Invictus Exterior is a Houston-based roofing and exterior contractor with active job sites in Friendswood every week of the year. We handle storm damage repair, full roof replacement, hail and wind insurance claims, siding, windows, gutters, and attic insulation across Galveston County / south Houston. Active jobs across West Ranch, Eagle Lakes, Forest Bend, Heritage Estates, Sunmeadow, and historic Friendswood. Every estimate is free, written, and itemized. Every install is run by a project manager who lives within 20 miles of your home.
- Is my 1980s Forest Bend roof claimable?
- It depends on whether a dated storm event caused the damage. Age and wear are not covered, so we separate the two in writing before you file.
- Do you provide the windstorm certificate?
- Yes. The WPI-8 inspection is included on every Friendswood replacement and the certificate goes straight to your carrier.
- My West Ranch home is newer. What do you usually find?
- Under-driven nails, missing kick-out flashing, ridge vents that do not vent, and undersized gutters. Most are builder warranty items when the home is still in the window.
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01 // The Friendswood climate problem
Friendswood shares League City's hurricane-track exposure. Sustained 70 to 100 mph winds from Ike, Harvey, and Beryl all produced major Friendswood claim volumes. The neighborhood has a mix of 1970s to 1990s established homes with aging roofs and newer 2010+ master-planned communities with builder-grade defects.
02 // Hurricane wind installation standards
Friendswood sits inside the TWIA catastrophe area like League City. Class H (130 mph) shingle ratings, 6-nail high-wind installation, and continuous ridge venting are non-negotiable on our Friendswood installs. We have rebuilt hundreds of roofs in the area after Harvey and Beryl.
03 // 1970s and 1980s end-of-life roofs
Many Friendswood subdivisions (Forest Bend, Sunmeadow, parts of Heritage Estates) are 35 to 50 years old. Original roofs were 20-year three-tab; second-generation replacements (1990s-2000s) are now well past service life. We see significant deferred-maintenance roofs that need careful insurance scoping to separate covered storm loss from uncovered wear.
04 // West Ranch and master-planned defects
West Ranch, Eagle Lakes, and newer Friendswood subdivisions show consistent first-generation issues: under-driven nails, missing kick-out flashings, decorative-only ridge vents, and undersized 5-inch gutters. Most are warranty issues for the builder if the home is under 10 years old; we handle the documentation.
05 // WPI-8 certification on every job
TWIA windstorm coverage requires WPI-8 inspection after any roof replacement. We pull WPI-8 inspections on every Friendswood job at no charge and submit the certificate directly to your carrier so coverage is maintained without a gap.
06 // Named-storm deductibles and claim landscape
Most Friendswood carriers carry separate named-storm or hurricane deductibles of 1 to 5 percent of dwelling. On a $350,000 home that is $3,500 to $17,500 before insurance pays anything. Verify your declarations page before storm season and call us for a free pre-claim deductible review.
07 // How a Friendswood project runs
Friendswood splits into two very different jobs. On the older Forest Bend and Sunmeadow stock, the inspection does the heavy lifting: what the storm did, what age did, and whether filing makes sense at all. On the newer West Ranch and Eagle Lakes side, we document builder defects separately so you can pursue them without a deductible. Both get the same install standard, Class H shingles, 6 nail fastening, ridge venting, and the WPI-8 inspection before we close out.
