Montgomery’s roofs and remodels, beside Lake Conroe
Montgomery County took its name from this town, and Montgomery was the county’s first seat. Today it is a small city of 1,948 people beside Lake Conroe, and the jobs here range from ordinary shingle roofs to careful work on some very old buildings.
Working in Montgomery
Montgomery was founded in July 1837 by W. W. Shepperd in the middle of the Lake Creek Settlement and became the first county seat of Montgomery County. The county itself was created by the Congress of the Republic of Texas that December and named for the town. Montgomery incorporated in 1848. It describes itself as the birthplace of the Texas Lone Star Flag. In 2012 it established Fernland Historical Park as a permanent home for some of the oldest remaining buildings and artifacts in Texas, and the Davis Cottage and Museum, First State Bank, the Old Montgomery Baptist Church and the Shelton-Smith House all stand in town. The 2020 census counted 1,948 residents.
Montgomery sits next to Lake Conroe, with Panorama Village, Magnolia, Plantersville, Todd Mission and Pinebrook around it, and the Montgomery Independent School District serves the town. Work inside the limits goes to the City of Montgomery’s permit office. An address just outside has no city review, but county and state rules on floodplain, septic and driveways can still apply. On any lot near water, the floodplain question is the first one we ask, because it can decide how high a new slab sits or whether an addition is allowed at all.
If your house is one of the older ones in town, plan for surprises under the shingles. Old roofs were often laid over plank decking with gaps between the boards, and a modern shingle needs solid sheathing under it. Old walls hide old wiring and old plumbing, and framing from another era was not built to today’s spans. We open things up carefully, show you what we find and price the fix before we keep going, so the job never runs on a blank check. Where a detail is worth keeping, such as original trim or a porch profile, we work around it instead of tearing it out.
Montgomery County weather applies to the newest house in town and the oldest one alike: hail in spring, wind with every summer storm and Gulf systems between June and November. A house on open ground near the water has less to break up a gust than one tucked among trees, and that is worth knowing when choosing shingles and fastening. Edges and ridges take the first hit in a strong wind, so those get extra nails and a sealed starter course. We match the material to the exposure of your lot, using what we can see from the roof itself.
The jobs that come up here
Home renovation fits a Montgomery house that needs new floors, paint, lighting and fixtures inside the walls it already has. Whole home remodeling is the bigger job: moving walls, rerouting plumbing and rebuilding rooms when the layout itself is the problem. On an older house, the second job usually reveals some of what the first one would have missed, so we talk through which one you need before either starts. Kitchen renovation updates cabinets, counters and fixtures in the existing footprint, which is often all an old kitchen really needs to work again. Bathroom renovation follows the same rule in a smaller room: keep what works, replace what leaks, and leave sound original tile alone if you like it.
On the roof, architectural shingle replacement gives an older house a heavier, longer-lived shingle with more texture than a flat three-tab. Standing seam metal roofing is the other good answer, especially on a house where a clean metal roof suits the architecture better than shingles would. Before any of it, we walk the house with you, point out what can stay and what cannot, and write it down. If the roof you have is sound, the scope says that in plain words. On an older house, roof color is part of the look, so we bring samples to hold against the trim in daylight before anything is ordered. Where a repair would carry the roof a few more years, that option goes on the paper next to the replacement, with the reasons for each.
- Architectural shingle replacement Plenty of older Houston subdivisions were built with three-tab shingles, and many of those roofs are at the end of their run.
- Bathroom renovation If the tub, toilet and vanity are already in the right places, nothing has to move.
- Home renovation Most houses we walk through don’t need a single wall moved.
Plenty of roofs we look at need a repair or nothing at all. If that is yours, you will hear it from us first.
Can you re-roof an older Montgomery house without ruining its look?
Yes. We match the roofline, keep the trim details and choose a shingle or metal profile that fits the house. If the decking is old plank boards, we add solid sheathing first so the new roof has something sound to hold onto. Ridge vents and pipe boots are sized so the attic breathes without changing the roof’s profile.
Do you work on houses near the lake in Montgomery?
Yes. Montgomery sits right next to Lake Conroe, and we give lake-area houses extra attention on wind exposure and drainage. If the lot is in a floodplain, we check the rules before any new slab or addition is planned. Gutters and downspouts get a hard look too, so roof water lands well away from the foundation.
What does a whole home remodel involve in an older house?
Usually more than people expect: old wiring, old plumbing and framing built to a different standard. We open walls in stages, show you what we find and update the scope before going further. It keeps the job honest and the budget visible. Nothing gets closed back up until you have seen what was behind it.
Who do I call about permits inside Montgomery city limits?
The City of Montgomery reviews work inside its limits. We confirm which permits your job needs and handle the filing as part of the scope. Outside the limits, we check what county and state rules reach your lot. A like-for-like re-roof and a remodel that moves walls are different conversations, and we tell you which one you are having.
Is Montgomery really where the Lone Star Flag started?
Montgomery describes itself as the birthplace of the Texas Lone Star Flag, and it was the first seat of the county that carries its name. For a building crew, it is a town where some houses deserve slower, more careful work, and we plan for that. Sometimes that means a longer schedule, and you hear about it up front.
Close by
We also work in Plantersville, Todd Mission, Panorama Village, Pinebrook, Magnolia. The whole list is on the Montgomery County page.
We are based in Cypress and work across twelve counties around Houston. Leland Cannon retired from the Army as a First Sergeant; Geoff Schardien served in the Air Force. The scope you get is in writing, and the person who wrote it answers the phone.