This roof is A home I live in A short-term rental

Polk · Lake · Osceola · Orange counties

Sometimes the answer is,
your roof is fine.

We inspect your roof, photograph every slope, and hand you a written finding you can send to your insurance carrier. If it has years left, that is what the finding says, and you owe us nothing.

Free written finding Florida licensed & insured No sale on the first visit

Not sure? Check your closing paperwork, or we will find the permit for you.

Shell Check
Preliminary estimate

New15 yrs25 yrs

A rough read from one number. The real finding comes from four slopes, a ladder, and photographs. Your carrier's own rules govern your policy.

Why roofs fail here

We are nowhere
near the coast

Most roofers here sell storm damage. That is a coastal business. Inland, across the four counties west and south of Orlando, roofs come down for three reasons that have nothing to do with wind.

Sun

Full southern exposure bakes the asphalt binder out of a shingle. Granules loosen, the mat goes brittle, and the south and west slopes always go first.

Age

Central Florida built most of these subdivisions between 1995 and 2008. A thirty-year shingle in Florida sun is not a thirty-year shingle. Twenty is closer.

A letter

The event that actually starts most re-roofs here is a non-renewal notice in the mail. No wind, no leak, no tarp. Just a date and a requirement.

The Shell Check

A free inspection that
can end in "no"

Most free inspections are a sales call with a ladder. Ours produces a document. It takes about ninety minutes, and it ends one of three ways.

1

We walk all four slopes

Not a drive-by, not a drone pass from the street. An inspector goes up, checks the field, the flashing, the boots, the valleys, and the decking underfoot.

2

We photograph everything

Typically thirty to fifty photographs, labeled by slope. You get all of them, including the ones that show your roof is in good shape.

3

You get a written finding

Numbered, dated, signed by a licensed contractor, with an estimate of remaining useful life. Yours to keep and to forward to your carrier. We keep a copy so you never have to find it again.

The three ways it ends

Sound

Years of life left. We write it down, hand it to you, and go away. Come back to us when the finding says otherwise.

Repair

A slope, a valley, some boots, or flashing. We quote the repair and nothing more. A repair is not a re-roof, and we will not pretend it is.

Replace

The finding says the roof is at the end. You get the photographs that prove it, a scope, and dates. Then you can shop it. We expect you to.

Where we work

We work one
street at a time

We schedule by neighborhood rather than by whoever calls first. It keeps crews close, keeps dates honest, and means your neighbors can tell you how we did before you ever call us.

Polk County

Winter Haven, Davenport, Haines City, Lake Alfred, Auburndale

Lake County

Clermont, Minneola, Groveland, Montverde, Mascotte

Osceola County

Kissimmee, Celebration, St. Cloud, Poinciana

Orange County

Winter Garden, Ocoee, Windermere, Horizon West

Licensed and permitting in all four. If your address is near a county line, we already know which office it belongs to. Not sure whether you are in our area? Call and ask.

If you do need a roof

Seven updates.
Zero guessing.

Every roofer says they communicate. Here is ours, written down and countable. You get all seven whether or not you ask, from the same person, at the same number.

1

Signed

You're on the board. Install is Tuesday, September 8. I'm Albert, your project lead — this number is mine, text it anytime.

2

Materials landing

Shingles arrive tomorrow between 8 and 11, on pallets on the left side of the driveway. Nothing blocks your garage or the cart path.

3

Crew rolling

Crew of six arrives at 7:10 tomorrow. Move cars off the driveway tonight and take anything fragile off the walls — tear-off shakes the house.

4

Deck exposed

Old roof is off. Decking is solid except four feet of soft plywood over the back bedroom — photo attached. Two sheets at the rate in your contract, $200.

5

Dried in

Underlayment and flashing are on. Your house is watertight tonight regardless of weather. Shingles finish tomorrow.

6

Cleaned

Roof is finished. We ran the magnet twice over the lawn, the beds, and the driveway, and the dumpster is gone. Walk it tonight and tell me if you find a single nail.

7

Closed

Final photos, your warranty registration, the permit close-out, and the paperwork your carrier will want are all in your email. Nothing else is owed.

Questions we get

Mostly about
insurance

My carrier says my roof is too old. Do I have to replace it?

Not always. Florida law gives homeowners a path to supply an inspection showing remaining useful life instead of replacing, and licensed roofing contractors can perform that inspection. Whether it satisfies your particular carrier depends on your policy and their underwriting rules, which is why the finding is written, dated, and photographed. Bring us the letter and we will read it with you.

Is the Shell Check really free, or is there a catch?

Free, and there is no obligation attached to it. The reason it makes business sense for us is simple: we now have a dated file on your roof. When it does reach the end, we would like you to call us. That is the entire arrangement.

Will you pressure me to sign something that day?

No. We do not quote on the first visit unless you ask us to. The inspector's job is to look and write down what they saw. If the finding says replace, you get the scope and the photographs, and we expect you to get other bids.

How long does a re-roof take?

Most single-family homes run three days: tear-off and dry-in on day one, shingles through day two, and finish work plus cleanup on day three. Your house is never left open overnight at any point. Larger or tile roofs take longer, and we tell you the number before you sign rather than after we start.

My HOA controls the shingle color. Does that complicate things?

No. We work these communities regularly and keep the approved color and profile on file for each one. We submit the architectural request with you rather than leaving it on your desk.

What if it rains?

We move you and we tell you the same day. A schedule change is one text with a new date in it. You should never learn about a delay by looking out the window.

Own a short-term rental?

Different clock entirely. Inspection and written estimate inside 24 hours, work scheduled into the gaps in your booking calendar, and a referral program for owners, managers, and agents.

See the rental side

Find out whether
you need us

Ninety minutes, four slopes, and a written finding. If your roof has years left, you will have that in writing by the end of the week.

Prefer to talk? Call (407) 280‑3786, Monday to Friday, 7am – 6pm, or email info@overarmorfl.com.

We call you back the same business day to set a time. No one else gets your number.