Marion has grown from a railroad town into a city of more than 41,000 people, and its houses tell that story — from the older blocks around Uptown and City Square Park to the newer subdivisions filling in the north side near Lowe Park. Passion Exteriors is a family-owned roofing, siding, and gutter contractor headquartered minutes away in Cedar Rapids, with a 5.0-star Google rating, Owens Corning Preferred certification, and crews in Marion year-round.
Marion grew nearly 20 percent between 2010 and 2020, and roughly two of every five homes here were built after 2000. That matters for your roof: shingles from the 2000s building boom are hitting the 15-to-25-year mark, when granule loss, curling, and tired flashing show up. The older housing stock in Marion's historic core around Uptown — some of it dating to before 1940 — usually calls for a full tear-off, decking repairs, and modern ventilation rather than another layer of shingles. Either way, we will tell you straight whether a repair or a replacement is the smarter spend.
On August 10, 2020, the derecho crossed Linn County with winds the National Weather Service estimated at up to 130 mph — strong enough to topple a radio tower north of Marion and strip away half or more of the city's tree canopy. Roofs went on all over town in the scramble that followed — if yours dates to late 2020 or 2021 and has not been checked since, a free inspection is worth your time.
The hail has not let up either. The NWS logged inch-diameter hail just east of Marion in June 2017, wind damage and hail in Marion in August 2025, and widespread severe hail across eastern Iowa in March 2026 with stones up to 2.75 inches. Add winter freeze-thaw cycles, and Marion roofs work harder than most.
Every big hail event brings a wave of out-of-town crews knocking on Marion doors. We are the opposite: based in Cedar Rapids, licensed, bonded, and insured, with 40+ years of combined experience. When you call about a warranty question two years from now, the same people answer the phone — our trucks are in Linn County every week of the year, not just the weeks after a storm.
Do you offer free roof inspections in Marion? Yes. We inspect your roof, siding, and gutters, walk you through photos of what we find, and put the estimate in writing — free, whether or not you hire us.
What if my roof has hail or wind damage? We inspect and document the damage so you have everything you need to file with your insurer. You manage the claim, and we are glad to meet your adjuster on-site to walk through the repairs the roof needs.
Can you replace roofing and siding together? Yes — after a major storm it is often the smart move, since handling both at once means every seam, flashing, and transition gets sealed as one system.
Call (319) 536-1924 or request your free estimate online. Passion Exteriors proudly serves Marion, Hiawatha, and homeowners across Linn County.
Passion Exteriors also serves nearby Linn County communities, including Cedar Rapids and Hiawatha — see our Linn County hub for our full service area.
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