RW Home improvements
- Roofing Contractor serving Johnson City, Tennessee — based at 203 Cherokee Mountain Rd, Jonesborough, TN 37659.
- Jobs on the listing: roof replacement, roof inspection, emergency repair, storm damage repair, roof repair.
Services Offered
Looking up RW Home improvements in Tennessee
in Tennessee the Board for Licensing Contractors licenses contractors and publishes each license, with its status and expiration date Official lookup: Tennessee license lookup (verify.tn.gov).
- Look at the expiration date and compare it with the dates in your contract.
- The registry name, the contract name and the truck lettering should all agree; the status should be active.
- Ask for a certificate of insurance sent straight from the insurer. A registry listing does not prove coverage.
- Open the registry and search by license number first, business name second.
Storm record for Johnson City, Washington County
Add up the hail entries NOAA recorded for Washington County since 2017 and you reach 13. Reports of 1 inch or larger fall on 8 days. Golf-ball hail or bigger came on 1 days. The top size logged was 1.75 inches, about the size of a golf ball. The newest golf-ball day on file falls in 2022.
1 tornado appears in the file too, strongest rated EF0.
76 percent of reports fall between April and July, and May alone has 35 percent. 7 calendar months each hold under 2 percent of reports.
After any hail day, photograph the roof before anyone tarps it and write down the date. Ask RW Home improvements, or any roofer you call, for a written inspection report before you sign.
The strongest recorded thunderstorm gust is 100 mph.
Tennessee ranks only counties with 30 or more reports, and Washington County is not among them, so no density rank is shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Days at 1 inch or more | 8 |
| Hail events since 2017 | 13 |
| Biggest stone, inches | 1.75 |
| Days with hail at 1.75 inches or more | 1 |
| Peak month | May |
| Tornado reports on file | 1 |
The largest single day in the record is May 19, 2022: a 1.75-inch stone, about the size of a golf ball, reported near Gray.
| Year | Entries | Top size, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 1.75 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1.25 |
Housing around Johnson City
Median year built in Johnson City is 1983, a typical house age of 43 years. Pre-1980 construction makes up 46.4 percent of homes in Johnson City. Set a typical $9,787 asphalt job beside the $238,000 median home value and the roof comes to 4 percent. That span covers about 2 asphalt roof cycles at 25 years each, so most roofs are a first or second replacement.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Typical household income | $55,429 |
| Homes lived in by owners | 49.8% |
| Median year built | 1983 |
| Homes counted | 33,086 |
| Typical home value | $238,000 |
Replacement costs in Johnson City
Local pricing in Johnson City sits roughly 13 percent under the national basis; asphalt shingles on 2,000 square feet cost $6,090 to $13,485. BLS puts the median annual roofer wage for Tennessee at $45,690. 3 payroll roofing businesses are registered in the county, by Census count.
| Material | Installed cost | Yearly cost | Midpoint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete Tile | $13,050-$23,490 | $410 | $18,270 |
| Standing Seam Metal | $20,880-$34,800 | $460 | $27,840 |
| Clay Tile | $20,880-$34,800 | $370 | $27,840 |
| Cedar Shake | $12,180-$22,620 | $700 | $17,400 |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles | $7,830-$13,485 | $390 | $10,658 |
| Metal Shingles | $12,180-$20,880 | $390 | $16,530 |
Asked about roofing in Johnson City
- Is the license for RW Home improvements on a state list?
- Look up the Tennessee record by license number, check the name and status, and note the expiry before you sign anything.
- What is a roof replacement price in Johnson City?
- Budget $6,090 to $13,485 for asphalt shingles on a 2,000 square foot roof here, about $9,787 in the middle. Metal, tile and flat roofs are in the cost table.
- How big does hail get near Johnson City?
- NOAA's biggest since 2017 entry for the county is 1.75 inches, close to a golf ball, with 1 golf-ball days.
- How old are homes in Johnson City?
- Census data puts the typical build year at 1983. Asphalt roofs wear out in 15 to 30 years, so many roofs there have been replaced at least once.
- Does Johnson City get a lot of hail?
- NOAA lists 13 hail reports for Washington County since 2017, on 8 days with stones of 1 inch or larger. May is the peak month.
- How soon should a roof be inspected after hail?
- Photograph the roof, note the date, and schedule a written inspection soon. Many policies have a claim window.
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