Secondary water barrier / sealed roof deck
Peel-and-stick vs taped joints vs felt. What counts as SWR on the wind-mitigation form after Ian.
Florida roof guides
Roof guides for Cape Coral and Southwest Florida.
Plain-language notes on sealed roof decks, underlayment, wind mitigation, rejuvenation, attic ventilation, coatings, and solar. Written for homeowners and associations — not a flyer.
Homeowner roof notes
Guides on this site
Start here, or open a topic. These pages explain how Florida roofs are built and inspected so you can read a bid against the house.
Questions before roof rejuvenation
License, inspection, testing, ingredients, and what to get in writing before anyone treats a Florida shingle roof.
Florida roof underlayment
Felt, synthetic, and self-adhered — minimum code versus what you want if the covering leaves.
Wind mitigation (OIR-B1-1802)
Covering, deck nails, roof-to-wall, SWR, and openings. What photos can prove and what does not change a premium.
Attic ventilation in a hot-humid climate
Vented, unvented, and hybrid attics in Climate Zone 1A / 2A. Soffit and ridge that actually work.
Roof coatings vs replacement
When a coating is maintenance on a sound low-slope roof, and when it is paint over a dead membrane.
Solar on an existing Florida roof
Roof age before racks, penetrations, who owns leaks, and why a short shingle under a long array is a bad stack.
Impact windows vs roof — which first
Openings, deck, insurance logic, and when doing both in one season is worth it.
Spray foam insulation
Under-deck vs on-deck foam, moisture, fire barriers, HVAC, and what to ask before anyone sprays.
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