Equity Builders Roofing & Repair
- Roofing Contractor serving Wichita, Kansas.
- Services: roof replacement, storm damage repair, roof inspection, roof repair, emergency repair.
Services Offered
Looking up Equity Builders Roofing & Repair in Kansas
Kansas has no statewide roofing license — contractors are regulated at the city and county level through local building permits
- Write down the expiry and make sure it outlasts the job.
- Request a current certificate of insurance from the insurer; licenses and insurance are checked separately.
- 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.
Hail and wind history for Wichita and Sedgwick County
Add up the hail entries NOAA logged for Sedgwick County since 2017 and you reach 228. Quarter-sized stones or bigger appear on 64 days. Golf ball hail or bigger came on 21 days. The top size logged was 2.75 inches, about the size of a baseball. 2026 is the last year that has a 1.75-inch report.
6 tornadoes appear in the file too, strongest rated EF3.
Date your photos after each hail day and keep them. A written inspection from Equity Builders Roofing & Repair or any other roofer is worth asking for before work starts.
Thunderstorm wind peaked at 102 mph in the record.
Within 25 miles of Wichita, the last 90 days brought 8 NOAA hail reports.
Scaled by size, Sedgwick County is number 2 of the 101 counties in Kansas that we compare, which is in the top third at 378.6 reports per 1,000 square miles.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Days with hail at 1 inch or more | 64 |
| Tornadoes on file | 6 |
| Reports, all years | 382 |
| Hail events since 2017 | 228 |
| Peak gust, mph | 102 |
| Top month | May |
The single largest day was September 3, 2025: a 2.75-inch stone, about the size of a baseball, reported near Wichita.
| Calendar year | Hail reports | Biggest stone, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 18 | 1.75 |
| 2016 | 102 | 2.75 |
| 2018 | 22 | 2.5 |
Who lives under these roofs
The median home in Wichita went up in 1974, so the typical house is 52 years old. Asphalt roofs last roughly 25 years, so a home from 1974 is on roof number 2 or later if each was replaced on schedule. Before 1980, 58.3 percent of the housing stock went up.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1974 |
| Typical home value | $179,500 |
| Owner-occupied | 58.4% |
| Homes counted | 175,539 |
| Pre-1980 homes | 58.3% |
What a new roof costs in Wichita
Prices in Wichita run about 11 percent below our national basis, so asphalt shingles land at $6,230 to $13,795. Census County Business Patterns counts 50 roofing firms with payroll in the county. 72 percent of them have fewer than 5 employees. 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.
| Material | Price range | Lifespan | Midpoint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Shake | $12,460-$23,140 | 20 to 30 yr | $17,800 |
| Standing Seam Metal | $21,360-$35,600 | 50 to 70 yr | $28,480 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | $15,130-$26,700 | 40 to 70 yr | $20,915 |
| Metal Shingles | $12,460-$21,360 | 35 to 50 yr | $16,910 |
| TPO / EPDM (Flat) | $7,120-$14,240 | 15 to 25 yr | $10,680 |
| Clay Tile | $21,360-$35,600 | 50 to 100 yr | $28,480 |
Common questions, Wichita
- Has Sedgwick County had large hail?
- Stones since 2017 topped out at 2.75 inches, roughly a baseball; golf-ball hail or bigger came on 21 days.
- Should I call a roofer right after hail?
- Do not wait for a leak. A short inspection after the storm documents the damage while the date is fresh.
- What does a new roof cost in Wichita?
- Expect $6,230 to $13,795 for a standard asphalt job in Wichita; the middle is $10,012.
- How old are the roofs in Wichita?
- Median year built is 1974, which gives 52 years. A roof is younger than the house whenever it was replaced.
- Where can I look up the license for Equity Builders Roofing & Repair?
- The Kansas lookup shows status and expiry. Set both beside the contract and ask the roofer for proof of insurance.
- Does Wichita get a lot of hail?
- Since 2017 the county has 228 reports; hail of 1 inch or more came on 64 of those days, most often in May.
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