Houston, TX / Roof replacement
Roof replacement cost in Houston, TX
Professional replacement for a typical home roof of about 1,300–1,800 sq ft of surface. Asphalt-shingle installed range $5,800–$20,000. High $46,000 is the published broad high (steep or premium materials).
Labor for Roof replacement in Houston, TX is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX of $27.41 (May 2025), applied to the 55% labor share.
The official permit fee was not extracted from the published schedule, so the permit line stays blank. Source on file: City of Houston 2026 BCE Permit Fee Schedule (Type VB p. 8); CE-1109; CE-1059 20% rule, retrieved 2026-09-01. Permit required except roof covering ≤100 sf.
The national typical for this job is $9,607. Materials stay at the national figure while labor is wage-indexed for Houston, TX.
1 square = 100 sq ft of roof surface. A typical house is about 13 to 18 squares.
Typical all-in
$8,935
Job cost only. We do not have the official permit fee, so that line is blank.
- Low
- $5,489
- Typical
- $8,935
- High
- $42,780
Breakdown
| Labor (allocated) | $4,914 |
|---|---|
| Materials (allocated) | $4,021 |
| Job subtotal | $8,935 |
| Permit | Blank |
| All-in typical | $8,935 |
Labor is adjusted for construction wages in this metro. Materials stay at the national figure. This is an estimate, not a contractor quote.
Permit fee
We do not have this city fee from the official schedule, so the line is blank. The schedule is linked below; we will not guess a number.
- Administrative fee — $34On every permit; cannot compute structural line without roof/building sf.
- Minimum permit — $91Floor before admin. 1-2 family reroof is 20% of Type VB new-construction fee by aggregate sf.
Fees null: Houston residential reroof is sf-based. Type VB new = $47 + $5.36 × ceil((sf−57.16)/8.17) in Tier 2; remodel = 20%; then max(result, $91.06) + $33.56.
Permit required except roof covering ≤100 sf. Official 1-2 family formula is square footage (20% of Type VB new fee), not job valuation. Cannot convert $8k/$12k/$22k. Illustrative 20%+min+admin: 500 sf = $124.62; 1,500 sf = $230.78.
City of Houston 2026 BCE Permit Fee Schedule (Type VB p. 8); CE-1109; CE-1059 20% rule
Citations
- How Much Does Roof Replacement Cost? [2026 Data] Retrieved Aug 12, 2026. Average $9,607; range $5,902–$46,000; $4–$11 per sq ft; asphalt $5,800–$20,000.
- City of Houston 2026 BCE Permit Fee Schedule (Type VB p. 8); CE-1109; CE-1059 20% rule Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. Permit required except roof covering ≤100 sf. Official 1-2 family formula is square footage (20% of Type VB new fee), not job valuation. Cannot convert $8k/$12k/$22k. Illustrative 20%+min+admin: 500 sf = $124.62; 1,500 sf = $230.78.
- BLS OEWS construction wages — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX BLS OEWS construction-and-extraction mean hourly wage / national same vintage, applied to laborShare only. Not a city-specific bid survey.