Roofing in Cedar Rapids
- Roofing Contractor serving Cedar Rapids, Iowa — based at 411 10th St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403.
- Jobs on the listing: storm damage repair, roof inspection, roof replacement, emergency repair, roof repair.
Services Offered
How to check Roofing in Cedar Rapids on the Iowa record
Iowa's requirement is state contractor registration — roofing carries no separate license, and permits are handled by your city or county
- Match the name, the city and the status. The record should read active or in good standing.
- Write down the expiry and make sure it outlasts the job.
- Ask for a certificate of insurance sent straight from the insurer. A registry listing does not prove coverage.
- Start the lookup with the license number; use the business name only if the number fails.
Hail and wind history for Cedar Rapids, Linn County
For Linn County, the NOAA record since 2017 lists 131 hail entries. Reports of 1 inch or more cover 19 days. Golf ball hail or larger came on 8 days. The top size reported was 2.75 inches, comparable to a baseball. 2026 is the last year that has a 1.75-inch report.
Date your photos after each hail day and keep them. A written inspection from Roofing in Cedar Rapids or any other roofer is worth asking for before work starts.
In the last 90 days NOAA logged 0 hail reports within 25 miles of Cedar Rapids.
Reports cluster in April (46 percent of the total); April through July account for 83 percent. 5 months of the year are close to hail-free on file.
21 tornadoes show up in the file too, strongest rated EF2.
Thunderstorm wind peaked at 140 mph in the record.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Tornadoes on file | 21 |
| Hail density rank in state | 4 of 67 |
| Days with hail at 1.75 inches or more | 8 |
| Hail reports since 2017 | 131 |
| Highest gust, mph | 140 |
| 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.
| Calendar year | Entries | Top size, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9 | 1 |
| 2015 | 34 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 28 | 1.75 |
The homes under these roofs
Half the homes in Cedar Rapids were built before 1973; the typical house is about 53 years old. At 25 years per asphalt roof, a house that age has been through about 2 roofs, and many are on their second or third. A mid-range asphalt replacement at $9,787 equals 6 percent of the median home value of $177,100.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Homes counted | 63,669 |
| Detached and attached houses | 66.8% |
| Median home value | $177,100 |
| Median household income | $67,859 |
| Owner-occupied | 68.2% |
Roof prices 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. Divide price by years of life and the ranking changes: see the last column. 18 payroll roofing businesses are registered in the county, by Census count. 61.1 percent of them have fewer than 5 employees.
| Material | Price range | Cost per year | Middle of range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Shake | $12,180 - $22,620 | $700 | $17,400 |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles | $7,830 - $13,485 | $390 | $10,658 |
| Clay Tile | $20,880 - $34,800 | $370 | $27,840 |
| Standing Seam Metal | $20,880 - $34,800 | $460 | $27,840 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | $14,790 - $26,100 | $370 | $20,445 |
| Concrete Tile | $13,050 - $23,490 | $410 | $18,270 |
Common questions, Cedar Rapids
- What time of year does Cedar Rapids get hail?
- 83 percent of the county's hail reports fall from April to July, and April alone has 46 percent.
- 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.
- Is hail common around Cedar Rapids?
- The county file counts 131 hail entries since 2017. 19 of them reached 1 inch, and April tops the calendar.
- How old are homes in Cedar Rapids?
- Median year built is 1973, which gives 53 years. A roof is younger than the house whenever it was replaced.
- Has Linn County had large hail?
- NOAA's biggest since 2017 entry for the county is 2.75 inches, comparable to a baseball, with 8 golf-ball days.
- Can I confirm Roofing in Cedar Rapids is licensed?
- The Iowa lookup shows status and expiry. Compare both with the contract and ask the roofer for proof of insurance.
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