Wind damage in Katy tends to be localized — the windward slope, the rake, the ridge. That is repair work. The mistake we see most here is a hail narrative applied to a roof that was damaged by wind.
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Lifted and creased tabs along a rake, a ridge worked loose, fasteners backing out on the windward slope. At Katy's 130 mph design wind speed these details are under more load than anywhere in North Texas, and they are also where repairs are genuinely effective rather than a stopgap.
We tarp first to stop the water, then schedule the permanent repair. Emergency tarping generally runs $300 to $800. Wind-driven rain is a different failure mode from ordinary rain — it pushes water sideways and upward into laps and details that never leak in a normal storm, which is why the leak often appears months after the wind event.
Chimney flashing is the most common leak source we find anywhere, typically $400 to $1,500. Step flashing along walls runs $400 to $1,200, vent and HVAC curb reseals $300 to $800 per penetration. Skylight leaks are the flashing rather than the glass almost every time.
Fifteen flash flood events within ten miles since 2010. Undersized or detached gutters back water up under the shingle course at the eave, which rots decking from the edge inward. Gutter detachment repairs run $200 to $1,500 and are frequently the cheapest fix with the biggest consequence avoided.
Every confirmed hail report within five miles of Katy since 2010 falls on four days. If a contractor is telling you your street has hail damage, ask which date. We will inspect free, count what is actually there, and tell you if the answer is wear rather than a covered loss.
Replacing rotten or delaminated decking runs about $150 to $400 per sheet. In a humid Gulf-influenced climate decking deteriorates faster at the eaves and around penetrations than it does in North Texas, so we look there first.
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Small repair, big repair, or full replacement — we tell you which one this roof needs and why.
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TPO, EPDM, modified-bitumen, metal commercial systems.
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They look nothing alike once you know. Hail bruises the mat in scattered round impacts across all slopes including the ones facing away from the storm. Wind creases and lifts tabs in lines, concentrated on the windward elevation and along rakes and ridges, and backs fasteners out. In Katy the odds strongly favor wind — and the two get treated very differently by a carrier.
Distribution and age. Damage on one elevation or one detail on a sound roof is a repair. Katy's housing skews newer — the median owner-occupied home in the city dates to around 2008 — so many roofs here still have life left and genuinely need a repair rather than a replacement. Roughly six in ten calls we take from homeowners certain they need a new roof turn out to be repairs.
Katy lists roofing among permit-required work without publishing a small-repair threshold. Where a repair is substantial we pull one, and a permit has to be pulled by a contractor registered with the city. For a minor fix we will confirm with the permit office at 281-391-4830 rather than guessing on your behalf.
Because wind-driven rain gets into places ordinary rain cannot. Water pushed sideways and upward moves under shingle laps, past step flashing, and through ventilation openings that shed water fine in a vertical rain. It is a real failure mode and it usually points at a specific detail rather than a failed roof — which makes it repairable.
Close, rarely exact. Colors weather and lines get discontinued, so a patch on an older roof reads newer. Where possible we pull matching shingles from a hidden slope for a visible repair. On a front elevation we will tell you honestly what it will look like first.
Free inspection, honest scope, real warranty. Most service work scheduled within 24–48 hours.
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