Vargas & Sons Roofing Company
- Roofing Contractor serving Hamilton, Ohio — based at 10954 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45231.
- Work covered: emergency repair, roof inspection, storm damage repair, roof repair, roof replacement.
Services Offered
Checking Vargas & Sons Roofing Company against the Ohio record
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Hail record for Hamilton and Butler County
NOAA's storm database holds 37 hail entries for Butler County since 2017. Hail of quarter size or bigger came down on 11 separate days. Stones of 1.75 inches or more appeared on 2 days, and the biggest stone came in at 2 inches, near a hen egg. 2025 is the last year with a 1.75-inch report.
Date your photos after each hail day and keep them. A written inspection from Vargas & Sons Roofing Company or any other roofer is worth asking for before work starts.
Thunderstorm wind peaked at 86 mph in the record.
Measured per square mile, Butler County ranks 6 of 21 Ohio counties with 30 or more reports, which puts it in the top third. Density works out to 119.1 reports per 1,000 square miles.
In the last 90 days NOAA logged 0 hail reports within 25 miles of Hamilton.
August is the peak month with 29 percent of reports, and April to July together hold 52 percent. 4 calendar months each hold under 2 percent of reports.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Hail reports, all years | 56 |
| Hail reports since 2017 | 37 |
| Days at 1.75 inches or more | 2 |
| Share of reports in April to July | 52% |
| Highest gust, mph | 86 |
| Tornado reports on file | 10 |
The largest single day in the record is May 16, 2025: a 2-inch stone, about the size of a hen egg, reported near Kyles.
| Year | Hail reports | Largest stone, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | 1 |
| 2015 | 13 | 1.75 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0.88 |
Housing around Hamilton
Half the homes in Hamilton were built before 1956; the typical house is about 70 years old. At 25 years per asphalt roof, a house that age has worn through about 3 roofs, and many are on their second or third. Pre-1980 construction makes up 77.3 percent of homes in Hamilton. Set a typical $10,237 asphalt job beside the $152,300 median home value and the roof comes to 7 percent.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 54.4% |
| Median household income | $54,293 |
| Pre-1980 homes | 77.3% |
| Housing units | 27,208 |
| Median home value | $152,300 |
Roof prices in Hamilton
The Hamilton multiplier is below 1, about 9 percent lower than the national basis, giving $6,370 to $14,105 for asphalt shingles. Labor is part of the bill: the BLS median for roofers in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area is $49,210 a year. The county holds 26 roofing establishments with employees, per the Census. 57.7 percent of them have fewer than 5 employees.
| Material | Service life | Per year of life | Midpoint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete Tile | 40 to 50 years | $420 | $19,110 |
| Cedar Shake | 20 to 30 years | $730 | $18,200 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | 40 to 70 years | $390 | $21,385 |
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles | 15 to 20 years | $480 | $8,418 |
| TPO / EPDM (Flat) | 15 to 25 years | $550 | $10,920 |
| Standing Seam Metal | 50 to 70 years | $490 | $29,120 |
Hamilton roofing questions
- How often does hail hit Hamilton?
- From 2017 the county has 37 entries; hail of 1 inch or more came on 11 of those days, mostly in August.
- Which months bring hail to Butler County?
- Hail concentrates in August (29 percent), and April through July add up to 52 percent of the record.
- Is Hamilton an older housing market?
- Census data puts the typical build year at 1956. Asphalt roofs wear out in 15 to 30 years, so many roofs there have been replaced at least once.
- Has Butler County had large hail?
- Hail since 2017 topped out at 2 inches, roughly a hen egg; golf-ball hail or bigger came on 2 days.
- What does a new roof cost in Hamilton?
- Asphalt shingles on 2,000 square feet run $6,370 to $14,105 in Hamilton, and the middle of that range is $10,237. Metal and tile start higher; the table above shows each material.
- How do I check Vargas & Sons Roofing Company's license?
- Look up the Ohio record by license number, compare the name and status, and note the expiry before you sign anything.
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