Bickel Roofing
- Roofing Contractor serving Temple, Texas — based at 1118 N 31st St Suite C, Temple, TX 76504.
- Jobs on the listing: roof replacement, emergency repair, storm damage repair, roof repair, roof inspection.
Services Offered
Looking up Bickel Roofing in Texas
Texas has no state roofing license. The Roofing Contractors Association of Texas (RCAT) runs a voluntary industry licensing program with a public contractor directory Official lookup: RCAT Licensed Contractors directory.
- Match the name, the city and the status. The record should read active or in good standing.
- Ask for a certificate of insurance sent straight from the insurer. A registry listing does not prove coverage.
- Write down the expiry and make sure it outlasts the job.
- Go to the registry and search by license number first, business name second.
Storm record for Temple, Bell County
The NOAA Storm Events record contains 116 hail reports for Bell County since 2017. Hail of quarter size or larger was reported on 37 different days. Golf-ball size or larger appeared on 15 days, and the largest stone measured 5.68 inches, close to a softball. The most recent golf-ball day in the record dates to 2024.
NOAA also lists 9 tornadoes here, the strongest rated EF3.
74 percent of reports fall between April and July, and April alone has 48 percent. 6 months of the year are close to hail-free on file.
Within 25 miles of Temple, the last 90 days brought 0 NOAA hail reports.
Date your photos after each hail day and keep them. A written inspection from Bickel Roofing or any other roofer is worth asking for before work starts.
Counted per square mile, Bell County ranks 32 of 174 Texas counties with 30 or more reports, placing it in the top third. Density works out to 133.0 reports per 1,000 square miles.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Largest stone, inches | 5.68 |
| Days with hail at 1.75 inches or more | 15 |
| Tornadoes on file | 9 |
| Days at 1 inch or more | 37 |
| Top gust, mph | 100 |
| Hail density rank in state | 32 of 174 |
The single largest day was April 12, 2022: a 5.68-inch stone, about the size of a softball, reported near Salado.
| Year | Hail reports | Biggest stone, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 36 | 5.68 |
| 2023 | 16 | 1.75 |
| 2024 | 18 | 2.75 |
The housing stock in Temple
The median home in Temple was built in 1990, so the typical house is 36 years old. Set a typical $10,462 asphalt job beside the $220,300 median home value and the roof comes to 5 percent. 36.5 percent of homes in Temple were built before 1980.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Typical household income | $64,945 |
| Homes older than 1980 | 36.5% |
| Total housing units | 35,228 |
| Single-family share | 67.7% |
| Median home value | $220,300 |
Roof prices in Temple
Local pricing in Temple sits roughly 7 percent under the national basis; asphalt shingles on 2,000 square feet cost $6,510 to $14,415. 22 payroll roofing businesses are registered in the county, by Census count. 77.3 percent of them have fewer than 5 employees. BLS puts the median annual roofer wage for Texas at $46,030.
| Material | Installed cost | Yearly cost | Middle of range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standing Seam Metal | $22,320 - $37,200 | $500 | $29,760 |
| Cedar Shake | $13,020 - $24,180 | $740 | $18,600 |
| Metal Shingles | $13,020 - $22,320 | $420 | $17,670 |
| Clay Tile | $22,320 - $37,200 | $400 | $29,760 |
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles | $6,510 - $10,695 | $490 | $8,602 |
| Concrete Tile | $13,950 - $25,110 | $430 | $19,530 |
Common questions, Temple
- What should I budget for a new roof near Temple?
- Asphalt shingles on 2,000 square feet run $6,510 to $14,415 in Temple, and the middle of that range is $10,462. Metal and tile start higher; the table above shows each material.
- How big does hail get near Temple?
- Hail since 2017 topped out at 5.68 inches, roughly a softball; golf-ball hail or larger came on 15 days.
- Is Temple an older housing market?
- The median home was built in 1990, so it is 36 years old. Roof age tracks the house unless a replacement happened, and 25 years is a common asphalt life.
- What time of year does Temple get hail?
- Spring and early summer carry the bulk of it: 74 percent of entries come between April and July, April first at 48 percent.
- How do I check Bickel Roofing's license?
- Use the steps above with the Texas registry. Match the exact name, read the status and the expiry, then ask for an insurance certificate.
- 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.
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