Townhome roof replacement, flat-and-pitched combination systems, rooftop deck waterproofing, and mixed-use commercial roofing between downtown and the Museum District.
Midtown was largely rebuilt between the late 1990s and the 2010s, and its housing stock shows it: block after block of three- and four-story townhomes, many with rooftop decks, alongside condo midrises, apartment communities, and the restaurant and bar strips along Bagby, Main Street, and Louisiana. Around Elizabeth Baldwin Park and the McGowen and Elgin corridors, that first big wave of townhome construction is now two decades old — which means a lot of Midtown roofs are reaching the end of their original builder-grade shingles at roughly the same time.
Houston Roofing has served the inner loop for over 20 years, and Midtown's roof mix plays to our strengths: we run both steep-slope residential crews and low-slope commercial crews, which is exactly what a neighborhood of hybrid townhome roofs and mixed-use buildings needs.
Townhome Roof Replacement. Most Midtown townhomes combine pitched shingle sections with flat TPO or modified bitumen areas — often under a rooftop deck. We replace both systems in one project and detail the transitions and parapet walls properly, because that junction is where these roofs leak. See residential roofing for materials and warranty details.
Rooftop Deck Waterproofing. Deck membranes hide under walking surfaces and fail invisibly. We trace leaks to seams, thresholds, and drains, and repair the waterproofing without automatically rebuilding the whole deck.
Mixed-Use and Commercial. Restaurants, bars, small office buildings, and retail along Midtown's commercial corridors run on low-slope systems. Our commercial roofing team installs and maintains TPO, EPDM, and modified bitumen, and can schedule work around business hours.
Repairs. Wind-lifted shingles, failed pipe boots, and clogged scuppers make up most Midtown service calls. Roof repair crews handle them quickly, with photos of the work before and after.
Age in unison. Because so much of Midtown was built in one construction wave, entire blocks hit the 20-25 year shingle replacement window together. If your neighbors are reroofing, it is worth having yours inspected — the same builder often used the same materials on the whole row.
Complex geometry on small footprints. Tall, narrow townhomes concentrate penetrations, walls, dead valleys, and deck details into small roof areas. Flashing quality matters more here than raw shingle quality.
Wind exposure. Three- and four-story rooflines catch more wind than single-story homes, and hurricane-season gusts find every under-nailed shingle and loose piece of edge metal. We install to high-wind specifications as standard practice.
A Midtown townhome estimate starts with getting on the roof — both the pitched sections and the flat areas — and photographing what is actually there, including the deck details you cannot see from the street. Because these roofs mix two systems, we price them as one project with each system itemized, so you can see exactly what the shingle work, the membrane work, and any deck-related waterproofing each cost.
Access is the practical challenge on Midtown blocks: narrow shared driveways, gated communities, assigned parking, and close neighbors. We coordinate staging and dumpster placement with your HOA or neighbors in advance, protect vehicles and fencing below the work, and run daily cleanup with magnetic sweeps. Most townhome roofs finish in one to three days depending on the deck scope.
For attached rows where several owners share a continuous roofline, we can quote units individually or as a group — group projects usually price better per unit and eliminate the flashing joints between separately-installed roofs that cause problems later.
Start with a free inspection. For townhomes, see residential roofing; for mixed-use buildings, see commercial roofing. After a storm, storm damage repair deploys same-day.
Yes. Midtown sits directly between our downtown office and the Museum District, and we serve the whole neighborhood — townhomes, condo buildings, apartment properties, and the restaurants and mixed-use buildings along Bagby, Main, and Louisiana.
Yes, and that combination is exactly what most Midtown townhomes have. We install steep-slope shingle or metal on the pitched areas and TPO or modified bitumen on the flat sections and deck areas, and we pay particular attention to the transitions and parapet walls where the two systems meet — the most common leak point on these homes.
Because townhome roofs are smaller but more complex than typical single-family roofs, most Midtown replacements fall in the $8,000-$20,000 range depending on the mix of pitched and flat area, access, and deck details. Shared or attached roof sections may need coordination with neighbors or the HOA. Free itemized estimates.
Rooftop deck leaks are common on Midtown townhomes and usually trace to failed membrane seams, door thresholds, or drain details under the deck surface. We inspect, trace the leak to its source, and repair the waterproofing — often without rebuilding the entire deck.
Tell us about your project and a roofing specialist will contact you within one business day.