Roof replacement in Citrus Springs, FL

Citrus Springs sits in the unincorporated north county, 3 miles south of Dunnellon along U.S. Route 41, with no city permit office of its own. The Citrus County Building Division handles your permit. Inverness and Crystal River run separate offices, but those rules stop at their city limits.

The county asks for the installation documents for your underlayment and roof covering. It also wants a Notice of Commencement where one applies. The contractor uploads photos as PDFs of the drip edge, flashing, underlayment fasteners, penetrations, shingle nail pattern and every roof plane. A notarized affidavit follows the sheathing, fastener and roofing inspection. If you pull the permit yourself as owner-builder, the county inspects in person.

The permit card warns that skipping the Notice of Commencement may mean paying twice for the work, so record it and post it before the first inspection. Separately, a permit goes invalid if work does not begin within 6 months of issue or sits suspended for 6 months.

Florida's 25 percent rule applies when you repair, replace or recover more than 25 percent of a roof section within 12 months: the whole section then has to meet current code. A roof built, repaired or replaced under the 2007 Florida Building Code or later is the exception. On such a roof, only the portion being redone must meet today's code.

The roofing contractor's scope covers required roof-deck attachment and replacement of rotted sheathing found during the job. A general contractor without a roofing certificate or registration has to subcontract the roofing. Ask whose name goes on your Citrus County permit.