RAINTITE Roofing & Construction

How to check RAINTITE Roofing & Construction on the South Dakota record

South Dakota roofing-license requirements are not yet covered by our verification program — confirm licensing and insurance with your city or county building department

1. Go to the registry and search by license number first, business name second.
2. Write down the expiry and make sure it outlasts the job.
3. Request a current certificate of insurance from the insurer; licenses and insurance are checked separately.
4. Match the name, the city and the status. The record should read active or in good standing.

Hail and wind history for Rapid City and Pennington County

Pennington County, the county around Rapid City, has 573 NOAA hail entries on file since 2017. Reports of 1 inch or more span 114 days. 58 of those days had golf-ball hail or bigger. The largest stone was 4.5 inches, roughly a softball. 2026 is the last year that has a 1.75-inch report.

Date your photos after each hail day and keep them. A written inspection from RAINTITE Roofing & Construction or any other roofer is worth asking for before work starts.

Counted per square mile, Pennington County ranks 1 of 56 South Dakota counties with 30 or more reports, placing it in the top third. Density works out to 267.6 reports per 1,000 square miles.

The same record has 5 tornadoes, with EF2 the highest rating.

In the last 90 days NOAA logged 0 hail reports within 25 miles of Rapid City.

July is the peak month with 39 percent of reports, and April to July together hold 82 percent. 7 months of the year are nearly hail-free on file.

The biggest day on file is August 8, 2020: a 4.5-inch stone, about the size of a softball, reported near Pactola Reservoir.

The housing stock in Rapid City

Rapid City's median year built is 1978, which makes the typical home 48 years old. Pre-1980 construction makes up 52.8 percent of homes in Rapid City. Asphalt roofs last roughly 25 years, so a home from 1978 is on roof number 2 or later if each was replaced on schedule.

Replacement costs in Rapid City

Prices in Rapid City run about 13 percent below our national basis, so asphalt shingles land at $6,090 to $13,485. Per year of service, metal often costs less than shingles even at a higher price; the last column of the table shows it. Census County Business Patterns counts 23 roofing firms with payroll in the county. 69.6 percent of them have fewer than 5 employees.

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RAINTITE Roofing & Construction by the numbers

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Asked about roofing in Rapid City

How much is a roof replacement in Rapid City?

Asphalt shingles on 2,000 square feet run $6,090 to $13,485 in Rapid City, and the middle of that range is $9,787. Metal and tile start higher; the table above shows each material.

What is the typical house age in Rapid City?

The median home was built in 1978, so it is 48 years old. Roof age follows the house unless a replacement happened, and 25 years is a common asphalt life.

What is the biggest hail on record for Pennington County?

Hail since 2017 topped out at 4.5 inches, about a softball; golf-ball hail or bigger came on 58 days.

How do I check RAINTITE Roofing & Construction's license?

Use the steps above with the South Dakota registry. Match the exact name, read the status and the expiry, then ask for an insurance certificate.

Which months bring hail to Pennington County?

Hail clusters in July (39 percent), and April through July add up to 82 percent of the record.

How often does hail hit Rapid City?

NOAA lists 573 hail reports for Pennington County since 2017, on 114 days with stones of 1 inch or larger. July is the busiest month.