Storm Damage Roofing in GainesvilleSecure it tonight. Scope it right.

Storm Damage Roofing in Haile Plantation, Duckpond, Millhopper, Town of Tioga, Hunters Crossing, Suburban Heights, Northwood and Oakmont.

Storm damage in Gainesville looks different from storm damage on the coast. Alachua County sits far enough inland that sustained hurricane wind is rare, but tropical storm force gusts came through with Idalia in 2023 and Milton in 2024, and every summer brings thunderstorms with straight-line wind and lightning. Under that wind, Gainesville's live oaks and pines are the hazard. The calls we get after a storm from Millhopper, Suburban Heights, Haile Plantation and the older streets around Duckpond are limbs through the deck, gutters torn off by falling branches, and valleys so packed with debris that the next rain backs up under the shingles.

What fails depends on the roof's age. Three-tab shingles from the 1990s and early 2000s, common across Hunters Crossing, Northwood and the first phases of the Town of Tioga, lose their seal strip after twenty Florida summers and lift in gusts that an architectural shingle with a live seal would shrug off. The 1950s to 1970s block ranches with low pitches take wind-driven rain at the ridge and at every plumbing penetration. Steep 1920s roofs in the historic districts hold up well in wind but shed debris into complicated valleys and behind chimneys. We match the temporary protection and the permanent scope to the roof in front of us, not to a template.

The first visit is about stopping water. We tarp and secure the opening, photograph everything before anything is moved, and note the date and conditions, because that documentation is what your insurance carrier will ask for. Then we write the permanent scope as a separate document: what the storm damaged, what was already worn, and what Florida Building Code requires once a certain share of the roof is replaced. Keeping the two honest matters. An adjuster can tell the difference between a storm claim and a roof that was already at the end of its life, and so can we.

Brehm holds Florida certified roofing license CCC1336098 and general contractor license CRC1334991, carries general liability and workers' compensation, and is an Owens Corning Platinum Preferred Contractor. On a storm job that means we can handle decking, fascia and structural repairs on the same permit, and that a replacement, if it comes to that, qualifies for the manufacturer's extended warranty options. Permits for city addresses go through the City of Gainesville Building Division; Haile Plantation, Tioga and other unincorporated areas go through Alachua County.

The honest version: most Gainesville storm calls are repairs, not replacements. A limb through the deck is a deck patch, new underlayment and a section of shingles. A valley full of oak litter is a cleanout and a check for granule loss. We do not file a replacement claim on a roof that needs a repair, and we will tell you when a carrier is likely to deny a claim on a roof that was already past its service life, so you can decide with the facts in hand.

Homes we work on in Gainesville: 1920s to 1940s frame homes with steep pitches in the Duckpond and Pleasant Street historic districts, 1950s to 1970s concrete block ranches across the NW and SW quadrants, and 1980s to 2010s subdivisions with HOAs such as Haile Plantation, Hunters Crossing and the Town of Tioga.