Commercial roofing in Pine Castle, FL

Because Pine Castle has no city government, roof permits there are handled by the Orange County Division of Building Safety. All new permit applications and inspection requests go through its Fast Track portal, and the division enforces the Florida Building Code and county construction rules.

The High-Velocity Hurricane Zone rules, with their stricter roofing permit and inspection steps, apply only in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. Orange County is not in that zone, so a bid built around HVHZ paperwork is not the standard that governs a Pine Castle roof.

Any roof contractor doing the work must be properly certified or registered, and a general contractor cannot advertise as a roofer without that status. Check the state license record before you sign.

Low-slope roofs must be built with at least a one-fourth unit in 12 slope for built-up, modified bitumen, single-ply and liquid-applied systems. Ask each bid how it handles slope and whether any roof section will hold water.

• Check that the bid cites the membrane standard it uses, such as ASTM D4637 for EPDM or ASTM D6878 for TPO.
• Ask how the design handles the 48-hour positive drainage target for the roof.
• Find out whether the plan includes overflow drains or scuppers in spots where a parapet could hold water.
• Check that the bid matches the roof section being repaired under the 25 percent rule.

Under the 25 percent rule, no more than 25 percent of a roof section can be repaired or replaced in 12 months unless the whole system is redone. Some older roofs are exempt if they were built to the 2007 code, so ask the bidder to show which rule applies to your roof before you accept a partial scope.