work for the insurance company. We work for you.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Styles & brands we work with
Hail Damage Roof
Hail Damage Roof claims in Houston spike every spring when thunderstorms move across Harris County and dump ice anywhere from pea-size to golf-ball-size onto thousands of rooftops in a single afternoon. Not all hail damage is obvious from the ground. Bruised shingles lose granules slowly, water finds its way in months later, and by then the claim window has closed. That’s the quiet cost of skipping an inspection after a storm.
Our technicians know what hail bruising looks like on GAF architectural shingles, on Owens Corning laminate lines, and on CertainTeed dimensional shingles. We photograph the damage, mark impact clusters on a roof diagram, and provide the documentation you need to file a claim with confidence. Travis Oakley’s team has walked adjusters through hundreds of these reports.
What Hail Actually Does to a Shingle
A hailstone hits hard enough to knock granules off the asphalt layer, leaving a dark bruise or a bare spot that accelerates UV degradation. Over time, that spot cracks, water penetrates, and you’ve got a ceiling stain that has nothing to do with the storm you remember. The damage is often invisible from the yard.
Documentation That Holds Up
Insurance companies don’t pay claims on a roofer’s say-so. They pay on documentation. We provide dated photos, impact counts per 10×10 square, and a written summary that matches the format adjusters expect. If your claim is denied or underpaid, our documentation gives you a real basis to push back.
Roof Estimate
A Roof Estimate from Brennan Roofing Co Houston is a written, line-item price delivered before any work begins. Not a verbal ballpark. Not a number that shifts at the door. It’s the same discipline Travis Oakley brought to every job when he founded this operation under the Garrison Partners family in 2000: the price goes on paper, and that’s the price.
Most Houston roof estimates range from $8,000 to $22,000 for a full shingle replacement on a typical suburban home, depending on square footage, roof pitch, tear-off requirements, decking condition, and the shingle line you choose. A repair estimate runs far lower, usually between $400 and $2,500. We walk every estimate in plain English before you sign anything.
What’s On the Paper
Every line item is spelled out: tear-off, decking replacement per sheet if needed, underlayment, drip edge, flashing, shingles, ventilation, haul-off, and labor. You see exactly what you’re paying for, and you can compare our estimate against any other roofer’s without decoding shorthand.
Why Estimates Vary Between Companies
Two roofers can quote the same house and arrive $6,000 apart. The difference is usually in the details: whether they replace the drip edge, how much decking they assume, whether they’re pulling permits, what grade of underlayment they spec. We quote the complete job the first time. No low number designed to win the bid and grow a change order later.
Free Roof Inspection
A Free Roof Inspection in Houston means you get a thorough inspection of your roof’s condition at no charge, with no obligation to buy anything. That’s what Brennan Roofing Co Houston offers. We climb up, we look, we take photos, and we tell you what we found. If the roof is fine, we tell you it’s fine. If it needs work, you get a written estimate – not a sales pitch.
Free inspections are most useful when you’ve just moved in, when your roof passes the 15-year mark, or when your neighbors are getting new roofs after a storm and you’re wondering whether you took damage too. Houston’s heat and humidity can age a roof in ways that aren’t visible from the curb.
What You Get in Writing
Even a free inspection comes with a written summary from us. Photos of problem areas, a plain-language description of what we saw, and a life-expectancy estimate on your roof. If you want a repair or replacement, we quote it on paper. If you don’t, the inspection still gives you a baseline.
No Obligation, No Pressure
We don’t have a sales department. Our technician’s job is to document what’s on your roof and answer your questions. If you decide to think about it for six months, you won’t get follow-up calls from us. The Garrison Standard doesn’t include a pressure script.
Roof Inspection Companies
Roof Inspection Companies in Houston range from solo operators with a ladder and a flashlight to full roofing firms that document every square of the roof with photos and written findings. The difference matters when you’re making a five-figure decision about a roof replacement or filing an insurance claim. You need documentation, not an opinion.
Brennan Roofing Co Houston sits in the documented camp. Every technician is background-checked, uniformed, and trained to inspect to The Garrison Code, which covers everything from attic ventilation checks to flashing condition around chimneys, skylights, and pipe penetrations. We answer the phone with a live person, 24/7, and we show up inside the promised window.
What Separates Inspection Companies
The biggest separator is documentation. Some companies give you a verbal summary and a single number. We give you a written report with photos and a line-item estimate. When you need a document for an insurance claim or a real estate closing, that’s the difference between something usable and something you have to pay to get redone.
Questions to Ask Before You Book
Ask whether the inspector is an employee or a subcontractor, whether you get written findings, and whether the estimate includes everything or has unstated assumptions. Ask if they inspect the attic. We do all of the above, and we put the answers in writing before we start.
Commercial Roof Inspection
Commercial Roof Inspection in Houston covers flat and low-slope roof systems on office buildings, warehouses, retail centers, and industrial facilities. These roofs fail differently than residential shingle roofs. Membrane seams separate, ballast shifts, ponding water saturates the substrate, and by the time you see a ceiling stain inside the building, the repair is five times more expensive than it would have been six months earlier.
Brennan Roofing Co Houston inspects commercial roofs with the same written-documentation standard we apply to homes. We walk the roof surface, check membrane condition at seams and penetrations, document ponding areas, inspect edge metal and flashing, and provide the building owner a prioritized repair or replacement recommendation. Our commercial inspections start at $300 and scale with roof size and access requirements.
Flat Roof Failure Points
The weak points on a commercial roof are almost always the same: seams where membrane sections join, penetrations for HVAC units and vents, and transitions at parapet walls. We inspect each of these systematically and document what we find, so you’re not guessing which one is leaking when the next Houston downpour hits.
Maintenance Planning for Building Owners
A scheduled inspection every 12 to 18 months catches seam failures and ponding before they reach the insulation layer. We provide written findings that building owners can use to budget repairs years in advance, not react to emergencies. That’s the whole point of inspection as a discipline.
Brands We Service
We inspect, repair, and replace roofing systems from GAF, CertainTeed, Owens Corning, and Boral, among other manufacturers. Our technicians know the specific failure patterns of each brand and the warranty requirements that apply when you file a claim against a manufacturer defect.
GAF and CertainTeed systems make up the largest share of Houston’s residential roofs, and we’ve documented thousands of them. Owens Corning laminate shingles have their own hail-impact response, and Boral’s tile and composite lines show up more often in higher-end subdivisions and historic neighborhoods. Whether you have a GAF architectural shingle, a CertainTeed dimensional line, an Owens Corning laminate, or a Boral tile system, our inspection report reflects what that specific product does under Houston’s sun, humidity, and storm cycles. If you have any other make of roof, we can assess it the same way.
See the difference
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AfterSigns You Need a Pro Right Now
- Granules in your gutters or at downspout outlets. Shingle granules protect the asphalt layer from UV degradation. When they start washing down in volume, your shingles are losing their outer layer and the clock is running. A roof losing granules is aging faster than its calendar age suggests.
- Curling or lifting shingle edges. Houston’s humidity works on shingles from both sides. Curling edges mean the shingle’s seal is failing, and wind-driven rain can get under the shingle and find the decking. This is the stage where a repair is still cheap.
- Dark stains running down interior walls or along ceiling joists. Water follows the path of least resistance, and by the time it shows up inside your living room, it’s traveled through the sheathing and possibly saturated insulation. Interior staining means the leak has been active longer than you think.
- Rust spots or lifted nails on the roof surface. Exposed nail heads rust and back out over time, creating small openings for water. On a Houston roof, those small openings widen faster than you’d expect in a climate that cycles between downpours and 95-degree days.
- Visible daylight through the attic roof boards. Go into the attic on a sunny day and look up. If you can see pinholes of light, water can get in. This is a simple check that costs you nothing and can catch decking rot before it spreads.
Our Process, Step by Step
We run every inspection to The Garrison Code, which is the same written procedure on every job, for every customer, no exceptions. Here’s what happens when you call (940) 461-8481.
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You call, a live person answers. No voicemail, no callback queue, no automated prompts. We collect your address, ask what prompted the inspection, and set a two-hour arrival window. The technician arrives inside that window, in uniform, with a name you already know from the confirmation call.
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Exterior roof inspection. The technician walks every roof plane, documenting shingle condition, flashing at chimneys, skylights, walls, and pipe penetrations, drip edge condition, gutter attachment, and any visible damage. Every problem gets a photo. Most residential inspections take 45 to 90 minutes on the roof itself.
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Attic inspection. Inside the attic, we check the decking from underneath for signs of water intrusion, inspect ventilation, and verify that existing vents are functioning. This is the inspection most roofers skip, and it’s where hidden damage shows up first.
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Written findings and photos. Before we leave, you get a written summary in plain English. Photos of problem areas. A life-expectancy estimate. A clear list of repair priorities. Nothing is verbal-only, and you never have to remember what we said later.
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Written estimate, if work is needed. If we recommend repairs or replacement, the price goes on paper before any work starts. It doesn’t move. If you approve the work, it’s covered by the 365-Day Done Right Promise: in writing, for one full year, and we come back for free if it fails.
How Much Does Roof Inspection Cost in Houston?
A standard residential Roof Inspection in Humble and across Houston runs $150 to $400, depending on roof size, pitch, the number of roof planes, and whether we’re also documenting storm damage for an insurance claim. Commercial inspections start at $300 and scale with square footage and access. If you’re buying a home and need a written report for the closing, that falls within the same range. Brennan Roofing Co Houston also provides free inspections for homeowners who suspect storm damage or want a routine condition check with no obligation.
What moves the price: a steep roof takes longer to walk safely; a tile roof requires more care than an asphalt shingle roof; a roof with multiple levels and dormers adds surface area and access complexity; an insurance-grade hail damage report adds documentation time. What shouldn’t move the price: your zip code, the salesperson’s mood, or how nice your car looks. Several roofers in Houston quote inspections low and then pad the repair estimate. We quote the inspection honestly and the repair estimate honestly. You get both in writing.
To avoid overpaying, ask any inspection company what the inspection specifically covers, whether it includes the attic, and whether you receive written findings or a verbal recap. Our free inspections include the attic and written findings, because skipping either one produces an incomplete picture. The estimate you receive with the inspection covers everything: tear-off, decking, underlayment, flashing, shingles, ventilation, haul-off, labor. There’s no second number that appears later.
Our Service Area Near Houston
Brennan Roofing Co Houston serves the entire Houston metro area, including Pearland, Baytown, Spring, Friendswood, Rosenberg, Fresno, Stafford, Pecan Grove, Humble, Sienna Plantation, and Seabrook. Most inspections can be scheduled within a week, and our technicians arrive inside the promised window. You can also learn more about our Roof Inspection in Pearland and Roof Inspection in Baytown coverage. If you’re in the city, learn about Roof Inspection in Houston specifics other pages skip. We’re the same crew, same standard, no matter where in the metro you call home.
Serving Houston, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Houston area and know this community well, including our Roof Inspection in Highlands service area. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
Frequently Asked Questions About Roof Inspection in Houston
A roof inspection is a systematic walkthrough of your roof’s exterior and, ideally, the attic underneath it to document the condition of shingles, flashing, decking, ventilation, and drainage. In Houston, inspections are most commonly purchased before buying a home, after a hail or wind storm, or as routine maintenance when a roof passes the 10- to 15-year mark. The deliverable that matters is written documentation with photos, not a verbal summary. Call (940) 461-8481 to schedule yours.
A standard single-family roof inspection in Houston takes between one and two hours on site. That includes the exterior walk, the attic check, and the written summary with photos. Larger homes with steep pitches or tile roofs push toward the longer end, while straightforward ranch-style houses run quicker. We don’t rush the job to make the schedule work – the inspection takes the time it takes.
A standard residential roof inspection in Houston runs $150 to $400, and commercial inspections start at $300. Brennan Roofing Co Houston also offers free inspections for homeowners who suspect storm damage or want a general condition check. Every inspection includes the attic check and a written summary. Call (940) 461-8481 for a specific quote – estimates are free.
Yes. We inspect, repair, and replace GAF, CertainTeed, Owens Corning, and Boral roofing systems, along with every other major line. Our technicians know the specific failure patterns and warranty requirements for each brand, which means the documentation we provide is accurate for the roof you actually have. Call (940) 461-8481 to book an inspection.
If water is coming into your home, call (940) 461-8481 right now. A live person answers around the clock, and we prioritize active leak calls. We’ll inspect the roof, identify the entry point, and give you a written price to fix it before any work starts. In Houston’s wet season, a small leak becomes a big problem fast.
Any repair or replacement we perform after an inspection is covered by the 365-Day Done Right Promise: a written guarantee for one full year. If the repair fails within that period, we come back and make it right at no charge. The inspection itself carries no warranty because an inspection isn’t a repair – but our findings are documented in writing, and the work we do from those findings is guaranteed.
You don’t need to do much. Clear access to the attic hatch helps, and move any vehicles from the driveway if you can so we can position the ladder safely. If you have pets, keep them indoors while the technician is on site. We handle the rest, including the crawl through your attic if it’s accessible.
Schedule Your Roof Inspection Service in Houston Today
Call (940) 461-8481 to schedule your roof inspection. You’ll talk to a live person, get a two-hour arrival window, and meet a background-checked, uniformed technician who shows up on time. The inspection is free for most Houston homeowners, the findings are in writing, and the estimate you receive is the price you’ll pay – on paper, before any work starts, and backed by the 365-Day Done Right Promise. Travis Oakley and the Brennan Roofing Co Houston team answer the phone around the clock.
Written by Travis Oakley, Owner at Brennan Roofing Co Houston, serving Houston since 2000.