Roofing Contractor — Sarasota, Pasco & Hernando

Before you sign anything

What actually drives the scope.

Four things determine a Florida re-roof scope. None of them appear on a round-number quote.

The 25% rule: Under the Florida Building Code, once repairs or replacement affect more than 25% of the roof area within any twelve-month period, the entire roof system generally has to be brought to current code — not just the section being worked on. This is the single most common reason a "repair" quote and a "replacement" quote differ by more than the labor.
Secondary water barrier: Re-roofs in high-wind areas require a secondary water barrier over the sheathing, plus re-nailing the deck to current fastening schedules. Both are hidden work that never shows in a finished photo and both are non-negotiable at inspection.
Material by exposure: Shingle is the lowest first cost and the shortest service life. Tile handles sun and salt well and carries real structural weight, which matters on an older frame. Standing-seam metal costs the most up front and lasts the longest. On a coastal parcel the honest comparison is cost per year of service, not cost per square.
Deck condition: Nobody can price sheathing replacement before tear-off, so any quote that pretends otherwise is guessing. We write deck repair as a defined unit rate in the contract so if we find rot, you already know the number instead of getting a change order.

Where we work

Three counties, one license.

We're based in Sarasota and run roofing across Sarasota County plus Pasco and Hernando. Requirements genuinely differ between them — jurisdiction, wind load and soil all change with the parcel.

Questions

Straight answers.

Do you do repairs, or only full replacement?

Both. But if a repair would touch more than a quarter of the roof, the 25% rule usually makes full replacement the better value — we will tell you which side of that line your roof falls on before you commit.

Metal, tile or shingle for a Sarasota home?

Depends on frame, exposure and how long you plan to hold the property. On a coastal parcel with a sound structure, metal or tile is usually the better long-run choice. Inland and short-hold, shingle is often right. We quote more than one option rather than steering you.

How long does a re-roof take?

Most single-family re-roofs run several days of active work, weather permitting, plus permit and inspection time on either end. We give a dated schedule in the contract, not a range.

Who pulls the roofing permit?

We do, as contractor of record, in whichever jurisdiction your parcel sits in — and we carry it through final inspection.

Roof systems built for Florida exposure.