ORG About Fortem
Built by a superintendent who got tired of watching jobs fail the same way
Fortem Contracting is a residential roofing and remodeling company serving San Antonio and the surrounding communities. We are a general contractor, not a lead broker — the person who scopes your job works for the company that builds it.
01 Background
From running builds to running a company
Before founding Fortem, Chase Armstrong spent years as a construction superintendent managing concurrent residential builds and the subcontractor crews on them. Running multiple homes at once teaches you something specific: the jobs that go badly are rarely the ones with bad tradespeople. They're the ones where the scope was never written down, the site was never verified, and nobody owned the schedule.
Fortem was built to close those gaps deliberately. The phase-gated framework, the line-item price list, the verified-completion payment structure, the closeout documentation — none of that is marketing language. It's the set of controls that came out of watching what actually goes wrong on residential jobs.
The name is Latin: fortem, meaning strong or steadfast. It's the standard we hold the work to.
VAL What we hold to
Four commitments, and what each one costs us
Values are only worth stating if they're expensive. Here's what each of ours actually costs us to keep.
Write it down before you price it
We don't quote from the driveway. Scoping a job properly takes hours that a same-day bidder doesn't spend — and it's why our number holds when theirs moves.
Show the math
Line-item pricing means you can see our quantities and unit rates, and question them. It's a more exposed way to sell work. It's also the only honest one.
Tell you the unwelcome thing early
Foundation before finishes. The AC won't carry the addition. You shouldn't live here during the renovation. We say it at scoping, when it's still cheap to act on.
Follow the law on claims
We don't pay, waive, or absorb insurance deductibles — Texas Insurance Code Chapter 707 makes that an offense. Declining that work costs us jobs to contractors who don't care.
SVC Services
What we take on
Roof Replacement & Repair
Full replacement, storm and hail damage, repairs, and insurance-funded work handled to the letter of Texas law.
View serviceKitchen Remodeling
Layout changes, cabinetry, counters, and the plumbing and electrical work behind the walls — permitted and inspected.
View serviceBathroom Remodeling
Tub-to-shower conversions, full gut remodels, and waterproofing done to a standard that holds up.
View serviceWhole-Home Renovations
Sequenced renovations of older San Antonio homes, where the wiring, drains, and slab all need attention at once.
View serviceRoom Additions & Outdoor Living
Additions, garage conversions, and covered outdoor living built to tie into the existing structure properly.
View serviceNot sure what you need?
Plenty 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 walkthroughORG Next step
Talk to the person who'll scope your job.
Estimating at Fortem is owner-led. The walkthrough isn't handed to a commissioned salesperson.