Stronghouse
- Roofing Contractor serving Kalamazoo, Michigan — based at 7894 Oakland Dr, Portage, MI 49024.
- Work covered: roof repair, storm damage repair, roof replacement, emergency repair, roof inspection.
Services Offered
Checking Stronghouse against the Michigan record
Michigan roofing-license requirements are not yet covered by our verification program — confirm licensing and insurance with your city or county building department
- The registry name, the contract name and the truck lettering should all agree; the status should be active.
- Write down the expiry and make sure it outlasts the job.
- Ask for a certificate of insurance sent straight from the insurer. A registry listing does not prove coverage.
- Start the lookup with the license number; use the business name only if the number fails.
Hail record for Kalamazoo and Kalamazoo County
From 2017, NOAA has filed 10 hail entries in Kalamazoo County. Hail of coin size or larger was reported on 8 separate days. Golf ball hail or bigger came on 2 days. The top size logged was 2 inches, comparable to a hen egg. The most recent golf-ball day on file falls in 2024.
Within 25 miles of Kalamazoo, the last 90 days produced 0 NOAA hail reports.
The bulk of the hail here arrives in spring and summer: 50 percent from April to July, 29 percent in February. In 6 months of the year, hail is close to absent in the record.
Date your photos after each hail day and keep them. A written inspection from Stronghouse or any other roofer is worth asking for before work starts.
Kalamazoo County has too few reports for a fair density rank inside Michigan, so read the counts above as a floor.
Thunderstorm wind peaked at 76 mph in the record.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Hail events since 2017 | 10 |
| Largest stone, inches | 2 |
| Share of reports in April to July | 50% |
| Days at 1.75 inches or more | 2 |
| Tornado reports on file | 2 |
| Hail reports, all years | 14 |
The record's top day is July 27, 2014: a 2-inch stone, about the size of a hen egg, reported near Cooper.
| Calendar year | Hail reports | Top size, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 |
The housing stock in Kalamazoo
The median home in Kalamazoo was built in 1959, so the typical house is 67 years old. Before 1980, 76.9 percent of the housing stock went up. Asphalt roofs last roughly 25 years, so a home from 1959 is on roof number 3 or later if each was replaced on schedule.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median home value | $164,500 |
| Median household income | $48,965 |
| Single-family homes | 53.7% |
| Owner-occupied share | 42.9% |
| Homes counted | 32,579 |
Roof prices in Kalamazoo
Prices in Kalamazoo run about 7 percent below our national basis, so asphalt shingles land at $6,510 to $14,415. 13 payroll roofing businesses are registered in the county, by Census count. 46.2 percent of them have fewer than 5 employees. For the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area, the BLS median roofer wage is $59,280 a year.
| Material | Installed cost | Lifespan | Midpoint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles | $8,370 - $14,415 | 25-30 yrs | $11,392 |
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles | $6,510 - $10,695 | 15-20 yrs | $8,602 |
| Cedar Shake | $13,020 - $24,180 | 20-30 yrs | $18,600 |
| Clay Tile | $22,320 - $37,200 | 50-100 yrs | $29,760 |
| TPO / EPDM (Flat) | $7,440 - $14,880 | 15-25 yrs | $11,160 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | $15,810 - $27,900 | 40-70 yrs | $21,855 |
Questions about roofing in Kalamazoo
- What does a new roof cost in Kalamazoo?
- Budget $6,510 to $14,415 for asphalt shingles on a 2,000 square foot roof here, about $10,462 in the middle. Other materials are in the cost table.
- How much hail does Kalamazoo County see?
- The county file counts 10 hail entries since 2017. 8 of them reached 1 inch, and February leads the calendar.
- Can I confirm Stronghouse is licensed?
- Search the Michigan record by license number, compare the name and status, and note the expiry before you sign anything.
- How old are the roofs in Kalamazoo?
- Median year built is 1959, which gives 67 years. A roof is younger than the house if it was replaced.
- When is hail season in Kalamazoo?
- Spring and early summer carry most of it: 50 percent of reports come between April and July, February leading at 29 percent.
- How soon should a roof be inspected after hail?
- Do not wait for a leak. A short inspection after the storm documents the damage while the date is fresh.
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