Roofing Company in Grant-Valkaria, FL
We are a roofing company in Grant-Valkaria, FL. Florida Roofing and Renovations Inc. puts on new roofs, fixes leaks, and inspects roofs for homeowners in this town. We also roof the barns, workshops, and sheds that sit on most lots out here. Michael Smith has been roofing Florida homes since 1980 and still runs every job himself.
Storm Damage and Roof Age
Why so many Grant-Valkaria roofs need replacing right now
Grant-Valkaria takes more wind than most of Brevard County, because storms come ashore just south of here.
Hurricane Nicole landed a little south of Vero Beach at 3 in the morning on November 10, 2022. It was a Category 1 with 75 mph winds. In a hurricane, the worst winds are on the north side of the storm. That put Grant, Valkaria, Micco, and Malabar right in the bad half of it.
Before that, two hurricanes hit 21 days apart. Frances came through on September 5, 2004. Jeanne followed on September 26. The National Weather Service office in Melbourne counted 14,207 damaged homes and 892 destroyed homes across Brevard County from those two storms.
Here is why that still matters today. Most of those roofs were redone in 2005 and 2006. Asphalt shingles in Florida last about 20 to 25 years. A roof put on in 2005 is now 21 years old. That is why so many people in south Brevard are getting quotes at the same time.
Michael has been doing this since 1980, so we know the different parts of town. The waterfront houses on Indian River Boulevard. The horse property and big lots along Corey Road and Valkaria Road. The older homes near the Grant Community Park.
Roofing and Renovation Services
What we do in Grant-Valkaria
We work on four things: new roofs, roof repairs, roof inspections, and the other buildings on your land. We take photos before we start, while we work, and when we finish, so you can see the parts of your roof you cannot get to yourself.
New Roofs and Repairs
We tear off the old roof and put on a new one, or we fix what is leaking if the roof still has life in it. We install Atlas shingles treated with 3M Scotchgard, and we work with Owens Corning systems. Every new roof passes the 4-point inspection that insurers and home buyers ask for. Our labor warranty runs 10 to 15 years.
Barns, Workshops, and Sheds
Most people here have more than one building. Zoning in Grant-Valkaria lets you keep horses, livestock, and outbuildings, so a lot of our work is not the house at all. It is the barn, the workshop, the detached garage, or the well house. We measure them all and put them on one price sheet.
Commercial Roofs
We roof small commercial buildings up to three stories. That covers the shops, nurseries, marinas, and offices along US-1 and Babcock Street. We put on standing seam metal, TPO membrane, and roof coatings. If water pools on your flat roof, we can build the slope back into it with a tapered system.
Work Beyond the Roof
Siding, stucco, soffit, fascia, new windows and doors, screened porches, room additions, and rotted framing repair. We carry a general contractor license along with the roofing one, so we do not have to stop at the edge of the roof and hand you off to somebody else.
Signs You Need a New Roof
How to tell if your roof needs replacing
Here are six signs. If you see even one of them, get someone up there to look.
Little grains in your gutters
Shingles curling or missing
Your roof is 20 years old
Your last roof went on after the 2004 storms
If it was put on in 2005 or 2006 after Frances and Jeanne, that roof is 20 or 21 years old right now. It is done, even if it looks alright from the driveway.
You only got a patch after Nicole
Wind damage from November 2022 that was patched instead of replaced is almost four years old now. Patched areas usually fail before the rest of the roof does.
Your insurer wrote to you about roof age
Do not ignore that letter. Florida law gives you some options when a carrier raises roof age, and we can walk you through what they are.
One more thing, and this one is specific to properties out here. Walk out and look at the barn and the workshop too. Those buildings have thinner wood on top, older nails, and no attic. In a house, a leak shows up as a stain on your ceiling. In a barn, water can run down the inside of the roof for a year before anybody notices, and by then the wood is soft.
Roof Cost in Grant-Valkaria
How much does a roof cost in Grant-Valkaria, FL?
$400 to $550 per square
A square just means a 10 foot by 10 foot patch of roof, which is 100 square feet. Take your roof square footage and knock two zeros off the end. A 2,400 square foot roof works out to 24 squares.
Five things change that price.
| What changes the price | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| How big the roof is | We charge by the square, so more roof costs more money. Homes on acreage here are usually one story and spread out, so they often have more roof than a two story house of the same size |
| How steep it is | A steep roof is slower to walk and needs more safety gear, so it costs more per square |
| What material you pick | Shingle is the cheapest option. Metal and tile both cost more to buy. Tile is also the most expensive to get rid of, since it is heavy and it snaps when you pull it |
| Bad wood under the shingles | We cannot see this until the old roof comes off |
| Your other buildings | A barn or detached garage is its own roof with its own price. It is not part of the house number |
What the price covers
Our quote includes everything it takes to finish the job. Taking off the old roof, hauling it away, re-nailing the wood deck, the underlayment, the new roofing, the permit, and the cleanup.
There is one thing we cannot promise up front, and that is rotten wood. We include one or two sheets of plywood in almost every quote. If we look at your roof and think it needs more, we tell you at the estimate. You will not get a surprise bill on day three.
Money off
Active duty and retired military get 10 percent off. We also take money off for seniors and for defense contractors.
Plenty of people in Grant-Valkaria drive up to L3Harris Technologies or Northrop Grumman in Melbourne for work, so ask about that one when you call.
Paying for it
All major credit cards, and we do not charge you extra for using one.
We can also set you up with financing if you would rather spread the cost out.
Roof Replacement Timeline
How long does a roof replacement take in Grant-Valkaria?
Two to five days for most houses here. Rain can push that out a day, because we will not tear open a roof if there is a storm coming. Permits can add a day too, since the Grant-Valkaria town office is closed on Fridays. If a roofer tells you he can do your whole roof in one day, ask him how. The answer will tell you what kind of work you are about to get.
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We come look at it
We climb up, check it out, and tell you straight whether you need a repair or a whole new roof. If you have a barn or a shop, we look at those while we are there.
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You get a written quote
It lists what we are doing and what we are not doing. Nobody is going to push you to sign that day.
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We handle the paperwork
The contract, the notice of commencement, and the permit. The permit goes through the Town of Grant-Valkaria under our license, not yours.
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We give you dates
A start day, how many days it should take, and what we will be doing on each of those days.
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We protect your property first
Before a truck comes down the driveway, we find and mark your septic drain field and your well. We cover your plants and your AC unit. The dumpster sits on plywood, never straight on the ground over your drain lines.
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We work one section at a time
We strip a section, seal it up watertight the same day, then move on. We start at the back of the house and work forward, so nobody drags old shingles across the new underlayment.
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We clean up and hand it over
We run rolling magnets over the driveway, the yard, and out past the fence line if you have animals. Then you get your inspection paperwork, your job photos, and your warranty.
Materials for Grant-Valkaria
What roofing material is best in Grant-Valkaria?
Architectural shingles are what most houses here get. Metal is what most barns and workshops get, and more people are putting it on the house now too, especially on new builds and on places near the water.
| Material | How long it lasts | Who it suits here |
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| Architectural shingle | 20 to 30 years | Most houses in 32949, 32950, and 32909 |
| Metal, standing seam or panel | 40 years or more | Barns, workshops, waterfront homes, custom builds |
| Tile | 30 years or more | Newer custom houses and Spanish style homes |
| Flat roofing, TPO, or coating | Depends on the system | Florida rooms, lanais, carports, small commercial buildings |
The shingles we use
The shingle we put on most houses is an Atlas shingle treated with 3M Scotchgard. The little grains on those shingles have copper mixed in, and copper kills the algae that turns Florida roofs black and streaky.
That helps more in Grant-Valkaria than it would in an open subdivision, because we have a lot of oak and pine here. Any part of your roof sitting in tree shade stays damp longer, and damp is what algae and moss want.
Metal near the river
Live near the water? Then everything metal on your roof should be aluminum instead of galvanized steel, including the drip edge along the roof edge. Galvanized rusts in salty air.
We also use stainless steel screws and nails. Put two different metals together in salt air and they eat each other. Aluminum and stainless do not do that. This applies on Indian River Boulevard, along US-1 near the water, and anywhere on the Grant side facing the lagoon.
Grant-Valkaria Roofing Conditions
What a roof has to deal with in Grant-Valkaria
Four things wear out a roof in this town. Open wind. Roughly 50 inches of rainfall every year. Months of hot sun. And salt in the air if you are near the river. Grant-Valkaria covers about 27 square miles of land with roughly 4,500 people living on it. That is a lot of open ground, and open ground changes how wind hits your house.
Wind, and why open land makes it worse
In a subdivision, your neighbor’s house takes the wind before it gets to yours. Out here on two or five or ten acres, with pasture or grove or preserve land next to you, nothing slows it down. The wind hits your roof at full strength.
That matters most at the edges. Wind gets under the edge of a roof and tries to peel it up, the same way you would peel tape. So the eaves, the rake edges along the gable ends, and the ridge are where a roof starts to come apart. We nail those areas tighter and we tie your roof down to the walls with the right metal connectors, either hurricane straps or hurricane clips.
Roofs in this part of south Brevard are built for wind speeds around 140 mph. The town building office will confirm the exact number for your address.
Rain
We get somewhere near 50 inches a year. Most of the country gets about 38. Most of ours comes down between June and September.
A dry house does not depend on the shingles. It depends on what is under them. We glue peel and stick underlayment across the whole wood deck, edge to edge. A lot of roofers only run tape along the seams and call it done. If a shingle blows off in a storm, our underlayment is still a sealed sheet of waterproofing and you stay dry.
Sun and hot attics
We get months near 90 degrees. That heat builds up in your attic and cooks the shingles from below, so a roof with a hot attic wears out years early.
Shingle manufacturers know this, which is why they will not honor a warranty if the attic is not vented right. We put on as much ridge vent as the shape of your roof allows, every time.
Salt air, and trees
The east side of Grant-Valkaria sits right on the Indian River Lagoon. That water is tidal and it is salty. A house off Indian River Boulevard gets salt on its roof that a house two miles west never sees.
Oaks and pines are normal on lots here. Shade keeps the attic cooler, which is good. But limbs scrape the shingles in wind, leaves hold water on the roof, and the shaded north side grows moss. Cut branches back three to six feet from the roof before a new one goes on.
Permits and Inspections
Do I need a permit to replace a roof in Grant-Valkaria?
Contractors from outside the area run into this. Before a roofer can pull even one permit here, he has to sign up with the town building department first and send them his license, his liability insurance, his workers comp, and his business tax receipt. If your roofer has never worked in Grant-Valkaria, that can cost you a week before anyone touches your roof. We are already registered.
| Who issues your permit | Town of Grant-Valkaria Building Department |
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| Where they are | Town Hall, 1449 Valkaria Road, Grant-Valkaria, FL 32950 |
| Phone | 321-951-1380 |
| Open | Monday through Thursday, 7:30 in the morning to 5:30 in the evening. Closed Fridays |
| Code they use | Florida Building Code, 2023 edition, on anything filed after December 31, 2023 |
| Contractors must | Register with the town before pulling any permit |
Whose license is the permit going on? If a contractor asks you to pull an owner builder permit yourself, that makes you legally responsible for the work instead of him. Do not agree to it.
What happens if you find rotten wood? You want a price per sheet of plywood agreed in writing before anyone starts tearing off. If he says he will see what he finds, you are going to get a number invented on the spot.
Where We Work in Grant-Valkaria
Grant-Valkaria areas and streets we serve
We work across Grant-Valkaria in ZIP codes 32949, 32950, 32909
Grant-Valkaria ZIP codes
- 32949
- 32950
- 3290
Areas and communities
- Grant
- Valkaria
- Lagoon waterfront
- Acreage west of US-1
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Around Valkaria Airport
We serve all of Grant-Valkaria and the surrounding places
Grant-Valkaria at a glance
3 ZIP codes
Its own town hall
20 minutes
Reviews and Referrals
Trusted across south Brevard County
Most of our work comes from people telling their neighbors about us. That is how we have stayed busy for over 40 years without a sales team.
Nearby Service Areas
We also roof across Brevard County
Grant-Valkaria is one of the closest towns to our shop. Pick a nearby town for local details.
Grant-Valkaria Roofing FAQ
Questions we hear in Grant-Valkaria
How much is a new roof in Grant-Valkaria, FL?
Figure $400 to $550 per roofing square for shingles. A square is a 10 by 10 foot area of roof. Your final number depends on how big the roof is, how steep it is, what material you pick, and whether we find rotten wood when the old roof comes off. Barns and garages are priced on their own.
Do I need a permit to replace a roof in Grant-Valkaria?
Yes. It comes from the Town of Grant-Valkaria at 1449 Valkaria Road, not from Brevard County. Roofers have to register with the town before they can pull a permit here, which slows down anyone who has not worked in this town before. We are already registered.
How long will my roof take?
Two to five days for most houses. Rain can add a day. Permits can add a day because the town office is closed Fridays. If you are doing the house and a barn together it takes longer, and we give you a day by day schedule before we start.
Do you roof barns, workshops, and pole buildings?
Yes. That is a normal part of the work out here. Barns, workshops, detached garages, carports, and well houses, in metal or shingle. We can do them along with the house or by themselves.
Will you protect my septic and my well?
Yes. We find and mark the drain field and the well head before any equipment comes down the driveway, and dumpsters go on plywood over firm ground. Crushing a drain line is the most expensive mistake a roofer can make on a property like yours, and it is completely avoidable.
Will a new roof cut my insurance bill?
Usually. A new roof resets how old your roof is on paper, and it lets you get a wind mitigation inspection. That inspection writes down how your roof is tied to your walls, how the wood deck is nailed on, and whether you have a sealed layer under the shingles. Florida insurers give credits for all three. How much you save depends on your company.
My house was built in the 1970s. Is that a problem?
Sometimes. Older houses around here can have plank wood or tongue and groove boards up top instead of plywood, and thinner rafters. We check what is under your shingles at the estimate and tell you then what new decking would cost. You will know before you sign, not after we tear it off.
Do you tear the old roof off or go over it?
We tear it off. Going over an old roof means we never see the wood underneath, so rot stays hidden and keeps spreading. It also cancels most shingle warranties. We take it down to the deck, re-nail the wood, and start clean.
Do you do commercial roofs here?
Yes, up to three stories. Shops, nurseries, marinas, and small buildings along US-1 and Babcock Street. We do standing seam metal, TPO membrane, coatings, and tapered build-ups when water is sitting on a flat roof instead of running off it.
Get a free estimate from a roofing company in Grant-Valkaria, FL
Call Michael at 321-914-3360, or ask for an estimate online. We will look at the house and every other building on the property, tell you honestly whether you need a repair or a new roof, and put the price in writing before you decide anything.