Texas Engineered Roofing

Brad Briggs, PE never thought he’d spend so much time with exotic animals. This fall, Texas Engineered Roofing was contracted to work on The Learning Zoo, a family-owned one-acre property just outside The Woodlands. Every day, the professional team worked feet away from tortoises and capybaras.

“It’s one of the coolest projects we’ve ever worked on,” said Briggs. “The animals were active while on the jobsite.” Black-tailed prairie dogs and Nigerian dwarf goats watched quietly alongside the miniature Zebu and the Asian water monitor lizard. None could tell you how carefully Texas Engineered Roofing replaced the old metal roof with a combination of architectural shingles and standing-seam metal panels, but the intricate work sets the business apart in Montgomery County.

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Growing up in Spring, Texas, Briggs earned his degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University. He spent eight years as a licensed engineer in transportation design before changing his career path into the roofing industry. After three years learning the proverbial ropes by working for others, 2014 saw Briggs strike out on his own with the highest standards around.

“You’re not going to find any other roofing company in the state that has ‘engineering’ in their name,” said Briggs. “You have to get approved by the Texas Board of Engineers, and every year, I must complete continuing education hours to renew my PE license.” Indeed, Briggs says he was one of the first to voluntarily become a licensed residential and commerical roofing contractor in Montgomery County indicating advanced knowledge, continued education, and business longevity. In an unregulated industry, standing apart helps Briggs stand tall, all in the name of helping homeowners directly.

“In past engineering work, I helped, but it was from behind the scenes. You didn’t know who it was building and designing roadways,” he said. In contrast, roofing allows Briggs to step in and remedy damage caused by trees falling, leaks, storms, hurricanes, and more. The precise methods differ greatly from typical practice.

The Difference

The details matter. Texas Engineered Roofing does not use nail guns on residential roofs for good reasons. Nail guns may be an industry standard, but they cannot compare to hand-nailing in terms of performance. “It extends the lifespan of the roof when each shingle is properly installed,” Briggs told us. His team doesn’t need to adjust the pressure of nail guns used when installing each shingle in real time. This makes a world of differences as temperatures change throughout the day and humidity kicks in.

Those factors affect nail guns too, said Briggs explaining how adjustments there often require more effort than contractors take the time to make. Texas Engineered Roofing inspectors find evidence of that every day. Overdriven nails may cut into crucial protective layers, going right through and compromising the shingle. This causes shingles to be improperly secured so that gravity or even light wind can loosen them.

In contrast, hand-nailing allows exact control over placement and pressure of every shingle. Nail guns became the industry standard long ago, but the hand-nailing method “ensures every shingle performs as expected when tested against our unpredictable weather,” said Briggs.

Meanwhile, the hand-nail method does not slow Texas Engineered Roofing down. “We are as fast, if not faster, because we don’t have to set up and adjust air compressors or deal with hoses on the roof.” Efficiency and high standards drive the long-standing Texas Engineered Roofing team, who have worked together for a decade in many cases. The same drive to provide care for the community is built into every aspect of Texas Engineered Roofing.

“Another big issue we find is during new construction, subcontractors come out and install toe boards, which are basically stairs to get up and down the roof.” Toe-boards are nailed down through the shingles and then ripped up after the work is complete, often leaving holes in shingles that are never replaced. Over the years, this can lead to water intrusion, damaged plywood and sheetrock. “We’ve done hundreds of repairs due to that,” said Briggs.

Awards and Giving Back

Customers create the word-of-mouth vaulting Texas Engineered Roofing to the upper echelon of roofing contractors in terms of service and performance. With a track record of teamwork and continued development, the company finds it easy to maintain warranties. “We make sure we back those warranties up,” said Briggs, who pointed to great online reviews as proof. Special awards add more bragging rights.

“Our awards are customer-service based,” said Briggs. His company was selected as a Better Business Bureau distinction winner recently, one of several accolades the company earned, including a Woodlands Online Best of The Woodlands Roofing Contractor 10 years in a row. Especially in a field as saturated as roofing, their team strives to be synonymous with expert, trustworthy efforts. Moreover, the company is dedicated to giving back.

“Once we became successful and fairly well-known, I felt that it was our responsibility to give back to the community that has given us so much,” said the company founder. Local giving, for example, puts the Texan’s passion for local empowerment front and center. This fall, Texas Engineered Roofing sponsored a Veterans Golf Tournament and helped raise money towards engraving veteran names in the Montgomery County Veterans Memorial. They also created a scholarship program for local high school graduates and college students. “After I had kids,” said Briggs, “those things really mattered to me a lot more.”

Timely Service

The monitor lizards and tortoises at The Learning Zoo didn’t know that the team hammering away overhead was led by a dedicated community member. Award-winning Texas Engineered Roofing offers free inspections, preventative maintenance, roof repairs, and roof replacements when it counts most. “We usually respond to people within the hour, if not sooner,” said Briggs. For the professional and his team, the job includes clear communication with homeowners, reliable work by a careful crew, and being a full-fledged member of the local community.