First Roofing
- Roofing Contractor serving Tallahassee, Florida — based at 1318 S Adams St, Tallahassee, FL 32301.
- Jobs on the listing: roof repair, storm damage repair, roof replacement, roof inspection, emergency repair.
Services Offered
Checking First Roofing against the Florida record
Florida licenses roofing contractors through the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) — Certified Roofing Contractor and Registered Roofing Contractor are separate license types, and DBPR's own license search lets anyone verify one by name Official lookup: Florida DBPR license lookup.
- Request a current certificate of insurance from the insurer; licenses and insurance are checked separately.
- Match the name, the city and the status. The record should read active or in good standing.
- Start the lookup with the license number; use the business name only if the number fails.
- Write down the expiry and make sure it outlasts the job.
Hail record for Tallahassee and Leon County
From 2017, NOAA has recorded 20 hail entries in Leon County. Across 8 days at least one stone measured 1 inch or more. Golf-ball hail or larger came on 1 days. The top size logged was 2 inches, comparable to a hen egg. Golf-ball hail was last logged in the record in 2021.
71 percent of reports fall between April and July, and May alone has 33 percent. 6 months of the year are close to hail-free on file.
After any hail day, photograph the roof before anyone tarps it and write down the date. Ask First Roofing, or any roofer you call, for a written inspection report before you sign.
In the last 90 days NOAA logged 0 hail reports within 25 miles of Tallahassee.
Florida ranks only counties with 30 or more reports, and Leon County is not among them, so no density rank is shown.
The strongest recorded thunderstorm gust is 84 mph.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Biggest stone, inches | 2 |
| Hail reports since 2017 | 20 |
| Reports in April to July | 71% |
| Busiest month | May |
| Days at 1 inch or more | 8 |
| Hail reports, all years | 24 |
The single largest day was April 24, 2021: a 2-inch stone, about the size of a hen egg, reported near Lake Iamonia.
| Calendar year | Reports | Biggest stone, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 0.88 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1.25 |
Housing around Tallahassee
Median year built in Tallahassee is 1987, a typical house age of 39 years. Set a typical $10,237 asphalt job beside the $276,000 median home value and the roof comes to 4 percent. That span covers about 2 asphalt roof cycles at 25 years each, so most roofs are a first or second replacement.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1987 |
| Housing units | 95,116 |
| Single-family share | 49.5% |
| Typical household income | $55,931 |
| Owner-occupied | 39.5% |
What a new roof costs in Tallahassee
Local pricing in Tallahassee sits roughly 9 percent under the national basis; asphalt shingles on 2,000 square feet cost $6,370 to $14,105. The county holds 26 roofing establishments with employees, per the Census. 15.4 percent of them have fewer than 5 employees. Labor is part of the bill: the BLS median for roofers in Florida is $47,590 a year.
| Material | Price range | Lifespan | Midpoint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Tile | $21,840 - $36,400 | 50-100 yrs | $29,120 |
| Standing Seam Metal | $21,840 - $36,400 | 50-70 yrs | $29,120 |
| Metal Shingles | $12,740 - $21,840 | 35-50 yrs | $17,290 |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles | $8,190 - $14,105 | 25-30 yrs | $11,148 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | $15,470 - $27,300 | 40-70 yrs | $21,385 |
| Concrete Tile | $13,650 - $24,570 | 40-50 yrs | $19,110 |
Questions about roofing in Tallahassee
- What is a roof replacement price in Tallahassee?
- Expect $6,370 to $14,105 for a standard asphalt job in Tallahassee; the midpoint is $10,237.
- When is hail season in Tallahassee?
- Hail concentrates in May (33 percent), and April through July total 71 percent of the record.
- Is Tallahassee an older housing market?
- Median year built is 1987, which gives 39 years. A roof is younger than the house whenever it was replaced.
- Has Leon County had large hail?
- The largest stone since 2017 measured 2 inches, near a hen egg. 1 days reached golf-ball size or more.
- Is the license for First Roofing on a state list?
- Use the steps above with the Florida registry. Read the name, the status and the expiry, then ask for an insurance certificate.
- How often does hail hit Tallahassee?
- From 2017 the county has 20 entries; hail of 1 inch or more came on 8 of those days, most often in May.
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