Roofing in Tampa, FL

Roofing in Tampa covers a wider range of houses than most people expect. On one street you’ll find a 1920s bungalow with a low-slope porch roof, and two miles away a 2015 build with architectural shingles and a hip roof designed for wind. We work on all of it, and the first thing we do on any visit is figure out which kind of roof we’re standing on.

Tampa’s mix of roofs

Older neighborhoods like Seminole Heights, Tampa Heights and parts of South Tampa are full of houses built long before modern wind codes. Many have been reroofed several times. Some still have the original board decking, with gaps between the planks, under newer shingles. A few have flat or nearly flat sections over additions and porches that need a different material altogether.

Mid-century neighborhoods have a lot of concrete block ranch homes with simple gable or hip roofs. These are usually straightforward to reroof, but the edges and the roof-to-wall connections are worth a close look, because that is where older homes tend to fall short of what current code expects.

Newer subdivisions in New Tampa and the north end of the city lean toward architectural shingles and concrete tile. The roofs are younger, so the work there is mostly repair, storm inspection and the occasional replacement after a hail or wind event.

Weather here is hard on a roof

Tampa’s roofs deal with three things at once: strong sun most of the year, heavy afternoon storms through the summer, and the chance of a tropical storm or hurricane from June through November. Sun dries out sealants and rubber pipe boots. Daily downpours find every weak spot. Wind lifts shingle edges and tests flashing.

None of that means a roof here fails early as long as it’s looked after. It does mean small problems turn into big ones faster than they would further north. A lifted shingle tab in May is often a leak by August.

What we do in Tampa

• Roof replacement. Full tear-off, decking checked and replaced where it’s soft, new underlayment and the roof covering you choose, with the permit and inspection handled.
• Roof repair. Leaks, flashing, pipe boots, lifted shingles and cracked tile. You get photos of what we found and an itemized price before we start.
• Hurricane and storm damage. Inspections after a storm, temporary covers to keep water out, and repairs once the damage is documented.
• Insurance claim documentation. Photos, measurements and an itemized estimate you can share with your insurer. Your policy and your insurer decide coverage. We document the roof.

Historic districts and HOAs

Some Tampa homes sit inside a local historic district, where a change of roof material or color can need design review before work starts. Some newer neighborhoods have HOA rules about shingle color or tile style. We ask about both at the first visit, because finding out after the materials arrive costs everyone time.

Getting a roof looked at

Most visits start with a free inspection. We walk the roof where it’s safe to, look at the attic where we can get in, and send you a short report with photos and a plain description of what we saw. If the roof is fine, we’ll tell you that. If it needs work, you’ll see what and why, along with the price.

If you’re in the suburbs east or south of the city, we cover roofing in Brandon and roofing in Riverview too.