Tabor Roofing of Wilmington
- Roofing Contractor serving Wilmington, North Carolina — based at 4701 Wrightsville Ave Suite 2-207, Wilmington, NC 28403.
- Work covered: roof inspection, storm damage repair, roof replacement, emergency repair, roof repair.
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Looking up Tabor Roofing of Wilmington in North Carolina
licensing in North Carolina applies to general contractors on jobs above $40,000, through the Licensing Board for General Contractors (LBGC); smaller roofing jobs are not required to carry one, so an unlicensed contractor is not automatically a red flag Official lookup: NC Licensing Board for General Contractors (LBGC) search.
- Match the name, the city and the status. The record should read active or in good standing.
- Write down the expiry and make sure it outlasts the job.
- Have the insurer or agent send the certificate of insurance to you, since a license says nothing about coverage.
- Go to the registry and search by license number first, business name second.
Storm record for Wilmington and New Hanover County
New Hanover County, the county around Wilmington, has 8 NOAA hail entries in the record since 2017. Reports of 1 inch or larger span 6 days. No day logged golf-ball size (1.75 inches). The largest stone was 1 inches, close to 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.
New Hanover County has too few reports for a fair density rank inside North Carolina, so read the counts above as a floor.
The strongest logged thunderstorm gust is 90 mph.
In the last 90 days NOAA logged 0 hail reports within 25 miles of Wilmington.
17 tornadoes show up in the file too, strongest rated EF1.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Days with hail at 1.75 inches or more | 0 |
| Tornado reports on file | 17 |
| NOAA hail reports since 2017 | 8 |
| Busiest month | July |
| Days at 1 inch or more | 6 |
| Reports, all years | 14 |
The biggest day on file is July 28, 2014: a 1-inch stone, about the size of a quarter, reported near Fernside.
| Calendar year | Hail reports | Top size, in |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 |
The housing stock in Wilmington
Median year built in Wilmington is 1988, a typical house age of 38 years. Pre-1980 construction makes up 38.4 percent of homes in Wilmington. At roughly 25 years per asphalt roof, 2 cycles fit into that span.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Detached and attached houses | 55.6% |
| Homes counted | 61,188 |
| Built before 1980 | 38.4% |
| Typical home value | $350,300 |
| Median household income | $63,900 |
Budgeting a roof in Wilmington
The Wilmington multiplier is below 1, about 7 percent lower than the national basis, giving $6,510 to $14,415 for asphalt shingles. 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 | Price range | Typical life | Per year of life |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles | $8,370 - $14,415 | 25-30 yrs | $410 |
| TPO / EPDM (Flat) | $7,440 - $14,880 | 15-25 yrs | $560 |
| Cedar Shake | $13,020 - $24,180 | 20-30 yrs | $740 |
| Metal Shingles | $13,020 - $22,320 | 35-50 yrs | $420 |
| Standing Seam Metal | $22,320 - $37,200 | 50-70 yrs | $500 |
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles | $6,510 - $10,695 | 15-20 yrs | $490 |
Questions about roofing in Wilmington
- What is the typical house age in Wilmington?
- Census data puts the typical build year at 1988. Asphalt roofs wear out in 15 to 30 years, so many roofs here have been replaced at least once.
- How often does hail hit Wilmington?
- NOAA lists 8 hail entries for New Hanover County since 2017, on 6 days with stones of 1 inch or larger. July is the busiest month.
- Where can I look up the license for Tabor Roofing of Wilmington?
- Use the steps above with the North Carolina registry. Match the exact name, read the status and the expiry, then ask for an insurance certificate.
- Which months bring hail to New Hanover County?
- 79 percent of the county's hail entries fall from April to July, and July alone has 36 percent.
- What is the biggest hail on record for New Hanover County?
- NOAA's biggest since 2017 entry for the county is 1 inches, comparable to a quarter, with 0 golf-ball days.
- What does a new roof cost in Wilmington?
- Count on $6,510 to $14,415 for a standard asphalt job in Wilmington; the middle is $10,462.
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