Metal Roof NC
- Roofing Contractor serving Cary, North Carolina — based at 5301 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27606.
- Jobs on the listing: roof repair, storm damage repair, roof inspection, roof replacement, emergency repair.
Services Offered
Looking up Metal Roof NC in North Carolina
North Carolina licenses general contractors, not roofers specifically, and only for jobs over $40,000 — the Licensing Board for General Contractors (LBGC) publishes a public search, but many legitimate smaller roofing jobs fall under the threshold and involve no license at all Official lookup: NC Licensing Board for General Contractors (LBGC) search.
- 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.
- 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 and wind history for Cary and Wake County
Add up the hail entries NOAA logged for Wake County since 2017 and you land on 101. 19 distinct days saw hail of at least 1 inch. Golf-ball size or larger turned up on 5 days, and the largest stone came in at 2.75 inches, near a baseball. The latest golf-ball day in the record dates to 2023.
In the last 90 days NOAA logged 4 hail reports within 25 miles of Cary.
After any hail day, photograph the roof before anyone tarps it and write down the date. Ask Metal Roof NC, or any roofer you call, for a written inspection report before you sign.
Scaled by size, Wake County is number 1 of the 20 counties in North Carolina that we compare, which is in the top third at 152.9 reports per 1,000 square miles.
May is the peak month with 43 percent of reports, and April to July together hold 66 percent. 4 calendar months each hold under 2 percent of reports.
7 tornadoes appear in the file too, strongest rated EF2.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Top gust, mph | 86 |
| Hail reports, all years | 131 |
| Largest stone, inches | 2.75 |
| Busiest month | May |
| Share of reports in April to July | 66% |
| Days with hail at 1 inch or more | 19 |
The record's top day is May 13, 2019: a 2.75-inch stone, about the size of a baseball, reported near Williams Xrds.
| Calendar year | Hail reports | Top size, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 28 | 2.75 |
| 2020 | 34 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1.5 |
Housing around Cary
The median home in Cary was built in 1999, so the typical house is 27 years old. A mid-range asphalt replacement at $10,237 equals 2 percent of the median home value of $525,200. 12.6 percent of homes in Cary were built before 1980.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median build year | 1999 |
| Median household income | $129,399 |
| Pre-1980 homes | 12.6% |
| Total housing units | 72,634 |
| Homes lived in by owners | 66.3% |
What a new roof costs in Cary
The Cary multiplier is below 1, about 9 percent lower than the national basis, giving $6,370 to $14,105 for asphalt shingles. 118 payroll roofing businesses are registered in the county, by Census count. 66.9 percent of them have fewer than 5 employees. BLS puts the median annual roofer wage for the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area at $50,720.
| Material | Typical life | Per year of life | Midpoint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Shake | 20 to 30 yr | $730 | $18,200 |
| Standing Seam Metal | 50 to 70 yr | $490 | $29,120 |
| Metal Shingles | 35 to 50 yr | $410 | $17,290 |
| TPO / EPDM (Flat) | 15 to 25 yr | $550 | $10,920 |
| Concrete Tile | 40 to 50 yr | $420 | $19,110 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | 40 to 70 yr | $390 | $21,385 |
Common questions, Cary
- What is the typical house age in Cary?
- Median year built is 1999, which gives 27 years. A roof is younger than the house if it was replaced.
- What should I budget for a new roof near Cary?
- Expect $6,370 to $14,105 for a standard asphalt job in Cary; the midpoint is $10,237.
- Has Wake County had large hail?
- Hail since 2017 topped out at 2.75 inches, roughly a baseball; golf-ball hail or bigger came on 5 days.
- Can I confirm Metal Roof NC is licensed?
- Use the steps above with the North Carolina registry. Read the name, the status and the expiry, then ask for an insurance certificate.
- How much hail does Wake County see?
- The county file counts 101 hail reports since 2017. 19 of those days reached 1 inch, and May tops the calendar.
- When is hail season in Cary?
- 66 percent of the county's hail entries fall from April to July, and May holds 43 percent.
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