Where in Riverview is Wayne Gonzalez Roofing based?
At 5625 Patterson Rd, Riverview, FL 33578. Wayne Gonzalez Roofing Contractor, Inc. has served Riverview since 1981, and the yard is about ten minutes from Brandon. The office answers (813) 653-2279, Monday to Friday, 7:00am to 5:00pm.
Being based in the town changes the job in a plain way: a crew that is already in Riverview can look at a leak this week and come back after the first hard rain to check the fix, instead of fitting you in between jobs an hour away. Plenty of companies list Riverview as a service area and dispatch from somewhere else.
What roof repairs does the company do in Riverview?
Leaks, storm damage, lifted or missing shingles, cracked plumbing boots and flashing that has given up. Fascia, soffit and drip edge are part of the roof and part of the work, and the company repairs gutters as well as replacing them. Shingle, metal and flat roofs are all within scope.
The same company replaces roofs, so there is no incentive to call a repair a replacement. If the roof has years left in it, the company says so and tells you roughly how many. The Riverview and Brandon roof replacement page covers the day a repair is no longer the answer.
How do I know a Riverview roof needs a repair and not a new roof?
By whether the damage is in one place or across whole slopes. One lifted edge after a storm, one cracked boot, one flashing joint that has opened: those are repairs. Shingles curling across whole planes, granules steadily filling the gutters, and leaks in three different places are age, and age is a replacement.
A roof over 15 to 25 years old with widespread damage or recurring leaks is usually past repair. Everything in between gets decided on the roof, by an inspection, and the inspection is free. What it covers is on the roof inspection page.
What happens when I call about a leak?
Someone comes out and gets on the roof. The process starts with what the roof is doing, then an inspection to find where the water is actually getting in, which is rarely where the stain is, then a walkthrough of what was found in plain words with photographs. If it needs work you get a written estimate with the scope on it, free, with no follow up call unless you ask for one.
Over 30 years under the family name in this town is a poor business model for telling people they need work they do not. If it does not need work, you will hear that too.
What are Riverview roofs up against?
The same things as the rest of Hillsborough County, and they are harder on a roof than the shingle packaging assumes. Sun that takes years off an asphalt roof. Summer storms that arrive as a wall of water and find any flashing detail done carelessly. Named storms, where the damage is usually uplift at an edge rather than anything in the middle of the roof. And algae streaking, which is cosmetic until it is not.
None of that is unusual and all of it is manageable. It means a roof here needs looking at more often than one in a milder state, and that the flashing matters more than the shingle. After any named storm, have it looked at even if it did not feel bad; wind damage often shows as lifted shingles that look sealed from the ground.
What changes the cost of a roof repair?
Nobody can price a repair from a ceiling stain. What moves the figure:
- where the water is getting in, and whether it is one point or several
- what has failed: a boot, a flashing detail, a run of shingles, or decking gone soft underneath
- how steep and high the roof is, and how easy the spot is to reach
- whether the material can be matched on an older roof
- whether fascia, soffit or gutters are part of the same fix
Ask for the estimate to name which of these apply. A figure that names them can be compared. A single number cannot.
Is the repair guaranteed, and who does the work?
Repairs are guaranteed for two years, and the company's own crews do them. Wayne Gonzalez Roofing has never subcontracted a job; three generations of crews are on its payroll, and every employee is covered by workers compensation and general liability.
The licence is CCC1325942, a Florida Certified Roofing Contractor, active since February 2004 and registered with Hillsborough and Pasco county contractor licensing. BBB accredited since 2008, and an Owens Corning Preferred Contractor. Type the licence number into myfloridalicense.com and check it; the company would rather you did.
Questions we get asked
Do you cover Brandon, Valrico and Apollo Beach as well?
Yes, directly, along with Ruskin, Sun City Center, Wimauma, Tampa, Lakeland and Bartow. The Brandon roofing page has that town's detail, and the Tampa side of the work is on the Tampa roof repair page.
Can you give my insurance company something after a storm?
Yes. A written report from a Florida Certified Roofing Contractor, with photographs, which is what an adjuster needs. Be wary of anyone who offers to handle the whole claim for you.
Do you repair gutters, or only roofs?
Both, and on their own with no roof work attached. Gutters hang off the fascia and the fascia is part of the roof, so a gutter problem is often a roof problem in disguise. The Tampa gutter installation page explains that.
How do I get someone out?
Call (813) 653-2279, Monday to Friday, 7:00am to 5:00pm, or send the form on the contact page. You get a real date rather than a hopeful one, and the estimate is free.
Want a roofer to look at it?
Call the office and tell us what the roof is doing. We will come out, look at it and tell you what it needs.
