RW Harper & Son
- Roofing Contractor serving Richmond, Virginia.
- Services: roof replacement, roof repair, roof inspection, emergency repair, storm damage repair.
Services Offered
How to check RW Harper & Son on the Virginia record
Virginia roofing-license requirements are not yet covered by our verification program — confirm licensing and insurance with your city or county building department
- Ask for a certificate of insurance sent straight from the insurer. A registry listing does not prove coverage.
- Compare the registry name with the name on the contract, and read the status line.
- Look at the expiration date and compare it with the dates in your contract.
- Go to the registry and search by license number first, business name second.
Hail and wind history for Richmond, Richmond (independent city)
For Richmond (independent city), the NOAA record since 2017 carries 3 hail entries. Hail of coin size or larger came down on 2 different days. No day reached golf-ball size (1.75 inches). The largest stone was 1 inches, close to a quarter.
Richmond (independent city) has too few reports for a fair density rank inside Virginia, so read the counts above as a floor.
The same record has 5 tornadoes, with EF1 the highest rating.
Most hail here arrives in spring and summer: 100 percent from April to July, 67 percent in April. In 10 months of the year, hail is rare in the record.
Thunderstorm wind peaked at 58 mph in the record.
1 hail report fell within 25 miles of Richmond over the past 90 days.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Highest gust, mph | 58 |
| Days with hail at 1 inch or more | 2 |
| Largest stone, inches | 1 |
| Hail reports since 2017 | 3 |
| Tornadoes on file | 5 |
| Reports in April to July | 100% |
The record's top day is April 1, 2023: a 1-inch stone, about the size of a quarter, reported near Wellford.
| Year | Reports | Top size, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
Housing around Richmond
The median home in Richmond was built in 1959, so the typical house is 67 years old. 71.5 percent of homes in Richmond were built before 1980. That is long enough for roughly 3 asphalt roof cycles, so replacement, not first install, is the usual job.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Housing units | 112,848 |
| Typical household income | $62,671 |
| Median home value | $328,100 |
| Pre-1980 homes | 71.5% |
| Single-family share | 52.5% |
Budgeting a roof in Richmond
Local pricing in Richmond is within 5 percent of the national basis, so asphalt shingles run $6,860 to $15,190. The county holds 14 roofing establishments with employees, per the Census. 28.6 percent of them have fewer than 5 employees. Labor is part of the bill: the BLS median for roofers in the Richmond, VA Metro Area is $48,050 a year.
| Material | Service life | Cost per year | Midpoint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Shingles | 35 to 50 yr | $440 | $18,620 |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles | 25 to 30 yr | $440 | $12,005 |
| Cedar Shake | 20 to 30 yr | $780 | $19,600 |
| Standing Seam Metal | 50 to 70 yr | $520 | $31,360 |
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles | 15 to 20 yr | $520 | $9,065 |
| Concrete Tile | 40 to 50 yr | $460 | $20,580 |
Richmond roofing questions
- Has Richmond (independent city) had large hail?
- NOAA's biggest since 2017 entry for the county is 1 inches, close to a quarter, with 0 golf-ball days.
- What should I budget for a new roof near Richmond?
- Asphalt shingles on 2,000 square feet run $6,860 to $15,190 in Richmond, and the middle of that range is $11,025. Metal and tile start higher; the table above shows each material.
- How old are the roofs in Richmond?
- The median home was built in 1959, so it is 67 years old. Roof age follows the house unless a replacement happened, and 25 years is a common asphalt life.
- Can I confirm RW Harper & Son is licensed?
- The Virginia lookup shows status and expiry. Compare both with the contract and ask the roofer for proof of insurance.
- Is hail common around Richmond?
- The county file counts 3 hail reports since 2017. 2 of them reached 1 inch, and April leads the calendar.
- What time of year does Richmond get hail?
- Hail clusters in April (67 percent), and April through July add up to 100 percent of the record.
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