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New construction roofing in Boca Raton, FL

Boca Raton counted 97,422 residents in the 2020 Census, and the Census Bureau's 2020-2024 estimate puts it at 100,234. Only 10.5% of its homes date from 2010 or later. Each new roof here follows the 2023 Florida Building Code until the Ninth Edition takes over for permits filed from December 31, 2026.

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Boca Raton figures this page uses

People (2020 Census)
97,422
Population estimate (ACS 5-year)
100,234
Share of homes built 2010 or later
10.5%

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Growth, permits and inspections for new Boca Raton homes

Palm Beach County permitted 2,897 single-family units in 2024, along with 157 units in two-to-four-unit buildings and 1,035 units in 74 buildings of five or more, according to the Census Bureau's building permits survey. Boca Raton's 10.5% share of homes built since 2010 runs slightly ahead of the county's 9.2%, and multi-unit building is familiar ground here: 42.5% of the city's housing already sits in buildings of 10 or more units.

In the city, Building Permits and Inspections handles the permit and the inspection sequence the code lays down: foundation, framing, sheathing and dry-in, wall coverings and soffit, roofing, then final (FBC-B 110.3).

Code

Tile, drip edge and nailing on a new Boca Raton roof

Sheathing nailing on a new roof tightens with wind speed and exposure: with 24-inch truss spacing, edge and field spacing runs 6 and 6 inches in milder settings and closes to 4 and 4, or 3 and 3, as design speed and exposure climb, within 4 feet of edges, ridges and hips (R803.2.3.1).

Shingle drip edge goes over the underlayment at eaves and gables, nailed at 12 inches on center and at 4 inches where the design wind speed reaches 110 mph (Vasd) or the mean roof height tops 33 feet (R905.2.8.5). New tile needs solid sheathing unless tested otherwise and follows the maker's instructions or the FRSA/TRI high-wind tile manual, Seventh Edition (R905.3).

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New construction roofing in Boca Raton: questions

Will the Ninth Edition of the code apply to a new Boca Raton house?

It depends on the filing date. The Ninth Edition (2026) of the Florida Building Code takes effect December 31, 2026, and every permit application and set of plans submitted on or after that date must comply with it. Applications filed before then are reported to stay under the Eighth Edition, which has applied since December 31, 2023. If your Boca Raton plans will be filed near the change, ask the city's Building Permits and Inspections office which edition its review will use.

Source: Florida Building Commission and Miami-Dade County notices on the Ninth Edition, read October 5, 2026.

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What does Florida law make a builder answer for on a new Boca Raton home?

Defects that break the building code, for one year. Fla. Stat. 553.837, in force since July 1, 2025, requires a builder to stand behind a newly built home for construction defects in equipment, material or workmanship that result in a material violation of the Florida Building Code, for 1 year after title passes to the first owner or first occupancy, whichever comes first. Normal wear, settling, owner-caused defects and natural disasters are outside it. It applies to newly constructed homes, a small share of Boca Raton, where just 10.5% of homes date from 2010 or later.

Source: Fla. Stat. 553.837 (2026), read October 5, 2026.

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Do roofing products on a new Boca Raton home need approval numbers?

Yes. Roofing is one of the product categories that must carry statewide approval in Florida (Fla. Stat. 553.842(5)), and the Florida Building Commission's product approval search lists each approved product by FL number. In the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, which begins next door in Broward County's Deerfield Beach, the uniform roofing permit application also carries the product approval or Miami-Dade NOA numbers. Boca Raton, in Palm Beach County, uses the statewide approvals.

Source: Fla. Stat. 553.842; Florida Building Commission product approval search; 2023 FBC-Building Ch. 15, read October 5, 2026.

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