Mathis Construction & Roofing
- Roofing Contractor serving Alexandria, Louisiana — based at 2106 Farmerville Hwy Ste B, Ruston, LA 71270.
- Typical jobs: emergency repair, roof repair, roof inspection, roof replacement, storm damage repair.
Services Offered
Looking up Mathis Construction & 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
- An expiry before your finish date is a reason to ask questions.
- Start the lookup with the license number; use the business name only if the number fails.
- Match the name, the city and the status. The record should read active or in good standing.
- Request a current certificate of insurance from the insurer; licenses and insurance are checked separately.
Hail and wind history for Alexandria and Rapides Parish
Add up the hail entries NOAA filed for Rapides Parish since 2017 and you reach 21. On 12 of these days, stones came in at 1 inch (a quarter) or larger. The worst of it: 3 days with stones of 1.75 inches or larger, capped by a 3.5-inch stone close to a teacup. The newest golf-ball day in the record falls in 2023.
33 tornadoes show up in the file too, strongest rated EF3.
Rapides Parish has too few reports for a fair density rank inside Louisiana, so read the counts above as a floor.
After any hail day, photograph the roof before anyone tarps it and write down the date. Ask Mathis Construction & Roofing, or any roofer you call, for a written inspection report before you sign.
Reports cluster in April (28 percent of the total); April through July carry 66 percent. 5 calendar months each hold under 2 percent of reports.
0 hail reports fell within 25 miles of Alexandria over the past 90 days.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Days at 1.75 inches or more | 3 |
| Busiest month | April |
| Tornado reports on file | 33 |
| Biggest stone, inches | 3.5 |
| Peak gust, mph | 110 |
| Hail reports, all years | 29 |
The largest single day in the record is June 20, 2023: a 3.5-inch stone, about the size of a teacup, reported near Echo.
| Year | Entries | Top size, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | 1.25 |
| 2017 | 7 | 2.75 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
The homes under these roofs
Half the homes in Alexandria predate 1970; the typical house is about 56 years old. Before 1980, 64.7 percent of the housing stock went up. That is long enough for roughly 2 asphalt roof cycles, so replacement, not first install, is the usual job. A mid-range asphalt replacement at $9,900 equals 5 percent of the median home value of $182,800.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Total housing units | 20,805 |
| Homes lived in by owners | 52.3% |
| Median household income | $47,357 |
| Typical year built | 1970 |
| Detached and attached houses | 71.5% |
What a new roof costs in Alexandria
Local pricing in Alexandria sits roughly 12 percent under the national basis; asphalt shingles on 2,000 square feet cost $6,160 to $13,640. The last column divides the middle of each range by the middle of its lifespan, which is how a metal roof can beat asphalt over time. For Louisiana, the BLS median roofer wage is $48,760 a year.
| Material | Price range | Lifespan | Cost per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Tile | $21,120-$35,200 | 50-100 yrs | $380 |
| Metal Shingles | $12,320-$21,120 | 35-50 yrs | $390 |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles | $7,920-$13,640 | 25-30 yrs | $390 |
| TPO / EPDM (Flat) | $7,040-$14,080 | 15-25 yrs | $530 |
| Concrete Tile | $13,200-$23,760 | 40-50 yrs | $410 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | $14,960-$26,400 | 40-70 yrs | $380 |
Asked about roofing in Alexandria
- How soon should a roof be inspected after hail?
- Do not wait for a leak. A short inspection after the storm documents the damage while the date is fresh.
- What time of year does Alexandria get hail?
- 66 percent of the county's hail entries fall from April to July, and April alone has 28 percent.
- Can I confirm Mathis Construction & Roofing is licensed?
- Follow the steps above with the Louisiana registry. Read the name, the status and the expiry, then ask for an insurance certificate.
- How old are the roofs in Alexandria?
- Median year built is 1970, which gives 56 years. A roof is younger than the house if it was replaced.
- What is the biggest hail on record for Rapides Parish?
- NOAA's biggest since 2017 entry for the county is 3.5 inches, close to a teacup, with 3 golf-ball days.
- What does a new roof cost in Alexandria?
- Asphalt shingles on 2,000 square feet run $6,160 to $13,640 in Alexandria, and the middle of that range is $9,900. Metal and tile start higher; the table above shows each material.
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