Retex Roofing
- Roofing Contractor serving Gainesville, Florida — based at 7220 W University Ave Unit B, Gainesville, FL 32607.
- Typical jobs: storm damage repair, roof replacement, emergency repair, roof inspection, roof repair.
Services Offered
Looking up Retex Roofing in Florida
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Hail and wind history for Gainesville, Alachua County
For Alachua County, the NOAA record since 2017 lists 19 hail reports. Hail of quarter size or larger fell on 5 different days. The worst part: 3 days with stones of 1.75 inches or larger, topped by a 2.5-inch stone close to a tennis ball. Golf-ball hail last appears in the data in 2025.
0 hail reports fell within 25 miles of Gainesville over the past 90 days.
The fastest thunderstorm gust on file is 81 mph.
Florida ranks only counties with 30 or more reports, and Alachua County is not among them, so no density rank is shown.
Date your photos after each hail day and keep them. A written inspection from Retex Roofing or any other roofer is worth asking for before work starts.
The bulk of the hail here arrives in spring and summer: 78 percent from April to July, 37 percent in April. 6 months of the year are nearly hail-free on file.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Hail reports, all years | 27 |
| Days with hail at 1 inch or more | 5 |
| Reports in April to July | 78% |
| Tornado reports on file | 3 |
| Top gust, mph | 81 |
| Peak month | April |
The biggest day on file is April 11, 2025: a 2.5-inch stone, about the size of a tennis ball, reported near Phifer.
| Year | Entries | Biggest stone, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0.88 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 |
The housing stock in Gainesville
Median year built in Gainesville is 1983, a typical house age of 43 years. That span covers about 2 asphalt roof cycles at 25 years each, so most roofs are a first or second replacement. Set a typical $10,125 asphalt job beside the $235,000 median home value and the roof comes to 4 percent. 44.5 percent of homes in Gainesville were built before 1980.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Total housing units | 65,747 |
| Typical home value | $235,000 |
| Median build year | 1983 |
| Single-family homes | 42.8% |
| Pre-1980 homes | 44.5% |
Replacement costs in Gainesville
Local pricing in Gainesville sits roughly 10 percent under the national basis; asphalt shingles on 2,000 square feet cost $6,300 to $13,950. 22 payroll roofing businesses are registered in the county, by Census count. 36.4 percent of them have fewer than 5 employees. Divide price by years of life and the ranking changes: see the last column.
| Material | Price range | Service life | Middle of range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles | $6,300-$10,350 | 15 to 20 yr | $8,325 |
| Clay Tile | $21,600-$36,000 | 50 to 100 yr | $28,800 |
| Cedar Shake | $12,600-$23,400 | 20 to 30 yr | $18,000 |
| Standing Seam Metal | $21,600-$36,000 | 50 to 70 yr | $28,800 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | $15,300-$27,000 | 40 to 70 yr | $21,150 |
| Concrete Tile | $13,500-$24,300 | 40 to 50 yr | $18,900 |
Common questions, Gainesville
- How much is a roof replacement in Gainesville?
- Asphalt shingles on 2,000 square feet run $6,300 to $13,950 in Gainesville, and the middle of that range is $10,125. Metal and tile start higher; the table above shows each material.
- Should I call a roofer right after hail?
- Photograph the roof, note the date, and schedule a written inspection soon. Many policies have a claim window.
- Has Alachua County had large hail?
- The largest stone since 2017 measured 2.5 inches, close to a tennis ball. 3 days reached golf-ball size or more.
- How old are homes in Gainesville?
- Census data puts the typical build year at 1983. Asphalt roofs wear out in 15 to 30 years, so many roofs there have been replaced at least once.
- Is hail common around Gainesville?
- 19 entries since 2017, 5 days at 1 inch or more, and the peak month is April.
- What time of year does Gainesville get hail?
- 78 percent of the county's hail entries fall from April to July, and April alone has 37 percent.
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