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Ironwood Building Co. (281) 555-0134
Residential contractor · Houston, TX

Roofs, kitchens, and the stuff that can't wait.

Twenty-two years of Houston houses. We quote a fixed scope in writing, pull the permits, run our own crews, and finish when we said we would — which in this trade is apparently a differentiator.

Insured & permitted Fixed-price scopes 4.9 · 260+ Google reviews
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A completed Ironwood Building Co. roof replacement in Houston
Our crews, not a broker's.

We're not a lead company that sells your job on. The people who quote it are the people who build it.

What we build

Three things we do well.

Residential only. We turn down work outside these lanes rather than learn on your house.

Roofing

Full replacements and repairs on shingle, metal, and low-slope. Decking gets inspected once the old roof is off, and if it's rotten we show you before we cover it up.

  • Tear-off, decking repair, and full replacement
  • Leak diagnosis, flashing, and valley repairs
  • Manufacturer warranty registered in your name
  • Magnet sweep for nails before we leave
Most roofs in one to two days

Kitchen & bath

Full remodels and sensible refreshes. You get a fixed scope, a real schedule, and one person to call — not a rotating cast of subs who each blame the last one.

  • Cabinetry, countertops, tile, and fixtures
  • Layout changes, walls, and permits handled
  • Licensed electrical and plumbing sub-trades
  • Dust walls and a working kitchen where possible
Fixed price before demolition

Storm repair

Hail, wind, and water. We tarp first and argue about the details later — the priority after a storm is stopping the damage getting worse while everyone else is still answering voicemail.

  • Emergency tarping and board-up
  • Documented damage report with photos
  • We meet your adjuster on site
  • Water mitigation and interior repairs
Same-day response after a storm
After the storm

The part nobody explains to you.

Houston gets hail, wind, and the occasional named storm, and the week afterwards is full of people who drove in from out of state with a magnetic sign on the truck. Here's how we work instead.

  • We tarp or board up first, before any conversation about a claim.
  • You get a photographed damage report you own — yours to keep whether you hire us or not.
  • We meet your adjuster on the roof and walk the damage with them.
  • We don't offer to "cover your deductible" — that's insurance fraud in Texas, and anyone offering it is telling you what they're like.
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Emergency roof tarping after storm damage in Houston
Storm damage? Call (281) 555-0134
How we work

Four steps, and you know the price at step two.

1

We come and look

Free, no obligation, and someone who can actually make decisions — not a commissioned salesperson working from a tablet script.

2

Written scope and fixed price

Line by line: what's included, what isn't, what happens if we open a wall and find something. You approve it before anything starts.

3

Permits, then build

We pull the permits in our name and run our own crews. One point of contact, and a weekly update you don't have to chase us for.

4

Walkthrough and warranty

We walk it with you, fix the punch list before final payment, and hand over the warranty and permit sign-off in writing.

Our work

Finished jobs, not catalogue photos.

No stock imagery and no renders. These slots are waiting for your own photographs — real Houston houses you actually built.

Empty on purpose. Drop your JPGs into contractor-houston/images/ using the filenames above and they appear here automatically — no code changes.

Why people let us in the house

Checkable, not just claimed.

Ask any contractor for these three things. The ones who get quiet are the ones to avoid.

Insured, and we'll prove it

General liability at $0,000,000 and workers' compensation on every crew. We'll send the certificate straight from our insurer to you before we start — not a PDF we typed ourselves.

22 yrs

In Houston, not passing through

Same company, same name, same phone number since 2004. RCAT-certified for roofing, and permits pulled in our name at the City of Houston and the surrounding counties.

4.9 ★

260+ local reviews

From people whose addresses you could drive past. We'll give you three references in your own neighbourhood before you sign anything.

★★★★★

Hail took our roof in May. They tarped it the same afternoon, met the adjuster the next week, and the replacement was done inside a month. Never once had to chase them.

Kendra P. · Oak Forest
★★★★★

Kitchen down to the studs. They found rot behind the sink wall, called me, showed me photos, and quoted the extra before touching it. Finished two days ahead of schedule.

Andre B. · Heights
★★★★★

Third contractor we called and the only one who put a real scope in writing. The final invoice matched the quote exactly. After our last remodel that felt like a miracle.

Michelle T. · Sugar Land
Book an estimate

Free, and you'll get a real number.

  • We confirm within one business day and book a two-hour window.
  • Someone who can price the job comes out, not a salesperson.
  • Written scope and fixed price, usually within 48 hours of the visit.
  • Active leak or storm damage? Call instead — don't wait on a form.
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Where we work

Houston and the ring around it.

If you're a little outside the list, call anyway — for a full roof or remodel we usually still come out.

  • Inner Loop
  • The Heights
  • Montrose
  • Oak Forest
  • Garden Oaks
  • Bellaire
  • West University
  • Memorial
  • Spring Branch
  • Katy
  • Sugar Land
  • Pearland
  • Missouri City
  • Cypress
  • The Woodlands
  • Spring
  • Humble
  • Kingwood
  • League City
  • Friendswood
Straight answers

Questions worth asking any contractor.

Are contractors licensed in Texas?

Not the way people assume. Texas has no statewide licence for general contractors, roofers, or remodelers — so anyone claiming to be a "licensed contractor" here should be asked which licence they mean.

What actually matters: general liability and workers' comp insurance you can verify with the insurer, permits pulled in the contractor's name, licensed sub-trades for electrical and plumbing (those are state-licensed), and voluntary certifications like RCAT. We carry all of it and we'll show you the paperwork before you sign.

How long does a roof replacement take?

Most Houston homes are one to two days for the roof itself, weather permitting. The longer part is scheduling and materials, which typically runs one to three weeks from signing — longer immediately after a big hail event when every supplier in the region is cleared out.

Will you help with my insurance claim?

We'll document the damage properly, give you photographs and a written report, and meet your adjuster on site to walk the roof with them. What we won't do is act as your public adjuster or negotiate the claim on your behalf — that requires a licence we don't hold, and contractors who do it anyway are breaking Texas law.

We also won't "waive" or "eat" your deductible. That's insurance fraud in Texas, it's a felony over a certain amount, and it puts your claim at risk as well as ours.

How much does a kitchen remodel cost?

The honest answer is that it depends almost entirely on whether you're moving plumbing and walls. A refresh keeping the existing layout is a very different number from gutting it and reconfiguring. We'd rather come out, look at it, and give you a real fixed price than publish a range that's wrong for your house.

Do you take a deposit?

Yes, a deposit against materials once the scope is signed, then payments tied to completed stages — never a large payment up front for work that hasn't started. If a contractor asks for half the job in cash before they've ordered anything, that's the moment to stop.

What happens if you find something behind the wall?

We stop, photograph it, and call you with a price for the extra work before doing any of it. Rot, previous unpermitted work, and surprise plumbing are all common in older Houston houses — the scope we write says exactly how that gets handled so it isn't a negotiation in the middle of a torn-open kitchen.

Get a real number for your project.

Free estimate, written scope, fixed price. Or call now if something's actively leaking.