Commercial roofing in Dundee, FL

The High-Velocity Hurricane Zone does not include Dundee. That zone covers Broward County and Miami-Dade County and nothing beyond them. Dundee roofs fall under the standard Florida Building Code, and the 2023 edition took effect December 31, 2023. The Ninth Edition takes effect December 31, 2026, and any permit application submitted on or after that date must comply with it. A manager planning work into 2027 should ask the building department which edition governs the application.

For a commercial roof in Dundee, the building department sets the rules, not the county. A permit becomes invalid unless work starts within six months of issue, and it lapses after six months with no work. Permit applications are abandoned 180 days after filing unless pursued in good faith. Confirm these clocks with the Town of Dundee Building Department before you sign a contract.

The 25 percent rule applies here too. Unless the whole roof system gets replaced, a roof can have no more than 25 percent repaired, replaced or recovered within any 12-month window. If the existing roof was built or repaired under the 2007 code or a newer one, the exception applies. In that case, just the section that was repaired must satisfy current code. Ask the bidder which exception they are claiming, and get it written in the proposal.

Florida law requires a roofing contractor to hold a roofing certificate or registration. A general or residential contractor cannot advertise as a roofing contractor unless they hold that roofing credential. Ask each bidder for the state license number and check it on the state lookup. Do not accept a general contractor who is not registered for roofing.

Ask each bidder to state the low-slope system, the material standard and the minimum slope. Single-ply membranes such as TPO and EPDM have listed material standards in the Florida code. Built-up, modified bitumen and liquid-applied systems each have their own minimum slope of one-fourth unit in 12 for new roofs. Ask how the roof drains, because the code requires positive drainage within 48 hours of rain and an overflow path where water could be trapped.

• Ask whether the bid recovers the existing roof or tears it off to the deck
• Ask how the bid meets the 25 percent rule for this roof
• Ask for the Notice of Commencement and who records it
• Ask who will reach the owner if the building is mostly seasonal