When a repair won’t do it any more.
A roofer has an obvious incentive to sell you a whole new roof. We’d rather tell you the truth and earn your next twenty years. Sometimes a repair is genuinely the right answer — and when it is, we’ll say so.
There’s also a code line that decides it for both of us: Florida’s 25% rule. If more than a quarter of the roof needs work in a 12-month window, the whole system must be brought up to current code — so repairing past that point isn’t legal, or in your interest.
Read our guide to the 25% rule →A replacement is the honest call when
Leaks are appearing in more than one place on the roof
The underlayment has failed across large areas — not one spot
The roof is near or past its expected service life
The 25% rule has been triggered — a repair now forces a full re-roof anyway
Your insurer is asking for a full replacement
If yours is an isolated leak on a roof with life left, that’s a repair. See our roof repair page →
One tile roof in Broward, torn off and rebuilt.
These are our own photographs from a full tile roof replacement in Broward County. Each stage — tear-off, deck, underlayment, tile back on — is on the same house, in order. Nothing was staged, and no stock photography was used.
The layer that gets skipped, and the one that decides. On a new tile roof the customer sees tile. What actually keeps their house dry is a peel-and-stick underlayment that took twenty minutes per course to lap and seal correctly. A cheap replacement is where that step gets rushed — and where the next leak starts.
Shingle, finished at the valley and the gutter line.
The valleys, hip lines and drip edge are where a shingle roof is won or lost, so that’s what we photograph close-up on the finished job. If a contractor won’t show you the valley and the eave on finished work, that’s the part they cut corners on.
Broward code is a six-nail pattern on architectural shingles to meet the TAS-107 wind standard — not the four nails a lot of older South Florida roofs were built with. We nail to the current standard on every replacement, not to whatever was up there before.
See our shingle roofing page →
Six stages, from tear-off to inspection.
The same six on every replacement — tile, shingle or metal. You get a project coordinator, a written schedule and photographs at each stage.
Inspection & scope
Free inspection, drone survey where conditions allow, and a written scope with the ranges that could move once the deck is exposed. Nothing surprise-billed later.
Permit & HOA
Municipal permits, HOA submittals including colour selection, and TAS-105 or TAS-106 uplift or pull testing where the code requires it. All handled by us.
Tear-off & deck
Old roof off, dumpster on site, deck inspected sheet by sheet. Any plywood failing the 19/32in / 6-nail standard is replaced — and photographed before it’s covered.
Underlayment
Peel-and-stick underlayment across the entire deck, valleys and drip edge worked in, laps and terminations sealed. This is the layer that actually keeps water out.
Roof system install
Tile, shingle or standing-seam metal installed to the current HVHZ wind standard. Six-nail on shingles, correct fasteners and clips on metal, code adhesive on tile.
Cleanup & final inspection
Magnetic sweep of the yard, dumpster gone, and the municipal final inspection. You get the closed permit and the photograph file for your records and your insurer.
Every job is run by a SafeTech project coordinator and inspected by us before final walkthrough. Photographs at each stage go into your file.
What a new roof actually costs, on a 2,500 sq ft house.
These are the ranges we quote in Broward County in 2026 — not aspirational, not clickbait low. Permits, decking and uplift testing sit on top of the material line and are shown separately.
Product tier, roof pitch, complexity, tear-off layers and how much decking has to be replaced all move the total. You get a firm written number after inspection, before any work starts.
Affiliated company financing, plus PACE through Home Run Financing and RenewPACE. Full terms in writing before you sign.
Photograph documentation and a written report for your carrier. We’re roofers, not public adjusters — we don’t negotiate your claim, and anyone who says they do is operating outside their licence.
Three layers of cover, stated plainly.
Replacement warranties and repair warranties are not the same thing. Here’s what you get on a full replacement from us, and the exact limit of each.
10-year warranty on full replacements
Every full roof replacement carries a 10-year workmanship warranty covering the whole roof, in writing at contract signing. Repairs carry a shorter 1-year warranty on the specific area repaired — we make the distinction because implying the longer term on the shorter job is how contractors get sued.
See our repair warranty →Limited lifetime, where the line offers it
Materials carry the manufacturer’s own warranty. Several premium product lines — including shingles from GAF, Owens Corning and CertainTeed — carry limited lifetime coverage when installed to specification.
Terms and transferability vary by product and manufacturer. You get the actual warranty document for what goes on your roof, not a summary.
$30,000 Contractor Directorii deposit protection
As a verified Contractor Directorii member, every registered project carries $30,000 of independent deposit protection at no cost to you — protection that doesn’t depend on us still being in business a decade from now. Optional $250,000 full coverage is available for 2.5% of the contract amount.
Applies to repairs and replacements alike. The one layer of cover that isn’t a promise from us about us.
The ones worth asking
If yours isn’t here, call and ask. We’d rather answer it before you commit to anything.
✆ (954) 665-3231How much does a new roof cost in Broward County?
On a 2,500 sq ft roof: architectural shingle $13,750–$23,750, concrete or clay tile $27,500–$55,000, standing-seam metal $31,250–$62,500. Permits, decking and uplift testing sit on top of the material line — the full 2026 table is on this page.
How long does a roof replacement take?
Most residential replacements run a few days to about two weeks on site, depending on size, material and how much decking needs replacing. Tile takes longer than shingle. Permitting and inspection scheduling sit on top of that, and you get the expected window in writing before we start.
Do you handle the permits and the HOA submittals?
Yes — municipal permits and HOA submittals including colour selection, plus TAS-105 or TAS-106 uplift or pull testing where the code requires it. That paperwork is on us.
Will I need new plywood decking?
It can only be confirmed once the old roof is off. Broward code requires a minimum 19/32in CDX plywood deck nailed 6in on-centre at panel edges, so anything failing that has to go. We photograph the deck before it’s covered and quote decking at $75–$125 per sheet installed, so nothing arrives as a surprise.
What warranty do I get?
10 years on our workmanship, limited lifetime manufacturer material coverage where the product line offers it, and $30,000 of Contractor Directorii deposit protection at no cost on every registered project. Optional $250,000 full coverage is available for 2.5% of the contract amount. All three in writing before work begins.
Can I finance the roof?
Yes. SafeTech Roofing and Windows offers affiliated company financing, plus PACE financing through Home Run Financing and RenewPACE. Terms depend on the project and approval, and every term is disclosed in writing before you sign. Ask about it during your free inspection.
Can you help if this is an insurance claim?
We inspect, document with photographs and a drone survey where conditions allow, and give you a written report and estimate you can submit to your carrier. We’re licensed roofing contractors, not public adjusters — we don’t negotiate your claim or advise on your policy.
Roof replacements across South Florida
Based in Pembroke Pines, working throughout Broward County plus Miami-Dade and Palm Beach. We know which building department you’re dealing with and what your HOA will ask for.
Ready for a written number?
Free inspection, photographs of what we find, and a firm written estimate. No charge, no obligation to use us.