Step 01 · Windstorm
Permit + WPI-8
Our project manager pulls whatever building and floodplain permit your address requires and coordinates the TDI windstorm inspection behind your WPI-8 certificate, as part of the job.
Refugio, Texas
Roofing in Refugio, TX — Coastal Windstorm Code, Documented
ARP Roofing & Remodeling serves Refugio and Refugio County from our Victoria office. Refugio County sits in a TWIA windstorm district, so your new roof must be built to windstorm code and carry a WPI-8 certificate before your insurance will cover it — and we coordinate that certification start to finish. Book your free Refugio inspection.
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Start here — pick your door
Three routes, one written scope
Door 1 — replacement
I need a new roof
Metal roll-formed on our own equipment, Class 4 impact-rated shingle, and the paperwork your city needs.
Residential Roofing in Texas →Door 2 — repair
I need a repair
Photo-documented inspection first, written scope second — including the honest verdict when your roof needs nothing.
Book an inspection →Door 3 — storm claim
I had hail or wind damage
Documentation before repair: ARP photographs the damage the way your carrier needs to see it, in a written condition report.
Roof Storm Damage in Texas →What is on the record
Windstorm code, on the record
Which county keeps your Refugio record — and the windstorm code your roof answers to
Your Refugio address answers to Refugio County, and the Refugio Appraisal District values it.
On this coast the rule that governs your roof is the TDI windstorm inspection behind your WPI-8 certificate, not a routine city sign-off. ARP pulls whatever building and floodplain permit your address requires, builds to the TDI windstorm attachment schedule, and runs the WPI-8 paperwork for you — start to finish.
What the Refugio Coast Asks of a Roof
Understanding that certificate is where a Refugio roof starts, and our Victoria roofing company, the office behind every Refugio job, lines up its inspection for you. Refugio County is a TWIA designated catastrophe county — one of the 14 first-tier counties strung along the Texas coast. In practice a WPI-8 Certificate of Compliance has to be on file for a new or replacement roof before TWIA — the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association — will agree to write windstorm coverage or keep it in force. No WPI-8, and no windstorm policy stands behind that roof.
The wind-speed target isn't guesswork. A new roof in Refugio, Woodsboro or Cranell is built to a 130 mph design wind speed, nailed six nails per shingle, or to the manufacturer's high-wind pattern if it calls for more. That is the whole reason the attachment detail and the file documenting it carry as much weight as the shingle or panel you actually see.
Anyone who was here in 2017 knows the stakes. Hurricane Harvey made landfall near Rockport in August 2017 carrying winds up to 130 mph, and Refugio took it square — storefronts that never reopened, months with the lights out across town. A roof in this county has to stand up to that, then keep standing through the salt air and the hard spring wind that gnaw at fasteners the other eleven months of the year.
No roofer hands you a WPI-8, ARP included — that certificate comes from the Texas Department of Insurance, signed off by a state-qualified windstorm engineer. Our work is everything that makes it earnable: framing the job to the TDI windstorm attachment schedule, then shepherding the inspection and its paperwork so you never have to chase either one. The Texas Gulf Coast windstorm roof certification guide walks through the whole process.
What We Roof in Refugio
One Victoria team covers a Refugio County property from end to end — house or business — with a single project manager riding your job from the opening walkthrough through to warranty registration.
For your Refugio home:
For your Refugio business: this is agriculture-and-oilfield country, and the barns, shops, and well-site buildings that come with it are a different animal than a house — they call for a commercial specialist. That side of ARP runs TPO and single-ply, commercial metal, coatings, and flat-roof repair; start with the Victoria commercial roofing team.
What a Refugio Roof Costs
On an average Refugio home, a standard architectural asphalt shingle replacement runs roughly $15,000 to $23,000 out of our Victoria office — that covers a full tear-off, synthetic underlayment, fresh flashing, the permit, and cleanup. Coastal windstorm detailing, plus any move to impact-rated or metal systems, pushes the figure up; where a storm caused the damage, insurance usually carries most of the bill.
Two coastal line items are baked into any compliant Refugio reroof:
We build to the FORTIFIED standard and document it as part of the job.
Get Your Free Refugio Roof Inspection
Whether the roof in question sits over your Refugio home or a business out on US-77, it starts the same way — a no-cost, photo-backed inspection and a written scope engineered to windstorm code, one you can actually hold us to.
Still gathering information? The Victoria roofing company is the office behind every Refugio County job — and it's the one that will run yours.
“We were very pleased with ARP Roofing. Dustin was very professional and knowledgeable about our roof. We have a modified bitumen roofing system. We needed an inspection for the sale of our home because the roof is not common. He came out within a day of the first call, inspected it, and had written a letter for our perspective buyers on his findings by the end of the week. He recommended a couple small repairs that we could do instead of charging $2000 like another company we asked. So, $80 in product and 2 hours later the small little repair was done. We were very pleased with the overall service and communication with Dustin.”
Gijet T. · Victoria office · 2025 · Modified bitumen roof inspection & repair · Google Review
Examples of our work — Refugio area
Backed by the wider operation
The same team, project management, and warranty backing behind every job — see the wider operation.
Victoria roofing →
GAF Certified Plus · Atlas PRO+ Platinum
Registered, insured & inspected on every job
Roofing systems we work with
Metal, Class 4, storm-ready roofing and seamless gutters
Open a system for the material detail, the Refugio specifics, and the route to the guide for it.
S-01 ResidentialMetal — standing seam & exposed fastener
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ARP roll-forms standing-seam and exposed-fastener panels on our own equipment, puts a dedicated metal foreman on the install, and backs the roof with a written workmanship warranty.
2026 Refugio range: about $28,500 to $50,100 on a 2,000 sq ft home.
Residential metal roofing →Before the panels are ordered
- 04Panels roll-formed on ARP equipment
- 03Dedicated metal foreman on the install
- 02Permit and WPI-8 paperwork run by your project manager
- 01Written scope and product data sheets
S-02 ResidentialClass 4 impact-rated shingle
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If you are staying in the home, Class 4 impact-rated shingle is worth talking about first — the top impact grade under UL 2218, and many Texas carriers give a premium credit for a verified Class 4 roof.
2026 Refugio range: about $24,200 to $31,100 on a 2,000 sq ft home.
Class 4 shingle →What the grade means
- 03Premium credit with many Texas carriers
- 02Verified Class 4 roof documented for your carrier
- 01Top impact grade under UL 2218 testing
S-03 Storm damageStorm-damage roofing and documentation
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When hail or wind hits a Refugio roof, the first move is documentation, not a repair: ARP photographs the damage the way your carrier needs to see it and hands you a written condition report.
If the damage is storm-related, insurance often covers much of the cost.
Roof Storm Damage in Texas →Order of operations after a storm
- 03You and your carrier settle the claim
- 02Written condition report in your hands
- 01Damage photographed in carrier format
S-04 ResidentialSeamless gutters — formed on site
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A roof moves water off the house; the gutters decide where it goes. ARP forms seamless aluminum gutter on site, in one continuous run per roofline, so the only joints on your house are at corners and outlets — the places a gutter is supposed to have them.
Best done with the roof: drip edge, underlayment and gutter apron detailed together by one crew.
Residential roofing →What is in a gutter scope
- 05Downspout sizing and placement — where water leaves the house, and where it lands away from the foundation.
- 04Gutter guards, if you want them — priced as a line item, not bundled in quietly.
- 03Hidden hangers into solid framing — fastened to structure, not to a rotted fascia board.
- 02Seamless runs formed on site — one continuous length per roofline, in your color.
- 01Fascia and drip-edge condition, photographed — we say so before the gutter goes up if the board needs work.
“A coastal roof has to prove itself on paper before an insurer will stand behind it, and that proof is only as strong as the documentation under it. I build to the windstorm attachment schedule and photograph every step, because when the next storm is bearing down, the file we've already put together is what protects your coverage.”
Why homeowners choose ARP
What is on the record — and what we will not do.
Refugio homeowners hire ARP for what is on the record. The second column is the part most roofers leave out of the conversation.
On the record
What you get
- 5,000-plus completed Texas projects. The volume behind your roof.
- 300-plus five-star reviews. Homeowner feedback across those projects.
- GAF Certified Plus and Atlas PRO+ certification. Manufacturer credentials ARP holds as a company.
- BBB A+ accreditation. ARP's Better Business Bureau rating.
- A documented process on every roof. Photo-documented inspection, written scope, one project manager start to finish.
- A written workmanship warranty. In writing, so you can hold us to it.
One honest note that protects you
What no roofer can do
- No legitimate roofer can pay or waive your deductible — under Texas Business & Commerce Code § 27.02 that is a crime.
- Under Texas Insurance Code § 707.002 the insured is required to pay the deductible.
- ARP does not act as your adjuster or negotiate your claim — Texas law keeps the roofing contractor and the public adjuster separate.
What ARP does instead: photograph and document the damage the way your carrier needs to see it, and give you a written condition report before you file.
Questions that decide the job
Refugio roofing — frequently asked questions
Does a roof in Refugio need a windstorm certificate?
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Yes. Refugio County carries the TWIA designated-catastrophe designation, so a new or replacement roof here generally needs a WPI-8 Certificate of Compliance to hold TWIA windstorm coverage. ARP builds to the windstorm code and runs the WPI-8 inspection and its documentation through a state-qualified windstorm engineer, so that paperwork never lands on your plate.
Is FORTIFIED required on a Refugio reroof?
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Yes. Since April 2026, WPI-8 windstorm certification in the TWIA district that Refugio County falls under has required a FORTIFIED roof — so on a reroof here it's built in, not a box you tick. FORTIFIED is an IBHS-verified standard that goes past code (sealed decking, enhanced fastening, and impact-rated materials), and once it's designated, that FORTIFIED rating holds for five years.
When is storm season in Refugio?
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The Gulf hurricane window opens in June and closes at the end of November — Harvey came ashore near Refugio inside that stretch in 2017. Layer on the spring hail and hard wind that sweep across South Texas, and the exposure runs most of the calendar. Most Texas carriers set the filing deadline at one year from your date of loss for a wind or hail claim, so get the damage documented and inspected early rather than late.
Does ARP serve all of Refugio County?
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Yes. Working out of the Victoria office, we cover Refugio, Woodsboro, Bayside, Tivoli, Austwell, and the county around them. Inspections get set around your schedule, and the workmanship stays backed long after the job wraps — a company you can reach locally, not a number that only turns up once the next storm has blown through.
Book your free Refugio roof assessment
A photo-documented roof walk and a written condition report in your hands — whether or not you hire us.
Verification Sources & references +
- 01Texas Department of Insurance — Refugio County windstorm building zones
- 02Texas Department of Insurance — windstorm inspection program (WPI-8/WPI-1)
- 03Texas Windstorm Insurance Association — windstorm certification
- 04Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety — FORTIFIED Roof
- 05Texas Department of Insurance — filing a homeowners claim (one-year deadline)