Handnail Roofing is a roofing contractor for Magnolia, Texas: leak repairs, storm damage, full replacements and free inspections on everything from a Westwood subdivision home to a house on five acres off FM 1774. Andy Hughes, the owner, does the inspection and the pricing himself, our crew hand-nails every shingle, and most repairs are finished in a day.
We’re based in Spring, about 25 to 30 minutes away out FM 2920 and FM 2978, and Magnolia is a regular part of our week. It’s also a different kind of roofing than the subdivisions closer in. Lots are bigger, driveways are longer, most houses have pines leaning over them, and half the calls we get start with “the tree” rather than “the roof.”
Roofing services in Magnolia
Roof repair
Leaks, wind-lifted shingles, cracked pipe boots, flashing that’s been caulked one too many times, rotted decking. We trace the leak from the attic before we open the roof, and most repairs are done in one visit.
Roof replacement
Full tear-off, decking check, new underlayment, ice-and-water in the valleys and around every penetration, ventilation sorted, and your choice of shingle from every brand ABC Supply carries. Most Magnolia homes are torn off and shingled in one day.
Storm and tree damage
Limbs through the decking, slopes stripped by wind, hail bruising. We document it the way adjusters need it, repair it properly, and tell you straight when the damage isn’t enough to claim.
Emergency tarping
When a pine comes down at 2 a.m., the first job is to stop the water. We get the roof dried in fast so the repair or the claim can happen without the ceilings coming down in the meantime.
Free roof inspections
Attic first, then the roof, photos of everything, a report in plain English. Useful before you buy a place out here, before you sell, or after any storm that dropped limbs in the yard.
Insurance claims
Photos, the adjuster meeting on site, the scope, and the supplement if the first estimate misses something. No public-adjuster fees.
We also install gutters and gutter guards, which on a lot under pines are less of a luxury than they sound, and we correct attic ventilation while the roof is open.
Roofing on Magnolia acreage and rural lots
A few things we do differently when the address is off FM 1774 or Nichols Sawmill Rd instead of in a subdivision. We look at the driveway before delivery day, because a truck full of shingles and a trailer full of old roof both need a place to sit that isn’t your septic drain field or the soft ground by the well head. We ask about gates, dogs and horses so nothing gets out while the crew is coming and going. And we plan the tear-off around the trees: pine needles in the valleys, moss on the shaded slope, and the limb that has been rubbing the ridge for five years all tell us where the roof has been failing.
Why Magnolia homeowners call us
You deal with the owner. Andy inspects, Andy prices, Andy is on the job. No salesperson, no “let me check with the office.”
Every shingle is hand-nailed. A shingle is held by six nails set flat, at the right depth, inside the narrow strip the manufacturer prints on it. A nail gun set a touch too hot blows through the mat; too cold and the nail stands proud and cuts the shingle above. We set every nail with a hammer. It’s slower, and it’s why the roofs stay put when wind comes across an open pasture at 60 miles an hour.
The price you sign is the price. Written, itemized, sent to a portal you read on your phone. If we find rotted decking under the old shingles, you get a photo and a price before we replace it.
Photos of everything. Before, during and after, from the roof. You don’t climb a ladder to check our work, and you have a record if you sell or file a claim.
What Magnolia weather does to a roof
Magnolia sits in the pines, and the pines decide a lot. When Hurricane Beryl crossed Montgomery County in July 2024, the damage in Magnolia was as much about trees as wind: limbs through decking, and roofs that took a glancing hit nobody noticed until the next hard rain. The May 2024 straight-line winds had done the same two months earlier. Between storms, shade holds moisture on the north slope and grows algae and moss while the open side of the same roof bakes; attic temperatures here pass 140°F, and a poorly vented attic cooks shingles brittle years early. Spring hail bruises without tearing, and the bruises turn into leaks later.
Our inspections start inside for that reason. From the attic you can see daylight at a nail hole, water trails on the rafters and wet insulation under a valley long before any of it shows on your ceiling.
Magnolia neighborhoods and areas we work in
Westwood, Mostyn Manor, Magnolia Ridge, Thousand Oaks, Indigo Lake Estates and Lake Windcrest along the FM 1488 corridor in 77354; High Meadow Ranch and Ranch Crest up FM 1774 in 77355; the acreage off Nichols Sawmill Rd; and the country north of town toward the Renaissance Festival grounds. If your community has architectural review, High Meadow Ranch and Lake Windcrest do, we handle the shingle approval with you. Deed-restricted acreage subdivisions have simpler rules, and we check those too.
What roofing costs in Magnolia
Most repairs run $800 to $2,000. The most common one, a leaking pipe vent with rotted decking under it, is usually about $1,250. Full replacements in the Houston area are priced per roofing square (100 square feet); the 2026 market runs $400 to $600 a square installed, and our 2026 replacements have averaged just under $400 per square. A typical 25-square home lands between $10,000 and $15,000; bigger acreage homes with more hips and valleys run above that because there’s more roof, not because of the address.
Financing is available, including 0% APR for up to 18 months for qualified buyers, subject to credit approval, and we’ll show any option as a monthly payment so you can compare a repair against a replacement. For a rough figure before we come out, try the roof cost calculator.
Magnolia roofing questions
How much does a new roof cost in Magnolia, TX?
A full asphalt shingle replacement runs $400 to $600 per roofing square (100 square feet) installed in the Houston area in 2026, and our 2026 replacements have averaged just under $400 per square of that. A typical 25-square home lands between $10,000 and $15,000; a lot of Magnolia houses on acreage are bigger than that, with more roof and more hips and valleys, so the square count is what moves the number. You get an exact written price after a free inspection.
Can you get materials down a long driveway or onto a rural lot?
Almost always, and we check before delivery day rather than on it. Shingles come from ABC Supply on a delivery truck, so we look at the driveway, the gate and the trees ahead of time and pick where the load and the tear-off trailer go. If you're on septic, tell us where the drain field is and nothing heavy will park on it.
A pine limb went through my roof. What should I do first?
Call us and ask for emergency tarping. We'll get the hole covered and the roof dried in so the inside of the house stops taking water, then photograph the damage for your insurance claim if it qualifies. Tree damage from a storm is normally covered; we'll tell you honestly if it's a claim or a repair you're better off paying for yourself.
Do you replace metal roofs in Magnolia?
No. Asphalt shingle roofing is what we do, and we'd rather say that plainly than learn on your barn. If you have a shingle roof on the house and a metal roof on the shop, we'll take care of the house and tell you what we see on the metal while we're up there.
Does my Magnolia HOA have to approve a new roof?
It depends where you are. High Meadow Ranch and Lake Windcrest have architectural review for shingle color and style, and a lot of the acreage subdivisions have deed restrictions that are lighter but still exist. We fill out whatever your neighborhood requires with you and don't schedule the tear-off until it's approved.
How far is Magnolia from your shop?
About 25 to 30 minutes. We're based in Spring and come out FM 2920 and FM 2978 to FM 1488. Inspections are booked on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and we group Magnolia stops together, so a slot the same week is normal.
Nearby areas we also serve
Pinehurst, Tomball, The Woodlands, Conroe, Montgomery, Spring and Cypress. See everywhere we work on the Montgomery County service area page.
