Harness Roofing Inc
- Roofing Contractor serving Fort Smith, Arkansas — based at 5324 S 31st St, Fort Smith, AR 72901.
- Typical jobs: roof repair, storm damage repair, emergency repair, roof replacement, roof inspection.
Services Offered
How to check Harness Roofing Inc 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.
- Ask for a certificate of insurance sent straight from the insurer. A registry listing does not prove coverage.
- Start the lookup with the license number; use the business name only if the number fails.
- Look at the expiration date and compare it with the dates in your contract.
- Match the name, the city and the status. The record should read active or in good standing.
Storm history for Fort Smith and Sebastian County
Add up the hail entries NOAA filed for Sebastian County since 2017 and you land on 74. On 29 days at least one stone reached 1 inch or larger. Stones of 1.75 inches or larger were reported on 12 days, and the largest stone came in at 2.5 inches, near a tennis ball. 2026 is the last year with a 1.75-inch report.
The fastest thunderstorm gust on file is 82 mph.
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.
April is the peak month with 34 percent of reports, and April to July together hold 75 percent. 7 calendar months each hold under 2 percent of reports.
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.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Hail events since 2017 | 74 |
| Reports, all years | 91 |
| Top gust, mph | 82 |
| Density rank in state | 2 of 33 |
| Days with hail at 1.75 inches or more | 12 |
| Largest stone, inches | 2.5 |
The single largest day was April 11, 2022: a 2.5-inch stone, about the size of a tennis ball, reported near Ft Smith.
| Year | Hail reports | Biggest stone, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | 1 |
| 2017 | 7 | 2 |
| 2020 | 9 | 1.75 |
Housing around Fort Smith
Fort Smith's median year built is 1976, which makes the typical home 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.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Homes lived in by owners | 53% |
| Homes counted | 40,146 |
| Median home value | $168,100 |
| Typical household income | $52,692 |
| Single-family share | 68.9% |
Roof prices in Fort Smith
The Fort Smith multiplier is below 1, about 20 percent lower than the national basis, giving $5,600 to $12,400 for asphalt shingles. 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. 18 payroll roofing businesses are registered in the county, by Census count. 55.6 percent of them have fewer than 5 employees.
| Material | Installed cost | Per year of life | Middle of range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles | $5,600-$9,200 | $420 | $7,400 |
| Metal Shingles | $11,200-$19,200 | $360 | $15,200 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | $13,600-$24,000 | $340 | $18,800 |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles | $7,200-$12,400 | $360 | $9,800 |
| Standing Seam Metal | $19,200-$32,000 | $430 | $25,600 |
| Cedar Shake | $11,200-$20,800 | $640 | $16,000 |
Fort Smith roofing questions
- Should I call a roofer right after hail?
- Photograph the roof, note the date, and schedule a written inspection quickly. Many policies have a claim window.
- How big does hail get near Fort Smith?
- Stones since 2017 topped out at 2.5 inches, about a tennis ball; golf-ball hail or larger came on 12 days.
- Is the license for Harness Roofing Inc on a state list?
- Follow the steps above with the Arkansas registry. Read the name, the status and the expiry, then ask for an insurance certificate.
- What is the typical house age 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.
- When is hail season in Fort Smith?
- 75 percent of the county's hail entries fall from April to July, and April alone has 34 percent.
- What does a new roof cost in Fort Smith?
- Asphalt shingles on 2,000 square feet run $5,600 to $12,400 in Fort Smith, and the middle of that range is $9,000. Metal and tile cost more up front; the table above shows each material.
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