Florida Certified Roofing Contractor CCC 1334537
The flat-rate roof tarping specialist in Glenvar Heights, FL
Roof Tarping & Shrink Wrap for homes in Glenvar Heights and the surrounding area — from our Sunrise headquarters. Free quote.
Glenvar Heights sits inside Miami-Dade's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, and its housing is dominated by 1950s–1970s concrete block and stucco homes with low-slope, barrel-tile or shingle roofs. When a storm opens one of those roofs, look for a roofing-only company that gives a written flat-rate quote saying what is included, and a license you can check yourself. Flat Rate Roofing Inc holds Florida Certified Roofing Contractor CCC1334537, a state certification valid in every Florida county and verifiable on the Florida DBPR website. The company is insured.
We install temporary roof covers, both blue tarps and shrink wrap. A cover is temporary until the permanent repair, and we never treat it as the repair itself. We look at the damage and the deck first, cover the roof, take photos for your records, and then give you a written flat-rate quote for the permanent repair or re-roof. Our office is in Sunrise, in Broward County, and the phone is answered around the clock.
Glenvar Heights has a May–October wet season of near-daily thunderstorms, and tropical systems from June through November bring wind-borne debris risk. On a mid-century block home, one section of lifted tile or shingle can let wind-driven rain reach the decking, insulation and ceilings below. Breezes off Biscayne Bay carry salt and moisture even a few miles inland, so a cover that is poorly fastened or left up too long can wear faster. A cover put on the right way, with water shedding over it instead of under it, is how you limit that damage until the permanent work is done.
Problems to watch for in Glenvar Heights
Wind lifting tile, shingles and flashing
Hurricane and tropical-storm wind can strip tile or shingles from the barrel-tile and shingle roofs found around Glenvar Heights. That leaves the deck exposed to the next downpour.
Fallen limbs puncturing the deck
After a storm, a falling limb can break through the roof deck and leave an opening that needs covering right away. Please stay off the roof and have it looked at from a safe position.
Wind-driven rain in an open roof
With near-daily wet-season thunderstorms, an open roof can soak decking, insulation and ceilings quickly. Each storm adds to the damage until the roof is covered.
Tarps that let water in underneath
A tarp fastened through the middle of the roof, or stopped short of the ridge, can let water run in under it. Battens along the edges and a run over the ridge, where the roof allows, help water shed over the cover.
Sun, heat and wind wearing a cover down
In South Florida heat and humidity, any temporary cover wears the longer it stays up. That is why the permanent repair should follow.
Crews and materials in demand after a big storm
After a widespread storm, roofers and materials can be in short supply across the whole region. Getting your photos, records and a written quote together early helps you plan the permanent repair.
What we do
- A look at the damage and the deckBefore any cover goes on, we check the damage and the roof deck so the cover is fastened to something sound.
- Blue tarps done with battensBlue polyethylene tarps are secured with wood battens fastened along the edges and run over the ridge where the roof allows. Water sheds over the cover rather than under it.
- Shrink-wrap roof 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, so the method fits the low-slope and barrel-tile roofs found in the area.
- Photos and a written flat-rate quoteWe take photos before and after for your records and your insurance claim. You then get a written flat-rate quote for the permanent repair or re-roof that says what is included. The estimate is free.
Licenses, permits and codes in Glenvar Heights
The cover is temporary; the permanent work is what counts for licensing and permits. For that work, Florida's rule is this: "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 regulator is the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), through the Construction Industry Licensing Board (CILB). Whether a temporary cover needs a permit is up to your local building department, so confirm there. 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% 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." Also: "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. Tarping is needed after hurricanes, tropical storms, severe thunderstorms and fallen trees, in any month. In Glenvar Heights, preparation picks up in late spring and early summer, and roofers get busy right after any tropical storm or hurricane passes. 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 Glenvar Heights and nearby areas including Olympia Heights, Westchester, Coral Terrace, University Park, Sunset, Westwood Lakes, Snapper Creek, Kendall, Pinecrest, South Miami, West Miami and Coral Gables.
Roof Tarping in Glenvar Heights: 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 is done. We give you a written flat-rate quote for that repair, and it says what is included.
- How long does shrink wrap last compared with a blue tarp?
- Shrink wrap is designed to last up to about a year (a typical lifespan, not a promise), longer than a standard blue tarp. Sun, heat and wind wear any cover down the longer it stays up, so plan the permanent repair rather than relying on the cover.
- What should I do about my insurance claim?
- Photograph the damage from the ground, keep records, and talk to your insurer or agent. We take photos before and after the cover goes on, which you can add to your records. We cannot say what a claim will result in.
- Your office is in Sunrise. Do you work in Glenvar Heights?
- Our roofing certification is a state certification valid in every Florida county, so Miami-Dade is within our service area. Call (954) 775-8990 or use the quote form, and we will talk through the roof with you.
- Does the wet season change how a roof should be covered here?
- Near-daily thunderstorms from May through October mean wind-driven rain can enter an open roof again and again. That is why the cover is fastened with battens along the edges and run over the ridge where the roof allows, so water sheds over it.
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