Raise The Roof
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+1 319-582-2722- Roofing Contractor serving Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
- Typical jobs: emergency repair, roof inspection, roof replacement, roof repair, storm damage repair.
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Hail and wind history for Cedar Rapids and Linn County
Linn County, the county around Cedar Rapids, has 131 NOAA hail reports in the record since 2017. Hail of quarter size or larger fell on 19 different days. The rough part: 8 days with stones of 1.75 inches or more, capped by a 2.75-inch stone near a baseball. The most recent golf-ball day in the record dates to 2026.
Counted per square mile, Linn County ranks 4 of 67 Iowa counties with 30 or more reports, placing it in the top third. Density works out to 241.4 reports per 1,000 square miles.
83 percent of reports fall between April and July, and April alone has 46 percent. In 5 months of the year, hail is close to absent in the record.
After any hail day, photograph the roof before anyone tarps it and write down the date. Ask Raise The Roof, or any roofer you call, for a written inspection report before you sign.
21 tornadoes show up in the file too, strongest rated EF2.
Within 25 miles of Cedar Rapids, the last 90 days produced 0 NOAA hail reports.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Top gust, mph | 140 |
| Hail density rank in state | 4 of 67 |
| Days with hail at 1.75 inches or more | 8 |
| Busiest month | April |
| Reports, all years | 175 |
| Biggest stone, inches | 2.75 |
The biggest day on file is April 7, 2020: a 2.75-inch stone, about the size of a baseball, reported near Hiawatha.
| Year | Entries | Largest stone, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | 0.88 |
| 2020 | 35 | 2.75 |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 |
Who lives under these roofs
The median home in Cedar Rapids went up in 1973, so the typical house is 53 years old. Set a typical $9,787 asphalt job beside the $177,100 median home value and the roof comes to 6 percent. That is long enough for roughly 2 asphalt roof cycles, so replacement, not first install, is the usual job.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Detached and attached houses | 66.8% |
| Median household income | $67,859 |
| Typical home value | $177,100 |
| Typical year built | 1973 |
| Owner-occupied share | 68.2% |
Replacement costs 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. The county holds 18 roofing establishments with employees, per the Census. 61.1 percent of them have fewer than 5 employees.
| Material | Service life | Yearly cost | Middle of range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Shake | 20 to 30 years | $700 | $17,400 |
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles | 15 to 20 years | $460 | $8,048 |
| Clay Tile | 50 to 100 years | $370 | $27,840 |
| Metal Shingles | 35 to 50 years | $390 | $16,530 |
| TPO / EPDM (Flat) | 15 to 25 years | $520 | $10,440 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | 40 to 70 years | $370 | $20,445 |
Asked about roofing in Cedar Rapids
- When is hail season in Cedar Rapids?
- 83 percent of the county's hail entries fall from April to July, and April holds 46 percent.
- How often does hail hit Cedar Rapids?
- NOAA lists 131 hail entries for Linn County since 2017, on 19 days with stones of 1 inch or more. April is the busiest month.
- What is the biggest hail on record for Linn County?
- The largest stone since 2017 measured 2.75 inches, close to a baseball. 8 days reached golf-ball size or more.
- What should I do after a hailstorm?
- Do not wait for a leak. A short inspection after the storm documents the damage while the date is fresh.
- What does a new roof cost in Cedar Rapids?
- Expect $6,090 to $13,485 for a standard asphalt job in Cedar Rapids; the middle is $9,787.
- Is Cedar Rapids an older housing market?
- Census data puts the typical build year at 1973. Asphalt roofs wear out in 15 to 30 years, so many roofs here have been replaced at least once.
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