Galveston County
Friendswood, Texas Roofing & Property Protection
Know your roof before you sign anything. The Roof Shepherd brings documentation-first inspection, storm damage documentation, and property guidance to Friendswood homeowners.
Updated November 1, 2026
Read This First
The short version
- Friendswood, in Galveston County, is about 192 miles and 3 hours 52 minutes by road from our Round Rock base.
- Hail 1.75 inches or larger was reported 13 times near Friendswood from 2000 to 2026, 130th of the 207 cities on this site.
- 2024 was the worst season here from 2006 to 2025: 6 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, the largest 2.75 inches on May 31.
- The median home in Friendswood was built in 1990, and 50 percent of homes here were built before 1990.
- One of its three nearest neighbors had more large hail.
Call or text 512-575-5052 or use Get Help to start with a documented inspection in Friendswood, Galveston County.
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Friendswood At A Glance
What homeowners in Friendswood should know
How Friendswood ranks for large hail and home age, and who sets permit rules here.
Friendswood, in Galveston County, is about 192 miles and 3 hours 52 minutes by road from our Round Rock base. Roofing permit rules are set locally, and Texas has no statewide roofing license, so we confirm the rules for your address before work starts.
Wind & Hurricane Country
Friendswood’s roofing risk is wind, hurricane, and derecho more than hail. A written record after any major wind event protects your position before any repair decision. Friendswood is a Galveston County suburb between Houston and the bay, with established homes exposed to hurricanes and tropical flooding.
Wind & Storm Exposure
The strongest thunderstorm wind gust reported within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 was 83 mph, on April 10, 2024. NOAA logged 74 thunderstorm wind reports within ten miles of Friendswood from 2000 to 2026.
The Homes Here
The median home in Friendswood was built in 1990, and 50 percent of homes here were built before 1990. Of the other cities on this site, 52 percent have newer homes than Friendswood.
Common Roofing Issues
Wind lifts and creases shingles, moves flashing, exposes decking and lets water in. A documented inspection records those before the next storm makes them worse.
Friendswood Snapshot
Weather history & local facts
Hail and wind on record near Friendswood, in Galveston County, plus a few local facts worth knowing.
Hail and wind on record here
Friendswood’s verified NOAA record since 2018 includes 2.75 inch hail at Dickinson on May 31, 2024, 1.75 inch hail at Webster on May 9, 2019, and 1.75 inch hail at Clear Lake City on May 28, 2024. 35 thunderstorm wind events and 5 tornado reports sit inside the same 10 mile window. Peak hail months here: May and February. Across Galveston County as a whole, NOAA logged 18 hail events from 2016 through 2025, with hail to 2.75 inches, plus 48 damaging thunderstorm wind events and 11 tornado reports.
Worth Knowing
Most storm damage to a roof isn’t visible from the ground. A documented inspection captures bruising, lifted shingles, and flashing issues before they turn into leaks.
Local Note
Friendswood sits in Galveston County, within the Houston and Gulf Coast region. Every service we list is available here and anywhere else in Texas, and The Roof Shepherd team does the work from start to finish.
What the storm record means locally
Storm facts were checked against NOAA and National Weather Service records and local news from the time.
On record
What has actually fallen on Friendswood
69 hail events are on record within ten miles of Friendswood, the largest 2.75 inches on April 4, 2012.
Reading the public storm record
To see the days radar recorded hail near your own address, use our hail history lookup.
| Hail events on record | 69 |
|---|---|
| Reached 1.75 in or larger | 13 |
| Largest stone recorded | 2.75 in · April 4, 2012 |
| Busiest year | 2024 · 12 events |
| Most common months | May and April |
| Strongest gust in the archive | 83 mph · April 10, 2024 |
| Radar hail days, 1 in or larger | 202 days · 2000-2026 · largest signature 4.00 in |
| Preliminary reports, last 12 months | 2 reports of 1 in or larger · largest 1.25 in on May 1, 2026 |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database · Galveston County · 2000-2026 · within 10 miles of the Friendswood centroid. Counts are reported events, so they undercount: a stone that fell where nobody reported it is not in the record.
Checked November 1, 2026 against two feeds that do not share the archive's bias: radar hail signatures from the NEXRAD hail detection algorithm (NOAA NCEI Severe Weather Data Inventory, same 10 mile radius, 2000-2026), counted as days with a signature of one inch or larger, and the Storm Prediction Center's preliminary reports for the last 12 months, which are unreviewed and never a competing total. A radar day and a reported event are different units and are not expected to match: the archive needs a witness and undercounts, radar needs none and can flag hail that melted before it landed. What fell on one roof is settled by a documented inspection, not by any of these counts.
Year by year
Hail in Friendswood, 2006 to 2025
One row per year of hail reports one inch or larger near Friendswood, newest first, from the weather archive.
Twenty seasons, one row each
One row per year, newest first. Each row counts the hail reports of one inch or larger within ten miles of Friendswood, from the National Weather Service archive. 31 reports from 2006 to 2025, 10 of them at or above 1.75 inches, golf ball size. Counting only stones of one inch or larger, the busiest year in this table was 2024. If you owned your roof through any of these dates, the row is the reason to know what it took.
| Year | Reports 1 in+ | 1.75 in+ | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 | 2.75 in · May 31 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 in · April 27 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · January 6 |
Show all 20 years (2006 to 2025)
| Year | Reports 1 in+ | 1.75 in+ | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 1.75 in · May 9 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · May 26 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 in · May 13 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2012 | 6 | 3 | 2.75 in · April 4 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · June 19 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 in · April 21 |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, hail events 2006 through 2025 within 10 miles of the Friendswood centroid. Reports are observer-driven, so a stone that fell where nobody reported it is not in the record, and small towns are undercounted relative to cities. Full calendar years only; the current year is not shown until it is complete.
Wind & Storm History
Documented storm exposure in Friendswood
The worst hail seasons near Friendswood from 2006 to 2025, year by year.
Wind & Hurricane Frequency
NOAA logs 113 verified thunderstorm wind reports within 10 miles of Friendswood since 1996; the busiest year was 1997 with 11 reports. Hurricane season runs June through November on this coast.
What To Document
Lifted or creased shingles, moved flashing, exposed decking, debris hits, and water getting in after a storm.
The worst hail seasons near Friendswood, 2006 to 2025
- 2024: 6 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 2.75 inches on May 31
- 2012: 3 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 2.75 inches on April 4
- 2019: 1 report of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 1.75 inches on May 9
Neighborhood Exposure
Neighborhoods across Friendswood differ in lot elevation, tree cover and roof age. A record of your block beats an estimate for the whole area. After any significant storm, a documented record of visible conditions protects your position.
What the record confirms
Verified storm record for the Houston and Gulf Coast region Friendswood sits in. Roof condition changes with every season, which is why the homeowner should own the documentation.
April 10 83 mph gust
NOAA verifies a 83 mph thunderstorm gust at Dickinson on April 10, 2024.
Hurricane Beryl
A July 8 landfall with a 97 mph gust knocked out power to about 2.2 million customers and stripped shingles across the metro.
Hurricane Harvey
A Category 4 landfall that stalled and dropped up to 60 inches of rain, the wettest tropical cyclone in U.S. history, with damage estimated near 125 billion dollars.
March 30 hen egg size hail
NOAA verifies 2 inch hail in League City on March 30, 2002, a hen egg size stone.
April 11 teacup size hail
NOAA verifies 3 inch hail in Algoa on April 11, 1997, a teacup size stone.
Where these figures come from
Figures drawn from public NOAA, National Weather Service, Insurance Council of Texas, U.S. Census and Texas Department of Insurance records and contemporaneous reporting. Not a formal risk assessment.
Live NOAA record Since September 2024, NOAA has logged 4 hail reports within 10 miles of Friendswood, 3 of them inside 6 miles. The largest measured 1.25 inches on April 30, 2026, about 5.0 miles away. Damaging wind has been reported 2 times in the same period, most recently 63 mph on October 24, 2025. These are NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary reports covering September 30, 2024 to October 29, 2026. A report near a property confirms hail fell nearby. It does not confirm that any particular roof was damaged, and it is not a coverage determination.
About Friendswood
Local ground truth for Friendswood properties
Friendswood sits in Galveston County in the Houston and Gulf Coast region. Gulf moisture and hurricane-season wind set the roofing risk profile here.
Roof age, by the census
How old the roofs in Friendswood are likely to be
Census figures on when Friendswood homes were built, which tells you roughly when their first roofs went on.
When the houses went up
Friendswood has 14,985 housing units in the Census Bureau's latest five-year estimate. The median home was built in 1990. 68 percent were built before 2000 and 50 percent before 1990; 13 percent have been built since 2010. Half or more of the homes here predate 2000. An original asphalt-shingle roof from that era is at or past the 20-to-30-year service life typically cited for asphalt shingles, and many will already be on a second roof, which is worth confirming from a permit or a receipt rather than assuming.
| Year built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2020 or later | 110 | 1% |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 1,815 | 12% |
| Built 2000 to 2009 | 2,827 | 19% |
| Built 1990 to 1999 | 2,753 | 18% |
| Built 1980 to 1989 | 2,882 | 19% |
Show all ten brackets (1939 or earlier to 2020 or later)
| Year built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Built 1970 to 1979 | 3,585 | 24% |
| Built 1960 to 1969 | 933 | 6% |
| Built 1950 to 1959 | 64 | 0% |
| Built 1940 to 1949 | 16 | 0% |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 0 | 0% |
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates, tables B25034 and B25035, Friendswood city. ACS figures are estimates with published margins of error; shares are rounded to whole percents. Year built is the structure, not the roof: it says when the first roof went on, not whether it is still there.
Roofer Near Friendswood
Everything we cover in Friendswood
All the work we do, in Friendswood and in all of Galveston County.
What we cover in Friendswood
Roofing, painting, gutters and home services, in Friendswood and across Galveston County. Friendswood, in Galveston County, is about 192 miles and 3 hours 52 minutes by road from our Round Rock base.
Services available in Friendswood
Every service below is available to Friendswood homeowners, as it is anywhere in Texas.
All services
Documentation First
Full property capability in Friendswood, documented first
Documentation You Own
Every visit produces a dated photo and video record of your roof, flashing, decking lines and gutters. You get a written account of what is visible, and your options, before you decide on any repair or claim.
Evidence, Not Pressure
Built on a law enforcement background of 16+ years. You get the record and a clear explanation. The decisions stay yours. No sales pitch, no obligation.
Coordinated & Accountable
In the Houston and Gulf Coast region, the Roof Shepherd team does the roofing work, so the standard stays the same.
Houston Zone
How service works in Friendswood
How far Friendswood is from our base, and who handles your project from start to finish.
Who runs the inspection
Friendswood, in Galveston County, is about 192 miles and 3 hours 52 minutes by road from our Round Rock base. David Rodrigues, the founder, looks at your Friendswood roof and writes down what he sees before anyone talks repair or replacement. If you go ahead, The Roof Shepherd runs the job from contract to walkthrough. Our project delivery page explains who does what.
Local Conditions
What is different about working on Friendswood homes
Friendswood side by side with its three nearest neighbors on this site.
What roofs face in this market
Friendswood sits in Galveston County. Counting hail reports of every size, the NOAA Storm Events archive logs 69 hail reports within ten miles of Friendswood from 2000 to 2026, 13 of them at or above 1.75 inches, golf ball size, the size generally associated with roof damage. The largest stone in that record measured 2.75 inches. Counting reports of every size, 2024 was the busiest year in that record, with 12 reports. Activity concentrates in May and April. The strongest recorded wind gust nearby reached 83 mph on April 10, 2024.
The largest hail recorded near Friendswood, by date:
| Date | Largest stone |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2024 | 2.75″ |
| April 4, 2012 | 2.75″ |
| March 30, 2002 | 2.0″ |
Friendswood sits in Texas windstorm territory. Galveston County is one of the fourteen seacoast counties inside the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association area, and that changes what a roof has to prove. Work here generally requires a Texas Department of Insurance WPI-8 certificate, issued after inspection, confirming the installation meets windstorm building requirements. Without it, windstorm coverage on the structure can be affected. It is not paperwork you discover after the job; the inspection has to be scheduled into the work.
Useful locally: City of Friendswood official site for permit and inspection rules; NWS forecast for Friendswood before scheduling work.
Storm figures: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events within a 10 mile radius, 2000 to 2026. Windstorm territory per Texas Windstorm Insurance Association county designations.
The rules here
Roof permits and code in Friendswood
What the city's own documents say about a re-roof permit and code here, and the date they were read.
What the city's own documents say
Friendswood's fee schedule lists a residential re-roof permit at $50, with no plan check fee. Contractors register through the city's online portal with a $1,000,000 general liability insurance certificate.
The city adopted the 2024 International Residential Code by Ordinance 2026-02 for permit applications filed on or after March 1, 2026. The part of Friendswood in Galveston County lies in the designated windstorm area for Texas Department of Insurance roof certificates.
Read at the city's own pages and code on October 14, 2026. The city's current document governs if it changes, so we confirm the rule for your address before work starts. Our permits and codes by city page explains how Texas cities set these rules.
Exterior & Painting
What Friendswood homeowners should know about exterior work
Get the roof documented first, since a roof visit often turns up fascia, gutter and trim damage.
Managed by The Roof Shepherd
Exterior work in Friendswood, from painting and epoxy coatings to siding, drywall, gutters and wood repair, is done here the same way it is done everywhere we work in Texas, by The Roof Shepherd team, start to finish. We document exterior condition during the roof visit so the work starts from an accurate record.
Sequence Matters
Get the roof documented first. Exterior work comes after. A roof visit often turns up fascia rot, pulled gutters and trim damage that change what the exterior job costs before any work begins.
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Homeowner Reviews
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Owner Response
Thank you, Brandie. I appreciate you trusting me with the new construction roof inspection on your home in Lexington, Texas. A new roof should be installed the way the shingle manufacturer's instructions and the building code require, and you deserve to know that before you sign off. I was glad to walk you through what to look for, document what I found, and help you ask your builder the right questions. Thank you for the recommendation. It means a great deal as I keep building The Roof Shepherd one honest inspection at a time.
I recently got a roof installed and my trim painted with this company. The process was simple — David helped me pick out colors for the roof, and I had no idea there were so many to choose from. I appreciate David and his crew for taking care of my home and respecting my property by making sure everything was masked and cleaned up by the end of the process. These guys were on time, efficient, took care of everything I asked for, kept me updated throughout, and took care of the small details I was picky about. I would highly recommend!
Owner Response
Sloan, I really appreciate you taking the time to share this. It was a pleasure helping with your roof installation, trim painting, and the color-selection process. I’m glad the process felt simple and that the crew respected your property with proper masking, cleanup, and communication throughout the project. Those details matter, especially when we are working on someone’s home. Thank you again for trusting The Roof Shepherd with your roof and painting work.
I’ve chosen David with The Roof Shepherd twice for my family’s roofing needs. After he completed my roof, I trusted him again to replace the roof on my mother’s home in Austin, Texas. I’m writing this on her behalf because I helped her throughout the process and saw firsthand how David took care of her.
David patiently helped me understand the insurance claim process and the problems with her roof. After the claim was repeatedly denied, we decided to pay for the replacement ourselves. He helped us choose an IKO Class 3 roofing system to keep the cost manageable.
This roof needed more than new shingles. There were substantial leaks around the chimney that required extensive work on the roof decking, and the chimney had no cricket to help divert water around it. David addressed these problems along with other existing defects during the replacement.
I appreciated the time he spent explaining things and helping us work through our options. Having someone I already trusted take care of my mother meant a lot to me. We’re very happy with the result. There’s a reason I chose David twice, and I would gladly recommend him and The Roof Shepherd.
Owner Response
Michael, thank you for trusting me and The Roof Shepherd a second time, especially when it came to taking care of your mother’s home in Austin.
This project involved several issues beyond simply replacing the shingles, including significant leaking around the chimney, damaged roof decking, and the lack of a proper chimney cricket. I’m glad we were able to correct those problems and install an IKO Class 3 roofing system that made sense for the home and the budget.
I also appreciate you mentioning the time spent explaining the roof conditions, the insurance process, and the available options. Whether a project ultimately goes through insurance or becomes a retail roof replacement, my goal is the same: document what is actually happening, explain it clearly, and help the homeowner make an informed decision.
Thank you again for choosing me twice for your family’s roofing needs and for taking the time to share your experience. It means a great deal to have that level of continued trust.
David The Roof Shepherd™
Nearby
Nearby areas we serve
Nearby cities we also serve
The Roof Shepherd also documents and serves these Houston and Gulf Coast communities. Distances are straight-line miles from the center of Friendswood, and each hail figure is the count of NOAA-verified hail events within 10 miles of that city since 2018:
Friendswood FAQs
Common questions in Friendswood
Does The Roof Shepherd serve Friendswood regularly?
Yes. Friendswood is about 192 miles and 3 hours 52 minutes by road from Round Rock, our home base. We work across Texas, and Galveston County is part of that.
How often does large hail hit Friendswood?
Hail 1.75 inches or larger, golf ball size, was reported 13 times within ten miles of Friendswood from 2000 to 2026. That ranks 130th of the 207 Texas cities on this site, and 10th of 51 in Houston & Gulf Coast. The largest stone on record within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 measured 2.75 inches, on April 4, 2012.
When is hail season in Friendswood?
From 2000 to 2026, hail within ten miles of Friendswood came most often in May and April. The busiest single year in that record was 2024, with 12 reports of every size.
What was the worst recent hail year in Friendswood?
2024 was the worst season here from 2006 to 2025: 6 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, the largest 2.75 inches on May 31. The table on this page lists every year.
How does Friendswood compare with nearby towns for hail?
Nearby, from 2000 to 2026: League City 16, Alvin 13 and Pearland 10 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, against 13 for Friendswood.
How old are the homes in Friendswood?
The median home in Friendswood was built in 1990, and 50 percent of homes here were built before 1990. Of the other cities on this site, 52 percent have newer homes than Friendswood.
What is the strongest wind on record near Friendswood?
The strongest thunderstorm wind gust reported within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 was 83 mph, on April 10, 2024.
How much does a new roof cost in Friendswood?
It depends on the roof’s size, pitch, material, decking and vents. We look at your roof in Friendswood first, so any price you weigh fits its real condition. Our price guides for all four trades are on the RPGs page.
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