Plan a commercial roof replacement before you bid it.
Budget range, crew days, permitting time and the Florida Building Code edition your permit will fall under, worked out from your roof's size and system. Built for owners, asset managers and boards setting a capital plan.
- Budget range, crew days and permit timing before you bid
- Phased tear-off with same-day dry-in over occupied space
- In-house crane division and engineered wind design
Request a replacement estimate
Tell us about the building, including its height and site access. A project manager will follow up to set up a survey.
Roof replacements go over budget when planning starts too late
Most budget and schedule surprises on a re-roof trace back to decisions made too late: an unknown deck condition, a permit filed under the wrong code edition, or a phasing plan that ignores the people inside.
Hidden deck and insulation damage
Wet insulation and corroded deck found during tear-off turn into change orders and delays.
Surveys and cores before bidding prevent most of them.
Code and permit timing
The Florida Building Code 9th Edition takes effect December 31, 2026. When the permit is filed decides which edition the design follows.
A late filing can mean redesign.
Buildings that can't close
Hospitals, offices and shopping centers can't shut down for a roof. Open roof areas over occupied space put interiors at risk.
Phasing and same-day dry-in keep them running.
Budget, schedule and code edition for your re-roof
The example is a 60,000 sq ft, four-story occupied building on a tight site, moving to a 60-mil TPO system with one layer of tear-off. Change any value.
- Budget range
- On-roof work
- Permit + design
- Code edition
How these numbers are estimated
- Installed cost per sq ft: TPO $9–13, PVC $11–15, SBS 2-ply $11–16, metal retrofit $16–24.
- Second tear-off layer adds $1–2 per sq ft. HVHZ adds about 10%.
- Building height adds about 8% at 3–6 stories and 18% at 7+ stories, and slows production 10–25%.
- Tight sites add about 5% and urban sites about 10%; a lane or street closure adds about two weeks of permitting.
- Production: TPO 3,000, PVC 2,800, SBS 2,000, metal 1,500 sq ft per crew-day; two crews above 40,000 sq ft.
Send this plan with your request and we will turn it into a site-specific scope, schedule and price.
Planning ranges only. Final pricing follows a roof survey, cores, engineered wind-uplift design, the permit review, and a site visit to set the crane size and placement, staging area, hoisting plan and any right-of-way permits.
One contractor from survey to warranty
A replacement on an occupied Florida building is a logistics job as much as a roofing job. These are the parts we run in-house.
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Survey and design
Moisture survey, cores and existing-condition photos feed an engineered roof assembly and attachment pattern.
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Permits and approvals
Permit drawings, product approvals and inspections, including Miami-Dade NOAs in the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone.
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Phased, dried-in work
We open only what we can close the same day, so interiors stay dry and tenants stay open.
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Crane division
Our own cranes handle tear-off debris, material loading and rooftop equipment picks on our schedule.
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Rooftop equipment coordination
HVAC curbs, disconnects and rail supports are flashed with the new roof, coordinated with the mechanical contractor.
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Closeout and warranty
Manufacturer inspection, warranty registration, as-built photos and a maintenance plan for the life of the roof.
How a replacement runs
One team from the first core cut to the warranty, so nothing falls between contractors.
Survey
Cores, moisture survey and a drone flyover establish the existing assembly and deck condition.
Design and permit
Assembly selection, wind-uplift design, submittals and the permit application.
Phased install
Tear-off and new roof in daily sections, dried-in each day, with tenant and crane schedules shared ahead.
Closeout
Final inspections, manufacturer warranty, as-builts and the first maintenance visit scheduled.
Occupied buildings, re-roofed without closing
Hospitals, offices and retail centers across Florida have stayed open while we replaced the roof over them.
Fort Lauderdale
Holy Cross Hospital
557 beds
Aging coal-tar-pitch roofs replaced on a working hospital while patients and staff stayed in place.
Orlando
Orlando Premium Outlet Marketplace
40 stores
A 16-year-old modified bitumen roof at the end of its life replaced over an open shopping center.
Doral
Miami International Commerce Center
3 office buildings
Fully occupied offices re-roofed with 5 a.m. starts so the noisiest work finished before employees arrived.
“We just completed a major commercial office re-roofing project (3 buildings)… We had very few tenant complaints, the job was finished ahead of schedule, and under budget.”
Commercial office ownerGoogle review
“Advanced Roofing re-roofed an occupied supermarket in our shopping center. Not only was everyone I dealt with professional and courteous, they also got the job done without any complaints from the tenant.”
Shopping center ownerGoogle review
“Advanced Roofing completed a full replacement of 120,000 sq ft of our association roof on time and on budget.”
Condominium associationGoogle review
Common questions
Don't see your question? Talk to a project manager.
How long does a commercial roof replacement take?
On-roof work for a mid-size building typically runs a few weeks, plus design and permitting beforehand. The planner above gives a starting estimate from your roof size and system.
Can the building stay open during the work?
Yes. Work is phased so each section is torn off and dried-in the same day, with crane picks and noisy work scheduled around tenants.
Which code edition will my permit fall under?
The Florida Building Code 9th Edition takes effect Dec 31, 2026; applications submitted on or after that date must comply with it. The building official confirms the edition for each permit.
Should I restore instead of replacing?
If the insulation is mostly dry and the deck is sound, restoration may cost far less. Our restore-or-replace check screens for that.
What drives the cost most?
Roof area, the new system, how many layers come off, deck repairs, wind-zone requirements and access logistics.
Do you handle the permit and inspections?
Yes. We prepare the permit package, product approvals and engineering, and schedule the inspections with the building department.
Does building height or site access change the price?
Yes. Taller buildings need larger cranes, longer hoisting and more safety equipment, and tight or urban sites can need compact staging, timed deliveries or a lane closure for crane picks. The planner above adjusts for both, and the site visit confirms them.
Start planning your roof replacement
Send the address and your timing. We will survey the roof and return a written scope, budget and phasing plan.
1950 NW 22nd St., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311
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What happens next
- We call you back. A project manager reviews your request and confirms the details
- We visit the site. We look at the building, the roof or equipment, and access
- You get a written proposal. Scope, schedule and price in writing, with no obligation