Strength Roofing & Siding
- Roofing Contractor serving Hattiesburg, Mississippi — based at 6016 I-55, Byram, MS 39272.
- Typical jobs: roof replacement, storm damage repair, roof inspection, emergency repair, roof repair.
Services Offered
Looking up Strength Roofing & Siding in Mississippi
Mississippi licenses roofing under two Board of Contractors classifications — Residential Roofing and Commercial Roofing, Sheetmetal and Siding — and the Board's public search lists every license Official lookup: Mississippi State Board of Contractors (MSBOC) search.
- Ask for a certificate of insurance sent straight from the insurer. A registry listing does not prove coverage.
- Compare the registry name with the name on the contract, and read the status line.
- An expiry before your finish date is a reason to ask questions.
- Open the registry and search by license number first, business name second.
Storm record for Hattiesburg and Forrest County
NOAA's storm database contains 18 hail reports for Forrest County since 2017. Reports of 1 inch or more span 12 days. The worst part: 2 days with stones of 1.75 inches or larger, topped by a 1.75-inch stone near a golf ball. The latest golf-ball day on file dates to 2024.
Mississippi ranks only counties with 30 or more reports, and Forrest County is not among them, so no density rank is shown.
Thunderstorm wind peaked at 90 mph in the record.
Within 25 miles of Hattiesburg, the last 90 days produced 0 NOAA hail reports.
Date your photos after each hail day and keep them. A written inspection from Strength Roofing & Siding or any other roofer is worth asking for before work starts.
The same record has 14 tornadoes, with EF3 the highest rating.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Tornado reports on file | 14 |
| Largest stone, inches | 1.75 |
| Days at 1.75 inches or more | 2 |
| Hail reports since 2017 | 18 |
| Reports, all years | 23 |
| Share of reports in April to July | 74% |
The single largest day was April 15, 2015: a 1.75-inch stone, about the size of a golf ball, reported near Rock Hill.
| Year | Entries | Largest stone, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 1.75 |
| 2020 | 6 | 1.5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1.75 |
The homes under these roofs
Median year built in Hattiesburg is 1980, a typical house age of 46 years. A mid-range asphalt replacement at $8,887 equals 6 percent of the median home value of $153,600. Homes of that age usually carry a first or second replacement roof, about 2 cycles at 25 years apiece.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $44,140 |
| Typical year built | 1980 |
| Owner-occupied | 36.5% |
| Median home value | $153,600 |
| Homes counted | 22,941 |
Budgeting a roof in Hattiesburg
The Hattiesburg multiplier is below 1, about 21 percent lower than the national basis, giving $5,530 to $12,245 for asphalt shingles. Labor is part of the bill: the BLS median for roofers in the Hattiesburg, MS Metro Area is $43,680 a year. Divide price by years of life and the ranking changes: see the last column.
| Material | Price range | Service life | Cost per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Tile | $18,960-$31,600 | 50 to 100 years | $340 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | $13,430-$23,700 | 40 to 70 years | $340 |
| Cedar Shake | $11,060-$20,540 | 20 to 30 years | $630 |
| Metal Shingles | $11,060-$18,960 | 35 to 50 years | $350 |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles | $7,110-$12,245 | 25 to 30 years | $350 |
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles | $5,530-$9,085 | 15 to 20 years | $420 |
Hattiesburg roofing questions
- How soon should a roof be inspected after hail?
- Do not wait for a leak. A short inspection after the storm documents the damage while the date is fresh.
- Has Forrest County had large hail?
- Stones since 2017 topped out at 1.75 inches, roughly a golf ball; golf-ball hail or bigger came on 2 days.
- Can I confirm Strength Roofing & Siding is licensed?
- Search the Mississippi record by license number, compare the name and status, and note the expiry before you sign anything.
- Does Hattiesburg get a lot of hail?
- 18 reports since 2017, 12 days at 1 inch or larger, and the busiest month is April.
- Is Hattiesburg an older housing market?
- Census data puts the typical build year at 1980. Asphalt roofs wear out in 15 to 30 years, so many roofs here have been replaced at least once.
- Which months bring hail to Forrest County?
- Hail clusters in April (43 percent), and April through July total 74 percent of the record.
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