Gulf Coast Division · Manatee County
Roofers in Palmetto, FL
Manatee County. Roof replacement, repair, storm restoration and free inspections — from the Tampa Bay crews, on (813) 920-9644.
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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.
Roofing in Palmetto
Palmetto sits on the north side of the tidal Manatee River across from Bradenton — a small incorporated city with older waterfront stock at Snead Island and Terra Ceia and newer development inland. Median build year 1983. Not to be confused with Palmetto Bay or Palmetto Estates in Miami-Dade.
What's on the roofs here. Mixed: shingle through the newer subdivisions, tile and metal on the river and bay frontage where salt exposure makes material choice matter.
Recent storms. Helene's 2024 surge set a record 6.04 ft above normal high water at Port Manatee. Debby, six weeks earlier, pushed the Manatee River to an all-time record 20.12 ft at Rye Bridge. Milton's wind followed in October.
Neighbourhoods we work in: Snead Island, Terra Ceia, Rubonia, Palmetto Point, Northwest Bradenton.
Palmetto roofing facts
Manatee County, Florida
Median build year 1983 — about 43 years; much of it on a second or third roof.
City of Palmetto Building Department (Development Services); Manatee County Building and Development Services outside the city.
Nearly all of Manatee County is inside the wind-borne debris region at roughly 140–150 mph; only the far north-eastern corner falls outside it.
Population about 13,700. Sources for every figure on this page are listed in our Florida roofing guides — building code, statute and NOAA storm reports.
What we do in Palmetto
Palmetto is covered by our Gulf Coast division. Each of these covers the whole of Tampa Bay, including here.
Palmetto — the local questions
Who issues the roof permit in Palmetto?
City of Palmetto Building Department (Development Services); Manatee County Building and Development Services outside the city. We pull the permit in our own licence number — CCC1334352 — and we are there for the final inspection.
What does the building code require on a Palmetto reroof?
Nearly all of Manatee County is inside the wind-borne debris region at roughly 140–150 mph; only the far north-eastern corner falls outside it. Separately, and statewide, Florida requires sealed-roof-deck underlayment on every roof replacement, and homes permitted before the Florida Building Code took effect also need the deck re-nailed with ring-shank nails at six inches on centre once the covering comes off — 'before the code' meaning permitted before 1 March 2002.
How old are roofs in Palmetto?
Median build year 1983 — the typical Palmetto home is about 43 years old, so a large share of this stock is already on its second or third roof and the underlayment question is a live one.
How fast can you get to Palmetto?
Palmetto is about 45 miles from our Odessa office, so it's a routine run for the Tampa Bay crews rather than a special trip. Call (813) 920-9644 and you'll get a real date.
What does a roof replacement cost in Palmetto?
Roofing is priced per square — 100 sq ft of roof. On a 22–26 square roof, architectural shingle generally runs $11,000–$20,000 and concrete tile $25,000–$55,000 across both our metros. Pitch, storeys, layer count and decking condition move it. Market ranges, not a quote — the free inspection produces your number.
Free roof inspection in Palmetto
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.