Historic Home Roofing
Reroofs on historic St. Augustine homes, with HARB details prepared.
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Roofing in St. Augustine, from the historic districts to Davis Shores
St. Augustine has roofs you will not find anywhere else in Northeast Florida: flat roofs behind parapets, clay tile, metal on Victorian houses, and historic districts where the city reviews what goes on top. Getting that right starts before the first shingle comes off.
- Calls answered 24/7
- HARB reviews prepared
- Tile, metal and flat roofs
In short
Roofing in St. Augustine, FL starts with where the house sits. Inside the city's historic preservation districts, exterior changes go before the Historic Architectural Review Board for a Certificate of Appropriateness, and the city issues the building permit. We prepare the material and color details for that review and plan like-for-like replacement where it keeps the approval simple.
Roofs in St. Augustine
The roofs of the nation's oldest city
Founded in 1565, St. Augustine has layers of building history, and its roofs follow them. Spanish colonial and Mediterranean revival buildings carry flat roofs hidden behind parapet walls, or clay and concrete tile; Victorian and frame vernacular houses in Lincolnville and the north city often have metal or shingle roofs over old board decking. On Anastasia Island, Davis Shores is mostly mid-century ranch homes with shingle roofs exposed to the ocean wind.
Flat roofs behind parapets are where many leaks here begin, at the scuppers and where the membrane turns up the wall. Tile roofs usually fail at the underlayment long before the tile itself, which is why a tile repair often means lifting and relaying a section; see tile roof repair.
Permits
HARB review and city permits
The City of St. Augustine issues its own building permits inside city limits, rather than St. Johns County. For properties in the city's historic preservation districts, exterior changes go before the Historic Architectural Review Board, known as HARB, which issues Certificates of Appropriateness and meets in the Alcazar Room at City Hall. A reroof that keeps the same material, color and profile is the simpler case; a change in material or appearance gets a fuller review. We prepare the product and color details for the application and schedule the job around the board's decision.
Roof trouble in St. Augustine? We pick up at any hour
Tell us what you are seeing. We will tell you what it likely is and when we can be there.
Weather
Low ground and coastal storms
St. Augustine sits low beside the Matanzas River and the ocean. Hurricane Matthew in 2016 and Irma in 2017 both pushed water into downtown streets and Davis Shores, and the wind that came with them lifted shingles and tore at flashing across the city. Salt air is constant here, so edge metal, flashing and fasteners are chosen to resist corrosion on every job.
Most requested
Roofing work we do most in St. Augustine
Tile Roof Repair
Relaying clay and concrete tile over new underlayment where leaks start.
Learn moreFlat Roof Repair
Scuppers, parapet flashing and membrane repairs on flat roofs behind parapets.
Read the detailsMetal Roof Installation
Metal roofs on Victorian and frame houses, in profiles that suit the street.
See how it worksChimney Repair & Removal
Chimney crowns, caps and flashing on older St. Augustine houses.
Read the detailsRoof Flashing Repair
Wall, parapet and chimney flashing, where salt air does its worst.
Read the detailsCoverage
Where we roof in St. Augustine
We work across the city: the downtown historic districts, Lincolnville, the north city along San Marco Avenue, Davis Shores on Anastasia Island, and West Augustine. Nearby, St. Augustine Beach runs its own permits, and the rest of the area is covered on roofing in St. Johns County.
Questions we hear
Roofing questions from St. Augustine
If the house is in one of the city's historic preservation districts, exterior changes go before HARB. Replacing like for like is the simpler case; a change in material or look gets a fuller review.
The City of St. Augustine issues them inside city limits, not St. Johns County.
Yes. Most of those leaks start at the scuppers or where the membrane turns up the parapet wall, and that is where we look first.
Yes, along with the downtown districts, Lincolnville, the north city and West Augustine.
Roof trouble in St. Augustine? Call any hour
Tell us the street and whether the house is in a historic district. Calls are answered 24/7.
