Tomball, TX

Downtown Tomball and the new sections are different construction. Near the old town you see smaller houses on larger lots, a mix of pier-and-beam and slab, with trees close to the eaves. Farther out, the houses are newer two-story plans on slabs, often post-tension, with open kitchens and big roofs. A kitchen remodel that moves a wall is a different conversation in each one. We measure the house you have.

Spring hail and wind are the storm pattern on this side of Houston. Roofs take bruises that do not show from the yard, and limbs from the trees around the older lots land in valleys. We walk the roof. If the deck is open, we tarp it when it is safe. A closed roof with scattered bruises might be a repair. A roof that is bruised across every slope is a replacement conversation. We say which after the inspection, not from a driveway photo.

Flooding here is more about creeks and flat drainage than a single bayou through the middle of town. Some low streets have taken storm water. Many lots only see ponding. A burst pipe in a freeze is the more common interior water call: attic lines in the new two-story houses, and lines in exterior walls or under a pier-and-beam floor in the older ones. The crawlspace has to be looked at. The slab house has to be metered at the baseboard.

Kitchens in the older houses are often still separate rooms. People want light and a larger table, and the structure decides how far that can go. Kitchens in the new houses are already open. The work there is cabinets, counters, a backsplash, and a floor that does not stop at the doorway. Baths follow. An old hall bath needs the drain found before the shower grows. A new primary bath needs a pan and a waterproofed wall, then tile.

Flooring on a Tomball slab deals with humidity and with clay movement. Tile and vinyl plank are the workhorse floors. Wood is handsome in a living room and it moves if it is installed the day it arrives, or if the crawlspace under an older house stays damp. We acclimate wood in the house. We do not float a floor over a wet subfloor.

Tomball is its own city inside the town, and some nearby addresses are Harris County or sit close to Montgomery County. The permit follows the address. Associations in the newer sections review the exterior. A roof color can be their question. A vanity usually is not. The drive from the office is US 290 to 249, or the Grand Parkway depending on the section. Call (713) 909-0034.

There is no Tomball storefront. Family-owned in Houston since 1993. If the roof is open or water is spreading, say that when you call so we treat it as the emergency it is.