Thackers Roofing Co
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+1 423-239-3667- Roofing Contractor serving Kingsport, Tennessee — based at 1912 Jackson Hollow Rd, Kingsport, TN 37663.
- Typical jobs: roof inspection, roof repair, storm damage repair, roof replacement, emergency repair.
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Looking up Thackers Roofing Co in Tennessee
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Hail record for Kingsport and Sullivan County
NOAA's Storm Events file holds 12 hail entries for Sullivan County since 2017. Quarter-sized stones or larger showed up on 9 days. No day reached golf-ball size (1.75 inches). The biggest stone was 1.5 inches, near a ping-pong ball. Golf-ball hail shows up last in the data in 2014.
Within 25 miles of Kingsport, the last 90 days produced 0 NOAA hail reports.
Date your photos after each hail day and keep them. A written inspection from Thackers Roofing Co or any other roofer is worth asking for before work starts.
Sullivan County has too few reports for a fair density rank inside Tennessee, so read the counts above as a floor.
May is the peak month with 50 percent of reports, and April to July together hold 71 percent. 7 months of the year are close to hail-free on file.
Thunderstorm wind peaked at 81 mph in the record.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Days at 1 inch or more | 9 |
| Highest gust, mph | 81 |
| Days with hail at 1.75 inches or more | 0 |
| Peak month | May |
| Reports in April to July | 71% |
| NOAA hail reports since 2017 | 12 |
The largest single day in the record is July 27, 2014: a 2.75-inch stone, about the size of a baseball, reported near Springdale.
| Year | Hail reports | Largest stone, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 2.75 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
The housing stock in Kingsport
Kingsport's median year built is 1974, which makes the typical home 52 years old. That is long enough for roughly 2 asphalt roof cycles, so replacement, not first install, is the usual job. Against a median home value of $203,000, a $9,787 mid-range asphalt roof is 5 percent of the house. Before 1980, 58.1 percent of the housing stock went up.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Detached and attached houses | 67.2% |
| Owner-occupied share | 62.2% |
| Housing units | 27,525 |
| Typical home value | $203,000 |
| Typical year built | 1974 |
What a new roof costs in Kingsport
Prices in Kingsport run about 13 percent below our national basis, so asphalt shingles land at $6,090 to $13,485. Census County Business Patterns counts 13 roofing firms with payroll in the county. 46.2 percent of them have fewer than 5 employees. Per year of service, metal often costs less than shingles even at a higher price; the last column of the table shows it.
| Material | Installed cost | Cost per year | Midpoint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles | $7,830-$13,485 | $390 | $10,658 |
| TPO / EPDM (Flat) | $6,960-$13,920 | $520 | $10,440 |
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles | $6,090-$10,005 | $460 | $8,048 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | $14,790-$26,100 | $370 | $20,445 |
| Standing Seam Metal | $20,880-$34,800 | $460 | $27,840 |
| Concrete Tile | $13,050-$23,490 | $410 | $18,270 |
Asked about roofing in Kingsport
- What is the typical house age in Kingsport?
- The median home was built in 1974, so it is 52 years old. Roof age follows the house unless a replacement happened, and 25 years is a common asphalt life.
- Has Sullivan County had large hail?
- Hail since 2017 topped out at 1.5 inches, roughly a ping-pong ball; golf-ball hail or bigger came on 0 days.
- When is hail season in Kingsport?
- Hail clusters in May (50 percent), and April through July total 71 percent of the record.
- Is the license for Thackers Roofing Co on a state list?
- The Tennessee lookup shows status and expiry. Compare both with the contract and ask the roofer for proof of insurance.
- What is a roof replacement price in Kingsport?
- Plan on $6,090 to $13,485 for asphalt shingles on a 2,000 square foot roof here, about $9,787 in the middle. Metal, tile and flat roofs are in the cost table.
- Does Kingsport get a lot of hail?
- NOAA lists 12 hail reports for Sullivan County since 2017, on 9 days with stones of 1 inch or more. May is the busiest month.
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