After a water or fire emergency in your The Woodlands, TX home, you'll be dealing with contractors and insurance. You will soon be handed a long, confusing, multi-page document: the restoration estimate. It's often 20+ pages long, full of codes and line items. As your local restoration advocates, we believe in transparency. This guide will help you understand what you're looking at.
Have a confusing estimate? Call our 24/7 The Woodlands, TX team for a free consultation at (833) 541-0100.
We are an IICRC-certified restoration company serving the The Woodlands, TX community. We believe an informed homeowner is an empowered homeowner. Our estimates are created using the exact same software as your insurance adjuster. We are happy to walk you through our estimate line by line, so you know exactly what work is being done and why it's necessary.
A professional estimate is not a "ballpark" number. It is an itemized list of every single action and material needed to restore your home. This includes:
You will hear this term. Xactimate is the industry-standard estimating software used by 90% of insurance carriers. We also use Xactimate. This means:
Don't be alarmed by this. On any complex job involving multiple trades (plumbing, electrical, drywall), it is standard practice for a general contractor (which we are) to add 10% for overhead and 10% for profit. Your insurance company knows this and expects to pay it.
Our The Woodlands, TX professionals are on call 24/7 to provide a fast, accurate, and honest estimate.
"I was so confused by the insurance paperwork. Their project manager sat down with me and explained every single line of the estimate. It built so much trust. They were amazing."
"The first contractor gave me a number on a napkin. This team gave me a 20-page Xactimate report. They were professionals, and the insurance company approved it with no questions."
"They found several items my adjuster missed on the initial estimate, like cleaning the HVAC system. They advocated for me and got it covered. I am so grateful for their expertise."
The Woodlands is a special-purpose district and census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. state of Texas in the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area. The Woodlands is primarily located in Montgomery County, with portions extending into Harris County. The Woodlands is governed by The Woodlands Township, an organization that provides municipal services and is administered by an elected board of directors. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the township had a population of 114,436 people. In 2021, The Howard Hughes Corporation estimated the population of The Woodlands was 119,000. The United States Census Bureau defines an urban area separate from the Houston urban area with The Woodlands as a principal city: The Woodlands–Conroe, TX urban area had a 2020 population of 402,454, making it the 103rd largest in the United States.
Zip Codes in The Woodlands, TX that we also serve: 77381 77380 77382 77384 77389 77393