Roofing in Tyler
Tyler's Schedule of Fees page lists residential roof replacement at $100.00, while commercial roof replacement is priced by valuation and square footage. The same page sets the residential minimum building fee at $50.00, plan check at 20% of the permit fee and re-inspection at $50.00, and it prints "Effective October 1, 2024" next to the nonresidential building fee row only. For building plans from January 1, 2024, Tyler's Current Code References page names the 2021 IRC, IBC, IECC, IMC, IPC, IFGC, IEBC and IFC and the 2023 NEC.
Building Services, part of Tyler Development and Planning, is at 423 W. Ferguson St., Tyler, TX 75702, open 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays; Building Inspections answers at (903) 531-1151 and Planning at (903) 531-1175. Tyler's 1978 median year built comes from ACS 2020-2024, and ACS 2023 counts 52.8% of homes from before 1980 with a $216,400 median home value. The state doesn't license roofers, and RCAT's voluntary license, held by individuals, has a $250 annual renewal and requires 8 continuing-education hours.
Once an insurer agrees to pay, TDI gives it five business days to send payment. Roof permits in Tyler go in through eTRAKiT and ProjectDox, so before tear-off, ask the roofer for the permit filed there.
What roofing costs near Tyler
There's no roofing quote from Tyler 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 Tyler
Sources for Tyler
- Schedule of Fees, City of Tyler Read Oct 23, 2026.
- Development & Planning, City of Tyler Read Oct 23, 2026.
- Current Code References, City of Tyler 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.