Signs you need it
- Ponding water after rain on a flat roof
- Open seams or failed flashing at rooftop units and parapets
- Ceiling stains below drains, units or roof edges
- A roof near the end of its warranty, with a lease or sale coming up
39.4% of the housing in Lafayette sits outside single-family houses, higher than 75% of the cities we cover. 27 local roofers are listed.
Commercial roofing covers retail, office, warehouse, church and multi-family buildings. Most of these roofs are flat or low-slope and use single-ply membranes, modified bitumen, built-up roofing or standing seam metal.
Crews, materials and warranties differ from house roofing. A company that is good on shingles may not be the right one for a membrane roof.
A large share of Lafayette's housing sits outside single-family houses, so flat and low-slope roofs are common. Ask every company about its experience with your type of building, not only with houses.
| Fact | Lafayette | Median city | Rank (1 is highest) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing units outside single-family houses | 39.4% | 33.2% | 53 of 213 |
| Days with wind gusts of 58 mph or more | 50 | 50 | 104 of 212 |
| Days with hail of 1 inch or more | 11 | 16.5 | 156 of 212 |
| Roofing companies with payroll in the county | 14 | 18 | 127 of 210 |
April has the most reports, 11 of 35. Reports run from March to November.
The largest stone in NOAA's record for Tippecanoe County fell on May 27, 2019: 4 inches, about the size of a grapefruit.
That day brought 1 report, with the largest from Montmorencie.
A commercial roof laid before May 2019 was in place for the largest stone in the record, so ask for a roof survey and keep it with the warranty papers.
The strongest tornado in the record was rated EF1 on June 25, 2021 and stayed on the ground for 0.77 miles.
The strongest thunderstorm gust was 100 mph, on June 22, 2016.
| Date | Largest hail | Reports | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2019 | 4 in, a grapefruit | 1 | Montmorencie |
| August 25, 2014 | 2 in, a hen egg | 3 | Lafayette |
| August 21, 2014 | 2 in, a hen egg | 1 | Stockwell |
A commercial roof is priced by the building: its area, membrane, insulation, drainage and rooftop equipment. One range per city would mislead.
Ask each company for a written scope and a price per square foot of roof, so bids can be compared line by line.
Estimates for a 2,000 square foot roof, not quotes. How we build them6 of 27 listed. They are based in Lafayette (4), Battle Ground, Fishers. We do not tag companies by service, so ask each one about commercial roofing.
14074 Trade Center Dr Ste 1500, Fishers, IN 46038
3017 Kossuth St Suit B, Lafayette, IN 47904
5119 Centerview Dr, Battle Ground, IN 47920
1850 S 4th St, Lafayette, IN 47905
415 Park Ave, Lafayette, IN 47904
1250 S Creasy Ln Suite B, Lafayette, IN 47905
Permit requirements depend on the property, scope of work and local jurisdiction. Check with the city or county building department and confirm who will obtain any required permit before work starts.
Send one free request. We offer it to one local company at a time. We can't promise when a roofer will call.