Five Star Commercial Roofing
- Roofing Contractor serving Lafayette, Indiana — based at 1119 S State Rd 3, Hartford City, IN 47348.
- Typical jobs: roof inspection, roof replacement, emergency repair, storm damage repair, roof repair.
Services Offered
Checking Five Star Commercial Roofing against the Indiana record
Indiana roofing-license requirements are not yet covered by our verification program — confirm licensing and insurance with your city or county building department
- Start the lookup with the license number; use the business name only if the number fails.
- Write down the expiry and make sure it outlasts the job.
- Request a current certificate of insurance from the insurer; licenses and insurance are checked separately.
- Compare the registry name with the name on the contract, and read the status line.
Hail and wind history for Lafayette and Tippecanoe County
The NOAA Storm Events record holds 22 hail reports for Tippecanoe County since 2017. Reports of 1 inch or more span 8 days. The rough part: 3 days with stones of 1.75 inches or larger, capped by a 4-inch stone about the size of a grapefruit. Golf-ball hail shows up last in the file in 2020.
April is the peak month with 31 percent of reports, and April to July together hold 60 percent. In 4 months of the year, hail is rare in the record.
Date your photos after each hail day and keep them. A written inspection from Five Star Commercial Roofing or any other roofer is worth asking for before work starts.
In the last 90 days NOAA logged 2 hail reports within 25 miles of Lafayette.
The fastest thunderstorm gust on file is 100 mph.
Per square mile, Tippecanoe County ranks 17 of 20 Indiana counties we compare, in the lower third, at 69.6 reports per 1,000 square miles. Hail still happens here; it is just less frequent than in the busiest counties.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Tornado reports on file | 9 |
| Top month | April |
| Days with hail at 1 inch or more | 8 |
| Biggest stone, inches | 4 |
| Top gust, mph | 100 |
| Density rank in state | 17 of 20 |
The single largest day was May 27, 2019: a 4-inch stone, about the size of a grapefruit, reported near Montmorencie.
| Year | Entries | Biggest stone, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | 1.75 |
| 2017 | 12 | 1.75 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
The homes under these roofs
Half the homes in Lafayette were built before 1970; the typical house is about 56 years old. Against a median home value of $157,600, a $10,012 mid-range asphalt roof is 6 percent of the house. That is long enough for roughly 2 asphalt roof cycles, so replacement, not first install, is the usual job. Before 1980, 60.5 percent of the housing stock went up.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median build year | 1970 |
| Median household income | $52,946 |
| Homes lived in by owners | 47.6% |
| Median home value | $157,600 |
| Single-family share | 60.6% |
What a new roof costs in Lafayette
Local pricing in Lafayette sits roughly 11 percent under the national basis; asphalt shingles on 2,000 square feet cost $6,230 to $13,795. The county holds 14 roofing establishments with employees, per the Census. 42.9 percent of them have fewer than 5 employees. Labor is part of the bill: the BLS median for roofers in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area is $44,140 a year.
| Material | Price range | Typical life | Per year of life |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Shake | $12,460-$23,140 | 20 to 30 years | $710 |
| Metal Shingles | $12,460-$21,360 | 35 to 50 years | $400 |
| Clay Tile | $21,360-$35,600 | 50 to 100 years | $380 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | $15,130-$26,700 | 40 to 70 years | $380 |
| TPO / EPDM (Flat) | $7,120-$14,240 | 15 to 25 years | $530 |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles | $8,010-$13,795 | 25 to 30 years | $400 |
Lafayette roofing questions
- Where can I look up the license for Five Star Commercial Roofing?
- Look up the Indiana record by license number, compare the name and status, and note the expiry before you sign anything.
- What does a new roof cost in Lafayette?
- Asphalt shingles on 2,000 square feet run $6,230 to $13,795 in Lafayette, and the middle of that range is $10,012. Metal and tile start higher; the table above shows each material.
- When is hail season in Lafayette?
- Spring and early summer carry most of it: 60 percent of reports come between April and July, April leading at 31 percent.
- How much hail does Tippecanoe County see?
- NOAA lists 22 hail reports for Tippecanoe County since 2017, on 8 days with stones of 1 inch or larger. April is the busiest month.
- How old are homes in Lafayette?
- The median home was built in 1970, so it is 56 years old. Roof age tracks the house unless a replacement happened, and 25 years is a common asphalt life.
- How big does hail get near Lafayette?
- The largest stone since 2017 measured 4 inches, about the size of a grapefruit. 3 days reached golf-ball size or more.
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