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Fast, Reliable Roofing Across Fort Lauderdale
Roof repair in Fort Lauderdale typically costs $400-$1,800, while a full roof replacement runs $8,000-$20,000 depending on material, square footage, and whether your home sits in one of the canal-front neighborhoods where HVHZ code adds structural requirements. Barrett & Sons Construction has been putting roofs over Broward County families since 1998, and we also offer Driveway & Pavers in Fort Lauderdale alongside our roofing. We know what Fort Lauderdale’s salt air, afternoon thunderstorms, and hurricane-season wind loads do to a roof over time. Call (877) 610-1318 and you’ll reach a live person who can talk through your roof honestly, whether you’re in Victoria Park, Coral Ridge, or out near 33325.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Fort Lauderdale’s Preferred Roofing Company
Tom Barrett put his name on the truck in 1998, and his sons run the crews today. That’s not a marketing line; it’s how the company works. When you call about a roof in Fort Lauderdale, the person who answers knows the difference between a barrel tile roof in Tarpon River and a standing seam metal roof on a Coral Ridge canal-front home, because they’ve been on both. We pull permits on every eligible job and get inspections signed before we call it done. The permit inspector works for you, not for us. That’s exactly why we like having him out.
Our Fort Lauderdale customers get the same thing every customer has gotten for over two decades: a written scope, written allowances, and a written change order before any price moves. No surprise invoices at the end. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date. Ask anyone on your street, or look up Tom’s license number yourself. We publish it.
Dispatch and scheduling for Fort Lauderdale jobs are coordinated from our Miami (South FL) office, with crews working locally across Broward. A live person answers our phone 24/7, not a voicemail box and not an out-of-state call center. And we offer a Free Second Opinion on any written estimate you’ve received, which matters in a market like Fort Lauderdale where roof quotes can swing thousands of dollars for the same scope.
Our Roofing Services in Fort Lauderdale
We handle the full range of Roofing work, from emergency leak repair to complete tear-offs. Here’s what most Fort Lauderdale homeowners call us for first.
Roof Repair
A small leak over a bedroom in Victoria Park is rarely small by the time someone sees the water stain. In Fort Lauderdale’s concrete block homes, water travels along tie beams and block cells before it ever shows up on drywall, which means the actual entry point is often ten feet from the stain. We trace the leak to its source, not just patch where water appeared. Most roof repairs in Fort Lauderdale run $400-$1,800, with tile roof repair on barrel tile systems coming in a bit higher at $600-$2,500. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll get someone out to look before the next afternoon downpour.

Roof Replacement & Installation
Fort Lauderdale’s older housing stock was mostly built between the late 1940s and the mid-1970s, before Florida’s High-Velocity Hurricane Zone code required the hurricane strapping, reinforced roof-to-wall connectors, and impact-rated assemblies you see on new construction today. That means a roof replacement in neighborhoods like Tarpon River or the finger islands off the Intracoastal often involves more than just new shingles; it can mean bringing the entire roof deck up to current wind-load standards before the new roof goes on. If you’re also considering expanding your living space, ask us about Fort Lauderdale Home Additions & ADU services. We walk you through that scope in writing, with permits pulled and inspections signed. Full roof replacement in Fort Lauderdale runs $8,000-$20,000 for typical residential homes.

Metal Roofing
A standing seam metal roof on a canal-front home in Coral Ridge isn’t just about looks. Metal handles Fort Lauderdale’s salt-laden onshore air far better than most materials, and it’s rated for the 170+ mph design pressures the HVHZ demands. We install standing seam metal roofing and have worked on enough canal-front properties to know how seawall setbacks and access constraints affect the job from day one. Metal roof installation in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $15,000-$40,000, and the number moves with roof complexity, pitch, and whether we’re tearing off an existing system first.

Tile Roofing
Barrel tile roofs are common across Fort Lauderdale’s older homes, particularly in established neighborhoods like Victoria Park. They’re beautiful, but after thirty or forty years of hurricane seasons, the underlayment beneath the tile is almost always shot, and walking a tile roof wrong cracks tiles faster than any storm. We inspect tile systems from the ridge to the eave, and we repair what’s actually brokenrather than recommending a full replacement when a repair gets the job done right. Tile roof repair in Fort Lauderdale runs $600-$2,500, and we’ll tell you plainly if a repair no longer makes sense versus a new underlayment and tile reset.

What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Fort Lauderdale
We work with and install materials you can look up yourself, not mystery brands off a van. On Fort Lauderdale homes we regularly install GAF and CertainTeed roofing systems, and for the window and door components that accompany many re-roofs in HVHZ territory, we carry PGT and CGI impact-rated products. We also handle Pella repair in Fort Lauderdale when your project calls for it. If you’re replacing a roof and your openings are still original single-pane glass, we’ll flag it because Fort Lauderdale’s wind code ties the roof assembly to the opening protection in ways most homeowners never hear about until the inspector brings it up. We’d rather have that conversation before the job starts than surprise you mid-project.
Common Roofing Problems We See in Fort Lauderdale Homes
After 29 years working roofs across Broward County, here’s what shows up again and again on Fort Lauderdale homes.
- Salt-air corrosion of fasteners and flashing. Salt-laden onshore air from the Atlantic accelerates corrosion on structural fasteners, steel lintels, and flashing around penetrations. We see roof leaks on Fort Lauderdale homes that trace directly to rusted flashing that looked fine from the ground. Replacing flashing and corroded fasteners before they fail is cheaper than repairing water damage after they do.
- Underlayment failure on tile roofs. Barrel tile roofs on 1950s and 1960s concrete block homes in areas like Tarpon River and Victoria Park often look intact from the street while the underlayment underneath has degraded to the point of failure. The first heavy afternoon storm finds every weak spot. An inspection with a moisture meter tells the truth before the ceiling does.
- Wind-driven rain through ridge and hip joints. Fort Lauderdale sits fully inside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, and older roofs weren’t built to today’s 170 mph design-pressure standards. Wind-driven rain finds its way through ridge vents, hip joints, and pipe boots that were never sealed properly in the first place. Newer builds and re-roofs get those details right, but older homes need them checked.
- Pool cage and gutter intersections that hide leaks. Many Fort Lauderdale homes attach pool enclosures and gutters directly to the roof’s edge, creating joints that trap water and then leak into the fascia. We see this regularly on canal-front lots where homes back up to seawalls and drainage patterns force water to sit longer against rooflines. Flashing and drip-edge details at those intersections are often the actual source of a “roof leak.”
Pricing for Roofing in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Here are straight numbers for Fort Lauderdale’s market so you know what to expect before you call anyone. Roof repair runs $400-$1,800 for most jobs. Roof replacement runs $8,000-$20,000 for typical homes. Metal roof installation runs $15,000-$40,000, and tile roof repair runs $600-$2,500. What moves the number: roof size and pitch, whether a tear-off is required, underlayment condition on tile systems, and whether your home needs wind-mitigation upgrades to meet current HVHZ code. We put every allowance, every scope, and every price change in writing as a change order before work proceeds. No surprise invoices at the end, because the allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date.
We also hold these standing offers, no games: $40 Off Any Repair Over $200, a Free Second Opinion on Any Written Estimate, No Trip Charge Inside the County, and a permanent 10% Senior & Veteran discount. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule a free estimate. That’s a live person on the line, not a phone tree.
We Also Serve Cities Near Fort Lauderdale
Barrett & Sons Construction serves Fort Lauderdale and the surrounding communities, including Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes, Plantation, and Broadview Park. If you’re on the edge of one of those city lines, we’ll still come out. And if your roof project turns up a need for Windows & Doors in Fort Lauderdale because your openings don’t meet HVHZ requirements, we handle that too. Same goes for Fence Installation in Fort Lauderdale when storm damage or a re-roof knocks out a section of your property line.
Serving Fort Lauderdale, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fort Lauderdale area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Roofing in Fort Lauderdale
We respond to Fort Lauderdale roof leak calls typically within one business day, and we answer our phones live 24/7 so you’re not leaving a voicemail into the void while water keeps coming in. For active leaks during a storm, get a tarp down if you can safely do so, then call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll get you on the schedule. The exact timing depends on how many callbacks we have on the board, but we don’t leave you hanging for days in a city where the next afternoon thunderstorm is always coming.
Yes. We work across Victoria Park, Tarpon River, Coral Ridge, the finger islands off the Intracoastal, and all Fort Lauderdale ZIP codes including 33325, 33301, 33302, and 33303. We’ve been on enough canal-front lots to know how seawall setbacks, tight access, and HOA rules affect a roofing job before we even put a ladder up. If you’re in a gated community or a historic district, we’ll work through the specific approval process with you.
Yes, and this is where our 24/7 live phone answer actually matters. After a hurricane or severe thunderstorm passes through Fort Lauderdale, we prioritize active leaks and structural damage first. Call (877) 610-1318, tell us what you’re seeing, and we’ll get a crew out to assess and tarp what needs tarping. The sooner exposed areas are secured, the less water does to the inside of your home. Then we write the full repair or replacement scope in writing before any work beyond emergency mitigation begins, and we handle the permit and inspection trail from there.
Prices in Fort Lauderdale are generally comparable to Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes, Plantation, and Broadview Park for similar scopes. What changes the number in Fort Lauderdale specifically is the HVHZ requirement. Homes in Fort Lauderdale must meet the strictest wind-load classification in Florida, which can add costs for additional strapping, connectors, or impact-rated components that wouldn’t apply in parts of the state outside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone. A $12,000 roof replacement in one Broward city might be $14,000 in Fort Lauderdale if the home needs structural wind-mitigation upgrades to pass inspection. That’s not padding, that’s code. We show you every line item in writing.
Every roofing job we complete in Fort Lauderdale is backed by our written 90-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, Tom comes back and makes it right with one call. Material warranties from GAF and CertainTeed apply separately and depend on the system you choose. What we promise is the workmanship: one call brings us back, and the promise is written on every contract, not buried in fine print. That’s been true since 1998, and it applies to every roof we put over a Broward County family.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Fort Lauderdale since 1998.







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