Roof replacement in Orlando, FL

Size, pitch, material, how many layers come off and how much of the deck needs work set the price, and Florida's code adds its own line items. On Orlando's older stock, where 32.6% of homes predate 1980, deck re-nailing and a secondary water barrier are part of the job whenever a covering is removed and replaced, because the code requires both. Homes in a historic overlay district may add a review step, and time, before the permit. Compare quotes on the same scope, line by line.

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The code decides first. Florida's residential code requires removing every existing layer when the roof is water-soaked or too deteriorated to serve as a base, when the covering is tile, slate or wood shake, when there are already two or more layers, or when blisters have not been cut and secured. The 2023 code's re-cover sections read 'Reserved,' so ask City of Orlando Permits & Inspections whether it will accept an overlay before you plan on one. On houses built before 1980, check how many layers are already up there.

Check the date of the last roofing permit. The 2007 Florida Building Code took effect on March 1, 2009, so a roof permitted after that date was built under it or a later edition. City of Orlando Permits & Inspections can give you the permit history for an address inside the city. The answer changes your repair options: a roof built to the 2007 code or later can have 25% or more replaced without redoing the rest. Only 19.7% of Orlando homes date from 2010 or later, so for most houses the roof's own permit is the only way to know.