Roof replacement in High Springs, FL

The city's building office, which handles permitting, plan review and inspections, is the first stop for a High Springs roof job. Its page also says it checks that contractors hold active licenses. Call the office to confirm the current forms before work starts.

• Permit application through the city Building Department
• Inspections during the job, with the Notice of Commencement posted on site before the first inspection
• Deck nailing and the secondary water barrier checked as part of the work
• The 25 percent rule: no more than 25 percent of the roof area may be redone in 12 months unless the whole roof is replaced

If the existing roof was built, repaired or replaced to the 2007 Florida Building Code or later, only the repaired section must meet current code, even when more than 25 percent is redone. State law bars local governments from amending that exception. Ask the building office which edition applies to your roof.

In 2017 Hurricane Irma pushed the Santa Fe River to record flood stages near High Springs. In 2024 Hurricane Debby left a number of homes with minor to major flood damage, and several trees fell onto houses. Storm damage here has come from water and falling limbs as well as wind.

Hail was reported just southwest of High Springs on 2023-05-11, with golf-ball to pea-size stones. Ask your roofer to check the shingles and flashing after any storm of that kind.