16 roofing listings are recorded at Cary, Illinois addresses. Two of them carry a Google rating taken from the business's own profile, from 3.9 to 4.6, covering 58 reviews in total. The other 14 are address and phone records with no rating attached.
All of them are recorded in McHenry County. Roofing permits and inspections are issued locally rather than by the state, so a re-roof in Cary goes through McHenry County or the municipality's own building department, whichever holds jurisdiction at the property.
Hiring a roofer in Cary: what this page knows
The most-reviewed listing on this page carries a 4.6 Google rating over 47 reviews — the business's own profile figure, shown as it stands and not a rating by this directory.
Illinois licenses roofing contractors at state level, so a Cary roofer should hold a current state license before quoting; the Illinois roofing license rules set out the class and how to check it.
Illinois's peak severe-weather season: April–July. The Illinois storm center lists any National Weather Service alert active right now. NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 209 severe-weather events for McHenry County between 2016 and 2026 — the county the listings on this page put Cary in. The most recent event meeting the dataset's severity definition was a hail report measuring 1.00 in (Quarter - Half Dollar) on June 24, 2026, a preliminary report that has not yet been through NOAA's quality-control review.
We have not modeled a cost index for Cary. The national baseline puts a full roof replacement at $5,625–$27,000 and a repair at $250–$3,500; local labor, permit fees and access move both.
All Listings in Cary
16 listings
From their Google profile: Custom Roofing Contracting, Ltd. has been a trusted name in Cary, IL, since 1989. We specialize in residential and commercial roofing, siding, windows, and gutters.
From their Google profile: Family owned and operated, Cambridge Exteriors has been meeting the exterior remodeling needs of Northern Illinois since 1991.
From their Google profile: E Ariel Roofing Solutions, LLC provides industrial and commercial roofing to Cary, IL, and the surrounding areas.
Licensing for roofers working in Cary
Illinois licenses roofing contractors at state level, and the requirement applies to work in Cary. The license is issued by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
A state license is not a substitute for local rules: the job still needs a permit and an inspection through McHenry County or the city, and some municipalities require their own contractor registration on top of the state license.
Source: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Checked August 2026. Licensing rules change — verify before you sign anything.
What roofing work costs
We have not modeled a cost index for Cary, so there is no Cary figure here. These are the national baseline bands, unadjusted.
National reference bands, not quotes and not local numbers. Local labor rates, permit fees and access all move them.
Modeled Illinois markets: Chicago, Naperville, Aurora, Rockford, Peoria.
All roofing cost guidesOther McHenry County towns with listings
Same county, same inspections department, same code — these are the other McHenry County places this directory has roofers for.
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Storm history in McHenry County
Cary has no weather record of its own — NOAA records severe weather against counties, and the listings on this page put Cary in McHenry County. These are weather records for the whole county, not an assessment of any building in Cary.
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 209 severe-weather events recorded against McHenry County between 2016 and 2026: 168 thunderstorm wind events, 34 hail reports and 7 tornadoes.
Of the 34 hail reports, 32 measured 1.00 in across or larger and 2 measured under an inch. The largest on record is 2.75 in (Softball+) on May 2, 2018.
The strongest wind gust in the record is 74 kt (about 85 mph), an estimated gust, on May 17, 2017. The county record holds seven tornadoes over the same period.
The busiest complete year in the record is 2025, with 40 events. The most recent event meeting this dataset's severity definition is a hail report measuring 1.00 in (Quarter - Half Dollar) on June 24, 2026. That one is a preliminary report and has not yet been through the quality-control review that produces the permanent archive.
Events on record
209
2016–2026
Hail 1.00 in or larger
32
of 34 hail reports
Largest hail
2.75 in
Softball+ · May 2, 2018
Peak gust
74 kt
about 85 mph · May 17, 2017
Tornadoes
7
in the county record
Significant events
84
by this dataset's definition
Events recorded per year
- 2016
- 10
- 2017
- 13
- 2018
- 6
- 2019
- 10
- 2020
- 13
- 2021
- 35
- 2022
- 20
- 2023
- 20
- 2024
- 31
- 2025
- 40
- 2026*
- 11
* The most recent data year is partial. NOAA publishes storm reports on a rolling basis and the final months are still being processed, so a low count in the last year is not evidence of a quiet year. The curated archive behind these counts runs through May 31, 2026; anything later sits in the preliminary block below.
Notable events in the archive
- Sep 25, 2018 -- Thunderstorm Wind (65 kt gust) -- $10K property damage reported
- May 2, 2018 -- Hail (Softball+ hail, 2.75 in)
- Jun 17, 2017 -- Thunderstorm Wind (55 kt gust) -- $1K property damage reported
- May 17, 2017 -- Thunderstorm Wind (74 kt gust)
- May 17, 2017 -- Tornado (EF1)
Selected by the dataset’s own rule rather than by editorial choice: the largest hail, the peak wind gust, the strongest tornado and the two costliest events by recorded property damage, deduplicated and newest first. Any dollar figure above is NOAA’s recorded estimate for that one event.
Preliminary — not yet in the permanent archive
12 preliminary storm reports have been filed for McHenry County since June 1, 2026: 7 thunderstorm wind events, 4 hail reports and 1 tornado. The largest hail in the window is 1.50 in (Ping Pong Ball), reported June 24, 2026. The strongest gust reported is 60 kt (about 69 mph), on June 10, 2026.
Preliminary reports covering 2026-05-31 onward come from National Weather Service storm reports filed as events occur. They have not yet been through the quality-control review that produces the permanent archive, and individual reports may later be revised, combined or withdrawn. NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
What these counts cover. County figures count events NOAA recorded against a county (hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes). High wind, winter storms, ice storms, blizzards, heavy snow, hurricanes and tropical storms are recorded against National Weather Service forecast zones rather than counties, so they are reported at state level instead. Counts reflect events that were observed and reported.
“Significant” on this page means an event meeting any one of three tests: hail 1.00 in across or larger, a wind gust of 58 kt or more (the National Weather Service severe thunderstorm criterion), or any tornado. It is a severity definition used by this dataset and is not an official NOAA classification.
The damage figure. $14,000 is the sum of NOAA’s recorded property-damage estimates across every event in McHenry County over the period — a county total, not a figure for any one property, any one building or any one claim. NOAA records these figures as estimates made at the time of reporting. They are not adjusted for inflation, and they are frequently absent or zero — a zero means nothing was recorded, not that nothing was damaged.
Source. Archived figures come from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Storm Events Database, covering 2016 through May 31, 2026. Anything after that date comes from NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary storm reports and is labelled preliminary wherever it appears. Both are US Government works in the public domain.
Roofing in Cary, IL: questions answered from the data
How many roofing contractors are listed in Cary, IL?
16 roofing listings are recorded at Cary, Illinois addresses in this directory, 2 of which carry a Google rating. The count is read from the directory's own database each time this page is rebuilt; a listing is a location record, and the list above shows one card per company.
Does Illinois require a roofing license?
Yes. Illinois licenses roofing contractors at state level, so a Cary roofer should hold a current state license before quoting; the Illinois roofing license rules set out the class and how to check it. You can check a credential on the Illinois authority's own site.
How much does a roof replacement cost in Cary?
We have not modeled a cost index for Cary. The national baseline puts a full roof replacement at $5,625–$27,000 and a repair at $250–$3,500; local labor, permit fees and access move both. Nobody has priced your roof from this page; the only number worth planning around is a written quote from a contractor who has been on it.
When is storm season in Cary?
Illinois's peak severe-weather season: April–July. The Illinois storm center lists any National Weather Service alert active right now. Season boundaries are National Weather Service climatology for the state, not a forecast for any one property.
What was the most recent severe storm recorded near Cary?
In NOAA's record for McHenry County, the most recent event meeting this dataset's severity definition — hail 1.00 in or larger, a 58 kt gust, or any tornado — was a hail report measuring 1.00 in (Quarter - Half Dollar) on June 24, 2026, a preliminary report not yet through quality-control review. The McHenry County storm history on this page shows the full 2016–2026 record; it describes weather that happened, not the condition of any building.
Which county handles roofing permits in Cary?
Every listing on this page is recorded in McHenry County. Roofing permits and inspections are issued locally rather than by the state, so a re-roof in Cary goes through the county or the municipality's own building department, whichever holds jurisdiction at the property.