Prairie View Roofing
Verified · NE Registered — state registration confirmed; Nebraska registers contractors rather than licensing roofing✅ Independently Verified
Nebraska Registered — Nebraska has no roofing license. It requires every contractor to register with the Department of Labor, and that registration, which is not specific to roofing, is what a homeowner can check. We matched this business by name and city against the Department's public contractor search. Don't take our word for it — check the public record yourself.
- Registration # 44497-26
- Status NE Registered
- Expires 2027-10-15
- Last checked Oct 22, 2026
Prairie View Roofing in Kearney, NE, specializes in premium roofing solutions and maintains a perfect 5.0 star rating based on 50 customer reviews for exceptional craftsmanship and reliability.
Services Offered
Checking Prairie View Roofing against the Nebraska record
Nebraska's requirement is general contractor registration — roofing carries no separate state license, and permits are a city or county matter
- An expiry before your finish date is a reason to ask questions.
- Match the name, the city and the status. The record should read active or in good standing.
- Have the insurer or agent send the certificate of insurance to you, since a license says nothing about coverage.
- Start the lookup with the license number; use the business name only if the number fails.
Registry last checked October 2026; the license on file shows an expiration of 2027-10-15. A badge covers the license match only, not insurance or workmanship.
Hail record for Kearney, Buffalo County
NOAA's Storm Events file lists 94 hail entries for Buffalo County since 2017. Hail of coin size or larger was reported on 44 different days. 19 of those days had golf-ball hail or bigger. The largest stone was 4 inches, roughly a grapefruit. The newest golf-ball day in the record is in 2025.
Date your photos after each hail day and keep them. A written inspection from Prairie View Roofing or any other roofer is worth asking for before work starts.
In the last 90 days NOAA logged 3 hail reports within 25 miles of Kearney.
Thunderstorm wind peaked at 92 mph in the record.
Among 87 Nebraska counties with enough reports to compare, Buffalo County ranks 16 by density: 139.5 reports per 1,000 square miles, top-third territory.
The same record has 5 tornadoes, with EF1 the highest rating.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Largest stone, inches | 4 |
| Share of reports in April to July | 72% |
| Tornadoes on file | 5 |
| Reports, all years | 136 |
| NOAA hail reports since 2017 | 94 |
| Top gust, mph | 92 |
The single largest day was June 7, 2022: a 4-inch stone, about the size of a grapefruit, reported near Ravenna.
| Year | Entries | Biggest stone, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24 | 4 |
| 2023 | 18 | 2.75 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1.75 |
Who lives under these roofs
The median home in Kearney was built in 1981, so the typical house is 45 years old. Set a typical $9,787 asphalt job beside the $235,800 median home value and the roof comes to 4 percent. That span covers about 2 asphalt roof cycles at 25 years each, so most roofs are a first or second replacement.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Housing units | 14,652 |
| Median build year | 1981 |
| Typical home value | $235,800 |
| Pre-1980 homes | 49.2% |
| Single-family share | 63.8% |
Replacement costs in Kearney
The Kearney multiplier is below 1, about 13 percent lower than the national basis, giving $6,090 to $13,485 for asphalt shingles. Per year of service, metal often costs less than shingles even at a higher price; the last column of the table shows it. 15 payroll roofing businesses are registered in the county, by Census count. 46.7 percent of them have fewer than 5 employees.
| Material | Installed range | Typical life | Cost per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Shingles | $12,180 to $20,880 | 35 to 50 years | $390 |
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles | $6,090 to $10,005 | 15 to 20 years | $460 |
| Standing Seam Metal | $20,880 to $34,800 | 50 to 70 years | $460 |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles | $7,830 to $13,485 | 25 to 30 years | $390 |
| Concrete Tile | $13,050 to $23,490 | 40 to 50 years | $410 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | $14,790 to $26,100 | 40 to 70 years | $370 |
The numbers behind this listing
Expiry on file is 2027-10-15, roughly 12 months out.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| License on file | 44497-26 |
| License status on file | NE Registered |
| Expires | 2027-10-15 (12 months) |
Questions about roofing in Kearney
- Has Buffalo County had large hail?
- Hail since 2017 topped out at 4 inches, about a grapefruit; golf-ball hail or larger came on 19 days.
- How old are the roofs in Kearney?
- Census data puts the typical build year at 1981. Asphalt roofs wear out in 15 to 30 years, so many roofs there have been replaced at least once.
- Is the license for Prairie View Roofing on a state list?
- Follow the steps above with the Nebraska registry. Read the name, the status and the expiry, then ask for an insurance certificate.
- How often does hail hit Kearney?
- From 2017 the county has 94 reports; hail of 1 inch or more came on 44 of those days, most often in June.
- What should I do after a hailstorm?
- Photograph the roof, note the date, and schedule a written inspection quickly. Many policies have a claim window.
- What time of year does Kearney get hail?
- Hail concentrates in June (23 percent), and April through July add up to 72 percent of the record.
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