Friendswood, TX

The houses are mostly suburban brick plans from the 1960s through the 1990s, on slabs, with some newer sections mixed in. One-story ranches and two-story houses sit on the same streets. Kitchens have often been updated one piece at a time, so the cabinets, the counters, and the floor can be three different decades. We look at what you want replaced instead of assuming a full gut.

Clear Creek is the water people here already know. Low ground near the creek has flooded in past tropical storms. Blocks farther from the creek did not all take water. Coastal wind and driven rain are the other storm. Roofs and windows see more wind than a neighborhood in northwest Harris County, and humidity hangs on because the bay is not far. A roof leak and creek water in the same month are still two events. We document them that way. Your insurer decides coverage.

Hail happens, and so does wind that lifts shingles without a hail bruise. We get on the roof and say what we see. An open deck gets a tarp. Soft metal around vents fails while the field still looks even from the yard. South-facing slopes age faster in the sun. We do not sell a replacement from the curb.

Interior leaks are the ordinary call between storms: a water heater in the garage, a toilet supply, a dishwasher line, a pipe that split in a freeze. On a slab, that water is in the drywall and under the floor the same day. Friendswood humidity means the room will not dry because you opened a window. Dehumidifiers are part of a real dry-out.

Kitchen remodeling here is a mix of ranch kitchens that are still closed and later kitchens that are already open to a den. Moving a sink is slab work. A bath remodel is often a primary bath with a tub people want converted to a shower, or a hall bath with a failing pan. Waterproofing is the work. The tile is what you see after.

Flooring choices lean toward tile and vinyl because of the humidity and, on some streets, because the house has been wet before. Both need a dry, flat slab. Wood can live in a Friendswood living room if the product and the moisture barrier fit the slab, and if the wood spends time in the house first. Laminate that sat in floodwater is replaced. It does not dry back into a floor.

Friendswood issues its own permits. That is different from a Houston address a few minutes away. Some subdivisions have associations that review roofs and paint. The drive from our west Houston office is across town, the Beltway or toward I-45. Call (713) 909-0034. For water that is still spreading, call.