Ideal Roofing & Sheet Metal
- Roofing Contractor serving Lorain, Ohio — based at 1136 W 37th St, Lorain, OH 44052.
- Services: roof repair, roof replacement, roof inspection, emergency repair, storm damage repair.
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Storm history for Lorain, Lorain County
Lorain County, the county around Lorain, has 23 NOAA hail reports in the record since 2017. Hail of coin size or bigger came down on 12 separate days. Golf ball hail or larger came on 2 days. The top size logged was 1.75 inches, comparable to a golf ball. 2026 is the last year with a 1.75-inch report.
The same record has 9 tornadoes, with EF1 the highest rating.
Lorain County has too few reports for a fair density rank inside Ohio, so read the counts above as a floor.
Within 25 miles of Lorain, the last 90 days produced 4 NOAA hail reports.
Thunderstorm wind peaked at 85 mph in the record.
May is the peak month with 38 percent of reports, and April to July together hold 66 percent. 4 months of the year are close to hail-free on file.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Tornadoes on file | 9 |
| Days at 1.75 inches or more | 2 |
| Share of reports in April to July | 66% |
| Hail events since 2017 | 23 |
| Hail reports, all years | 29 |
| Days with hail at 1 inch or more | 12 |
The record's top day is August 23, 2023: a 1.75-inch stone, about the size of a golf ball, reported near Elyria.
| Year | Entries | Biggest stone, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1.75 |
The homes under these roofs
Lorain's median year built is 1961, which makes the typical home 65 years old. A mid-range asphalt replacement at $10,237 equals 8 percent of the median home value of $123,500. Pre-1980 construction makes up 79.9 percent of homes in Lorain. That is long enough for roughly 3 asphalt roof cycles, so replacement, not first install, is the usual job.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 55.8% |
| Housing units | 30,456 |
| Detached and attached houses | 74.3% |
| Typical home value | $123,500 |
| Median year built | 1961 |
Roof prices in Lorain
The Lorain multiplier is below 1, about 9 percent lower than the national basis, giving $6,370 to $14,105 for asphalt shingles. Per year of service, metal often costs less than shingles even at a higher price; the last column of the table shows it. The county holds 28 roofing establishments with employees, per the Census. 82.1 percent of them have fewer than 5 employees.
| Material | Price range | Typical life | Middle of range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Tile | $21,840-$36,400 | 50 to 100 yr | $29,120 |
| Concrete Tile | $13,650-$24,570 | 40 to 50 yr | $19,110 |
| TPO / EPDM (Flat) | $7,280-$14,560 | 15 to 25 yr | $10,920 |
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles | $6,370-$10,465 | 15 to 20 yr | $8,418 |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles | $8,190-$14,105 | 25 to 30 yr | $11,148 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | $15,470-$27,300 | 40 to 70 yr | $21,385 |
Questions about roofing in Lorain
- How old are the roofs in Lorain?
- Census data puts the typical build year at 1961. Asphalt roofs wear out in 15 to 30 years, so many roofs there have been replaced at least once.
- When is hail season in Lorain?
- Hail clusters in May (38 percent), and April through July add up to 66 percent of the record.
- 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.
- What does a new roof cost in Lorain?
- Budget $6,370 to $14,105 for asphalt shingles on a 2,000 square foot roof here, about $10,237 in the middle. Metal, tile and flat roofs are in the cost table.
- Does Lorain get a lot of hail?
- The county file counts 23 hail entries since 2017. 12 of those days reached 1 inch, and May leads the calendar.
- How big does hail get near Lorain?
- NOAA's biggest since 2017 entry for the county is 1.75 inches, comparable to a golf ball, with 2 golf-ball days.
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