All About Roofs
- Roofing Contractor serving Dothan, Alabama.
- Jobs on the listing: storm damage repair, roof inspection, roof repair, emergency repair, roof replacement.
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Looking up All About Roofs in Alabama
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Hail record for Dothan and Houston County
NOAA's storm database holds 12 hail reports for Houston County since 2017. On 6 of these days, hail reached 1 inch (a quarter) or larger. The worst part: 1 days with stones of 1.75 inches or larger, topped by a 2.75-inch stone near a baseball. The latest golf-ball day in the record is in 2024.
Date your photos after each hail day and keep them. A written inspection from All About Roofs or any other roofer is worth asking for before work starts.
Thunderstorm wind peaked at 85 mph in the record.
Within 25 miles of Dothan, the last 90 days produced 0 NOAA hail reports.
Alabama ranks only counties with 30 or more reports, and Houston County is not among them, so no density rank is shown.
43 percent of reports fall between April and July, and March alone has 36 percent. 6 months of the year are close to hail-free on file.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Peak month | March |
| Days at 1.75 inches or more | 1 |
| NOAA hail reports since 2017 | 12 |
| Tornadoes on file | 30 |
| Share of reports in April to July | 43% |
| Reports, all years | 14 |
The record's top day is January 9, 2024: a 2.75-inch stone, about the size of a baseball, reported near Dothan.
| Calendar year | Hail reports | Largest stone, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0.88 |
The homes under these roofs
Median year built in Dothan is 1981, a typical house age of 45 years. That span covers about 2 asphalt roof cycles at 25 years each, so most roofs are a first or second replacement. Set a typical $9,337 asphalt job beside the $186,600 median home value and the roof comes to 5 percent. 48.2 percent of homes in Dothan were built before 1980.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Single-family share | 72.8% |
| Median home value | $186,600 |
| Owner-occupied share | 57.1% |
| Typical household income | $55,052 |
| Homes counted | 33,571 |
Budgeting a roof in Dothan
Prices in Dothan run about 17 percent below our national basis, so asphalt shingles land at $5,810 to $12,865. Labor is part of the bill: the BLS median for roofers in Alabama is $45,670 a year. 8 payroll roofing businesses are registered in the county, by Census count. 87.5 percent of them have fewer than 5 employees.
| Material | Lifespan | Per year of life | Midpoint |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles | 15 to 20 years | $440 | $7,678 |
| Standing Seam Metal | 50 to 70 years | $440 | $26,560 |
| TPO / EPDM (Flat) | 15 to 25 years | $500 | $9,960 |
| Cedar Shake | 20 to 30 years | $660 | $16,600 |
| Clay Tile | 50 to 100 years | $350 | $26,560 |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles | 25 to 30 years | $370 | $10,168 |
Asked about roofing in Dothan
- Does Dothan get a lot of hail?
- 12 entries since 2017, 6 days at 1 inch or more, and the peak month is March.
- How old are the roofs in Dothan?
- Census data puts the typical build year at 1981. Asphalt roofs wear out in 15 to 30 years, so many roofs there have been replaced at least once.
- What time of year does Dothan get hail?
- Hail clusters in March (36 percent), and April through July add up to 43 percent of the record.
- Is the license for All About Roofs on a state list?
- Look up the Alabama record by license number, check the name and status, and note the expiry before you sign anything.
- How soon should a roof be inspected after hail?
- Take dated photos first, then book an inspection. Hail bruises can look minor from the ground, and insurers often set a filing deadline.
- Has Houston County had large hail?
- NOAA's biggest since 2017 entry for the county is 2.75 inches, comparable to a baseball, with 1 golf-ball days.
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