Five Star Home Improvement
- Roofing Contractor serving Cedar Rapids, Iowa — based at 4403 1st Ave SE #411-B, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402.
- Services: roof repair, roof inspection, emergency repair, roof replacement, storm damage repair.
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Looking up Five Star Home Improvement in Iowa
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- Match the name, the city and the status. The record should read active or in good standing.
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Hail record for Cedar Rapids, Linn County
In Linn County, the NOAA record since 2017 carries 131 hail entries. On 19 of those days, stones came in at 1 inch (a quarter) or larger. 8 of those days had golf-ball hail or bigger. The largest stone was 2.75 inches, about a baseball. The newest golf-ball day in the record is in 2026.
Date your photos after each hail day and keep them. A written inspection from Five Star Home Improvement or any other roofer is worth asking for before work starts.
April is the peak month with 46 percent of reports, and April to July together hold 83 percent. In 5 months of the year, hail is rare in the record.
In the last 90 days NOAA logged 0 hail reports within 25 miles of Cedar Rapids.
Among 67 Iowa counties with enough reports to compare, Linn County ranks 4 by density: 241.4 reports per 1,000 square miles, top-third territory.
The strongest logged thunderstorm gust is 140 mph.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Tornadoes on file | 21 |
| Days with hail at 1.75 inches or more | 8 |
| Top month | April |
| Density rank in state | 4 of 67 |
| Biggest stone, inches | 2.75 |
| Hail reports since 2017 | 131 |
The largest single day in the record is April 7, 2020: a 2.75-inch stone, about the size of a baseball, reported near Hiawatha.
| Calendar year | Hail reports | Top size, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 34 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | 20 | 1.75 |
| 2020 | 35 | 2.75 |
The housing stock in Cedar Rapids
The median home in Cedar Rapids was built in 1973, so the typical house is 53 years old. At 25 years per asphalt roof, a house that age has worn through about 2 roofs, and many are on their second or third. Pre-1980 construction makes up 60 percent of homes in Cedar Rapids. Set a typical $9,787 asphalt job beside the $177,100 median home value and the roof comes to 6 percent.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Pre-1980 homes | 60% |
| Owner-occupied share | 68.2% |
| Typical household income | $67,859 |
| Single-family share | 66.8% |
| Total housing units | 63,669 |
Budgeting a roof in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids multiplier is below 1, about 13 percent lower than the national basis, giving $6,090 to $13,485 for asphalt shingles. BLS puts the median annual roofer wage for the Cedar Rapids, IA Metro Area at $47,840. Census County Business Patterns counts 18 roofing firms with payroll in the county. 61.1 percent of them have fewer than 5 employees.
| Material | Price range | Per year of life | Middle of range |
|---|---|---|---|
| TPO / EPDM (Flat) | $6,960 to $13,920 | $520 | $10,440 |
| Metal Shingles | $12,180 to $20,880 | $390 | $16,530 |
| Clay Tile | $20,880 to $34,800 | $370 | $27,840 |
| Standing Seam Metal | $20,880 to $34,800 | $460 | $27,840 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | $14,790 to $26,100 | $370 | $20,445 |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles | $7,830 to $13,485 | $390 | $10,658 |
Questions about roofing in Cedar Rapids
- What is the biggest hail on record for Linn County?
- Stones since 2017 topped out at 2.75 inches, roughly a baseball; golf-ball hail or bigger came on 8 days.
- How old are homes in Cedar Rapids?
- The median home was built in 1973, so it is 53 years old. Roof age follows the house unless a replacement happened, and 25 years is a common asphalt life.
- Should I call a roofer right after hail?
- Photograph the roof, note the date, and schedule a written inspection soon. Many policies have a claim window.
- How much hail does Linn County see?
- The county file counts 131 hail reports since 2017. 19 of those days reached 1 inch, and April tops the calendar.
- How much is a roof replacement in Cedar Rapids?
- Plan on $6,090 to $13,485 for asphalt shingles on a 2,000 square foot roof here, about $9,787 in the middle. Metal, tile and flat roofs are in the cost table.
- When is hail season in Cedar Rapids?
- Hail clusters in April (46 percent), and April through July add up to 83 percent of the record.
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