Best Choice Roofing
- Roofing Contractor serving Lafayette, Louisiana — based at 3012 W Pinhook Rd, Lafayette, LA 70508.
- Jobs on the listing: roof replacement, emergency repair, roof inspection, storm damage repair, roof repair.
Services Offered
How to check Best Choice Roofing on the Louisiana record
Louisiana roofing-license requirements are not yet covered by our verification program — confirm licensing and insurance with your city or county building department
- The registry name, the contract name and the truck lettering should all agree; the status should be active.
- An expiry before your finish date is a reason to ask questions.
- Have the insurer or agent send the certificate of insurance to you, since a license says nothing about coverage.
- Start the lookup with the license number; use the business name only if the number fails.
Storm record for Lafayette and Lafayette Parish
Since 2017, NOAA has filed 17 hail reports in Lafayette Parish. Quarter-size stones or larger showed up on 6 days. The worst part: 2 days with stones of 1.75 inches or more, topped by a 1.75-inch stone near a golf ball. Golf-ball hail last appears in the record in 2025.
Lafayette Parish has too few reports for a fair density rank inside Louisiana, so read the counts above as a floor.
84 percent of reports fall between April and July, and May alone has 42 percent. 7 calendar months each hold under 2 percent of reports.
If a storm does come through, take dated photos of the roof first. Whoever you hire, Best Choice Roofing included, should put the inspection findings in writing.
Thunderstorm wind peaked at 100 mph in the record.
0 hail reports fell within 25 miles of Lafayette over the past 90 days.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Hail reports since 2017 | 17 |
| Share of reports in April to July | 84% |
| Days with hail at 1 inch or more | 6 |
| Days with hail at 1.75 inches or more | 2 |
| Largest stone, inches | 1.75 |
| Reports, all years | 19 |
The largest single day in the record is May 5, 2020: a 1.75-inch stone, about the size of a golf ball, reported near Duson.
| Calendar year | Hail reports | Largest stone, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 1.75 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0.88 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 |
Who lives under these roofs
Half the homes in Lafayette were built before 1981, which is an age of 45 years or more. Set a typical $9,900 asphalt job beside the $251,300 median home value and the roof comes to 4 percent. 47.4 percent of homes in Lafayette were built before 1980. Homes of that age usually carry a first or second replacement roof, about 2 cycles at 25 years apiece.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Detached and attached houses | 67.1% |
| Typical home value | $251,300 |
| Owner-occupied | 55% |
| Homes counted | 58,905 |
| Typical year built | 1981 |
Budgeting a roof in Lafayette
Prices in Lafayette run about 12 percent below our national basis, so asphalt shingles land at $6,160 to $13,640. For the Lafayette, LA Metro Area, the BLS median roofer wage is $47,890 a year. Census County Business Patterns counts 20 roofing firms with payroll in the county. 65 percent of them have fewer than 5 employees.
| Material | Installed range | Lifespan | Midpoint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standing Seam Metal | $21,120-$35,200 | 50 to 70 yr | $28,160 |
| Clay Tile | $21,120-$35,200 | 50 to 100 yr | $28,160 |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles | $7,920-$13,640 | 25 to 30 yr | $10,780 |
| Concrete Tile | $13,200-$23,760 | 40 to 50 yr | $18,480 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | $14,960-$26,400 | 40 to 70 yr | $20,680 |
| Cedar Shake | $12,320-$22,880 | 20 to 30 yr | $17,600 |
Questions about roofing in Lafayette
- How old are homes in Lafayette?
- Census data puts the typical build year at 1981. Asphalt roofs wear out in 15 to 30 years, so many roofs here have been replaced at least once.
- Is hail common around Lafayette?
- 17 entries since 2017, 6 days at 1 inch or larger, and the busiest month is May.
- Which months bring hail to Lafayette Parish?
- Hail clusters in May (42 percent), and April through July total 84 percent of the record.
- Has Lafayette Parish had large hail?
- Hail since 2017 topped out at 1.75 inches, roughly a golf ball; golf-ball hail or larger came on 2 days.
- Is the license for Best Choice Roofing on a state list?
- Follow the steps above with the Louisiana registry. Read the name, the status and the expiry, then ask for an insurance certificate.
- What does a new roof cost in Lafayette?
- Plan on $6,160 to $13,640 for asphalt shingles on a 2,000 square foot roof here, about $9,900 in the middle. Metal, tile and flat roofs are in the cost table.
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