Home Improvement Contractors in Forest, MS

The median home in the city of Forest was built in 1977, older than the U.S. median of 1980 and older than the Mississippi median of 1986. That is older than the Scott County median of 1989.¹ Owner-occupied and rented homes in Forest are of similar age: median build years 1976 and 1975.¹ Forest has a mixed housing stock: 58% detached houses, 0% attached or townhouse units and 7% in buildings of five or more units. Mobile and manufactured homes are 19% of units.¹ Manufactured homes take different roofing, skirting, anchoring and addition details from site-built houses, so say which kind of home it is when you call.

Owners and renters are roughly balanced in Forest, with 51% of occupied homes owner-occupied, below the Mississippi share of 70%.¹ The median owner-occupied home in Forest is valued at $141,100 (ACS), below the Mississippi median of $169,800. Within Scott County the median is $106,700, so Forest sits above it.¹ With values below the state median, phased scopes - the essential work first - are a common way to keep a project sensible. The Newton 5 Ene station averages 56 nights a year at or below 32°F and 5 at or below 20°F.^2,3 A real freeze season means masonry, roofing and exterior sealing are specified for freeze-thaw cycles.

Summers run hot, with about 60 days a year at 90°F or more and 0 at 100°F.^2,3 A long hot season shortens the life of roofing, sealants and garage-door electronics, and it shapes what a contractor specifies. Annual precipitation is about 58 inches, with 19 days a year of an inch or more.^2,3 Heavy rainfall makes flashing, drainage and ventilation details the difference between a sound assembly and a wet one.

Heating and cooling loads are both real: about 2,532 heating and 1,910 cooling degree days a year (base 65°F).^2,3 Forest sits in IECC climate zone 3A (Mixed-Humid).⁴ Building permits in Forest are normally issued by the city building department.^5,6