A licensed contractor for roof code violation cases in Port St. Lucie, FL
Port St. Lucie sits only a few miles from the Atlantic, and Frances and Jeanne both struck this stretch of the Treasure Coast in 2004. Roofs here take salt air, sun and storms. If a code officer cited yours, you want a licensed Florida contractor who can do the work and handle the permit. 360 Home Improvements works under Florida Certified Building Contractor licence CBC1267336 and Florida Certified Roofing Contractor licence CCC1335340. Both are state certifications you can verify on the Florida DBPR website. Look for the same things in anyone you hire: a licence that checks out, a written price before work starts, a permit pulled under their licence, and inspections they schedule. Your first steps are simple. Read the notice, note the compliance date and any hearing date, and contact the code office named on it.
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In Port St. Lucie, an incorporated municipality, code enforcement is normally run by the municipality itself. Some places contract it out, and your notice names the office. Florida handles code enforcement locally under Chapter 162, Florida Statutes. The process generally starts with a notice that describes the problem and gives a reasonable time to correct it. If the problem is not corrected, the case can be set for a hearing before a code enforcement board or special magistrate. Exact steps and dates are on your notice, and the code office can confirm them.
While your case is open, don't
- Don't start work before the permit. Re-roofing and most roof repairs need a permit under section 105.1 of the Florida Building Code, and work done first may have to be permitted after the fact.
- Don't lose track of the dates on your notice. Write down the compliance date and any hearing date, and ask the code office named on the notice if anything is unclear.
- Don't tear out work on your own. Ask the building department what it needs to see first, because some work has to be inspected before it is opened up or replaced.
- Don't climb onto a damaged roof. Keep people, children above all, away from the hazard and leave roof repairs to a licensed roofing contractor.
What we do
- We read the notice and look at the roofYou show us the notice and we go through it with you. We look at what the code officer saw, such as missing or damaged roofing, a tarp left up, leaks, rotted decking or fascia, or a re-roof done without a permit.
- You get a free estimate and a written priceWe tell you what work the violation needs. We agree the price in writing before any work starts.
- We pull the permitWhen the work needs a permit, we pull it under our licence. That includes an after-the-fact permit for work already done.
- We repair or replace the roofThe work is done under our Florida Certified Roofing Contractor licence CCC1335340. We use roofing products approved for the area, which outside Broward and Miami-Dade usually means Florida Product Approval.
- We schedule inspections and close out the permitWe set up the inspections and work to get the permit closed out. Then we give you the paperwork to show the code office named on your notice.
Work by 360 Home Improvements, Florida Certified Roofing Contractor CCC1335340 · Certified Building Contractor CBC1267336. Electrical, plumbing and AC work goes to our Florida-licensed subcontractors, who pull that trade's permit.
How it works in Port St. Lucie
Port St. Lucie homes are mostly single-family houses on slab, with concrete block and stucco walls and asphalt shingle or concrete tile roofs. Much of the housing dates from the 1990s and 2000s, and new building continues west of I-95 in communities like Tradition and Verano. Older platted neighborhoods and newer ones sit within a few miles of each other. A roof citation can mean very different work depending on the roof, so we start by looking at yours.
Hurricane season runs June 1 through November 30. Storm damage left unrepaired, such as a roof still under a tarp, is a common source of code notices afterward. A tarp is meant to be temporary, and a damaged roof lets water into the structure. Port St. Lucie's humidity, afternoon summer thunderstorms and salt air add wear. Roofing products installed in Florida must carry an approval for the zone they are in, and your building department can confirm what it accepts.
Questions people ask
- Do you work on roof violations in Port St. Lucie?
- Yes. Our state licence is valid in every Florida county, and our service area is all of Florida. You can check both licences on the Florida DBPR website.
- Does my roof repair need a permit?
- Under section 105.1 of the Florida Building Code, re-roofing and most roof repairs need a permit. Work already done without one generally has to be permitted after the fact, which can involve drawings and inspections. We pull the permit under our licence when the work needs one.
- What roofing products are used in Port St. Lucie?
- Port St. Lucie is outside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, which covers Broward and Miami-Dade. Elsewhere in Florida, products typically carry Florida Product Approval or a local approval. The Port St. Lucie building department can confirm what it accepts.
- What does a roof repair or re-roof cost?
- It depends on the size and shape of the roof, the damage to the decking and fascia, the roofing material, and the permit and inspections needed. We look at the roof and give you a free estimate. The price is agreed in writing before work starts.
- Can you go to my hearing or deal with the fine?
- No. We are a contractor, not a law firm, so we do not represent owners at hearings and we do not negotiate fines or liens. Questions about your case go to the code office named on your notice, and legal questions go to a Florida attorney.
This page is general information about Florida code enforcement, not legal advice. For questions about your own case (deadlines, hearing dates, fines or liens), contact the code enforcement office named on your notice, or a Florida attorney.
Send us the notice
Your estimate is free, and we agree the price in writing before work starts. Call (954) 906-7864 or send a request through the form on the website, and take any question about the case itself to the code office named on your notice.
Request a free estimate
Tell us what the notice says and where the property is. We'll look at what the violation needs and agree the price with you before any work starts.
Other violations in Port St. Lucie
- Daily fines are adding up
- Work done without a permit
- A lien was recorded on my property
- Open or expired permits
- Overgrown lot, yard or debris
- Fence, wall or pool barrier citation
- Unsafe structure or building in disrepair
Code Violation Solver is run by 360 Home Improvements, a licensed Florida contractor. We fix the condition behind the violation; the code office named on your notice decides the case.