Roofing in Dundee, Florida

The median home in Dundee was built in 1996, with a margin of error of plus or minus five years. That suggests many roofs are now in their late twenties or older, depending on when they were last replaced. About 29 percent of homes were built before 1980, so some roofs here are much older than that median.

Roughly 36 percent of Dundee's housing units were built in 2010 or later, compared with 18 percent across Polk County. A newer roof here is more common than in the county as a whole. Knowing which group your home falls into tells you which rules and inspections are likely to apply to it.

If your roof is older than 25 years, Citizens Property Insurance requires documentation of at least five years of remaining useful life for shingle roofs. When the roof is tile, slate, clay, concrete or metal, the cutoff age is 50 years. Check with your insurer or agent to learn which paperwork they want.

Polk County has had several storms that reached this area. Hurricane Irma in 2017 brought 17.61 inches of rain to Davenport, and Hurricane Ian in 2022 brought a highest gust of 78 mph in Bartow. The county received a federal major disaster declaration for each of those storms.

In a 10-year storm, the 1-hour rainfall at this town reaches 2.8 inches an hour. The 24-hour total in a 10-year storm is 6.11 inches, and it rises to 10.5 inches in a 100-year storm. Heavy rain like this tests flashing, gutters and roof seams, so check them after a large downpour.

Polk County averages about 56.8 inches of rain a year at Lakeland, and most of it falls from June through August. Hail reports are common in the county, with 20 of 24 reports at one inch or larger over ten years. After any storm, have a roofer inspect for hail or wind damage.