Armor Home Exteriors
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- License # 17936
- Status Licensed
- Last checked Oct 22, 2026
- Roofing Contractor serving Southaven, Mississippi — based at 6962 Lower Gurley Rd, Potts Camp, MS 38659.
- Typical jobs: storm damage repair, roof repair, roof inspection, emergency repair, roof replacement.
- State license #17936 (Licensed).
- Independently verified by PickARoofer since October 2026.
Services Offered
How to check Armor Home Exteriors on the Mississippi record
Mississippi licenses roofing under two Board of Contractors classifications — Residential Roofing and Commercial Roofing, Sheetmetal and Siding — and the Board's public search lists every license Official lookup: Mississippi State Board of Contractors (MSBOC) search.
- Open the registry and search by license number first, business name second.
- Request a current certificate of insurance from the insurer; licenses and insurance are checked separately.
- Write down the expiry and make sure it outlasts the job.
- Match the name, the city and the status. The record should read active or in good standing.
Registry last checked October 2026. A badge covers the license match only, not insurance or workmanship.
Hail record for Southaven and De Soto County
From 2017, NOAA has logged 37 hail entries in De Soto County. 18 separate days saw hail of at least 1 inch. The worst part: 4 days with stones of 1.75 inches or more, topped by a 2-inch stone close to a hen egg. Golf-ball hail last appears in the data in 2025.
Date your photos after each hail day and keep them. A written inspection from Armor Home Exteriors or any other roofer is worth asking for before work starts.
71 percent of reports fall between April and July, and April alone has 31 percent. In 3 months of the year, hail is nearly absent in the record.
Measured per square mile, De Soto County ranks 3 of 17 Mississippi counties with 30 or more reports, which puts it in the top third. Density works out to 84.7 reports per 1,000 square miles.
NOAA also lists 5 tornadoes here, the strongest rated EF2.
Thunderstorm wind peaked at 100 mph in the record.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Tornado reports on file | 5 |
| Highest gust, mph | 100 |
| Largest stone, inches | 2 |
| Busiest month | April |
| Hail reports, all years | 42 |
| Reports in April to July | 71% |
The largest single day in the record is June 11, 2023: a 2-inch stone, about the size of a hen egg, reported near Horn Lake.
| Calendar year | Reports | Biggest stone, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 |
Housing around Southaven
Half the homes in Southaven were built before 1997, which is an age of 29 years or more. Set a typical $8,887 asphalt job beside the $214,800 median home value and the roof comes to 4 percent. That span covers about 1 asphalt roof cycles at 25 years each, so most roofs are a first or second replacement.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Typical year built | 1997 |
| Owner-occupied | 71.6% |
| Built before 1980 | 24.3% |
| Single-family homes | 82.1% |
| Typical home value | $214,800 |
Budgeting a roof in Southaven
The Southaven multiplier is below 1, about 21 percent lower than the national basis, giving $5,530 to $12,245 for asphalt shingles. Labor is part of the bill: the BLS median for roofers in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metro Area is $46,480 a year. 3 payroll roofing businesses are registered in the county, by Census count.
| Material | Price range | Cost per year | Middle of range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | $13,430 to $23,700 | $340 | $18,565 |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles | $7,110 to $12,245 | $350 | $9,678 |
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles | $5,530 to $9,085 | $420 | $7,308 |
| Cedar Shake | $11,060 to $20,540 | $630 | $15,800 |
| Metal Shingles | $11,060 to $18,960 | $350 | $15,010 |
| TPO / EPDM (Flat) | $6,320 to $12,640 | $470 | $9,480 |
This listing in numbers
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| License number on file | 17936 |
| License status on file | Licensed |
Asked about roofing in Southaven
- What is the typical house age in Southaven?
- The median home was built in 1997, so it is 29 years old. Roof age follows the house unless a replacement happened, and 25 years is a common asphalt life.
- 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.
- Where can I look up the license for Armor Home Exteriors?
- Follow the steps above with the Mississippi registry. Read the name, the status and the expiry, then ask for an insurance certificate.
- Is hail common around Southaven?
- Since 2017 the county has 37 reports; hail of 1 inch or more came on 18 of those days, mostly in April.
- Has De Soto County had large hail?
- The largest stone since 2017 measured 2 inches, about the size of a hen egg. 4 days reached golf-ball size or larger.
- How much is a roof replacement in Southaven?
- Count on $5,530 to $12,245 for a standard asphalt job in Southaven; the middle is $8,887.
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