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Fast, Reliable Roof Replacement Across Fort Lauderdale
A full roof replacement in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $9,400 to $21,000 for an average 1,600 – 2,200 sq ft home, depending on material and whether the existing deck passes current wind-load code. Most tear-offs and re-roofs finish in 3 to 7 working days once permits clear. If your roof is pushing 20 years old or showing lifted shingles after a storm, call us at (754) 732-9325 and we’ll give you a written price before anything comes off the house.
We’re Tilehurst Roofing, part of the Kingswell family of roofing companies founded in 2000. Our Roof Replacement crews work throughout Fort Lauderdale from Coral Ridge and Rio Vista to Victoria Park, Sailboat Bend, and the condo corridors along A1A. We know which roofs in this city were built to code and which were built to a handshake, and we quote the difference in plain language before the first tile comes off.
Why Tilehurst Roofing Fort Lauderdale Is Fort Lauderdale’s Preferred Roof Replacement Company
The salt air in Fort Lauderdale doesn’t wait for a storm to start working on your roof. It starts the day the fasteners go in. That’s the kind of local knowledge you won’t get from a bid generator. Our crews live with the same coastal conditions you do, and we’ve torn enough roofs off in this city to know exactly what hides under them. When we replaced a barrel-tile ranch in Rio Vista, our crew stripped the original 1963 decking and found the starter strip and valley metal eaten through by salt-driven corrosion; we removed every rusted fastener, replaced the drip edge with a marine-grade stainless profile, and refastened the deck with hot-dip galvanized hurricane clips before laying a new self-adhered ice and water shield and architectural shingles rated for 130 mph winds. That’s what a real Fort Lauderdale roof replacement looks like.
Our Fort Lauderdale customers get the Kingswell Way on every job: a written price before any work starts, a written guarantee on every repair delivered before the crew leaves, and a 365-Day Done Right Promise that means if it isn’t right, we make it right, for a full year. A live person answers our phone 24/7 at (754) 732-9325. Everyone on your roof is background-checked and uniformed. We don’t have callbacks because we don’t leave loose ends.
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Flat Roof Replacement in Fort Lauderdale
Flat roof replacement in Fort Lauderdale runs $8,500 to $17,500 for typical condo and mid-century commercial-style residential roofs, depending on square footage, membrane type, and whether the deck below is rotted from years of ponding. Flat roofs are everywhere along Fort Lauderdale’s coastal corridor, from Galt Ocean Mile condos to low-slung 1960s apartment buildings, and they fail here faster than pitched roofs because torrential downpours overwhelm aging scuppers and drains. Ponding water accelerates algae growth and membrane degradation, and once water sits, the clock runs fast.
Membrane and Drainage
We install TPO, PVC, and modified bitumen membranes, with the choice driven by building type and exposure. On a Fort Lauderdale condo or flat-roof ranch, we renew the positive drainage, replace rotted deck sections, and reseal every joint before the new membrane goes on. A flat roof that doesn’t drain is a flat roof that dies early. We’ll tell you if your scuppers need enlarging and what that costs before you sign anything.
Ponding and Re-Roof
If water stands on the roof for more than 48 hours after a storm, the deck is already telling you something. We see this all the time on older Fort Lauderdale buildings where the original roof was laid with minimal slope. A proper flat roof replacement here means building positive drainage back in, not just gluing a new skin over a wet problem.
Roof Installation in Fort Lauderdale
New roof installation in Fort Lauderdale runs $10,000 to $24,000 for a full system on a typical South Florida home: decking repair as needed, underlayment, hurricane-rated fastening, and architectural shingles or tile. The wide range is real, and the biggest variable is whether the existing deck meets Florida Building Code uplift requirements. Many 1950s and 1960s concrete-block ranch homes in Fort Lauderdale have roof decks nailed only at the perimeter, which means a new roof over the old deck is a liability, not an improvement.
Deck Refastening and Code Compliance
On homes in Coral Ridge, Rio Vista, and Sailboat Bend with original barrel-tile roofs, a simple roof installation often becomes a full deck refasten. We remove every old fastener, replace rotted deck sections, and secure the plywood with hot-dip galvanized clips at the spacing current code demands. Then the underlayment, then the roofing. Skipping this step saves money on day one and costs a whole roof in the first hurricane. We won’t build a Fort Lauderdale roof that can’t take a Fort Lauderdale wind.
New Construction and Full Systems
For new construction in Fort Lauderdale, we install complete roof systems from the trusses up: deck, underlayment, drip edge, flashing, and any of our material options from Owens Corning, CertainTeed, IKO, or Atlas. The written quote lists every layer and every fastener, so the builder knows exactly what’s going on before the crew shows up. No change orders, no “we didn’t include the drip edge” after the fact.
Trusted Brands We Service in Fort Lauderdale
You shouldn’t have to take whatever shingle happens to be on the truck. We carry and install materials from Owens Corning, CertainTeed, IKO, and Atlas, and we stock local parts for fast turnaround across Fort Lauderdale. If your home sits within five miles of the ocean, we’ll push you toward stainless steel drip edge and hot-dip galvanized fasteners regardless of the shingle brand, because those go on with the material and they’re what actually keep the roof on the house when the salt and wind work together. The brand on the shingle matters less than the metal under it.
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AfterCommon Roof Replacement Problems We See in Fort Lauderdale Homes
- Salt-corroded fasteners and flashing. Electro-galvanized roof nails and flashing corrode within 5 to 7 years of salt exposure, leading to lifted shingles and water intrusion at the eaves even when the shingles still look intact. The visual aesthetic of the roof is fine; the metal holding it down is gone.
- Original 1950s – 1970s decks nailed only at the perimeter. In concrete-block ranches across Fort Lauderdale, the plywood deck was often attached with a fraction of the fasteners modern code requires, so hurricane uplift peels the entire roof off the trusses rather than losing a few shingles. We find this on almost every original-deck home we tear off.
- Ponding and clogged scuppers on flat roofs. Fort Lauderdale’s torrential summer rains overwhelm aging drains on flat condo and apartment roofs, causing standing water that accelerates algae growth and membrane degradation. A roof replacement that doesn’t renew the drainage is a temporary repair.
- Barrel-tile roofs lacking hurricane clips. In neighborhoods like Coral Ridge and Rio Vista, original 1960s barrel-tile roofs often lack the clips now required by the Florida Building Code. The tiles look solid from the street, but the first good wind lifts them like a deck of cards.
Pricing for Roof Replacement in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Let’s talk real dollars. A tear-off and re-roof with architectural asphalt shingles on an average Fort Lauderdale ranch runs $11,000 to $19,000. A barrel-tile or flat membrane replacement runs higher, typically $16,000 to $28,000. The coastal-spec hardware, meaning stainless drip edge and hot-dip galvanized clips, adds roughly $900 to $1,600 to the material line compared to inland-spec electro-galvanized. That’s the honest price gap. The cheap spec fails within a decade; the marine-grade spec goes 20-plus. Call (754) 732-9325 for a written, line-item quote; every estimate is free and every price is in your hands before work starts.
What moves the number: deck condition, number of stories, accessibility, tile versus shingle versus membrane, and whether the roof needs new scuppers or drainage changes. We don’t give a range and then inflate it at the door. The written quote says what the roof costs.
We Also Serve Cities Near Fort Lauderdale
Our crews replace roofs throughout Fort Lauderdale and the nearby cities of Plantation and Hollywood. If you’re just outside the city and looking for a local roof estimate, call (754) 732-9325 and we’ll send someone who shows up in the window we gave.
Serving Fort Lauderdale, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fort Lauderdale area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Roof Replacement in Fort Lauderdale
Because the hardware is different. In coastal neighborhoods like Coral Ridge and Rio Vista, Florida Building Code wind-load and corrosion requirements demand hot-dip galvanized or stainless fasteners, marine-grade drip edge, and more deck fastening than an inland home requires. That material upgrade adds $900 to $1,600 to the typical quote, and it’s the correct specification, not a markup. If an inland quote looks suspiciously low, check whether the metal is listed. Call (754) 732-9325 and we’ll explain the difference line by line.
You usually can’t tell from the ground, which is why we inspect from the top. Look in the attic first: if the deck is original and you see nails only along the edges of the plywood or no visible fastener pattern in the field, the roof likely predates current uplift standards. We check every tile roof we replace in Fort Lauderdale for clip presence during the estimate. If clips are missing, we quote the refasten as part of the job, not as a surprise later.
Yes. Electro-galvanized flashing and nails in direct coastal exposure can corrode through in 5 to 7 years, especially within a few miles of the beach in areas like Galt Ocean Mile or Harbor Beach. The shingles may look fine while the metal beneath them dissolves. We replace standard flashing with marine-grade stainless or hot-dip galvanized profiles on every Fort Lauderdale roof that sits in salt exposure, and we don’t charge you to explain the difference.
Usually a mix. The plywood is often intact but fastened with far fewer nails than code requires, and we frequently find rot at the eaves and valleys from decades of humidity and wind-driven rain. On a 1950s concrete-block ranch in Fort Lauderdale, the deck typically needs partial replacement and full refastening before new roofing goes on. We walk you through the deck findings with photos, because you own the roof and the truth about it.
Put the two written quotes side by side and compare the fastest and flashing, the underlayment, the deck fastening schedule, and whether drainage work is included. A cheaper bid usually omits the stainless drip edge, the hurricane clips, or the new scuppers, and those omissions cost more inside a decade than the difference in the quote. We always itemize every line so you can compare apples to apples. Call (754) 732-9325 and we’ll sit down with the numbers, no pressure.
Written by Greg Holloway, Owner at Tilehurst Roofing Fort Lauderdale.