North of the Caloosahatchee and outside the Fort Myers city limits, so a re-roof here starts with Lee County, not with the city across the bridge.
Roofing in North Fort Myers starts with a fact that surprises plenty of homeowners: this side of the Caloosahatchee River is not inside the City of Fort Myers. North Fort Myers is an unincorporated community in Lee County, home to 42,719 people at the 2020 census, so a re-roof here is a county permit.
Cape Coral borders it to the west, Charlotte County lies to the north, and I-75 runs through the middle of it, so a riverfront home and a property out past the interstate do not share one set of conditions.
Troy Martin runs our southern operation from Estero, and North Fort Myers is a straight run up I-75 from there. We cover shingle, metal and tile roofs here, from storm repairs to full replacements.
If your North Fort Myers roof is showing its age, or the last storm left you unsure, book a free inspection and get the photographs and a written report either way.
Carriers in Lee County look hard at shingle roof age at renewal, which is usually where a North Fort Myers shingle conversation begins. We install architectural shingles with Florida Product Approval and the wind rating Lee County requires.
Tabs that lost their seal in a blow, cracked pipe boots, and flashing pulled away at a wall. Photographed before and after, and permitted through the county where the scope requires it.
Standing seam with concealed fasteners earns the highest wind mitigation credits available, which counts on any home facing a renewal north of the river. On waterfront lots along the Caloosahatchee we specify aluminum rather than steel.
A dated record of the roof’s condition, with photographs and a written report you keep. Worth booking before a renewal, before a sale, or after any named storm that crosses Lee County.
Everything else we do is on the roofing services page.
A roof leak usually shows first as a stain on a ceiling, and the stain is rarely under the failure. Water runs along the deck and the framing before it shows, so our roof repair work traces the leak to its real source rather than patching the spot above the mark.
On shingle roofs the usual findings are lifted tabs, failed pipe boots and flashing at walls and chimneys. If water is coming into the house, we can tarp the roof while the permanent repair is permitted, and we photograph the damage before any work begins.
A full roof replacement here means a tear-off to the deck, deck inspection and repair inside the scope, and a new system built to the current Florida Building Code for Lee County. Soft decking is fixed within the quoted job, not raised later as a surprise change order.
A replacement is also the one moment the wind mitigation features can be built in. A secondary water barrier, enhanced deck fastening and hurricane strap connections are the features carriers credit, and we document them so the credits actually reach your policy.
Not sure whether your North Fort Myers roof needs a repair or a replacement? A free inspection answers that with photographs, not a sales pitch.
The Caloosahatchee Bridge carries US 41 across the river into Fort Myers, but a North Fort Myers address does not carry you into the city. A re-roof here is a Lee County permit, and the milestone inspections are county inspections.
The permit can only be pulled by a Florida DBPR-licensed contractor, and the job closes with a Certificate of Completion. Keep it, because it is the record an insurer or a buyer’s inspector asks about. Our Fort Myers page covers the city side, and Lehigh Acres is the other large unincorporated community we serve in Lee County.
A free roof inspection covers the covering, the flashings and the underlayment where it can be reached. You get the photographs and the written report whether or not you hire us.
Carriers writing in Florida are scrutinizing roof age and condition, and many will not write a new policy on a roof over fifteen years old without an inspection. Booking one before the renewal letter arrives gives you time to act.
It is also worth booking after any named storm. Hurricane Ian made landfall on Cayo Costa in Lee County on September 28, 2022, and a shingle that lifted and resettled in a storm like that can become a leak a season or two later.
Close to the river, moisture and salt work on metal first: flashings, fasteners and vent boots corrode quietly long before the covering shows any wear. Where a property sits near the water we specify corrosion-resistant flashing as standard.
Further inland, past I-75, the questions are more often about roof age and the insurance position than about corrosion. One specification for the whole community would be wrong somewhere, so we set it address by address.
By Lee County. North Fort Myers is an unincorporated community north of the Caloosahatchee River, so a re-roof is not a City of Fort Myers permit even when the address reads Fort Myers. A Florida DBPR-licensed contractor pulls the permit, the county inspects at set milestones, and you keep the Certificate of Completion.
Stay off the roof and have a licensed roofer look at it. We photograph the damage before any work begins, and if water is coming inside we can tarp the roof while the permanent repair is permitted. A dated, written report gives you a clear record before you talk to your carrier.
For wind, standing seam metal with concealed fasteners earns the highest wind mitigation credits available, and near the river we specify aluminum rather than steel. Roof shape matters as much as material: a hip roof earns significantly larger credits than a gable, and that choice is only open on a new installation.
Much of the cost sits in what the code requires: fastening patterns, underlayment and products with Florida Product Approval for the wind zone, plus the permit and milestone inspections. When comparing quotes, ask what wind rating and fastening pattern each one includes, because that is usually where two prices differ.
Under Florida law, a roof with more than 25% damage can be repaired in sections when the roof itself was put on, or last replaced, to the 2007 Florida Building Code or later. That generally means a roof permitted after March 1, 2009. A roof older than that can still be pushed into a full replacement, and the free inspection tells you which applies to your North Fort Myers home.
The whole system. Shingles, tiles or panels are checked for wind uplift, granule loss and cracking, flashings around vents, skylights and walls for sealing failures, and the underlayment where it can be reached. You get the photographs and a written report whether or not you hire us.
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