Mer-2 Roofing and Construction
Verified · AR Registered — state registration confirmed; Arkansas registers residential roofers rather than licensing them✅ Independently Verified
Arkansas Registered — Arkansas registers residential roofers under the 2022 Residential Roofer Registration Act. That is a state registration, not a contractor license, and it carries a registration number rather than a license number. We confirmed this registration against the board's official roster. Don't take our word for it — check the public record yourself.
- Registration # 60149-U
- Status AR Registered
- Expires 2027-08-31
- Last checked Oct 07, 2026
- Roofing Contractor serving Fort Smith, Arkansas — based at 12109 Ivory Pl, Fort Smith, AR 72916.
- Jobs on the listing: roof replacement, emergency repair, storm damage repair, roof repair, roof inspection.
- Arkansas state registration #60149-U under the Residential Roofer Registration Act, expires 2027-08-31. Arkansas registers residential roofers rather than licensing them.
- Independently verified by PickARoofer since October 2026.
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How to check Mer-2 Roofing and Construction on the Arkansas record
Arkansas licenses contractors through the Contractors Licensing Board — commercial licenses and residential registrations, with a dedicated 'Roofing, Roof Decks, Roofing Sheet Metal' specialty on the board's public roster Official lookup: Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board (ACLB) roster.
- Open the registry and search by license number first, business name second.
- Request a current certificate of insurance from the insurer; licenses and insurance are checked separately.
- The registry name, the contract name and the truck lettering should all agree; the status should be active.
- Write down the expiry and make sure it outlasts the job.
Registry last checked October 2026; the license on file shows an expiration of 2027-08-31. A badge covers the license match only, not insurance or workmanship.
Storm record for Fort Smith and Sebastian County
For Sebastian County, the NOAA record since 2017 lists 74 hail entries. On 29 of these days, hail reached 1 inch (a quarter) or larger. Golf-ball size or larger appeared on 12 days, and the largest stone measured 2.5 inches, about the size of a tennis ball. Golf-ball hail shows up last in the data in 2026.
Thunderstorm wind peaked at 82 mph in the record.
Measured per square mile, Sebastian County ranks 2 of 33 Arkansas counties with 30 or more reports, which puts it in the top third. Density works out to 167.0 reports per 1,000 square miles.
In the last 90 days NOAA logged 0 hail reports within 25 miles of Fort Smith.
NOAA also lists 17 tornadoes here, the strongest rated EF1.
The bulk of the hail here arrives in spring and summer: 75 percent from April to July, 34 percent in April. In 7 months of the year, hail is nearly absent in the record.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Reports, all years | 91 |
| Peak gust, mph | 82 |
| Days at 1.75 inches or more | 12 |
| Tornado reports on file | 17 |
| Largest stone, inches | 2.5 |
| Days at 1 inch or more | 29 |
The largest single day in the record is April 11, 2022: a 2.5-inch stone, about the size of a tennis ball, reported near Ft Smith.
| Calendar year | Entries | Biggest stone, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | 1 |
| 2017 | 7 | 2 |
| 2023 | 9 | 2 |
The housing stock in Fort Smith
The median home in Fort Smith went up in 1976, so the typical house is 50 years old. Set a typical $9,000 asphalt job beside the $168,100 median home value and the roof comes to 5 percent. Before 1980, 57.5 percent of the housing stock went up. Asphalt roofs last roughly 25 years, so a home from 1976 is on roof number 2 or later if each was replaced on schedule.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Typical year built | 1976 |
| Detached and attached houses | 68.9% |
| Homes older than 1980 | 57.5% |
| Homes lived in by owners | 53% |
| Median home value | $168,100 |
What a new roof costs in Fort Smith
Prices in Fort Smith run about 20 percent below our national basis, so asphalt shingles land at $5,600 to $12,400. For the Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area, the BLS median roofer wage is $44,230 a year. The last column divides the middle of each range by the middle of its lifespan, which is how a metal roof can beat asphalt over time.
| Material | Price range | Lifespan | Cost per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles | $5,600 - $9,200 | 15 to 20 yr | $420 |
| Standing Seam Metal | $19,200 - $32,000 | 50 to 70 yr | $430 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | $13,600 - $24,000 | 40 to 70 yr | $340 |
| Cedar Shake | $11,200 - $20,800 | 20 to 30 yr | $640 |
| Clay Tile | $19,200 - $32,000 | 50 to 100 yr | $340 |
| Concrete Tile | $12,000 - $21,600 | 40 to 50 yr | $370 |
Mer-2 Roofing and Construction by the numbers
The license on file runs to 2027-08-31, about 10 months from now.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| License number on file | 60149-U |
| Status on file | AR Registered |
| Expires | 2027-08-31 (10 months) |
Fort Smith roofing questions
- How old are the roofs in Fort Smith?
- The median home was built in 1976, so it is 50 years old. Roof age tracks the house unless a replacement happened, and 25 years is a common asphalt life.
- How big does hail get near Fort Smith?
- The largest stone since 2017 measured 2.5 inches, about the size of a tennis ball. 12 days reached golf-ball size or more.
- When is hail season in Fort Smith?
- Hail clusters in April (34 percent), and April through July add up to 75 percent of the record.
- Is the license for Mer-2 Roofing and Construction on a state list?
- The Arkansas lookup shows status and expiry. Set both beside the contract and ask the roofer for proof of insurance.
- What should I do after a hailstorm?
- Do not wait for a leak. A short inspection after the storm documents the damage while the date is fresh.
- What does a new roof cost in Fort Smith?
- Budget $5,600 to $12,400 for asphalt shingles on a 2,000 square foot roof here, about $9,000 in the middle. Metal, tile and flat roofs are in the cost table.
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