Sullivan & Fortner Roofing
- Roofing Contractor serving Lafayette, Indiana — based at 580 N 36th St D, Lafayette, IN 47905.
- Jobs on the listing: roof replacement, emergency repair, roof repair, storm damage repair, roof inspection.
Services Offered
Looking up Sullivan & Fortner Roofing in Indiana
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Hail record for Lafayette, Tippecanoe County
Tippecanoe County, the county around Lafayette, has 22 NOAA hail entries in the record since 2017. 8 separate days saw hail of at least 1 inch. Golf ball hail or bigger came on 3 days. The top size logged was 4 inches, about the size of a grapefruit. The most recent golf-ball day in the record is in 2020.
Date your photos after each hail day and keep them. A written inspection from Sullivan & Fortner Roofing or any other roofer is worth asking for before work starts.
The strongest logged thunderstorm gust is 100 mph.
NOAA also lists 9 tornadoes here, the strongest rated EF1.
Reports cluster in April (31 percent of the total); April through July carry 60 percent. 4 months of the year are nearly hail-free on file.
In the last 90 days NOAA logged 2 hail reports within 25 miles of Lafayette.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Hail reports, all years | 35 |
| Days at 1.75 inches or more | 3 |
| Largest stone, inches | 4 |
| Peak month | April |
| Density rank in state | 17 of 20 |
| Share of reports in April to July | 60% |
The single largest day was May 27, 2019: a 4-inch stone, about the size of a grapefruit, reported near Montmorencie.
| Year | Hail reports | Largest stone, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7 | 2 |
| 2017 | 12 | 1.75 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
Housing around Lafayette
Half the homes in Lafayette predate 1970; the typical house is about 56 years old. Asphalt roofs last roughly 25 years, so a home from 1970 is on roof number 2 or later if each was replaced on schedule. Pre-1980 construction makes up 60.5 percent of homes in Lafayette.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median home value | $157,600 |
| Single-family homes | 60.6% |
| Typical household income | $52,946 |
| Median build year | 1970 |
| Homes counted | 33,911 |
Replacement costs in Lafayette
The Lafayette multiplier is below 1, about 11 percent lower than the national basis, giving $6,230 to $13,795 for asphalt shingles. BLS puts the median annual roofer wage for the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area at $44,140. 14 payroll roofing businesses are registered in the county, by Census count. 42.9 percent of them have fewer than 5 employees.
| Material | Service life | Per year of life | Midpoint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete Tile | 40 to 50 yr | $420 | $18,690 |
| Cedar Shake | 20 to 30 yr | $710 | $17,800 |
| Metal Shingles | 35 to 50 yr | $400 | $16,910 |
| Standing Seam Metal | 50 to 70 yr | $470 | $28,480 |
| TPO / EPDM (Flat) | 15 to 25 yr | $530 | $10,680 |
| Clay Tile | 50 to 100 yr | $380 | $28,480 |
Lafayette roofing questions
- Should I call a roofer right after hail?
- Do not wait for a leak. A short inspection after the storm documents the damage while the date is fresh.
- Has Tippecanoe County had large hail?
- Stones since 2017 topped out at 4 inches, roughly a grapefruit; golf-ball hail or bigger came on 3 days.
- How much is a roof replacement in Lafayette?
- Budget $6,230 to $13,795 for asphalt shingles on a 2,000 square foot roof here, about $10,012 in the middle. Metal, tile and flat roofs are in the cost table.
- Does Lafayette get a lot of hail?
- NOAA lists 22 hail reports for Tippecanoe County since 2017, on 8 days with stones of 1 inch or more. April is the busiest month.
- Which months bring hail to Tippecanoe County?
- Hail concentrates in April (31 percent), and April through July total 60 percent of the record.
- Can I confirm Sullivan & Fortner Roofing is licensed?
- Look up the Indiana record by license number, check the name and status, and note the expiry before you sign anything.
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