Graber Roofing & Gutters
- Roofing Contractor serving Fort Wayne, Indiana — based at 909 N Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805.
- Services: roof repair, roof inspection, storm damage repair, roof replacement, emergency repair.
Services Offered
Looking up Graber Roofing & Gutters in Indiana
Indiana roofing-license requirements are not yet covered by our verification program — confirm licensing and insurance with your city or county building department
- An expiry before your finish date is a reason to ask questions.
- Match the name, the city and the status. The record should read active or in good standing.
- Start the lookup with the license number; use the business name only if the number fails.
- Request a current certificate of insurance from the insurer; licenses and insurance are checked separately.
Hail record for Fort Wayne and Allen County
Allen County, the county around Fort Wayne, has 55 NOAA hail reports on file since 2017. Reports of 1 inch or larger fall on 13 days. Golf-ball size or larger turned up on 5 days, and the largest stone came in at 2 inches, near a hen egg. The latest golf-ball day in the record is in 2022.
Allen County ranks 7 of 20 counties in Indiana by reports per area, a middle position with 110.6 per 1,000 square miles.
NOAA also lists 5 tornadoes here, the strongest rated EF3.
Date your photos after each hail day and keep them. A written inspection from Graber Roofing & Gutters or any other roofer is worth asking for before work starts.
The strongest logged thunderstorm gust is 100 mph.
Within 25 miles of Fort Wayne, the last 90 days produced 2 NOAA hail reports.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Tornado reports on file | 5 |
| Hail reports since 2017 | 55 |
| Days at 1.75 inches or more | 5 |
| Density rank in state | 7 of 20 |
| Days at 1 inch or more | 13 |
| Peak month | June |
The biggest day on file is June 1, 2019: a 2-inch stone, about the size of a hen egg, reported near Greendale.
| Calendar year | Reports | Top size, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7 | 1 |
| 2016 | 8 | 1.5 |
| 2017 | 10 | 2 |
Who lives under these roofs
The median home in Fort Wayne was built in 1971, so the typical house is 55 years old. Asphalt roofs last roughly 25 years, so a home from 1971 is on roof number 2 or later if each was replaced on schedule. 64.6 percent of homes in Fort Wayne were built before 1980. Set a typical $10,012 asphalt job beside the $169,700 median home value and the roof comes to 6 percent.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median build year | 1971 |
| Typical home value | $169,700 |
| Owner-occupied share | 62.2% |
| Single-family homes | 71.7% |
| Total housing units | 117,692 |
Roof prices in Fort Wayne
Local pricing in Fort Wayne sits roughly 11 percent under the national basis; asphalt shingles on 2,000 square feet cost $6,230 to $13,795. Divide price by years of life and the ranking changes: see the last column. For the Fort Wayne, IN Metro Area, the BLS median roofer wage is $48,830 a year.
| Material | Price range | Per year of life | Middle of range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Tile | $21,360 - $35,600 | $380 | $28,480 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | $15,130 - $26,700 | $380 | $20,915 |
| Concrete Tile | $13,350 - $24,030 | $420 | $18,690 |
| Metal Shingles | $12,460 - $21,360 | $400 | $16,910 |
| Standing Seam Metal | $21,360 - $35,600 | $470 | $28,480 |
| TPO / EPDM (Flat) | $7,120 - $14,240 | $530 | $10,680 |
Asked about roofing in Fort Wayne
- Can I confirm Graber Roofing & Gutters is licensed?
- Look up the Indiana record by license number, check the name and status, and note the expiry before you sign anything.
- How often does hail hit Fort Wayne?
- 55 entries since 2017, 13 days at 1 inch or larger, and the busiest month is June.
- How big does hail get near Fort Wayne?
- Hail since 2017 topped out at 2 inches, about a hen egg; golf-ball hail or larger came on 5 days.
- 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.
- Is Fort Wayne an older housing market?
- The median home was built in 1971, so it is 55 years old. Roof age tracks the house unless a replacement happened, and 25 years is a common asphalt life.
- What time of year does Fort Wayne get hail?
- 59 percent of the county's hail entries fall from April to July, and June holds 29 percent.
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