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Roof tarping trouble, quoted at a flat rate in Gladeview, FL
Roof Tarping & Shrink Wrap for homes in Gladeview and the surrounding area — from our Sunrise headquarters. Free quote.
Gladeview sits a few miles inland from Biscayne Bay, and its housing is mostly modest concrete-block homes from the 1950s through the 1970s, plus duplexes and small apartment buildings. When wind or a fallen limb opens one of those roofs, the May–October wet season's near-daily thunderstorms can push rain straight into the decking, insulation and ceilings. A temporary cover is what keeps more water out until the permanent repair.
Flat Rate Roofing does roofing only. We look at the damage and the deck, then fit a blue polyethylene tarp or a shrink-wrap cover to suit your roof. A cover is temporary and is not a repair. After it goes on, we give you a written flat-rate quote for the permanent repair or re-roof, and the estimate is free.
Gladeview's older concrete-block homes and small multi-unit buildings face hurricane-season wind and humid, salt-tinged air coming off Biscayne Bay. Once a roof is opened, wet-season storms can keep dampening the structure underneath. Because Gladeview is in Miami-Dade's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, the permanent repair is held to strict wind requirements. The temporary cover only has to hold until that work is scheduled, so how it is fastened and how long it stays up both matter.
Problems to watch for in Gladeview
Wind-lifted tile, shingles or flashing
Hurricane and tropical-storm wind can lift roofing and flashing on a Gladeview block home and leave bare spots where rain gets in.
Limbs through the roof deck
A fallen limb can puncture the deck. Even a small hole lets wet-season rain soak the insulation and ceiling below.
Wind-driven rain through an open roof
Near-daily summer thunderstorms can drive rain sideways into any opening. Ceilings and decking can soak quickly.
Tarps that let water run underneath
A tarp fastened through the middle of the roof, or one that stops short of the ridge, can let water run in under it instead of shedding over it.
Covers worn down by sun and wind
Florida sun, heat and wind wear a cover down the longer it stays up, so a temporary cover should not be treated as the fix.
Waiting on roofers after a widespread storm
After a storm that hits the whole region, roofers and materials can be in demand across Miami-Dade, which is one reason to get a cover on while the permanent repair is arranged.
What we do
- Look at the damage and deck firstWe check the damaged area and the deck before any cover goes on, so the cover is fitted to what is actually there.
- Blue tarps done to shed waterPolyethylene tarps are secured with wood battens along the edges and run over the ridge where the roof allows, so water sheds over the cover and not under it.
- Shrink-wrap coversPolyethylene film is heat-shrunk tight over the damaged section or the whole roof, leaving fewer loose edges for wind to lift. Shrink wrap is designed to last up to about a year (a typical lifespan, not a promise), longer than a standard blue tarp.
- Fastened to suit your roofCovers are fastened to suit tile, shingle, metal and flat roofs, whatever your Gladeview home or small building has.
- Photos and a flat-rate quoteWe take photos before and after for your records and any insurance claim, then give you a written flat-rate quote for the permanent repair or re-roof.
Licenses, permits and codes in Gladeview
A tarp or shrink-wrap cover is a temporary measure until the permanent repair. Whether a temporary cover needs a permit is up to the local building department, so confirm with them. For the permanent work, the rule is: "Roofing work in Florida legally requires a licensed roofing contractor and generally a permit from the local building department; a contractor's license is verified on the Florida DBPR website." The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), through the Construction Industry Licensing Board, is the state regulator. Our Florida Certified Roofing Contractor license, CCC1334537, can be checked on the DBPR website. Product approvals apply to the permanent roofing products: "Miami-Dade and Broward are Florida's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone. Roofing products used there need a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance (NOA) for that use; elsewhere in Florida they need a Florida Product Approval (or local approval). Either way the product is installed per its approval." On the 25% roof rule: "Florida's 25% roof rule (Florida Building Code, Existing Building volume, section 706.1.1): when more than 25% of a roof or roof section is repaired, replaced or recovered in any 12-month period, the entire roof or section has to be brought up to current code." How it is applied can vary, so verify with your city or county building department.
When to call
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, and in Gladeview the wet season's near-daily thunderstorms run from May through October. Tarping is needed after hurricanes, tropical storms, severe thunderstorms and fallen trees, in any month. We cannot promise an arrival time or how fast a roof will be covered. The phone at (954) 775-8990 is answered around the clock, and the Sunrise office keeps weekday hours, Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm. You can also request a free estimate with the form on this page.
We serve Gladeview and nearby areas including Brownsville, West Little River, Pinewood, Westview, Liberty City, Little River, Allapattah, Model City and Biscayne Gardens.
Roof Tarping in Gladeview: questions we hear
- Is a tarp or shrink wrap a roof repair?
- No. Both are temporary covers that keep water out until the permanent repair or re-roof. Shrink wrap is designed to last up to about a year (a typical lifespan, not a promise), longer than a standard blue tarp, but sun, heat and wind still wear on any cover.
- What should I do before the cover goes on?
- Photograph the damage from the ground and inside the house, keep your records, and talk to your insurer or agent. Do not climb onto the roof. We also take photos before and after for your records.
- Does a cover on my Gladeview home need a permit?
- That is up to the local building department, so confirm with them. For the permanent roof work, the roofing license wording above is the rule to follow.
- Will the permanent roof have to meet Miami-Dade requirements?
- Gladeview is in Miami-Dade, part of the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone. Roofing products there need a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance (NOA) for that use, and they are installed per that approval. The temporary cover is not a permanent roofing product.
- Why does a hole matter so much during Gladeview's wet season?
- From May through October the area gets near-daily thunderstorms. An opening that stays uncovered can let repeated rain soak decking, insulation and ceilings, so a properly fastened cover is worth arranging while the permanent repair is planned.
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