Roof repair, roof replacement and storm damage roofing for Ankeny homeowners, from a locally owned Grimes company about 25 minutes away on IA-415. Ankeny added 22,000 residents between 2010 and 2020, and the first big wave of those roofs is now reaching replacement age.
At A Glance
The short version, for homeowners comparing roofers in Ankeny, Iowa.
Boom-Town Roofs
Ankeny went from 45,582 residents in 2010 to 67,887 at the 2020 Census, a 48.9% jump, and the 2024 Special Census counted 76,207 — roughly six new residents a day. Almost all of that growth arrived as new houses. The 2020–2024 American Community Survey counts 29,781 housing units with a median build year of 2006, and 62.9% of them were built in 2000 or later. The 6,531 homes from 2000–2009 are now 17 to 26 years old, which is exactly when builder-grade asphalt shingles give out.
Prairie Trail broke ground on the old ISU dairy farm in 2005–2008, and the subdivisions that ringed the city in the same years — from Deer Creek Estates east of I-35 to the plats along NW 36th Street — were roofed with whatever the builder specified at the time. Those roofs are hitting twenty years together. Meanwhile the 1970s core west of I-35 around Briarwood is on its second or third roof already.
Ankeny Residential Roofing
From the older streets around Uptown and W 1st Street to the newest plats in Northgate and Harvest Ridge, we handle every kind of residential roof Ankeny has.
Leaks, lifted shingles, failed flashing, cracked pipe boots and storm punctures, fixed properly the first time. See our residential roof repair work across Central Iowa, or our emergency roof repair service if water is coming in right now.
Full tear-offs and re-roofs in architectural asphalt, impact-resistant Class 4 shingles or standing-seam metal. With a median build year of 2006, the 2000s cohort of 6,531 Ankeny homes is now in the replacement window.
We inspect free, photograph every point of hail and wind damage, and give you a clear written report and repair estimate you can keep for your records or share with your insurer. Ankeny Airport recorded 78 mph in the August 2020 derecho and Oralabor took golf-ball hail on July 9, 2021.
Correctly sized seamless gutters and downspouts keep Iowa downpours off your fascia and foundation.
Wind-driven hail hits the north and west elevations too. Siding repair and replacement to match your new roof, done by the same crew on the same schedule.
Not sure whether you have damage? We climb up, take photos and give you a straight answer — no cost, no obligation, and no invented damage.
Built 2006, Failing 2026
Ankeny's housing is young, but young is not the same as new. The census puts the median year built at 2006 across 29,781 housing units.
| Build era | Share of Ankeny homes | What we typically find first |
|---|---|---|
| 2000–2009 | 6,531 homes (21.9%) | Original builder-grade shingles at 17–26 years old: brittle mats, dead sealant strips, cracked pipe boots, nail pops. |
| 2010–2019 | 9,784 homes (32.9%) — largest cohort | Storm damage rather than age: hail bruising, wind-creased ridge caps and lifted tabs from the 2020, 2021 and 2024 events. |
| 2020 and newer | 2,411 homes (8.1%) | Workmanship issues, poorly cut ridge vent, hail bruising a builder walkthrough never catches. |
| 1990–1999 | 3,893 homes (13.1%) | Second-roof territory: failed valley metal, rusted step flashing, decking soft around vents. |
| 1970–1989 | 4,367 homes (14.7%) | The core west of I-35: second or third roof, multiple layers, undersized ventilation, ice-dam scarring. |
| Before 1970 | 2,795 homes (9.4%) | Uptown and the original town: layered roofs, soft decking, tired chimney flashing, steep pitches. |
Housing-unit figures from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimates, tables B25034 and B25035. Failure patterns are what we commonly find on Central Iowa roofs of that age, not a prediction about your own.
Add it up: 18,726 of 29,781 homes — 62.9% of Ankeny — were built in 2000 or later, and the first 6,531 of those are already in the replacement window. The next 9,784 are one bad hail season away from joining them.
Twenty-Five Minutes Down 415
A city adding six residents a day pulls in storm chasers from three states every spring. Our shop is a fixed address in Grimes, and IA-415 through Polk City is the road we take to Ankeny most weeks of the year.
Check This From The Ground
You do not need a ladder for most of these. Stand across the street on a bright morning and look at your roof against the light.
If you see two or more, get eyes on it. An instant roof estimate takes a minute online, or call for a free inspection.
Straight Numbers, No Games
Most Ankeny roof replacements land between roughly $9,000 and $28,000 for architectural asphalt shingles, driven by roof size, pitch, how many layers come off and how complicated the rooflines are. Impact-resistant shingles and standing-seam metal cost more. These are typical Central Iowa planning ranges — not a quote. Your real number comes from a measurement and a written estimate, and both are free.
| Home / roof size | Architectural asphalt | Impact-resistant asphalt | Standing-seam metal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small ranch (about 15–20 squares) | $9,000 – $14,000 | $12,000 – $18,000 | $22,000 – $34,000 |
| Typical two-story (about 20–28 squares) | $13,000 – $19,500 | $17,000 – $25,000 | $30,000 – $46,000 |
| Large or acreage home (about 28–40 squares) | $18,000 – $28,000 | $24,000 – $35,000 | $42,000 – $65,000 |
| Steep pitch, multiple layers or complex valleys | Typically adds 10–25% to any range above | ||
A "square" is 100 square feet of roof surface. Ranges assume tear-off, underlayment, ventilation and clean-up. Against a median owner-occupied home value of $331,000 in Ankeny, a roof is a low-single-digit percentage of the property. Compare our detailed roof replacement cost guide for Central Iowa, or read whether to repair or replace your roof.
Polk County Weather Reality
Ankeny sits on the north edge of the metro where storm cells rolling off Saylorville Lake tend to drop hail and wind. These are the events on the NOAA record that Ankeny homeowners still call us about.
Ankeny Airport recorded 78 mph per NWS Des Moines, and NOAA logged an estimated 81 mph at Oralabor with severe winds lasting 30 minutes. Costliest thunderstorm event on record nationally, with 1.4 million customers losing power across the region.
1.75-inch hail at Oralabor in south Ankeny, reported by an NWS employee, in the same episode that dropped baseball hail across the northwest metro.
The Rider-to-Farrar tornado ran between Polk City and Ankeny with damage to trees and houses along Highway 415 and NW 44th Street before intensifying to the northeast; 17.55 miles long, 800 yards wide.
One-inch hail in Ankeny on both dates, with 60–65 mph gusts in the 2024 episode. Quarter-size hail does not always break a shingle, but it does shorten its life.
Iowa homeowners policies commonly set a time limit for reporting hail damage, often twelve months from the storm date, and that clock runs whether or not you knew you had damage. The Iowa Insurance Division publishes plain-English guidance at iid.iowa.gov. Our part is simple: we document the damage with photos and a written report, promptly, so you have a clear record whatever you decide to do with it.
Local Coverage
Ankeny grew outward from Uptown along US-69 in every direction. We work the established core west of I-35, the 2000s ring, and the newest plats on the north and east sides.
We also work the streets around The District at Prairie Trail, DMACC, Ankeny Regional Airport, Kirkendall Public Library and the parks along Saylorville Lake's east side.
Simple & Transparent
Tell us what you are seeing on your Ankeny roof.
We drive out from Grimes, get on the roof and photograph what we find.
An honest written quote, plus a photo-documented damage report.
Tear-off, decking checks, new roof, cleanly staged on your drive.
We review the work and magnet-sweep every nail off the lawn.
Serving The North Metro From Grimes
Ankeny is a straight run east on IA-415 through Polk City. We are also your roofing company for Des Moines and the surrounding suburbs.
Verified Google Reviews
A 5.0-star average across 57 Google reviews. Three, word for word.
"Scott is professional, efficient, and honest. He went WAY above and beyond and provided top-notch service."
— Colin & Whitney M."Scott was so responsive and quickly helped us repair a leak in our ceiling. Incredibly friendly and gave great advice."
— Whitney Peitz"Scott and his team were very professional and punctual. Honest and informative about our roof and insulation."
— Kristen PohlmanAnkeny Roofing FAQ
About 14 miles and 25 minutes. Our shop at 2407 NE 12th St in Grimes connects to Ankeny by IA-141 and IA-415, with Polk City roughly the halfway point. That is not a guaranteed response window, but it is a drive we make most weeks.
Local. Hutch Unlimited LLC is BBB A+ accredited and has been locally owned in Grimes since 2021, fourteen miles from Ankeny. Owner Scott inspects the roof himself and is the person who answers the phone, before the job and after it. We will still be here next spring, which is the question worth asking any roofer who shows up after a storm.
Younger than most towns, but not new. The census puts the median year built at 2006 across 29,781 housing units, so half the city's homes are twenty years old or older. The 6,531 homes built 2000–2009 are on original shingles at 17–26 years; the 2010–2019 cohort of 9,784 homes is more likely to have storm damage than age damage.
It is close. Prairie Trail's first homes went up after the 2005 land purchase and the 2008 park and school openings, so the earliest roofs there are 15 to 18 years old. Add the 2020 derecho and the 2021 hail and a free inspection is worth the phone call even if nothing is leaking.
Small repairs such as a cracked pipe boot, a few wind-lifted shingles or resealed flashing are usually a few hundred dollars. Larger repairs involving decking, valley metal or a whole slope run higher, and at some point a full replacement makes more sense. The inspection and the written estimate are free, so you get a real number before deciding anything.
The EF2 that formed on May 21, 2024 tracked between Polk City and Ankeny, with damage to trees and houses along Highway 415 and NW 44th Street before it intensified to the northeast. The same day brought 60 mph wind into Ankeny itself. If you are on the northwest side and never had the roof checked, a free inspection is overdue.
Iowa homeowners policies commonly set a reporting window, often twelve months from the storm date, so an older event may fall outside it while a recent one does not. That is a question for your insurer; the Iowa Insurance Division's guidance at iid.iowa.gov explains the basics. Our job is to get the damage documented quickly and clearly.
Yes. Ankeny has only two ZIP codes — 50021 on the south side and 50023 on the north — and we work both, from Oralabor Road up to the newest plats past NE 36th Street.
We do. Hutch Unlimited works with Acorn Finance so you can spread the cost rather than paying in one hit — useful when you want an upgrade such as Class 4 shingles or metal beyond a basic like-for-like replacement. See our roof financing page for the options.
No. Roughly 12,200 Ankeny homes were built in 2010 or later, and every one of them has been through the 2020 derecho, the 2021 hail and the 2024 storms. Newer roofs still lose ridge caps, still bruise under hail, and still hide installation defects.
Both. Hail and straight-line wind rarely stop at the roofline — the same storm that bruises shingles dents gutters and siding. Documenting all the damage at once, not just the roof, gives you the full picture of what your home needs.
Yes. Standing-seam metal makes sense on a home you plan to keep for decades, and it stands up better to north-metro hail. See our metal roofing page for panel styles, colors and how the cost compares with asphalt over the life of the roof.
Still have a question? Call (515) 313-7355. Mon–Fri 8:00–18:00, Sat 8:00–12:00.
Free inspections, photo-documented damage reports and honest answers — from a locally owned Grimes company twenty-five minutes away, not a storm chaser passing through.
Written and reviewed by the Hutch Unlimited Roofing team, Grimes, Iowa. Storm, census and housing figures are cited to their sources above. Last updated September 5, 2026.
