Roofing in Pembroke Pines, Florida

The city began as dairy farmland, and most of its housing came later. The median build year is 1992, against 1980 for Broward County as a whole. Only 23.5 percent of homes here predate 1980. That suggests a large share of roofs are on their second cycle or due for it, and a roof installed at construction is now about 30 years old.

Age matters for insurance. Citizens requires documentation of at least five years of remaining useful life for a roof older than 25 years if it is a soft roof such as shingle. For tile, slate, clay, concrete or metal the threshold is 50 years. Your own insurer or agent can tell you what your policy requires.

Not every home here has its own roof. Single-family detached homes are 46 percent of housing units, and 29.7 percent of homes sit in buildings of 10 or more units. If you live in a condo or townhome, find out whether the association controls the roof before you call anyone.

Eta in November 2020 produced the highest U.S. storm rainfall total, 20.74 inches, in Pembroke Pines. During Ian in September 2022, an EF-1 tornado formed at North Perry Airport here and damaged buildings and aircraft. Both events came from storms that were not direct hurricane landfalls.

Typical rain is heavy on its own. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport averages 60.95 inches a year, and 71.9 percent falls May through October. NOAA Atlas 14 puts a 10-year, 1-hour rain here at 3.36 inches an hour. The Atlantic season runs June 1 to November 30, with a peak on September 10.

Irma in 2017 brought a 97-knot gust at Deerfield Beach and widespread tree and power-pole damage across the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area. For flashing and edge details, that gives a roofer a real reason to inspect after a storm season.