Roofing companies in Galveston

Galveston County is one of 14 first-tier coastal counties that TDI treats as a catastrophe area. Re-roofs and roof repairs there must be built to TDI's adopted standards and inspected, either by a TDI windstorm inspector or by a Texas-licensed engineer the Commissioner of Insurance has appointed. The result is the WPI-8 Certificate of Compliance.

There's one carve-out in TDI's guidance: repairs under 100 square feet that don't involve the decking generally don't need a windstorm inspection. TDI says roof replacements and major repairs generally do. If an inspection fails, the roof can still be certified once the deficiencies are fixed.

Checking a Galveston roofer's windstorm record

TDI's windstorm site lets you search existing WPI-8 certificates for an address and shows whether a contractor is enrolled through a WPI-1. Call 800-248-6032, option 3, if the search doesn't work for you. Ask the roofer to show their enrollment before you sign.

Texas doesn't require a state license for reroofing contractors, according to the Legislature's 2025 analysis of a bill to create one, which stalled in committee. The Roofing Contractors Association of Texas runs a voluntary credential, which is a trade program, not a state license.

The local layer matters more here. Galveston's Building Division issues permits through its Accela portal, and general contractors register with the city, carrying $300,000 of liability insurance naming the city and a $25,000 surety bond. Ask which registration your roofer holds and whose name will be on the permit.

Galveston beachfront and historic roofs

Homes within 1,000 feet of the Gulf mean high tide line, other than those landward of the seawall, need a Beachfront Construction Certificate and Dune Protection Permit, with General Land Office review that stretches approval to about 4 to 6 weeks. In the locally designated historic districts, exterior changes such as new roofing materials go through the Historic Preservation Officer first.

HomeGuide puts a Texas roof replacement at $5,600 to $15,800 (2025), a statewide average rather than an island price, and minor repairs at $150 to $1,000 nationally. Windstorm inspections and permit fees sit on top; ask for them as separate line items. The full price breakdown is in our Texas roofing guide.

On an insurance job, Texas law makes you pay the deductible, and a roofer who offers to waive or absorb it without your insurer's consent is committing a Class B misdemeanor. Contracts of $1,000 or more paid from a claim must carry the deductible notice in 12-point bold type. A flood policy won't pay for wind or hail damage, so keep the claims separate.

Before hurricane season, have loose limbs cleared too. Our Galveston hub covers the island's other permits, and roofers in League City work under the same Galveston County windstorm rules.