Roofing in Lewis Center, Ohio

More than 9 in 10 of Lewis Center's houses were built since 1990, so the question here is usually when a first roof is due, not a third.

Almost all of Lewis Center is new. In its ZIP code, 43035, the typical home was built in 2005, and 9 in 10 went up between 1990 and 2019, in three waves of roughly equal size: more than a quarter in the 1990s, a third in the 2000s and more than a quarter in the 2010s.

That means each wave of roofs comes due in turn. A first roof from the '90s is about 30 years old, at or past the usual life of asphalt shingles. One from the 2000s is about 20, when cracked shingles and worn flashing around vents usually show up first and a repair often still makes sense. The 2010s roofs mostly have years left, unless a storm has been at them.

On September 7, 2020, thunderstorm winds the National Weather Service estimated at 60 mph brought down trees on Dubois Road and near the entrance to Shale Hollow Park. Wind like that can break the seal that holds shingles down without tearing them off, and that's hard to see from the ground.

2005

year the typical Lewis Center home was built

9 in 10

homes built between 1990 and 2019

60 mph

September 2020 storm winds in town

Housing figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024, for ZIP code 43035. Wind: NOAA Storm Events Database, Shale Hollow Park and Dubois Road. Building code: Delaware County Department of Building Safety.