Peak Roofing
- Roofing Contractor serving Abilene, Texas — based at 8050 Buffalo Gap Rd, Abilene, TX 79606.
- Typical jobs: roof inspection, storm damage repair, roof replacement, emergency repair, roof repair.
Services Offered
Looking up Peak Roofing in Texas
the state of Texas does not license roofers; the voluntary industry program run by the Roofing Contractors Association of Texas (RCAT) publishes its licensed contractors in a public directory Official lookup: RCAT Licensed Contractors directory.
- Ask for a certificate of insurance sent straight from the insurer. A registry listing does not prove coverage.
- Go to the registry and search by license number first, business name second.
- Look at the expiration date and compare it with the dates in your contract.
- The registry name, the contract name and the truck lettering should all agree; the status should be active.
Storm history for Abilene, Taylor County
Count the hail entries NOAA logged for Taylor County since 2017 and you get 104. Across 35 of these days, hail reached 1 inch (a quarter) or larger. The rough part: 18 days with stones of 1.75 inches or more, topped by a 3-inch stone about the size of a teacup. Golf-ball hail shows up last in the file in 2026.
0 hail reports fell within 25 miles of Abilene over the past 90 days.
NOAA also lists 6 tornadoes here, the strongest rated EF2.
Scaled by size, Taylor County is number 22 of the 174 counties in Texas that we compare, which is in the top third at 171.9 reports per 1,000 square miles.
Date your photos after each hail day and keep them. A written inspection from Peak Roofing or any other roofer is worth asking for before work starts.
89 percent of reports fall between April and July, and May alone has 40 percent. In 8 months of the year, hail is nearly absent in the record.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Days at 1.75 inches or more | 18 |
| Hail events since 2017 | 104 |
| Density rank in state | 22 of 174 |
| Top gust, mph | 96 |
| Tornado reports on file | 6 |
| Busiest month | May |
The single largest day was June 12, 2014: a 4.5-inch stone, about the size of a softball, reported near Abilene Elmdale Arpt.
| Calendar year | Entries | Top size, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16 | 4.5 |
| 2015 | 18 | 1.75 |
| 2025 | 15 | 2.5 |
Who lives under these roofs
The median home in Abilene was built in 1974, so the typical house is 52 years old. Asphalt roofs last roughly 25 years, so a home from 1974 is on roof number 2 or later if each was replaced on schedule. Pre-1980 construction makes up 57 percent of homes in Abilene. Set a typical $9,225 asphalt job beside the $178,900 median home value and the roof comes to 5 percent.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median build year | 1974 |
| Typical home value | $178,900 |
| Owner-occupied | 55.6% |
| Typical household income | $62,720 |
| Total housing units | 52,729 |
What a new roof costs in Abilene
Prices in Abilene run about 18 percent below our national basis, so asphalt shingles land at $5,740 to $12,710. Divide price by years of life and the ranking changes: see the last column. For Texas, the BLS median roofer wage is $46,030 a year.
| Material | Price range | Service life | Cost per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete Tile | $12,300 - $22,140 | 40 to 50 years | $380 |
| Standing Seam Metal | $19,680 - $32,800 | 50 to 70 years | $440 |
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles | $5,740 - $9,430 | 15 to 20 years | $430 |
| Clay Tile | $19,680 - $32,800 | 50 to 100 years | $350 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | $13,940 - $24,600 | 40 to 70 years | $350 |
| TPO / EPDM (Flat) | $6,560 - $13,120 | 15 to 25 years | $490 |
Asked about roofing in Abilene
- Does Abilene get a lot of hail?
- NOAA lists 104 hail reports for Taylor County since 2017, on 35 days with stones of 1 inch or larger. May is the busiest month.
- How old are the roofs in Abilene?
- Census data puts the typical build year at 1974. Asphalt roofs wear out in 15 to 30 years, so many roofs there have been replaced at least once.
- Is the license for Peak Roofing on a state list?
- Look up the Texas record by license number, compare the name and status, and note the expiry before you sign anything.
- What is the biggest hail on record for Taylor County?
- The largest stone since 2017 measured 3 inches, about the size of a teacup. 18 days reached golf-ball size or larger.
- What does a new roof cost in Abilene?
- Asphalt shingles on 2,000 square feet run $5,740 to $12,710 in Abilene, and the middle of that range is $9,225. Metal and tile start higher; the table above shows each material.
- What time of year does Abilene get hail?
- Hail concentrates in May (40 percent), and April through July total 89 percent of the record.
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