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New construction roofing in Melbourne, FL

Homes built in 2010 or later make up 9.4% of Melbourne's housing. New construction roofing in Melbourne, FL therefore means a new roof beside mostly 1980s neighbors, built to rules those neighbors never saw: ring-shank deck nails, a sealed dry-in, wind-rated soffits and inspections at each stage.

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Updated October 2026

A roof deck sheathed in red-brown ZIP System panels with black seam tape, a bucket and a ladder on the deck, homes and a street behind.

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A new Melbourne roof, inspection by inspection

The code lists the inspections in order. The framing inspection comes once the roof framing, fireblocking and bracing are in, trusses and connectors included. The sheathing inspection covers roof and wall sheathing and fasteners and can be combined with the dry-in. The roofing inspection looks at the dry-in, insulation, coverings and flashing, and the final comes last. In Melbourne the inspectors work for the City of Melbourne Building Section.

Soffits get attention a 1985 house never gave them. FEMA reports that the 2007 Florida Building Code began requiring soffits to resist the same wind loads as walls, and its practice guidance is to fasten soffit panels at both the wall and the fascia.

Every roofing product on the permit needs Florida product approval. The state's product approval search lets anyone look a product up by its FL number, its manufacturer or the code version.

Code and review

Melbourne's review board and the December 31, 2026 switch

Permit applications submitted on or after December 31, 2026 must meet the Florida Building Code's 9th edition; earlier applications stay on the 8th. For a Melbourne house still on paper, that date decides the book it is built to.

A new house in an area under the Historic & Architectural Review Board may face design review of its roof material and color as well as the building permit, so settle those early in design. Melbourne reaches from the mainland onto the barrier island, and Brevard County's address-level wind maps set the design speed for each lot.

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Questions

New construction roofing in Melbourne: questions

What does Florida's builder law cover on a new Melbourne home?

Since July 1, 2025, Fla. Stat. 553.837 has required a builder to warrant a newly built home for 1 year against defects in equipment, material or workmanship that amount to a material violation of the Florida Building Code. The year runs from the transfer of title to the first owner or from first occupancy, whichever comes first. The statute leaves out normal wear and tear, settling, defects the owner caused and acts of God such as a natural disaster. For a roof inspected by the City of Melbourne Building Section, the code it passed under is the yardstick.

Source: Fla. Stat. 553.837.

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How hot does the attic under a new Melbourne roof get?

Hotter than the air outside, under a dark roof. In Florida Solar Energy Center test houses, the attic at the peak summer hour ran 40°F above the outdoor temperature under dark shingles and no warmer than outdoors under highly reflective roofing, and attic heat reaching the ducts can raise peak cooling loads by up to 30%. Melbourne International averages 62.8 days a year at 90°F or hotter, so roof color and ventilation are choices worth making on purpose.

Source: FSEC; NOAA normals.

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How is drip edge fastened on a new Melbourne roof?

Over the underlayment at the eaves and gables, nailed no more than 12 inches apart, tightening to 4 inches where the allowable stress design wind speed is 110 mph or more or the mean roof height tops 33 feet. Brevard County's address-level wind maps give the speed for each Melbourne lot, from the mainland to the barrier island, so check yours before the roof package is ordered.

Source: FBC-R 2023, R905.2.8.5.

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