Restoration in Houston
With amounts dated January 1, 2026, Houston's fee schedule prices a structural building permit at $47.00 for work valued up to $7,000, and the city's 2026 fee notice sets $91.06 as the minimum for most Building Code Enforcement permits. Between $7,001 and $150,000 of work, the charge is that $47.00 base and $5.36 for each $1,000, or part of one, above $7,000. A residential repairs permit (HPWCODE1133) is the one for replacing or repairing existing structural members and other building elements.
The page says it applies without a plan review as long as the new materials match or are equivalent to what they replace, and it stays valid for 6 months. Structural Inspections handles those applications through iPermits from the 4th floor of the Permitting Center, 832.394.8840, 8 am to 4:30 pm. Taking a damaged house down is priced in Guideline CE-1075 (revised January 2026): $127.56 for one story, which is $94.00 and a $33.56 administration fee, and $47.00 for each floor above it.
A registered master plumber buys the sewer disconnect permit first, listed at $131.12, and that disconnect has to be inspected and finaled before anyone can request the demolition permit. TDI's windstorm catastrophe area leaves Houston out; that list runs by county and by named Harris County cities east of Highway 146, not by wind risk. Ask the Permits Office, 832.394.8899, which of these permits your repair falls under before you sign.
What restoration costs near Houston
Nobody has quoted us a restoration job in Houston, so the page carries no city price. The Texas page shows the estimates beside what the nearest federal occupation is paid ($22.88 an hour in the BLS wage data, which is pay, not price). How we estimate costs.
Permits for restoration work in Houston
When repairs touch the structure or the electrical, plumbing or mechanical systems, they usually need a permit from your city or township building department, so ask the company which of you pulls it.
Restoration jobs in Houston
Sources for Houston
- City of Houston: All Fees (Fee Schedule); Houston Permitting Center 2026 Fee Increase Notice Read Oct 23, 2026.
- Houston Permitting Center: Residential Repair Permit (HPWCODE1133) Read Oct 23, 2026.
- Houston Permitting Center: Building Demolition Guideline (CE-1075) Read Oct 23, 2026.
- Houston Permitting Center: Permits Read Oct 23, 2026.
- Texas Department of Insurance, Windstorm Inspection Program: designated catastrophe areas (First Tier Counties) Check with the source before you rely on this.