Elevated Roofing
- Roofing Contractor serving Dubuque, Iowa — based at 800 Spring St Suite 100, Galena, IL 61036.
- Jobs on the listing: roof replacement, storm damage repair, emergency repair, roof repair, roof inspection.
Services Offered
How to check Elevated Roofing 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
- Ask for a certificate of insurance sent straight from the insurer. A registry listing does not prove coverage.
- Look at the expiration date and compare it with the dates in your contract.
- Go to the registry and search by license number first, business name second.
- Compare the registry name with the name on the contract, and read the status line.
Storm record for Dubuque and Dubuque County
NOAA's Storm Events file holds 48 hail reports for Dubuque County since 2017. Across 15 days at least one stone measured 1 inch or larger. 3 of those days had golf-ball hail or bigger. The biggest stone was 2 inches, about a hen egg. Golf-ball hail last appears in the data in 2026.
In the last 90 days NOAA logged 0 hail reports within 25 miles of Dubuque.
Per square mile, Dubuque County lands at 23 of 67 Iowa counties we compare, in the middle band. That is 102.3 reports per 1,000 square miles.
Reports cluster in June (22 percent of the total); April through July carry 68 percent. 5 months of the year are nearly hail-free on file.
Date your photos after each hail day and keep them. A written inspection from Elevated Roofing or any other roofer is worth asking for before work starts.
11 tornadoes appear in the file too, strongest rated EF1.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Days at 1 inch or more | 15 |
| Reports in April to July | 68% |
| Tornadoes on file | 11 |
| Density rank in state | 23 of 67 |
| Days at 1.75 inches or more | 3 |
| Highest gust, mph | 100 |
The biggest day on file is March 10, 2026: a 2-inch stone, about the size of a hen egg, reported near Bernard.
| Year | Hail reports | Top size, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9 | 1.75 |
| 2017 | 13 | 1.75 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 |
The housing stock in Dubuque
The median home in Dubuque went up in 1962, so the typical house is 64 years old. That is long enough for roughly 3 asphalt roof cycles, so replacement, not first install, is the usual job. 73.7 percent of homes in Dubuque were built before 1980. Set a typical $9,787 asphalt job beside the $193,100 median home value and the roof comes to 5 percent.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 64.8% |
| Single-family homes | 66% |
| Pre-1980 homes | 73.7% |
| Typical home value | $193,100 |
| Median year built | 1962 |
Replacement costs in Dubuque
Prices in Dubuque run about 13 percent below our national basis, so asphalt shingles land at $6,090 to $13,485. Labor is part of the bill: the BLS median for roofers in Iowa is $48,660 a year. 11 payroll roofing businesses are registered in the county, by Census count. 72.7 percent of them have fewer than 5 employees.
| Material | Service life | Per year of life | Middle of range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Shake | 20 to 30 years | $700 | $17,400 |
| Clay Tile | 50 to 100 years | $370 | $27,840 |
| Concrete Tile | 40 to 50 years | $410 | $18,270 |
| Metal Shingles | 35 to 50 years | $390 | $16,530 |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles | 25 to 30 years | $390 | $10,658 |
| Standing Seam Metal | 50 to 70 years | $460 | $27,840 |
Common questions, Dubuque
- Where can I look up the license for Elevated Roofing?
- The Iowa lookup shows status and expiry. Set both beside the contract and ask the roofer for proof of insurance.
- How big does hail get near Dubuque?
- The largest stone since 2017 measured 2 inches, near a hen egg. 3 days reached golf-ball size or more.
- Should I call a roofer right after hail?
- Take dated photos first, then book an inspection. Hail bruises can look minor from the ground, and insurers often set a filing deadline.
- How often does hail hit Dubuque?
- Since 2017 the county has 48 entries; hail of 1 inch or more came on 15 of those days, most often in June.
- How old are the roofs in Dubuque?
- Census data puts the typical build year at 1962. Asphalt roofs wear out in 15 to 30 years, so many roofs there have been replaced at least once.
- What time of year does Dubuque get hail?
- 68 percent of the county's hail entries fall from April to July, and June alone has 22 percent.
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