What roof repairs does Wayne Gonzalez Roofing do in Tampa?
Leaks, storm damage, lifted or missing shingles, cracked plumbing boots, and flashing that has given up. Structural problems under the roof covering are within scope too. The company also handles fascia, soffit and drip edge, because they are part of the roof, and repairs gutters.
The repairs are done by the company's own crews, on its payroll, and the same company replaces roofs, so nobody has an incentive to call a repair a replacement or the other way round. If the roof can be saved, that is what gets recommended.
How do I know the roof needs a repair rather than a new roof?
By what the damage looks like across the whole roof, not in one spot. Patch damage is a repair: a lifted edge after a storm, a cracked boot around a vent pipe, a flashing joint that has opened at a chimney. Slope wide damage is age: shingles curling across whole planes, granules steadily filling the gutters, leaks turning up in three different places.
The company's own rule of thumb is that one leak is a flashing detail and three leaks in three spots is a roof. A roof over 15 to 25 years old with widespread damage is usually a replacement, and the Tampa roof replacement page covers that job. Anything in between gets decided by an inspection, which is free.
Where do roof leaks in Tampa usually start?
At the flashing and the penetrations, not in the field of the roof. Chimneys, skylights, vents, and anywhere two roof planes meet are where most leaks begin. Plumbing boots crack in this sun long before the shingles around them fail, and they are cheap to replace and expensive to ignore.
Valleys collect debris and drain two slopes into one channel. In the attic, daylight through the deck, staining on the sheathing and damp insulation all point to a leak that has not yet shown on a ceiling. By the time a stain appears inside, water has been in the structure a while, which is why the roof inspection page lists the ceiling stain as the moment to call rather than the moment to wait.
What happens when I call about a roof repair?
Someone comes out and looks at it. The repair process starts with a conversation about what the roof is doing, then an inspection to find the root cause rather than the wet patch, then a plain explanation of the options and a written estimate. The estimate is free and there is no follow up call unless you ask for one.
If the roof does not need work, the company will say so. Over 30 years under the family name in this county is a poor business model for telling people they need a roof they do not.
Should I get storm damage repaired, and what about insurance?
Yes, and sooner than it feels necessary. Wind damage after a named storm usually shows as lifted shingles that look sealed from the ground, and uplift starts at an edge and works inwards. A small repair soon after the storm is a different job from the one it becomes after a wet season.
For an insurance claim, Wayne Gonzalez Roofing provides a written report from a Florida Certified Roofing Contractor, with photographs, which is what an adjuster needs. The company does not run your claim for you, and it advises caution with anyone who offers to. After a storm the county fills with out of state crews, and the guide to choosing a roofing contractor says what to watch for.
What changes the cost of a roof repair?
Nobody can price a repair from a photograph of a ceiling stain. What moves the figure:
- where the water is getting in, and whether it is one point or several
- what it is: a boot, a flashing detail, a run of shingles, or decking that has gone soft underneath
- how steep and how 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 involved in the same fix
Ask for the estimate to say which of these apply. A figure that names them is one you can compare. A single number is not.
Is the repair guaranteed, and who does it?
Repairs carry a two year guarantee from the company, and roof replacements a ten year one. The crew on the roof is on the company payroll, never subcontracted, 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 licensing. BBB accredited since 2008, and an Owens Corning Preferred Contractor.
Questions we get asked
How quickly can someone come out?
Call the office on (813) 653-2279, Monday to Friday, 7:00am to 5:00pm, and you will get a real date rather than a hopeful one. The yard is in Riverview, on the Hillsborough side, not an hour away.
Do you repair metal and flat roofs, or only shingle?
All three. The company installs shingle, metal and flat roofs and repairs the same, along with the fascia, soffit and gutters that hang off them.
Can a leak wait until the dry season?
Not safely. Water that has reached the decking keeps working on it whether or not it shows on the ceiling, and a repair that was a boot and a few shingles becomes decking and insulation. Have it looked at, which is free, and then decide.
Do you repair roofs in Riverview and Brandon too?
Yes. The company is based in Riverview, and the Riverview roof repair page and the Brandon roofing page cover those towns.
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.
