About
Honest About the Rule, and About the Distance
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor based in Fort Lauderdale. On Southwest Florida roofing we are clear about two things.
What you have noticed, the roof type and roughly its age. We will tell you honestly whether it is a repair or a replacement.
Repair
Partial repair is more often permitted than homeowners think
Tile
A tile roof is a different repair problem from shingle
Documented
Photographs and reports your insurer can actually use
Licensed
General contractor, licensed in the state of Florida
The repair rule changed and homeowners were not told
For years the working position was that repairing more than a quarter of a roof triggered replacing all of it. Florida amended that in 2022, and for roofs built to a sufficiently recent code edition a partial repair may be permitted.
A great many homeowners are still being quoted the older position. We raise the question rather than assuming the larger job, and we tell people to confirm it with their building department directly — because the person quoting has an interest in the answer.
On a tile roof, the tiles are not the waterproofing
The underlayment beneath the tile is what keeps the house dry, and it has a shorter service life than the tile. A roof that looks perfect from the street can be at the end of its waterproof life, and a roof with visibly broken tiles may need very little.
That is a condition question that needs somebody on the roof, and any honest assessment breaks a few tiles. A contractor who says otherwise has not walked it.
We are on the other coast and we say so
For an active leak, a local roofer will reach you today and we will not. That is a real limitation and we would rather state it than take the call.
We are worth talking to about a planned replacement, a larger project, or an insurance claim where the documentation matters most — and we will say plainly when a local contractor is the better choice.
Licensing and the limits of this site
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor. Nothing here is code advice or insurance advice; your building department, your design professional and your insurer determine what applies to you.
Next step
Find out what is actually wrong with it.
An inspection, photographs of what we found, and a written scope. If the honest answer is that it can wait another season, that is the answer you will get.