Storm Guard Roofing and Construction of Wilmington
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+1 910-679-9950- Roofing Contractor serving Wilmington, North Carolina — based at 3955 Market St Unit a, Wilmington, NC 28403.
- Jobs on the listing: roof repair, emergency repair, roof replacement, storm damage repair, roof inspection.
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Looking up Storm Guard Roofing and Construction of Wilmington in North Carolina
North Carolina licenses general contractors, not roofers specifically, and only for jobs over $40,000 — the Licensing Board for General Contractors (LBGC) publishes a public search, but many legitimate smaller roofing jobs fall under the threshold and involve no license at all Official lookup: NC Licensing Board for General Contractors (LBGC) search.
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Storm record for Wilmington, New Hanover County
In New Hanover County, the NOAA record since 2017 shows 8 hail entries. Across 6 days at least one stone measured 1 inch or larger. No day logged golf-ball size (1.75 inches). The biggest stone was 1 inches, about the size of a quarter.
July is the peak month with 36 percent of reports, and April to July together hold 79 percent. In 7 months of the year, hail is close to absent in the record.
If a storm does come through, take dated photos of the roof first. Whoever you hire, Storm Guard Roofing and Construction of Wilmington included, should put the inspection findings in writing.
New Hanover County has too few reports for a fair density rank inside North Carolina, so read the counts above as a floor.
In the last 90 days NOAA logged 0 hail reports within 25 miles of Wilmington.
The fastest thunderstorm gust on file is 90 mph.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Tornadoes on file | 17 |
| Hail reports, all years | 14 |
| Days with hail at 1 inch or more | 6 |
| Hail reports since 2017 | 8 |
| Reports in April to July | 79% |
| Days with hail at 1.75 inches or more | 0 |
The single largest day was July 28, 2014: a 1-inch stone, about the size of a quarter, reported near Fernside.
| Calendar year | Reports | Biggest stone, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
The housing stock in Wilmington
The median home in Wilmington was built in 1988, so the typical house is 38 years old. Before 1980, 38.4 percent of the housing stock went up. Homes of that age usually carry a first or second replacement roof, about 2 cycles at 25 years apiece.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Typical home value | $350,300 |
| Typical household income | $63,900 |
| Homes lived in by owners | 46.8% |
| Housing units | 61,188 |
| Typical year built | 1988 |
Roof prices in Wilmington
Local pricing in Wilmington sits roughly 7 percent under the national basis; asphalt shingles on 2,000 square feet cost $6,510 to $14,415. For the Wilmington, NC Metro Area, the BLS median roofer wage is $48,740 a year. 30 payroll roofing businesses are registered in the county, by Census count. 56.7 percent of them have fewer than 5 employees.
| Material | Installed cost | Service life | Midpoint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles | $8,370 to $14,415 | 25 to 30 yr | $11,392 |
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles | $6,510 to $10,695 | 15 to 20 yr | $8,602 |
| Clay Tile | $22,320 to $37,200 | 50 to 100 yr | $29,760 |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) | $15,810 to $27,900 | 40 to 70 yr | $21,855 |
| Metal Shingles | $13,020 to $22,320 | 35 to 50 yr | $17,670 |
| Concrete Tile | $13,950 to $25,110 | 40 to 50 yr | $19,530 |
Asked about roofing in Wilmington
- Is Wilmington an older housing market?
- The median home was built in 1988, so it is 38 years old. Roof age follows the house unless a replacement happened, and 25 years is a common asphalt life.
- What does a new roof cost in Wilmington?
- Plan on $6,510 to $14,415 for asphalt shingles on a 2,000 square foot roof here, about $10,462 in the middle. Other materials are in the cost table.
- Does hail damage have to be fixed right away?
- Do not wait for a leak. A short inspection after the storm documents the damage while the date is fresh.
- How much hail does New Hanover County see?
- The county file counts 8 hail entries since 2017. 6 of them reached 1 inch, and July tops the calendar.
- Which months bring hail to New Hanover County?
- Spring and early summer carry the bulk of it: 79 percent of reports come between April and July, July leading at 36 percent.
- What is the biggest hail on record for New Hanover County?
- Stones since 2017 topped out at 1 inches, about a quarter; golf-ball hail or bigger came on 0 days.
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