Kinder Roofing and Construction
- Roofing Contractor serving Lake Charles, Louisiana — based at 500 Broad St Suite 202, Lake Charles, LA 70601.
- Work covered: roof repair, roof replacement, storm damage repair, emergency repair, roof inspection.
Services Offered
Checking Kinder Roofing and Construction against 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
- Ask for a certificate of insurance sent straight from the insurer. A registry listing does not prove coverage.
- 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.
- Search the registry by number, then by name, because spellings differ between sources.
Storm history for Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish
In Calcasieu Parish, the NOAA record since 2017 carries 39 hail entries. Reports of 1 inch or more fall on 15 days. The rough part: 5 days with stones of 1.75 inches or more, capped by a 3-inch stone about the size of a teacup. 2024 is the last year that has a 1.75-inch report.
By density Calcasieu Parish sits in the lower third of Louisiana: 9 of 12 counties, 43.9 reports per 1,000 square miles. Less frequent hail does not mean none.
After any hail day, photograph the roof before anyone tarps it and write down the date. Ask Kinder Roofing and Construction, or any roofer you call, for a written inspection report before you sign.
Thunderstorm wind peaked at 81 mph in the record.
Most hail here arrives in spring and summer: 71 percent from April to July, 31 percent in May. In 6 months of the year, hail is rare in the record.
In the last 90 days NOAA logged 0 hail reports within 25 miles of Lake Charles.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Days at 1.75 inches or more | 5 |
| Reports, all years | 48 |
| Tornadoes on file | 32 |
| Days with hail at 1 inch or more | 15 |
| Density rank in state | 9 of 12 |
| Peak month | May |
The record's top day is May 9, 2019: a 3-inch stone, about the size of a teacup, reported near Vincent.
| Year | Entries | Largest stone, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 |
The homes under these roofs
The median home in Lake Charles was built in 1979, so the typical house is 47 years old. Set a typical $9,900 asphalt job beside the $204,000 median home value and the roof comes to 5 percent. That is long enough for roughly 2 asphalt roof cycles, so replacement, not first install, is the usual job. Pre-1980 construction makes up 52.2 percent of homes in Lake Charles.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Homes counted | 40,146 |
| Detached and attached houses | 70.7% |
| Built before 1980 | 52.2% |
| Median build year | 1979 |
| Median household income | $56,864 |
Budgeting a roof in Lake Charles
The Lake Charles multiplier is below 1, about 12 percent lower than the national basis, giving $6,160 to $13,640 for asphalt shingles. 15 payroll roofing businesses are registered in the county, by Census count. 66.7 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 | Typical life | Cost per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Shake | $12,320-$22,880 | 20-30 yrs | $700 |
| Concrete Tile | $13,200-$23,760 | 40-50 yrs | $410 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | $14,960-$26,400 | 40-70 yrs | $380 |
| Metal Shingles | $12,320-$21,120 | 35-50 yrs | $390 |
| TPO / EPDM (Flat) | $7,040-$14,080 | 15-25 yrs | $530 |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles | $7,920-$13,640 | 25-30 yrs | $390 |
Questions about roofing in Lake Charles
- What does a new roof cost in Lake Charles?
- Expect $6,160 to $13,640 for a standard asphalt job in Lake Charles; the middle is $9,900.
- What is the biggest hail on record for Calcasieu Parish?
- Stones since 2017 topped out at 3 inches, roughly a teacup; golf-ball hail or bigger came on 5 days.
- How old are homes in Lake Charles?
- Median year built is 1979, which gives 47 years. A roof is younger than the house if it was replaced.
- What time of year does Lake Charles get hail?
- 71 percent of the county's hail reports fall from April to July, and May alone has 31 percent.
- Does Lake Charles get a lot of hail?
- From 2017 the county has 39 entries; hail of 1 inch or more came on 15 of those days, mostly in May.
- Is the license for Kinder Roofing and Construction on a state list?
- Look up the Louisiana record by license number, check the name and status, and note the expiry before you sign anything.
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