Roof Replacement
Full tear-off, decking inspected and repaired, then a complete system installed — usually one to two days on a typical Florida single-family home.
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What does a roof warranty actually cover?
Two separate warranties cover a new roof and they fail in different ways. The manufacturer's covers the materials — a defective shingle — and is the one marketed as "30-year" or "lifetime". The contractor's covers the installation. Almost every roof failure is installation, not material, so the workmanship warranty is the one that matters and the one most people never ask about.
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Pricing your roof…
One momentGot it — an estimator will call.
They will want to walk the roof: the drainage, the access and the deck are what price a flat system, and none of it shows up from the air.
One contract, one company responsible — JAC is a licensed general contractor as well as a roofer.
Got it — we have your details.
You are outside Tampa Bay and Central Florida, so this is a call rather than a price. Someone will tell you straight whether we can get to you.
If we cannot, we will say so and point you at someone who can. A roofer who drives two hours to a job is a roofer who is not there when it leaks.
Got it — we have your details.
A roofer from the Tampa Bay office will call you to book your free inspection. You get the same written roof report, photographed slope by slope, and a fixed price once someone has actually been on the roof.
We do not show an instant price on the Gulf Coast. The aerial pricing tool only covers Central Florida, and a number we cannot stand behind is worse than no number at all.
- 1Drop in your address. Street and number is plenty.
- 2We call down the satellite. It photographs your roof from orbit while you wait.
- 3An estimator calls you with the price. Shingle, metal or flat — a real number for your roof, not a screen guess.
Nobody turns up unannounced. An estimator calls you at a time you agree to, with the price.
How a "30-year" warranty actually works
It is not thirty years of full cover. Nearly all manufacturer warranties are prorated: full replacement value for an initial period — often the first ten years — then declining cover for the remainder based on the age of the roof. By year twenty-five the cover left on a thirty-year shingle is frequently a small fraction of what a new roof costs. The number in the name is the term, not the protection.
Materials versus workmanship
A manufacturer warranty pays for defective shingles. It does not pay for a shingle fastened in the wrong place, a valley detailed badly, or flashing that was never sealed. Those are workmanship, they are the overwhelming majority of real roof failures, and they are covered only by the contractor — which makes the question "how long is your workmanship warranty, and in writing?" the single most useful thing to ask a roofer.
System warranties, and why certification matters
Where a contractor holds a manufacturer's top certification, they can usually register an upgraded system warranty that covers workmanship as well as material and is backed by the manufacturer rather than the contractor alone. JAC is an Owens Corning "Platinum Preferred" contractor, which is what makes the Platinum Protection warranty available on our work. That backing is the practical difference between a certification being a logo and being worth something.
What voids a roof warranty
Pressure washing. Walking on tile. A satellite dish or solar array fastened through the covering by somebody else. Repairs by another contractor. Inadequate ventilation — which is a common one in Florida and is usually the installer's fault rather than the homeowner's. And on most manufacturer warranties, failure to register within the stated window after completion.
What a warranty is worth in Florida specifically
Less than in most states, because the thing most likely to end a Florida roof early is a named storm, and no warranty covers wind damage — that is insurance. What a warranty genuinely protects against here is a bad install surfacing in year three and a defective batch surfacing in year eight. Both are real; neither is a hurricane.
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Related questions
How does a 30-year roof warranty work?
Usually as full cover for an initial period, then prorated cover declining with the age of the roof. The term is thirty years; the full protection almost never is. Read which years are which before treating it as a thirty-year guarantee.
Is a roof warranty transferable when I sell?
Often once, sometimes within a limited window after the sale, and sometimes for a fee. It is worth confirming before closing rather than after, because an untransferred warranty is simply gone.
What is a workmanship warranty and how long should it be?
It covers the installation rather than the materials, which is where nearly all roof failures actually originate. Lengths vary widely across Florida roofers. What matters more than the number is whether it is written down and whether the company offering it will still exist to honour it.
Does a warranty cover storm damage?
No. Wind, hail and named storms are insurance, not warranty, on every manufacturer and workmanship warranty we have seen. A warranty covers defects and bad installation.
Do I have to register the warranty?
On most manufacturer warranties, yes, and within a stated window after completion — missing it can reduce the cover to the basic term. We register ours as part of closing the job rather than leaving it to the homeowner.
What we do
Roof Repair
Pipe boots, lifted ridge cap, failed valley flashing, cracked tiles. We fix what is broken, and say so plainly when a repair is only buying months.
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Storm Damage Restoration
Tarp and dry-in first, then photograph the roof plane by plane and put it in writing — a report you can hand straight to your insurance carrier.
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Free Roof Inspection
A written, photographed report on every slope, flashing and penetration, with the remaining life. Free, and yours to keep whether you hire us or not.
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Shingle Roofing
Architectural shingle installed as a complete system: underlayment, fastening pattern, metal and ventilation. Owens Corning Platinum Preferred.
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Tile Roofing
On tile the underlayment is the waterproofing, so most Florida tile work is re-underlayment: tiles off, a new system down, the same tiles back on.
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Metal Roofing
Standing seam and 5V crimp — 40 to 70 years, high wind ratings, and it sheds heat instead of holding it. Two to three times shingle up front.
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Commercial Roofing
TPO, modified bitumen and flat systems, phased building by building so tenants keep trading and every unit is dried in before we leave each night.
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Exteriors & Custom Builds
Gutters, soffit and fascia, re-roofing under an existing solar array, and the interior damage under a leak. We hold the general contractor's licence, so it is one contract, not two.
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Mon–Fri 8am–5pm · Sat 8am–12pm · storm and active-leak calls answered after hours. Call Tampa Bay on (813) 920-9644 — or send your address and we'll come and look at it.