Big Bear Roofing
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- License # L.88260
- Status Active
- Last checked Oct 19, 2026
- Roofing Contractor serving Burlington, North Carolina — based at 8528 Silsbee Dr, Raleigh, NC 27613.
- Jobs on the listing: roof replacement, storm damage repair, emergency repair, roof inspection, roof repair.
- State license #L.88260 (Active).
- Independently verified by PickARoofer since October 2026.
Services Offered
Checking Big Bear Roofing against the North Carolina record
the $40,000 threshold is what triggers North Carolina's general contractor license, issued by the LBGC and searchable on its public site — roofing itself has no separate license Official lookup: NC Licensing Board for General Contractors (LBGC) search.
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Registry last checked October 2026. A badge covers the license match only, not insurance or workmanship.
Storm record for Burlington, Alamance County
Alamance County, the county around Burlington, has 10 NOAA hail reports in the record since 2017. Quarter-size stones or bigger appear on 4 days. Stones stayed under golf-ball size, with 1.25 inches as the biggest, roughly a half dollar. Golf-ball hail last appears in the record in 2016.
North Carolina ranks only counties with 30 or more reports, and Alamance County is not among them, so no density rank is shown.
The strongest logged thunderstorm gust is 60 mph.
In the last 90 days NOAA logged 0 hail reports within 25 miles of Burlington.
Date your photos after each hail day and keep them. A written inspection from Big Bear Roofing or any other roofer is worth asking for before work starts.
5 tornadoes show up in the file too, strongest rated EF1.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Biggest stone, inches | 1.25 |
| Highest gust, mph | 60 |
| Hail events since 2017 | 10 |
| Tornado reports on file | 5 |
| Peak month | May |
| Share of reports in April to July | 84% |
The record's top day is April 28, 2016: a 2-inch stone, about the size of a hen egg, reported near Alamance.
| Year | Hail reports | Top size, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | 1.75 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1.25 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
The homes under these roofs
Burlington's median year built is 1977, which makes the typical home 49 years old. At 25 years per asphalt roof, a house that age has been through about 2 roofs, and many are on their second or third. Set a typical $10,237 asphalt job beside the $188,700 median home value and the roof comes to 5 percent. Pre-1980 construction makes up 54.2 percent of homes in Burlington.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Homes lived in by owners | 54.9% |
| Homes older than 1980 | 54.2% |
| Single-family share | 63.8% |
| Homes counted | 27,169 |
| Median build year | 1977 |
Roof prices in Burlington
The Burlington multiplier is below 1, about 9 percent lower than the national basis, giving $6,370 to $14,105 for asphalt shingles. BLS puts the median annual roofer wage for North Carolina at $49,010. Census County Business Patterns counts 14 roofing firms with payroll in the county. 78.6 percent of them have fewer than 5 employees.
| Material | Installed cost | Service life | Cost per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles | $8,190-$14,105 | 25 to 30 years | $410 |
| TPO / EPDM (Flat) | $7,280-$14,560 | 15 to 25 years | $550 |
| Cedar Shake | $12,740-$23,660 | 20 to 30 years | $730 |
| Standing Seam Metal | $21,840-$36,400 | 50 to 70 years | $490 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | $15,470-$27,300 | 40 to 70 years | $390 |
| Metal Shingles | $12,740-$21,840 | 35 to 50 years | $410 |
Big Bear Roofing by the numbers
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| License on file | L.88260 |
| License status on file | Active |
Asked about roofing in Burlington
- How much is a roof replacement in Burlington?
- Expect $6,370 to $14,105 for a standard asphalt job in Burlington; the midpoint is $10,237.
- How old are the roofs in Burlington?
- Census data puts the typical build year at 1977. Asphalt roofs wear out in 15 to 30 years, so many roofs there have been replaced at least once.
- Can I confirm Big Bear Roofing is licensed?
- Search the North Carolina record by license number, check the name and status, and note the expiry before you sign anything.
- Is hail common around Burlington?
- 10 entries since 2017, 4 days at 1 inch or more, and the peak month is May.
- When is hail season in Burlington?
- Hail clusters in May (37 percent), and April through July total 84 percent of the record.
- 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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