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Roof replacement in Miami runs $18,000 to $45,000 for a typical single-family home, with smaller CBS homes starting around $14,000 and larger luxury properties exceeding $60,000. The price gap between an inland-spec roof and one that actually passes Miami-Dade’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone inspection is real, and so is the cost of guessing wrong. If you’re within a mile of Biscayne Bay, your roof lives in salt air every single day. Call (863) 251-5864 and we’ll walk your roof with you, give you a written number, and tell you exactly what your house needs to stay dry and insured.
Why Winslow Windows & Doors Is Miami’s Preferred Roof Replacement & Installation Company
Ed Winslow’s name is on the door, and on every roof we set in Miami. We’re not a national chain running crews through three counties on a dispatch board. We’re a locally owned outfit that has been installing and replacing roofs across South Florida since 2011, with a published address and license number you can look up before you ever call us back.
Miami homeowners call us because we speak the local building code fluently. We know what the Miami-Dade Building Department requires for fastener patterns on pre-1992 CBS homes in Hialeah, Little Havana, and North Miami, and we know what the City Beautiful Board demands on a Mediterranean Revival roof in Coral Gables. That knowledge is the difference between a permit that clears in two weeks and one that bounces back twice.
Every call is answered by a live person, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. No voicemail loops, no call centers, no “we’ll get back to you by Tuesday.” The technicians who show up at your door are background-checked and in uniform, so you know exactly who’s walking onto your property. Our 36500-Day Done Right Promise means what it says. If it’s not done right, Ed makes it right. Period.
Our Roof Replacement & Installation Services in Miami
HVHZ-Compliant Roof Deck Replacement with Marine-Grade Fasteners
This is the core of what we do in Miami. A roof deck that meets High Velocity Hurricane Zone standards uses stainless steel or hot-dip galvanized fasteners spaced at 6 inches on center, not the 12-inch pattern you see in Broward. We strip the old deck to the trusses, inspect every rafter and plate connection, and rebuild with 5/8-inch CDX plywood screwed to spec. Most Miami roofs that fail inspection do so before the shingles even go on. The deck is the structure. Get it wrong and nothing you put on top of it matters.
Stainless Steel Roof-to-Wall Tie-Down Retrofits for CBS Construction
Most Miami homes built between 1950 and 1992 are Concrete Block Structure, and the original roof-to-wall connections are often dangerously weak. We regularly find smooth-shank nails where hurricane ties should be, toe-nailed rafters that lift under negative pressure, and top-plate connections that would fail a windshield test in seconds. Our Roof Replacement & Installation team sisters new rafters, installs stainless steel hurricane ties rated for HVHZ uplift loads, and ties the entire roof assembly into the block walls with epoxy-set anchors. This is the single most effective wind-mitigation upgrade you can make on an older Miami home.
Impact-Rated Skylight and Roof Curb Flashing Replacement
Skylights and roof curbs are the weakest points on almost every Miami roof. The original flashing corrodes, the sealant degrades under UV, and the glass itself often fails the large-missile impact test. We replace the entire curb, set new impact-rated skylight units, and flash them with marine-grade stainless or hot-dip galvanized metal sealed under high-temp underlayment. In Miami’s salt air, the quality of the flashing metal matters as much as the quality of the shingle.
Full Roof System Replacement Including Underlayment and Secondary Water Barriers
HVHZ code requires a specific layering system: deck, self-adhered underlayment rated for high-temperature service, secondary water barrier at all penetrations, then your finished roof, whether that’s standing seam metal, concrete tile, or architectural shingle. We replace the entire system, not just the top layer. A roof-over on an existing deck is not legal in most of Miami-Dade and we won’t offer it because it won’t pass inspection and it won’t protect your home.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Miami
We’re an authorized installer for PGT impact windows and doors, and we stock local inventory for Miami customers from brands including PGT, Therma-Tru, and ViewLux. When your roof replacement triggers Window Replacement in Miami, as it often does on older Miami homes with original jalousie windows, we handle both scopes under one permit. That saves you time, inspection fees, and the headache of coordinating a roof crew and a window crew from two different companies. If you already have PGT impact windows and a roof replacement reveals flashing or integration issues around the openings, we service those units too.
Common Roof Replacement & Installation Problems We See in Miami Homes
- Electro-galvanized fasteners corroding through in salt air. Inland Florida roofers often use electro-galvanized ring-shank nails because they’re cheaper. Within three years of Biscayne Bay exposure, those nails rust through completely. The roof deck peels away in the first tropical storm. HVHZ code requires stainless or hot-dip galvanized fasteners. We don’t stock the cheap ones.
- Big-box roof-over kits that pass Broward but fail Miami-Dade. Some national installers sell a “roof-over” system with underlayment rated for 90 mph gusts. Miami-Dade’s design pressure standard for large-missile impact is a different category entirely. The inspector flags it, the permit dies, and you’re left with a roof you can’t insure.
- Reusing existing concrete tile anchors on Coral Gables homes. A roofer pulls a permit, lifts the old barrel tiles, and sets new ones on the original anchors without verifying embedment depth. The next hurricane sends a 40-pound tile through a neighbor’s impact window. We see this all the time. Every anchor gets tested. Every single one.
- Rotten roof decks hidden under “good-looking” shingles. Water intrusion at skylights, curbs, and valleys rots the plywood deck from below. Miami humidity accelerates the decay. A visual shingle inspection misses it. We strip to the deck on every replacement and replace every sheet that shows delamination or moisture damage. No exceptions.
Pricing for Roof Replacement & Installation in Miami, FL
Most full roof replacements and Window Installation - Miami projects are priced separately, with roofs landing between $18,000 and $45,000. The variables are opening count, roof geometry, the wind zone your specific parcel sits in, and how much deck replacement is required once we strip the old roof. A simple hip roof on a 1,200-square-foot CBS home in North Miami might come in near $16,000. A two-story Mediterranean Revival in Coral Gables with a barrel tile roof and historic-review requirements will exceed $50,000. We give you a written line-item quote before any work begins, and that number does not change unless we uncover something structural that was hidden and you approve the change order in writing. Call (863) 251-5864 to schedule a free in-home measure. No trip charge inside Miami-Dade.
What Roof Replacement & Installation Costs in Miami
If your roof replacement also triggers impact window replacement, budget $800 to $1,500 per window installed for standard openings, $900 to $1,800 for impact single-hung units, and $2,500 to $5,000 for large or custom openings. Whole-home packages run $8,000 to $25,000 or more depending on opening count and wind zone. Floor height matters. A second-story window on a waterfront home needs a higher design pressure rating than a ground-floor window in the same house, and that moves the price. So does frame material: aluminum frames cost less than vinyl up front, but they corrode faster in Miami salt air unless you specify marine-grade finishes. We’ll walk you through all of it at the free measure.
Florida Pays You Back
Miami homeowners can stack real incentive money on top of a roof and window replacement. The My Safe Florida Home program offers matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades, including roof-to-wall tie-downs and HVHZ-compliant roof decks. Florida exempts impact-resistant windows and doors from sales tax. The federal 25C energy credit returns 30% of product cost up to $600 per year on qualifying units. And after a wind-mitigation inspection, most Miami carriers credit roughly 25% off the windstorm portion of your premium. The inspection itself runs $75 to $150. We don’t guarantee any program outcome, but we’ll point you to the paperwork and make sure your installation qualifies. One thing we will say: impact windows beat hurricane shutters for anyone who doesn’t want to haul panels up a ladder in August. The protection is permanent. There’s nothing to hang, nothing to store, nothing to forget.
We Also Serve Cities Near Miami
Our Roof Replacement & Installation in Miami team also covers Coral Gables, where the historic-preservation overlay adds a permitting layer most roofers don’t understand. If your home is within city limits, we handle the City Beautiful Board review, the HVHZ compliance, and the install as one scope.
Serving Miami, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Miami area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Roof Replacement & Installation in Miami
Because Miami-Dade County is the only metro in the U.S. designated a High Velocity Hurricane Zone, and “Florida approved” is not the same as HVHZ approved. The NOA is a product-specific certification tied to the exact configuration, down to the fastener and underlayment. A shingle that carries a Florida Product Approval for Broward may not carry an NOA for Miami-Dade. If your roofer can’t produce the NOA number matching the specific product and installation detail, the permit will not clear. Get the number. Verify it. Call (863) 251-5864 and we’ll tell you exactly what to ask your roofer before you sign anything.
If the fasteners are electro-galvanized, they are already failing if they’re more than three years old. Salt-laden air off Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic corrodes them from the day they’re driven. HVHZ code requires stainless or hot-dip galvanized fasteners at 6 inches on center, and those should last the life of the roof. If we’re doing any roof work on a coastal Miami home, we replace every exposed fastener with marine-grade hardware as standard practice. We don’t reuse old nails. Ever.
You can, but only if the tile anchors, deck, and underlayment all pass current HVHZ inspection. In practice, most concrete tile roofs on pre-1992 Miami homes fail the anchor embedment test. If the anchors pass, we can lift the tiles, install a self-adhered high-temp secondary water barrier, reset the tiles with new stainless anchors, and recertify the roof. If the anchors fail, a full replacement is the only code-compliant path. Get a free measure and we’ll tell you which situation you’re in.
Yes, if your home is a contributing structure in a historic district or is individually designated. Coral Gables enforces its own preservation overlay on top of Miami-Dade HVHZ code, and Mediterranean Revival homes often require City Beautiful Board approval before you can change the roof profile, material, or color. That review can add two to four months to the permit timeline, and it will change your product selection. We’ve guided Miami homeowners through this process from start to finish. Budget the time early so you’re not rushed when hurricane season peaks.
A wind mitigation inspection is an insurance document. An inspector from your carrier or an independent firm checks your roof-to-wall connections, opening protection, and roof shape, then assigns credits that lower your windstorm premium. The Miami-Dade roof permit inspection is a code enforcement step. The county inspector verifies your roof meets HVHZ construction standards at each stage: deck attachment, underlayment, flashing, and final assembly. One gets you a discount. The other gets you a legal, insurable roof. You need both after a replacement, and we coordinate both so nothing falls through.
Call Winslow for Your Roof Replacement & Installation in Miami
We just wrapped a roof replacement on a 1960s CBS house in Little Havana where the original 1×4 purlins were spiked to the top plate with smooth-shank nails and the entire roof deck had lifted during Hurricane Irma. Our crew sistered every rafter with stainless steel hurricane ties, replaced the decking with 5/8-inch CDX plywood screwed at 6 inches on center per HVHZ, and set a hot-dip galvanized standing seam roof over a self-adhered high-temp underlayment. Then we replaced the jalousie windows with PGT impact units and handled the Cgi service in Miami so the home would finally get wind mitigation credits from the insurer. That’s the job. That’s the standard.
Miami-Dade County is the only metro in the U.S. where every roof replacement must be designed and installed to High Velocity Hurricane Zone standards with fastener patterns, sheathing attachment, and underlayment specifications that exceed Florida Building Code requirements everywhere else. A roof that passes in Broward or Palm Beach can fail Miami’s inspection just 20 miles away. Don’t find that out the hard way.
Call (863) 251-5864 today to schedule your free estimate. Ed’s name is on the door, and someone will actually answer the phone.
Written by Ed Winslow, Owner at Winslow Windows & Doors, serving Miami with roof replacement and installation since 2011.
Six Reasons Homeowners Choose Winslow Windows & Doors
Impact systems engineered to design pressures up to +/-100, matched to your wind zone - your openings hold when the storm arrives.
Low-E insulated impact glass from our manufacturer lines commonly cuts monthly cooling bills 20-30%.
Laminated impact glass shuts out up to 40% of outside noise - traffic, neighbors, weather.
Monitoring services run $30-90 a month. Laminated impact glass resists forced entry around the clock, with no subscription.
Florida homeowners average around 25% savings on the windstorm portion of their policy after protecting every opening - some homes qualify for more.
A full impact package upgrades curb appeal, buyer confidence and appraised value in one project.