Roofing in Longview
On Longview's Development Services Fee Schedule 2025-2026, a residential re-roof permit is $105.00, the same as a window replacement, and a residential remodel or alteration permit is $0.30 per square foot with a $100.00 minimum. Commercial roofing is valuation based, with a $210 minimum. That schedule is headed 2025-2026, while the new codes took effect July 1, 2026. Codes effective July 1, 2026, per Longview's Building Inspection page, are the 2021 IBC, IPC, IMC, IPMC and IFGC, the 2021 pool and spa code, the 2015 IECC and the 2026 NEC, with the 2021 IRC and 2021 IEBC shown only as proposed amendments; the earlier set was the 2012 I-codes with the 2017 NEC.
Longview's Building Inspection office, 410 S. High St., Longview, TX 75601, phone 903-237-1074, is open weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with mail to P.O. Box 1952, Longview, TX 75606; City Hall's number is 903-237-1000, at 300 W. Cotton St. Longview's homes were built in 1978 at the median (ACS 2020-2024). Median home value stood at $182,700 in ACS 2023; the pre-1980 share in that 2023 survey is 54.8%. A one-year license for individuals, renewed annually, is what RCAT offers on a voluntary basis, and TDI says a contractor who offers to cover your deductible is breaking the law. When the roof is done, you'll put the inspection request through the automated line at 903-239-5598.
What roofing costs near Longview
There's no roofing quote from Longview on file, so the page has no price for the city. The Texas page lists the estimates alongside what roofers are paid ($22.69 an hour in the BLS wage data, which is pay, not price). How we estimate costs.
Roofing jobs in Longview
Sources for Longview
- Development Services Fee Schedule 2025-2026, City of Longview Read Oct 23, 2026.
- Building Inspection, City of Longview Read Oct 23, 2026.
- ACS 5-year B25035 Median Year Structure Built Confirm with the source before you rely on it.
- RCAT: Become A Licensed Roofer In Texas Read Oct 23, 2026.
- TDI: Is it OK for a contractor to waive my deductible?; TDI: New state law cracks down on roof scams (2019-08-07) Read Oct 23, 2026.
- US Census Bureau, ACS 2023 5-year (B01003, B25034, B25077)