Commercial Tile Roofing by Property Type
HOA and villa communities
In a villa or single-family HOA, Florida law limits the association's say over a roof's look to what the declaration and its published guidelines authorize, applied evenly to every owner. The HOA statute also counts code-approved roof systems that meet ASCE 7-22 as hurricane protection. The board has to publish specifications for them and can't deny an owner whose roof meets them, though it can hold everyone to a unified look. For an owner, that means getting the tile, profile and color approved before the roofer orders anything.
Condo and multifamily buildings
On a condo the association usually owns the problem, because it maintains the common elements the declaration assigns to it. For buildings three habitable stories or taller, Florida now layers two reviews on top: the structural integrity reserve study, which must cover the roof, and the milestone inspection by an architect or engineer, which the local building department can move up to the 25th year where conditions such as nearness to salt water call for it. Either report can put the roof on the board's agenda. The roofer prices the work, and the reserve study's findings set how much the association has to reserve for it.
Townhomes with shared roofs
A townhome row can be one continuous roof over several owners. Who pays for the piece over each unit depends on the governing documents, so read the declaration before anyone gets a quote. Re-roofing one unit's share is possible, but it is a partial job on a larger roof. Florida's 25% repair rule, explained on tile roof repair, can apply depending on the roof section's age. Matching the neighbors' tile is the other catch: older concrete profiles may no longer be made, which roof tile replacement covers.
Offices, plazas and tile mansards
Tile mansards on offices and plazas are steep, and the tile on them follows the same hurricane-zone rules as a house. Steepness changes the fastening: under the FRSA-TRI manual, adhesive-set tile steeper than 7:12 gets a fastener in every tile as well; tile roof installation has the full schedule. Broward's design wind speed also rises with a building's risk category, from 156 to 185 mph, so tile on a building in a higher category is attached for stronger wind than a typical home's 170 mph.
Why Pompano Beach homeowners call Pompano Tile Roofing
- Free to call, free to request a quote
- One independent local tile roofer per request, not a bidding list
- Ask for tear-off, underlayment, deck repair and permit on one written price
- Your details go only to the roofer handling your request
What to Put in an Association's Bid Request
Scope by building
List each building, its roof area and tile type, and attach the reserve study or inspection findings.One product
Ask for a single tile, color and product approval number across the job, so later repairs match.Schedule
Ask for a building-by-building order of work and how residents' parking and pool areas are protected.Insurance and license
Ask for a certificate of insurance showing general liability and workers' compensation, which the City also requires, and check the license on the state's DBPR site, as tile roof repair explains.Disclosure
A licensed contractor who bid on your reserve study had to disclose in writing any plan to bid on the repairs it recommends. Ask for that disclosure.
See tile roof replacement for the permit and inspection steps each building goes through.