Martin's Home Roofing
- Roofing Contractor serving Lafayette, Louisiana — based at 2722 NE Evangeline Thruway, Lafayette, LA 70507.
- Services: roof repair, roof inspection, roof replacement, emergency repair, storm damage repair.
Services Offered
Looking up Martin's Home Roofing in Louisiana
Louisiana roofing-license requirements are not yet covered by our verification program — confirm licensing and insurance with your city or county building department
- Match the name, the city and the status. The record should read active or in good standing.
- Write down the expiry and make sure it outlasts the job.
- Request a current certificate of insurance from the insurer; licenses and insurance are checked separately.
- Go to the registry and search by license number first, business name second.
Storm record for Lafayette, Lafayette Parish
Count the hail reports NOAA recorded for Lafayette Parish since 2017 and you reach 17. On 6 days at least one stone measured 1 inch or more. Golf ball hail or larger came on 2 days. The top size reported was 1.75 inches, about the size of a golf ball. The newest golf-ball day on file dates to 2025.
After any hail day, photograph the roof before anyone tarps it and write down the date. Ask Martin's Home Roofing, or any roofer you call, for a written inspection report before you sign.
NOAA also lists 3 tornadoes here, the strongest rated EF2.
The fastest thunderstorm gust on file is 100 mph.
In the last 90 days NOAA logged 0 hail reports within 25 miles of Lafayette.
Lafayette Parish has too few reports for a fair density rank inside Louisiana, so read the counts above as a floor.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Hail reports since 2017 | 17 |
| Reports, all years | 19 |
| Share of reports in April to July | 84% |
| Days with hail at 1 inch or more | 6 |
| Largest stone, inches | 1.75 |
| Days with hail at 1.75 inches or more | 2 |
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.
| Year | Entries | Top size, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 1.75 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0.88 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1.75 |
The housing stock in Lafayette
The median home in Lafayette was built in 1981, so the typical house is 45 years old. A mid-range asphalt replacement at $9,900 equals 4 percent of the median home value of $251,300. That span covers about 2 asphalt roof cycles at 25 years each, so most roofs are a first or second replacement. Pre-1980 construction makes up 47.4 percent of homes in Lafayette.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Typical year built | 1981 |
| Single-family homes | 67.1% |
| Owner-occupied | 55% |
| Homes older than 1980 | 47.4% |
| Homes counted | 58,905 |
Budgeting a roof in Lafayette
Local pricing in Lafayette sits roughly 12 percent under the national basis; asphalt shingles on 2,000 square feet cost $6,160 to $13,640. For the Lafayette, LA Metro Area, the BLS median roofer wage is $47,890 a year. 20 payroll roofing businesses are registered in the county, by Census count. 65 percent of them have fewer than 5 employees.
| Material | Price range | Typical life | Yearly cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standing Seam Metal | $21,120 - $35,200 | 50 to 70 yr | $470 |
| Clay Tile | $21,120 - $35,200 | 50 to 100 yr | $380 |
| Concrete Tile | $13,200 - $23,760 | 40 to 50 yr | $410 |
| Metal Shingles | $12,320 - $21,120 | 35 to 50 yr | $390 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | $14,960 - $26,400 | 40 to 70 yr | $380 |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles | $7,920 - $13,640 | 25 to 30 yr | $390 |
Common questions, Lafayette
- Where can I look up the license for Martin's Home Roofing?
- Search the Louisiana record by license number, compare the name and status, and note the expiry before you sign anything.
- Which months bring hail to Lafayette Parish?
- Hail clusters in May (42 percent), and April through July add up to 84 percent of the record.
- How much is a roof replacement in Lafayette?
- Count on $6,160 to $13,640 for a standard asphalt job in Lafayette; the middle is $9,900.
- How soon should a roof be inspected after hail?
- Photograph the roof, note the date, and schedule a written inspection quickly. Many policies have a claim window.
- Has Lafayette Parish had large hail?
- NOAA's biggest since 2017 entry for the county is 1.75 inches, close to a golf ball, with 2 golf-ball days.
- Is hail common around Lafayette?
- The county file counts 17 hail reports since 2017. 6 of those days reached 1 inch, and May tops the calendar.
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