Roofing in Pearland
Pearland's Adopted Codes page lists the 2021 International Residential Code and IBC, the 2021 plumbing, mechanical, fuel gas and energy codes, the 2023 NEC and county-specific design criteria, including a Harris County wind load of 150 mph under the 2018 IBC. The undated Exhibit C construction permit fee schedule has no roofing row; it prints a residential miscellaneous permit at $60.00, alteration and remodel at $120.00 without reconfiguration and $180.00 with, a $25.00 processing fee and a $75.00 re-inspection fee.
Pearland lies inside TDI's windstorm catastrophe area, and for windstorm inspection purposes TDI adopted the 2024 building codes with Texas revisions, effective April 1, 2026. RCAT, the roofing trade association, calls its voluntary one-year license for individuals self-regulation, and its licensing page says the state licenses no roofers. Pearland's Permits and Inspections office works from the City Hall Annex, 3523 Liberty Dr., Pearland, TX 77581, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed on weekends.
Permits, payments and inspections are all handled in the Cityworks portal, and fees can also be paid in person at the annex. Pearland comes out at a 2003 median year built under ACS 2020-2024, and $330,900 is its median home value in ACS 2023. There's no roofing row on the schedule, so call the annex at 281.652.1638 and ask which permit a re-roof falls under.
What roofing costs near Pearland
There's no roofing quote from Pearland 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.
Permits for roofing work in Pearland
Pearland is in the TDI windstorm area, so most roof replacements there must be inspected before TWIA windstorm coverage is available.
Roofing jobs in Pearland
Sources for Pearland
- Adopted Codes, City of Pearland Read Oct 23, 2026.
- Permits and Development Fees (Exhibit C Construction Permit Fee Schedule), City of Pearland Read Oct 23, 2026. Confirm with the source before you rely on it.
- Texas Department of Insurance, Windstorm Inspection Program: designated catastrophe areas (First Tier Counties) Confirm with the source before you rely on it.
- TDI Windstorm Inspection Program: Building Codes and Downloads Read Oct 23, 2026.
- Building Permits, City of Pearland Read Oct 23, 2026.
- ACS 5-year B25035 Median Year Structure Built Confirm with the source before you rely on it.
- US Census Bureau, ACS 2023 5-year (B01003, B25034, B25077)
- RCAT: Become A Licensed Roofer In Texas Read Oct 23, 2026.