Roof Repair in Orlando and Central Florida

Many Orlando roofs do not need to be replaced. They need a good repair. The problems we fix most often here include:

• Shingles lifted, creased or torn off by summer storm winds.
• Cracked or slipped concrete and clay tiles, and worn underlayment under tile roofs.
• Split or chewed pipe boots and failed vent seals.
• Leaks at wall, chimney and skylight flashing.
• Water ponding on flat and low slope roofs over porches, carports and additions.
• Soft or rotted decking under an old leak.

We are based in Apopka, northwest of downtown Orlando, and we repair roofs all over the city and the surrounding area. For roof replacement, inspections and everything else we do in the city, see our Orlando roofing contractor page.

Who issues the permit depends on where your home is:

• Inside Orlando city limits, the City of Orlando Permitting Services Division says you need a building permit to replace or repair the roof on your home. For re roof jobs, the city requires a dry in inspection while the work is in progress and a signed inspection affidavit on the roof decking nailing and secondary water barrier before the final inspection. When the work is worth more than $5,000, a recorded Notice of Commencement is also required.
• Many homes with an Orlando mailing address, including much of Dr. Phillips, Conway and Pine Hills, are in unincorporated Orange County, where the Orange County Division of Building Safety issues roof permits.
• Cities such as Apopka, Winter Park, Maitland, Ocoee, Winter Garden and Sanford, and Seminole, Lake and Osceola counties, run their own permit offices.

We look up your address, tell you whether your repair needs a permit, and pull it in our name when it does. Repairs are made to the Florida Building Code, 8th Edition (2023), which took effect statewide on December 31, 2023. A permit also leaves a record of the work, which helps when an insurer or a buyer asks about your roof.

Section 706.1.1 of the Florida Building Code, Existing Building, limits roof repairs: not more than 25 percent of a roof or roof section can be repaired, replaced or recovered in any 12 month period unless the whole roof or section is brought up to the current code.

There is an important exception. If the roof or section was built, repaired or replaced under the 2007 Florida Building Code or a later edition, only the repaired portion has to meet the current code. In plain terms, an older roof with widespread damage may need a full replacement, while a newer roof can often be repaired in sections.

We check your roof’s age and permit history before we recommend anything. If a repair is not allowed or will not last, we tell you, and our roof replacement page explains what comes next.

• Asphalt shingle: lifted, creased and missing shingles after wind, worn spots where granules have washed off, and failed seals along ridges and valleys. Home Pros is a TAMKO Pro Certified Contractor and a CertainTeed ShingleMaster.
• Tile: cracked and slipped concrete or clay tiles, and worn underlayment, which is the real waterproof layer under the tiles. See tile roof repair in Orlando.
• Metal: loose or backed out screws, worn screw washers, and open seams or flashing. See metal roof repair.
• Flat and low slope: ponding water, split seams and blisters over porches, carports, additions and commercial buildings. See flat roofing.
• Mobile homes: see mobile home roof repair in Orlando.

A lot of Central Florida leaks have nothing to do with the shingles or tiles. They start where something comes through the roof or where the roof meets a wall:

• Pipe boots: most pipe boots on Central Florida roofs are lead, fitted over the PVC plumbing vent. Old lead boots can split at the base, and squirrels like to chew them.
• Wall and chimney flashing: where a roof meets a second story wall or a chimney, loose or rusted flashing lets wind driven rain in behind it.
• Skylights and vents: dried out sealant and cracked vent covers.
• Valleys: leaves and pine needles pile up and hold water where two roof slopes meet.

These are often small fixes when they are caught early. Learn more about roof leak repair.

1. Free roof inspection. We check the roof covering, flashing, pipe boots, vents and decking, and the attic when we can, and take photos.
2. A straight answer and a written price. We show you the photos, tell you whether a repair will hold, and put the price in writing before any work begins.
3. Permit when needed. We pull it from the City of Orlando, Orange County or your city.
4. The repair. Done to the Florida Building Code, matching your existing shingles, tiles or metal as closely as we can.
5. Cleanup and photos. We clean up and show you photos of the finished repair.

Want a ballpark number first? Try our instant online roof estimate, then book a free roof inspection.

Home Pros Roofing and Contracting is a TAMKO Pro Certified Contractor and a CertainTeed ShingleMaster, and we hold Florida licenses CGC1527172 and CCC1332789. You can look up both on the Florida DBPR license search. Roof financing is available for good, fair and bad credit through Service Finance and Foundation Finance. See roof financing.

Related services: roof leak repair, emergency roof repair, roof replacement, residential roofing, commercial roofing and our roofing FAQ.

Ready for a straight answer about your roof? Call 407-766-4388, email [email protected] or book a free roof inspection. Home Pros Roofing and Contracting, 1935 Rafton Rd, Apopka FL 32703.

• City of Orlando, Apply for a Residential Roof Permit
• Orange County, Roof Permit and Division of Building Safety
• Florida Building Commission, Florida Building Code
• Florida Building Code, Existing Building 2023, Section 706 (UpCodes)
• Florida Statutes, section 627.7011
• NOAA National Hurricane Center, Tropical Cyclone Climatology
• Citizens Property Insurance, Inspections