Waller County Restoration
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Storm Damage Restoration

The remnants of a Gulf storm took your roof deck open.

Waller County sits far enough inland to avoid storm surge, but Gulf systems still arrive with straight-line wind, hail, and hours of wind-driven rain. We tarp the same day and handle the water that got inside before the tarp went up.

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Pricing

What it actually costs

Emergency tarping alone runs $350 to $900, depending on roof pitch and how many squares are exposed. A tarp is temporary. It buys time, not a finished roof.

Full storm restoration, tarping plus interior water extraction, drying, and coordinating the roof and drywall repair, runs $1,200 to $4,200. What moves the number: roof pitch and how many stories up the damage is, whether attic insulation took water, how many rooms had ceiling intrusion, and whether the storm knocked out power to a well pump or sump system on top of the roof damage.

ScopeTypical RangeDuration
Tarp only, single-story, low pitch$350 to $650Same day
Tarp plus interior extraction, 1 to 2 rooms$1,200 to $2,4003 to 5 days
Multi-room ceiling intrusion, steep or two-story roof$2,600 to $4,2007 to 12 days
The Process

What happens after you call

  1. You call, we triage by phone

    Is water actively coming through the ceiling right now, or did the storm pass and you're assessing damage. That decides dispatch order.

  2. We tarp the exposed area first

    Stopping new water intrusion always comes before anything else, even before we start extraction inside.

  3. Interior extraction and moisture mapping

    Same process as a plumbing-caused flood: pull standing water, read moisture in ceiling, walls, and attic insulation.

  4. Drying equipment placed

    Air movers and dehumidifiers sized to the affected rooms, plus attic ventilation if insulation got wet.

  5. Daily monitoring

    We track moisture levels until materials read dry, and flag anything that needs to come out instead of dry in place.

  6. Roof and drywall repair coordination

    We hand off a written scope of what needs a roofer or a drywall contractor once the structure is dry.

  7. Final documentation

    Photos, moisture logs, and a written summary for your insurance file.

What Makes This Harder

The failure modes that turn a quick job into a long one

  • Steep roof pitch. A lot of the newer builds along the U.S. 290 corridor use steeper rooflines for curb appeal, which slows tarping and adds a fall-protection setup that flatter older roofs don't need.
  • Wind-driven rain versus straight-down rain. Gulf remnants often push rain sideways under roof edges and around flashing that would hold fine in a vertical downpour, so the water entry point is rarely where the visible roof damage is.
  • Attic insulation soaked through. Wet blown-in or batt insulation loses R-value permanently and has to be pulled and replaced, which adds a day and a material cost most people don't budget for after a storm.
  • Unpermitted roof-over jobs. We occasionally find a second layer of shingles on older Hempstead and Bellville-area homes, added without tearing off the original layer, which changes how water moves once decking is exposed.
  • Power loss during the same storm. If the storm also knocks out power to a sump pump or well system, water intrusion compounds fast, and drying equipment needs a generator until power's back.
The Difference

One fact, not an adjective

We tarp before we do anything else inside the house, every time, because stopping new water beats drying water that's still coming in. That order sounds obvious until you're standing in a wet living room wanting the mess cleaned up first. We don't work that way.

Questions

What people ask before they call

Do you replace the roof itself?

No. We tarp to stop water intrusion and handle everything the water touched inside. Roof replacement and shingle repair go to a roofer, and we can hand that roofer a written scope of the damage we found.

How long does a tarp last?

A properly installed tarp holds through several more storm systems, but it's a temporary fix, not a repair. Get the roof itself addressed before the next hard rain if you can.

Will insurance cover storm damage?

Wind and hail damage is typically covered under standard homeowner's policies, though deductibles vary. We document damage thoroughly, which helps your claim, but we're not your insurance adjuster.

What if the storm just knocked down a tree limb, no roof breach?

Call anyway if there's any ceiling staining or attic light coming through where it shouldn't. Small breaches are easy to miss from the ground and get worse with the next rain.

Do you work overnight during active storms?

We answer live around the clock during storm season, though we won't send a crew onto a wet, high-pitch roof in active lightning. We'll tell you honestly if it's a wait-till-morning situation.

Roof breached right now? and we'll get a tarp crew moving.

Tell us what's going on

Or just call. Phone gets a faster answer than the form, especially after hours.

We serve Waller County, Texas: Hempstead, Prairie View, and Waller, plus the Austin County feeder towns of Sealy and Bellville. Outside that footprint, tell us in the form and we'll point you toward help closer to home.