SA·TX Roofing & Remodeling
Most remodels don't fail because someone can't swing a hammer. They fail because nobody wrote the scope down, nobody verified the site, and nobody was accountable for the schedule. Fortem is built to close those gaps — a phase-gated process, line-item pricing, and a documented record of every job we touch.
Licensed & insured general contractor · Serving San Antonio, Leon Valley, Helotes, Alamo Heights, Castle Hills, Terrell Hills, Shavano Park, Hollywood Park and surrounding communities.
Completed slate-profile roof replacement — hip, ridge vents, and copper-finish drip edge.
SVC What we build
We work on the homes this city actually has — 1960s ranch houses on expansive clay, Alamo Heights bungalows with cloth wiring, Stone Oak two-stories with twenty-year-old shingles. Every one of them needs a contractor who checks before quoting.
Full replacement, storm and hail damage, repairs, and insurance-funded work handled to the letter of Texas law.
View serviceLayout changes, cabinetry, counters, and the plumbing and electrical work behind the walls — permitted and inspected.
View serviceTub-to-shower conversions, full gut remodels, and waterproofing done to a standard that holds up.
View serviceSequenced renovations of older San Antonio homes, where the wiring, drains, and slab all need attention at once.
View serviceAdditions, garage conversions, and covered outdoor living built to tie into the existing structure properly.
View servicePlenty of homeowners aren't. We'll walk the property and tell you what should be addressed now, what can wait a season, and what nobody should be selling you.
Book a free walkthroughWRK Recent work
Our own photos, not stock. Finished work and what it looked like underneath — because the second one is what tells you whether the first one will last.
WHY The difference
Three failure modes account for most of what homeowners hate about contractors. We designed our process around eliminating each one.
Walk through our process| What goes wrong | How Fortem prevents it |
|---|---|
| Surprise change orders | Site conditions verified and photographed before pricing |
| Vague, lump-sum bids | Line-item estimate from a maintained local rate list |
| Crews that vanish mid-job | Subcontractors paid on verified completion tiers, not on start |
| Nobody knows the status | Central tracker, one point of contact, phase sign-offs |
| No paperwork at the end | Closeout packet: permits, warranties, product data, photos |
PRC The process
A gate isn't a status update — it's a condition. Work doesn't advance to the next phase until the current one has produced the document, inspection, or sign-off that proves it's done.
We walk the property, measure, photograph, and write the scope before anyone quotes a number. Attic decking, substrate condition, existing wiring, drain lines, slope — the things that turn into change orders get found here, not on day three.
Gate cleared whenSigned scope document and photo record on file.Your estimate is built line by line from a San Antonio price list we keep current — over 150 line items at real local material and labor rates. You see quantities and unit pricing, not a single lump-sum number with nothing behind it.
Gate cleared whenLine-item estimate, contract, and payment schedule executed.Permits pulled where the jurisdiction requires them — City of San Antonio, Leon Valley, Bexar County, and the incorporated suburbs each have their own rules. Selections are locked before the crew mobilizes so material lead times don't stall the job.
Gate cleared whenPermit issued, selections locked, start date confirmed.Work runs against a tracked task list with a single point of contact. Subcontractors are paid on verified completion tiers — the trade gets paid when the work passes inspection, not when it's merely started. That is why our crews finish before they move on.
Gate cleared whenInspections passed, phase sign-off recorded.You receive the permit record, warranty documents, product data, and the photo record for the job — the paperwork that matters when you sell the house or file a claim years from now.
Gate cleared whenCloseout packet delivered, final walkthrough signed.GEO Service area
San Antonio and roughly forty miles out — north into the Hill Country, east through the 1604 suburbs, and southwest along the US-90 corridor where our shop is based.
FAQ Common questions
No. The walkthrough and the written line-item estimate are free. We measure the job, photograph conditions, and price it against our current San Antonio material and labor rates before you commit to anything.
Yes. Fortem Contracting, LLC carries general liability and workers' compensation coverage, and we pull permits under our own name rather than asking homeowners to pull an owner-builder permit. Certificates are available on request.
In writing, priced, and signed before the work happens. Because we verify site conditions during the scoping phase — attic decking, substrate, existing wiring — most of what becomes a surprise change order on other jobs gets caught before you ever see a number.
Yes, on roofing and storm damage. We document the damage, meet your adjuster on site, and price the repair to the approved scope. Under Texas Insurance Code Chapter 707 a contractor may not pay, waive, rebate, or absorb your deductible, and we don't — anyone offering to is asking you to participate in insurance fraud.
San Antonio and the surrounding metro, including San Antonio, Leon Valley, Helotes, Alamo Heights, Castle Hills, Terrell Hills, Shavano Park, Hollywood Park, plus the communities southwest along the I-35 and US-90 corridors. If you're inside roughly 40 miles of downtown San Antonio, we serve you.
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Free walkthrough and line-item estimate anywhere in the San Antonio metro. No pressure, no same-day-discount games.
