Surge in roofing boosts construction – Plainview Daily Herald

Doug McDonough, Plainview Herald

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Surge in roofing boosts construction

Shortly after midnight Saturday, April 15, a storm pelted Plainview with golfball- to softball-sized hail, damaging many roofs that had been repaired months earlier following a 2015 storm.

Now that insurance adjusters have completed their work, the roofing crews are busy making repairs. That strong level of activity is reflected in the City of Plainviews report on construction activity during May 2017.

That report, issued Thursday, shows 94 permits for roofing projects issued during May for a combined value of $1,562,306.55. That activity accounts for the lions share of the 108 building permits issued during May, as well as the months total $1,627,326.55 construction value.

For the calendar year-to-date, construction stands at $2,595,889.44 for 201 projects. Thats triple the 2016 total for the same period of $831,952 for 100 projects. As expected, roofing activity accounts for most of the 2017 year-to-date tally with 146 projects for a total of $2,127,140.53.

The City of Plainview began requiring building permits for roofing in January. As a result, no comparison figures on roofing from 2016 and previous years are available.

Other than roofing, the city issued 14 permits for construction in May. Those projects, and corresponding value, include: five residential additions, $7,150; two residential remodels, $24,205; two garage/carports, $2,050; one commercial addition, $700; one commercial demolition, $23,000; and three signs, $7,915.

For the year-to-date, building permits have been issued for 12 residential additions, $47,250; nine residential remodels, $29,183.51; 10 garage/carports, $13,350; two storage buildings, $5,500; one new commercial, $21,000; two commercial additions, $169,988; five commercial remodels, $44,600; one commercial repair, $20,000; three commercial demolition, $23,000; 10 signs, $94,877.40; and 146 roofing, $2,127,140.53.

Three certificates of occupancy were issued during May, to Milagros Boutique, 1710 W. 13th; V-Twin Service, 801 S. Columbia; and FedEx, 1501 N. I-27.

Non-roofing construction projects include: Alvaro Monarrez, 1507 W. 11th, commercial addition-awning; Rogelio Acosta, 1122 W. 31st, residential addition-porch; Clearview Home Exteriors 2413 Kermit, residential remodel-windows; The Desert Inn, 111 W. Sixth, commercial demolition; Gilbert Escalante, 1012 Davidson, residential addition-awning; Carlos Castillo, 1305 W. 15th, garage/carport; Noel Cortez, 712 Elm, residential remodel; FedEx, 1501 N. I-27, sign; Maria Ramirez, 2914 Navasota, residential addition-awning; Radar Supports, 2807 W. Seventh, sign; PMG Digital Inc., 3324 Olton Road, sign; Rufino Juarez, 1400 Travis, residential addition-patio; Dustin Morgan, 2406 Galveston, garage/carport; Dustin Morgan, 2406 Galveston, residential addition.

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