Roof Replacement
Tear-off to the deck, re-nailed to current code, HOA color approval sent before the permit.
See how it worksSt. Johns County, FL ยท service area
Roofing across St. Johns County, from Nocatee to World Golf Village
Most roofs in St. Johns County are young, and that changes the conversation. Newer shingle roofs in master-planned neighborhoods, tile on the bigger homes near the water, and HOA rules on color and profile shape almost every job we price here.
- Calls answered 24/7
- County and city permits handled
- Shingle, tile and metal
In short
Roofing work in St. Johns County, FL runs from Nocatee, Fruit Cove and Julington Creek down through World Golf Village and St. Augustine. Most homes here were built in the last 25 years, so many roofs qualify for repair rather than full replacement under Florida's 2022 roof law, and nearly every neighborhood has an HOA that approves colors first.
Roofs in St. Johns County
What roofs look like across St. Johns County
The county has grown fast, and the housing shows it. Nocatee, the St. Johns and Fruit Cove area, RiverTown and World Golf Village are mostly master-planned neighborhoods built since the late 1990s, with architectural shingle on the majority of homes and concrete tile on larger houses and on streets where the HOA calls for it. Standing seam metal shows up more the closer you get to the Intracoastal and the ocean.
Because so many of these roofs are newer, a storm-damaged slope is often a repair, not a reroof. Since SB 4-D took effect in May 2022, a roof built under the 2007 Florida Building Code or later no longer has to be fully replaced just because a quarter of it needs work. We check the permit year before anyone talks about a full roof replacement.
Permits
Who issues the roof permit in St. Johns County
St. Johns County's building department issues roof permits for unincorporated land, which covers most of the county, including Nocatee, Fruit Cove, Palm Valley, World Golf Village and Ponte Vedra Beach. Inside the City of St. Augustine and the City of St. Augustine Beach, the city issues the permit instead. The county asks for the property's parcel ID from the Property Appraiser to start an application, and we pull that before we file.
HOA approval is a separate step, and in most planned communities it comes first. We send the architectural review committee the shingle or tile color and profile, then file the permit once the approval letter is in hand.
Roof trouble in St. Johns County? 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
Wind, salt and the St. Johns County coastline
The county has two faces. East of I-95, homes along the Intracoastal, Vilano Beach and St. Augustine Beach take onshore wind and salt air, so edge metal, fasteners and flashing are chosen for corrosion. West of I-95, the risk is afternoon thunderstorms and falling limbs in older wooded lots along the St. Johns River. Hurricane Matthew in 2016 and Irma in 2017 both pushed water and wind through the county's coastal towns, and the repairs that followed are part of why so many roofs here are recent.
Most requested
Roofing work we do most in St. Johns County
Shingle Roof Installation
Architectural shingle for newer St. Johns neighborhoods, matched to the approved HOA palette.
See how it worksTile Roof Repair
Cracked concrete tile and worn underlayment on larger homes near the water.
Learn moreStorm Damage Roof Repair
Creased shingles and lifted ridge caps after a coastal storm, photographed first.
Learn moreRoof Inspection
A written condition report when an insurer or a buyer asks about the roof.
Learn moreMulti-Family & HOA Roofing
Townhome and condo roofs for associations, planned around residents and board approval.
Learn moreCoverage
Where we roof in St. Johns County
We work across the county from our service office on Jacksonville's Westside: Nocatee and Ponte Vedra on the north end, Fruit Cove, Julington Creek and RiverTown along the river, World Golf Village and the SR 16 corridor, and St. Augustine, St. Augustine Beach and Vilano Beach on the coast. Ponte Vedra Beach and St. Augustine each have their own page, because the permits and the roofs there are different enough to deserve one: see roofing in Ponte Vedra Beach and roofing in St. Augustine.
Questions we hear
Roofing questions from St. Johns County
Yes. Both are regular work for us, along with Julington Creek, RiverTown and World Golf Village.
In most planned communities, yes. We send the color and profile to the architectural review committee and wait for the approval letter before filing the permit.
The City of St. Augustine Beach does. Most other addresses in the county, including Nocatee and Ponte Vedra Beach, go through St. Johns County.
Often, yes. If the roof was built under the 2007 Florida Building Code or later, Florida's 2022 roof law allows a repair even when more than a quarter of it needs work.
Roof question in St. Johns County? Call us
Calls are answered 24/7. Tell us the neighborhood and what you are seeing, and we will tell you what happens next.
