Roofing in Temple
Temple's Exhibit A Permit Fee Schedule lists a residential roof at $35 and prints no effective date. The same schedule lists a residential remodeling building base permit fee of $70, sets annual contractor registration at $80, and charges $50 plus doubled permit fees for working without a permit. New single-family and duplex construction is a separate row from the $35 roof, at $0.135 per square foot. The Building Permits and Inspections page in Temple says the 2015 International Codes and the 2023 NEC are currently adopted.
Calls to Building Permits and Inspections go to 254-298-5640 and email at permitapplications@templetx.gov, and City Hall is at 2 N Main Street, Temple, TX 76501, with a main line of 254-298-5000. Temple sits at a 1991 median year built, by the 2020-2024 ACS. ACS 2023 counts 36.5% of its homes as built before 1980, and the same 2023 survey puts the median home value at $220,300. RCAT's voluntary license costs $750 for members who take both the residential and commercial exams and $1,050 for non-members, and there's no state roofing license in Texas.
Under TDI's rules, an insurer has 15 business days to acknowledge a claim. Once the roof is on, book the roof inspection by calling (254) 298-5277 or online at MGOconnect.org.
What roofing costs near Temple
There's no roofing quote from Temple 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 Temple
Sources for Temple
- Permit Fee Schedule (Exhibit A), City of Temple Read Oct 23, 2026. Confirm with the source before you rely on it.
- Building Permits & Inspections, City of Temple 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.
- TDI: Steps to getting your home or car insurance claim paid Read Oct 23, 2026.