Roofing Contractor in Fort Myers, FL
No roofing market in Florida has been through what Fort Myers has been through. Hurricane Ian came ashore in September 2022 and took roofs across Lee County with it, and the replacement wave that followed was enormous, fast and uneven in quality. A meaningful share of the roofing work we are asked to look at today is work that was installed during those years and is already showing problems.
DMG Builders LLC is a licensed general contractor (license CGC1537383) managing roof replacement and repair throughout Fort Myers, with installation performed by licensed roofing subcontractors under our contract. We handle the permit, the inspections and the documentation you will need later for insurance.
Roof Systems for Fort Myers Homes
- Architectural asphalt shingle — the default for most Fort Myers neighborhoods, with wind ratings appropriate to Lee County.
- Standing seam and 5V crimp metal — longer life and better wind performance, increasingly common after Ian.
- Concrete and clay tile — on the Mediterranean-style homes common in McGregor and the gated communities.
- Low-slope and flat systems — lanais, additions, carports and commercial buildings.
- Repairs — leak diagnosis, flashing, pipe boots and localized section replacement.
Permitting a Roof in Fort Myers
This is where Fort Myers trips people up. A property inside the city limits permits through the City of Fort Myers; an address with a Fort Myers mailing address in unincorporated Lee County permits through Lee County. They are separate departments with separate requirements and separate timelines. A roofer who works mostly in one and rarely in the other will guess, and the guess costs you a week.
Either way, a roof replacement requires a permit, an in-progress deck and dry-in inspection, and a final. Improvements over $5,000 require a recorded Notice of Commencement before the first inspection. Skipping the permit is common with storm-chasing operations and creates a problem that surfaces at resale, when the open or missing permit shows up on the title work.
Insurance, Roof Age and Wind Mitigation
In Lee County, roof age drives homeowners insurance more than almost any other factor, and carriers have become far stricter about it since Ian. A completed replacement generally supports a wind mitigation inspection documenting roof deck attachment, roof-to-wall connections, roof geometry and secondary water barrier — the specific line items carriers price against. We make sure the work is done and documented so that inspection reflects what is actually up there.
What a Correct Replacement Involves
- Tear-off to the deck, with rotted or delaminated sheathing replaced rather than covered.
- Deck re-nailing to current fastening schedule, which is inspected before anything covers it.
- Secondary water barrier, required on replacements in this region.
- Underlayment matched to the covering system.
- Flashing, drip edge, valleys and penetrations — the actual source of most leaks.
- Roof covering installed to its Florida Product Approval assembly.
- Final inspection and permit closeout.
Electrical, plumbing, mechanical and roofing scopes are performed by licensed specialty subcontractors under our general contract, as Florida law requires. You have one contract, one schedule and one point of contact.
Frequently Asked Questions
How fast can you replace a roof in Fort Myers?
Tear-off and installation on a typical single-family home is one to three days. The schedule around it is driven by permit review and inspection availability, which differ between the City of Fort Myers and Lee County.
My roof was replaced after Ian and it is already leaking. What now?
That is a common call. We inspect it, identify whether the problem is installation, flashing or the product assembly, and document what we find. If the original permit was never closed out or never pulled, that matters too, and we will tell you.
Will a new roof lower my insurance?
It frequently helps, because roof age and the features documented on a wind mitigation inspection are priced directly by carriers. We cannot promise a specific number, but we can make sure the roof and its documentation support the best inspection result the construction actually earns.
Do you handle tile roofs?
Yes. Tile requires adequate structural capacity and a different underlayment approach than shingle, and it is common in the older McGregor corridor homes.
Do you do commercial roofing?
Yes, low-slope and metal systems on commercial buildings, coordinated the same way as our residential work.
Why Homeowners Hire Us
- One contract, one contact. You are not coordinating a tile setter, a plumber and an electrician who have never worked together.
- Permits under our license. We never ask a homeowner to pull an owner-builder permit for work we are performing — that shifts liability onto you and is a hallmark of unlicensed operators.
- Licensed and insured. Florida certified general contractor CGC1537383, with general liability and workers compensation. Certificates on request.
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