Commercial roofing in Haines City, FL

Haines City roofing permits are issued by the Building Division of the City of Haines City. The division's plan review and inspection functions include tracking and permitting of the construction process. Ask the office for the current permit checklist before you bid, since your contractor needs it to price the job correctly.

A permit does not stay open forever. Under the Florida Building Code, you lose a permit if work hasn't begun within 6 months of issue, or if work sits idle for a 6-month stretch. After 180 days from filing, an application is considered abandoned unless the applicant keeps pursuing it in good faith. Plan the schedule around these clocks so a delayed start does not force a new application.

Compare bids on the same scope. Each bid should state the roof area, the slope, the membrane type and the edge detail. Florida code sets a minimum design slope of one-fourth unit in 12 for new built-up, modified bitumen, single-ply and liquid-applied low-slope roofs, so ask each bidder to show how drainage will meet that minimum.

Ask how the bid handles the 100-year hourly rainfall rate used to size storm drainage, and where emergency overflow drains or scuppers will go. A roof that ponds water fails faster than one that drains within 48 hours, so require each bidder to state its drainage plan in writing.

• Written drainage plan that reaches the minimum slope
• Membrane standard named by ASTM number, such as D4637 for EPDM or D6878 for TPO
• Edge detail tested to the standard the code names
• Permit responsibility stated, including who pulls the permit and posts the notice of commencement