First Choice Roofing
- Roofing Contractor serving Cary, North Carolina — based at 5000 Centregreen Way #500, Cary, NC 27513.
- Typical jobs: roof replacement, roof repair, roof inspection, storm damage repair, emergency repair.
Services Offered
How to check First Choice Roofing on the North Carolina record
licensing in North Carolina applies to general contractors on jobs above $40,000, through the Licensing Board for General Contractors (LBGC); smaller roofing jobs are not required to carry one, so an unlicensed contractor is not automatically a red flag Official lookup: NC Licensing Board for General Contractors (LBGC) search.
- Start the lookup with the license number; use the business name only if the number fails.
- 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.
- Write down the expiry and make sure it outlasts the job.
Storm record for Cary and Wake County
Count the hail entries NOAA filed for Wake County since 2017 and you reach 101. Across 19 days at least one stone reached 1 inch or more. Golf-ball size or larger turned up on 5 days, and the biggest stone measured 2.75 inches, near a baseball. 2023 is the last year that has a 1.75-inch report.
66 percent of reports fall between April and July, and May alone has 43 percent. In 4 months of the year, hail is nearly absent in the record.
In the last 90 days NOAA logged 4 hail reports within 25 miles of Cary.
Measured per square mile, Wake County ranks 1 of 20 North Carolina counties with 30 or more reports, placing it in the top third. Density works out to 152.9 reports per 1,000 square miles.
Date your photos after each hail day and keep them. A written inspection from First Choice Roofing or any other roofer is worth asking for before work starts.
The fastest thunderstorm gust on file is 86 mph.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Days with hail at 1.75 inches or more | 5 |
| Reports, all years | 131 |
| Hail density rank in state | 1 of 20 |
| Tornadoes on file | 7 |
| Days at 1 inch or more | 19 |
| NOAA hail reports since 2017 | 101 |
The largest single day in the record is May 13, 2019: a 2.75-inch stone, about the size of a baseball, reported near Williams Xrds.
| Year | Entries | Largest stone, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 2016 | 24 | 1.75 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1.5 |
The housing stock in Cary
The median home in Cary was built in 1999, so the typical house is 27 years old. That span covers about 1 asphalt roof cycles at 25 years each, so most roofs are a first or second replacement. Against a median home value of $525,200, a $10,237 mid-range asphalt roof is 2 percent of the house.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Total housing units | 72,634 |
| Median household income | $129,399 |
| Typical year built | 1999 |
| Built before 1980 | 12.6% |
| Typical home value | $525,200 |
Budgeting a roof in Cary
Prices in Cary run about 9 percent below our national basis, so asphalt shingles land at $6,370 to $14,105. BLS puts the median annual roofer wage for the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area at $50,720. Census County Business Patterns counts 118 roofing firms with payroll in the county. 66.9 percent of them have fewer than 5 employees.
| Material | Typical life | Per year of life | Middle of range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles | 15-20 yrs | $480 | $8,418 |
| Metal Shingles | 35-50 yrs | $410 | $17,290 |
| Concrete Tile | 40-50 yrs | $420 | $19,110 |
| Cedar Shake | 20-30 yrs | $730 | $18,200 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | 40-70 yrs | $390 | $21,385 |
| TPO / EPDM (Flat) | 15-25 yrs | $550 | $10,920 |
Common questions, Cary
- Is hail common around Cary?
- NOAA lists 101 hail entries for Wake County since 2017, on 19 days with stones of 1 inch or larger. May is the busiest month.
- What does a new roof cost in Cary?
- Asphalt shingles on 2,000 square feet run $6,370 to $14,105 in Cary, and the middle of that range is $10,237. Metal and tile start higher; the table above shows each material.
- What should I do after a hailstorm?
- Photograph the roof, note the date, and schedule a written inspection quickly. Many policies have a claim window.
- What is the typical house age in Cary?
- Census data puts the typical build year at 1999. Asphalt roofs wear out in 15 to 30 years, so many roofs there have been replaced at least once.
- Has Wake County had large hail?
- Stones since 2017 topped out at 2.75 inches, about a baseball; golf-ball hail or larger came on 5 days.
- When is hail season in Cary?
- Hail concentrates in May (43 percent), and April through July add up to 66 percent of the record.
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