Rooftop Roofing & General Contractor, Inc.
- Roofing Contractor serving Laredo, Texas — based at 1407 C. del Norte Suite 113, Laredo, TX 78041.
- Work covered: roof repair, storm damage repair, roof replacement, roof inspection, emergency repair.
Services Offered
Checking Rooftop Roofing & General Contractor, Inc. against the Texas record
Texas leaves roofing unlicensed at the state level, so the voluntary RCAT program (Roofing Contractors Association of Texas) and its public contractor directory are the credential that exists Official lookup: RCAT Licensed Contractors directory.
- Request a current certificate of insurance from the insurer; licenses and insurance are checked separately.
- An expiry before your finish date is a reason to ask questions.
- Go to the registry and search by license number first, business name second.
- Compare the registry name with the name on the contract, and read the status line.
Storm history for Laredo and Webb County
The NOAA Storm Events record contains 40 hail reports for Webb County since 2017. Hail of coin size or larger fell on 14 separate days. 10 of those days had golf-ball hail or bigger. The biggest stone was 2.75 inches, about a baseball. 2024 is the last year with a 1.75-inch report.
Thunderstorm wind peaked at 96 mph in the record.
NOAA also lists 1 tornado here, the strongest rated EF0.
0 hail reports fell within 25 miles of Laredo over the past 90 days.
If a storm does come through, take dated photos of the roof first. Whoever you hire, Rooftop Roofing & General Contractor, Inc. included, should put the inspection findings in writing.
Reports cluster in May (63 percent of the total); April through July account for 84 percent. In 9 months of the year, hail is close to absent in the record.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Days with hail at 1.75 inches or more | 10 |
| Busiest month | May |
| Tornado reports on file | 1 |
| Peak gust, mph | 96 |
| NOAA hail reports since 2017 | 40 |
| Biggest stone, inches | 2.75 |
The record's top day is May 17, 2016: a 3.25-inch stone, about the size of a teacup, reported near Pescadito.
| Calendar year | Hail reports | Largest stone, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 1.75 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1.75 |
| 2022 | 13 | 2 |
Housing around Laredo
Median year built in Laredo is 1996, a typical house age of 30 years. Homes of that age usually carry a first or second replacement roof, about 1 cycles at 25 years apiece. Set a typical $10,462 asphalt job beside the $182,400 median home value and the roof comes to 6 percent. Pre-1980 construction makes up 24.2 percent of homes in Laredo.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $63,264 |
| Median build year | 1996 |
| Median home value | $182,400 |
| Owner-occupied share | 63.3% |
| Detached and attached houses | 70.7% |
Roof prices in Laredo
Local pricing in Laredo sits roughly 7 percent under the national basis; asphalt shingles on 2,000 square feet cost $6,510 to $14,415. 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. For Texas, the BLS median roofer wage is $46,030 a year.
| Material | Price range | Lifespan | Middle of range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete Tile | $13,950-$25,110 | 40 to 50 yr | $19,530 |
| Cedar Shake | $13,020-$24,180 | 20 to 30 yr | $18,600 |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles | $8,370-$14,415 | 25 to 30 yr | $11,392 |
| TPO / EPDM (Flat) | $7,440-$14,880 | 15 to 25 yr | $11,160 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | $15,810-$27,900 | 40 to 70 yr | $21,855 |
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles | $6,510-$10,695 | 15 to 20 yr | $8,602 |
Asked about roofing in Laredo
- Where can I look up the license for Rooftop Roofing & General Contractor, Inc.?
- Use the steps above with the Texas registry. Read the name, the status and the expiry, then ask for an insurance certificate.
- How often does hail hit Laredo?
- 40 reports since 2017, 14 days at 1 inch or more, and the busiest month is May.
- How old are homes in Laredo?
- The median home was built in 1996, so it is 30 years old. Roof age tracks the house unless a replacement happened, and 25 years is a common asphalt life.
- How soon should a roof be inspected after hail?
- Photograph the roof, note the date, and schedule a written inspection soon. Many policies have a claim window.
- How big does hail get near Laredo?
- NOAA's biggest since 2017 entry for the county is 2.75 inches, close to a baseball, with 10 golf-ball days.
- Which months bring hail to Webb County?
- Spring and early summer carry most of it: 84 percent of reports come between April and July, May leading at 63 percent.
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