Rolando Palma Company
- Roofing Contractor serving Davenport, Iowa.
- Typical jobs: emergency repair, roof inspection, roof repair, storm damage repair, roof replacement.
Services Offered
How to check Rolando Palma Company on the Iowa record
Iowa requires state contractor registration rather than a roofing-specific license — check your city or county for local permit requirements
- The registry name, the contract name and the truck lettering should all agree; the status should be active.
- Write down the expiry and make sure it outlasts the job.
- Go to the registry and search by license number first, business name second.
- Have the insurer or agent send the certificate of insurance to you, since a license says nothing about coverage.
Hail record for Davenport, Scott County
In Scott County, the NOAA record since 2017 carries 108 hail reports. Quarter-size stones or larger showed up on 20 days. Golf-ball size or more appeared on 3 days, and the biggest stone measured 4 inches, near a grapefruit. 2023 is the last year that has a 1.75-inch report.
Reports cluster in April (49 percent of the total); April through July carry 78 percent. In 4 months of the year, hail is nearly absent in the record.
In the last 90 days NOAA logged 0 hail reports within 25 miles of Davenport.
Date your photos after each hail day and keep them. A written inspection from Rolando Palma Company or any other roofer is worth asking for before work starts.
Scaled by size, Scott County is number 2 of the 67 counties in Iowa that we compare, so it sits in the top third at 273.5 reports per 1,000 square miles.
The fastest thunderstorm gust on file is 107 mph.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Reports in April to July | 78% |
| Reports, all years | 128 |
| Tornado reports on file | 23 |
| Days at 1 inch or more | 20 |
| Largest stone, inches | 4 |
| Peak month | April |
The single largest day was April 4, 2023: a 4-inch stone, about the size of a grapefruit, reported near Davenport.
| Calendar year | Hail reports | Top size, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | 1.25 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0.88 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1.5 |
Housing around Davenport
Half the homes in Davenport predate 1966; the typical house is about 60 years old. A mid-range asphalt replacement at $9,787 equals 6 percent of the median home value of $162,900. That is long enough for roughly 2 asphalt roof cycles, so replacement, not first install, is the usual job. 70.2 percent of homes in Davenport were built before 1980.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Built before 1980 | 70.2% |
| Detached and attached houses | 68.8% |
| Typical home value | $162,900 |
| Median year built | 1966 |
| Owner-occupied share | 63% |
Roof prices in Davenport
Prices in Davenport run about 13 percent below our national basis, so asphalt shingles land at $6,090 to $13,485. Divide price by years of life and the ranking changes: see the last column. The county holds 23 roofing establishments with employees, per the Census. 60.9 percent of them have fewer than 5 employees.
| Material | Service life | Yearly cost | Middle of range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete Tile | 40 to 50 yr | $410 | $18,270 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | 40 to 70 yr | $370 | $20,445 |
| Cedar Shake | 20 to 30 yr | $700 | $17,400 |
| Standing Seam Metal | 50 to 70 yr | $460 | $27,840 |
| Metal Shingles | 35 to 50 yr | $390 | $16,530 |
| TPO / EPDM (Flat) | 15 to 25 yr | $520 | $10,440 |
Davenport roofing questions
- Can I confirm Rolando Palma Company is licensed?
- The Iowa lookup shows status and expiry. Compare both with the contract and ask the roofer for proof of insurance.
- How old are homes in Davenport?
- Census data puts the typical build year at 1966. Asphalt roofs wear out in 15 to 30 years, so many roofs there have been replaced at least once.
- What time of year does Davenport get hail?
- Spring and early summer carry most of it: 78 percent of entries come between April and July, April first at 49 percent.
- What is the biggest hail on record for Scott County?
- The largest stone since 2017 measured 4 inches, near a grapefruit. 3 days reached golf-ball size or more.
- Does hail damage have to be fixed right away?
- Photograph the roof, note the date, and schedule a written inspection soon. Many policies have a claim window.
- Does Davenport get a lot of hail?
- From 2017 the county has 108 entries; hail of 1 inch or more came on 20 of those days, mostly in April.
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