Baker Roofing Company
- Roofing Contractor serving Roanoke, Virginia — based at 3361 Melrose Ave NW, Roanoke, VA 24017.
- Work covered: storm damage repair, roof inspection, emergency repair, roof replacement, roof repair.
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Storm history for Roanoke, Roanoke (independent city)
Roanoke (independent city), the county around Roanoke, has 2 NOAA hail entries on file since 2017. Reports of 1 inch or more cover 1 days. Golf-ball hail or larger came on 1 days. The top size logged was 2 inches, about the size of a hen egg. 2019 is the last year with a 1.75-inch report.
Roanoke (independent city) has too few reports for a fair density rank inside Virginia, so read the counts above as a floor.
Thunderstorm wind peaked at 63 mph in the record.
The bulk of the hail here arrives in spring and summer: 50 percent from April to July, 50 percent in July. 10 calendar months each hold under 2 percent of reports.
Date your photos after each hail day and keep them. A written inspection from Baker Roofing Company or any other roofer is worth asking for before work starts.
In the last 90 days NOAA logged 0 hail reports within 25 miles of Roanoke.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Days at 1.75 inches or more | 1 |
| Reports, all years | 2 |
| Busiest month | July |
| Reports in April to July | 50% |
| NOAA hail reports since 2017 | 2 |
| Biggest stone, inches | 2 |
The biggest day on file is August 1, 2019: a 2-inch stone, about the size of a hen egg, reported near Roanoke.
| Year | Entries | Top size, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0.88 |
Housing around Roanoke
Half the homes in Roanoke predate 1959; the typical house is about 67 years old. Before 1980, 76.8 percent of the housing stock went up. Against a median home value of $180,500, a $11,025 mid-range asphalt roof is 6 percent of the house. At 25 years per asphalt roof, a house that age has worn through about 3 roofs, and many are on their second or third.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Single-family homes | 64.8% |
| Homes lived in by owners | 51.7% |
| Median year built | 1959 |
| Total housing units | 48,931 |
| Homes older than 1980 | 76.8% |
Budgeting a roof in Roanoke
Roanoke prices track our national basis closely, with asphalt shingles at $6,860 to $15,190 for 2,000 square feet. Per year of service, metal often costs less than shingles even at a higher price; the last column of the table shows it. The county holds 8 roofing establishments with employees, per the Census. 37.5 percent of them have fewer than 5 employees.
| Material | Price range | Service life | Per year of life |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete Tile | $14,700 - $26,460 | 40 to 50 yr | $460 |
| TPO / EPDM (Flat) | $7,840 - $15,680 | 15 to 25 yr | $590 |
| Metal Shingles | $13,720 - $23,520 | 35 to 50 yr | $440 |
| Clay Tile | $23,520 - $39,200 | 50 to 100 yr | $420 |
| Cedar Shake | $13,720 - $25,480 | 20 to 30 yr | $780 |
| Standing Seam Metal | $23,520 - $39,200 | 50 to 70 yr | $520 |
Asked about roofing in Roanoke
- What should I do after a hailstorm?
- Do not wait for a leak. A short inspection after the storm documents the damage while the date is fresh.
- Which months bring hail to Roanoke (independent city)?
- Spring and early summer carry most of it: 50 percent of entries come between April and July, July first at 50 percent.
- Is hail common around Roanoke?
- The county file counts 2 hail entries since 2017. 1 of those days reached 1 inch, and July leads the calendar.
- How big does hail get near Roanoke?
- The largest stone since 2017 measured 2 inches, near a hen egg. 1 days reached golf-ball size or more.
- How old are the roofs in Roanoke?
- Census data puts the typical build year at 1959. Asphalt roofs wear out in 15 to 30 years, so many roofs there have been replaced at least once.
- How much is a roof replacement in Roanoke?
- Plan on $6,860 to $15,190 for asphalt shingles on a 2,000 square foot roof here, about $11,025 in the middle. Other materials are in the cost table.
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