Ready Roofing
- Roofing Contractor serving Macon, Georgia — based at 126 Railroad St, Gray, GA 31032.
- Jobs on the listing: roof inspection, storm damage repair, roof replacement, emergency repair, roof repair.
Services Offered
Checking Ready Roofing against the Georgia record
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Storm history for Macon, Bibb County
Since 2017, NOAA has filed 4 hail entries in Bibb County. Quarter-size stones or bigger appear on 4 days. 2 of those days had golf-ball hail or larger. The biggest stone was 2 inches, about a hen egg. The newest golf-ball day in the record dates to 2022.
In the last 90 days NOAA logged 0 hail reports within 25 miles of Macon.
40 percent of reports fall between April and July, and March alone has 20 percent. In 7 months of the year, hail is nearly absent in the record.
The fastest thunderstorm gust on file is 69 mph.
The same record has 9 tornadoes, with EF1 the highest rating.
Georgia ranks only counties with 30 or more reports, and Bibb County is not among them, so no density rank is shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Tornado reports on file | 9 |
| Reports in April to July | 40% |
| Days at 1.75 inches or more | 2 |
| Top month | March |
| Days at 1 inch or more | 4 |
| Top gust, mph | 69 |
The record's top day is March 3, 2019: a 2-inch stone, about the size of a hen egg, reported near Skipperton.
| Year | Entries | Biggest stone, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 1.75 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
The housing stock in Macon
Macon's median year built is 1976, which makes the typical home 50 years old. At 25 years per asphalt roof, a house that age has been through about 2 roofs, and many are on their second or third. 55.7 percent of homes in Macon were built before 1980.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Typical household income | $50,747 |
| Owner-occupied share | 51.5% |
| Single-family share | 67.5% |
| Built before 1980 | 55.7% |
| Homes counted | 71,869 |
What a new roof costs in Macon
Local pricing in Macon sits roughly 16 percent under the national basis; asphalt shingles on 2,000 square feet cost $5,880 to $13,020. Per year of service, metal often costs less than shingles even at a higher price; the last column of the table shows it. BLS puts the median annual roofer wage for the Macon-Bibb County, GA Metro Area at $46,030.
| Material | Installed cost | Lifespan | Per year of life |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standing Seam Metal | $20,160-$33,600 | 50 to 70 yr | $450 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | $14,280-$25,200 | 40 to 70 yr | $360 |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles | $7,560-$13,020 | 25 to 30 yr | $370 |
| TPO / EPDM (Flat) | $6,720-$13,440 | 15 to 25 yr | $500 |
| Cedar Shake | $11,760-$21,840 | 20 to 30 yr | $670 |
| Metal Shingles | $11,760-$20,160 | 35 to 50 yr | $380 |
Common questions, Macon
- What does a new roof cost in Macon?
- Expect $5,880 to $13,020 for a standard asphalt job in Macon; the middle is $9,450.
- 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 Bibb County had large hail?
- Stones since 2017 topped out at 2 inches, roughly a hen egg; golf-ball hail or larger came on 2 days.
- Does Macon get a lot of hail?
- NOAA lists 4 hail reports for Bibb County since 2017, on 4 days with stones of 1 inch or more. March is the busiest month.
- How old are the roofs in Macon?
- The median home was built in 1976, so it is 50 years old. Roof age tracks the house unless a replacement happened, and 25 years is a common asphalt life.
- What time of year does Macon get hail?
- Spring and early summer carry the bulk of it: 40 percent of reports come between April and July, March first at 20 percent.
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