Local pros in Houston, TX

Trade counts from the shard

• Electricians: 1218
• Plumbers: 336
• General Contractors: 328
• Water Well Contractors: 63
• Appliance Repair: 56

0 records carry the 24/7 emergency flag.

County and permits

Houston is in Harris County. This seed does not name a city-specific permit office, so use the authority having jurisdiction for the job address and cross-check state licensing through Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR).

Phone: +1-800-803-9202

Permit pointer

Code adoption checks

State code context for Houston comes from the Texas NEC / IRC / IECC seed. Current adoption values in the seed: NEC: NEC 2023; IRC: IRC 2021; IECC: IECC 2015 via IRC Chapter 11. The permit date and local amendments still control the job.

• NEC code adoption in Texas
• IRC code adoption in Texas
• IECC code adoption in Texas

Seasonal scheduling notes

Texas's seasonal seed describes the climate zone as "Gulf Coast, humid east, Hill Country hail belt, Panhandle wind, and desert west". For Houston, the highlighted windows below are selected from plumbing inspection, hvac service / install, and roofing because those projects match either the city's top trade counts or the highest-urgency state calendar entries.

• Plumbing inspection
  Ideal: February, March, April, October, November · Medium urgency
• HVAC service / install
  Ideal: February, March, April, October, November, December · High urgency
• Roofing
  Ideal: February, March, April, October, November · High urgency

Climate resilience context

Houston uses the Texas state resilience seed. The scenarios linked to this city page are flooding, freezes and winter cold snaps, extreme heat, and hurricanes / coastal tropical storms; they are state-level hazards, not city incident claims.

• flooding

  Texas flood risk is severe along the Gulf Coast, Hill Country, urban bayous, and low-water crossings after tropical or stalled storms.

• freezes and winter cold snaps

  Texas freeze risk is high-impact because many homes are built for heat, with pipes in exterior walls, attics, garages, or unconditioned spaces.

• extreme heat

  Texas heat domes can last for weeks, driving attic temperatures, AC runtime, transformer stress, and indoor heat illness risk during outages.

• hurricanes / coastal tropical storms

  Texas has Gulf hurricane exposure from the Rio Grande Valley through Houston and the upper coast, with surge, bayou flooding, wind, and long power outages.

Emergency playbooks to keep handy

Emergency links for Houston are selected from Texas's state emergency scenarios and climate-relevant playbooks. They are planning links; call 911 or the serving utility first when life safety, gas, fire, downed lines, or shock risk is present.

• Flooded basement with possible electrical hazardCall 911
• Sump pump fails during a stormPro today
• Sewage backing up from a floor drainPro today
• Frozen pipe with no visible burstPro today