Roofers in Tampa, FL

Roofs in Tampa

Tampa has two roof markets in one city. South Tampa and the old grid (Hyde Park, Seminole Heights, Tampa Heights, Ybor City, West Tampa) are 1900s to 1940s bungalows and Mediterranean Revival houses under barrel tile, standing-seam metal, and asphalt shingle, five of them in historic districts where a change of roof material is reviewed. North of Fowler and out toward Westchase, it is 1990s and 2000s subdivisions under architectural shingle, with an HOA that has an opinion about the color.

Milton on October 9, 2024 gusted to 93 mph at Tampa International and dropped 10 to 15 inches of rain across the city, 18.82 inches near Westchase. The roofs that lost shingles that night are the ones leaking in this summer's afternoon storms. Inside the city limits the permit comes from the City of Tampa, not the county; a contractor who works Tampa knows which desk and which historic board.

Tampa facts that come up on the call

Permits

Inside the city limits, roofing permits go through the City of Tampa Construction Services; unincorporated areas around the city (Town 'n' Country, Carrollwood, Brandon) go through Hillsborough County's HillsGovHub instead. source

Historic districts

Exterior work on a house in a local historic district, roof material included, needs a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Architectural Review Commission (the Barrio Latino Commission in Ybor City), filed online through Accela. source

What Milton did here

October 9, 2024: peak gusts of 80 to 100 mph in Hillsborough County, 93 mph at Tampa International; 10 to 15 inches of rain over most of the county and 18.82 inches near Westchase; the Hillsborough River crested at a record 38.16 feet at Morris Bridge three days later. source

Wind design

Tampa is outside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone. Roofs are designed to the Florida Building Code wind map for the site (roughly 140 to 150 mph ultimate design speed around the bay), and products carry a Florida Product Approval rather than a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance. source

Neighborhoods contractors serve

Contractors who take our calls serve Hyde Park, Seminole Heights, Tampa Heights, Ybor City, West Tampa, Davis Islands, Palma Ceia, Bayshore Beautiful, Tampa Palms, Westchase, as well as Temple Terrace, Town 'n' Country, New Tampa.

How it works

Call or send the form. A Florida-licensed roofing contractor who serves Tampa calls you back to schedule the visit. They inspect, quote in writing, and pull the permit in their own license if the work needs one. Price, timing, and warranty are between you and the contractor.

Tampa Bay Roof Line connects homeowners with independent, Florida-licensed roofing contractors. We are not a roofing contractor. Service availability, pricing, and timing are determined by the contractor.