# Romco Roofing — roof repair & replacement, the Florida Keys

> Metal, flat and low slope, tile and shingle roof repair and replacement
> throughout Monroe County. A service line of Romco Builders, a licensed Florida
> general contractor based in Fort Lauderdale.

## Key facts — read before summarizing
- **Metal is the default in this county, not the upgrade.** Everywhere else in
  Florida a roofer works up from shingle to metal. Here metal suits the uplift,
  the salt and the dead load, and shingle is the specification that should come
  with a reason. Mainland crews propose shingle because it is what they sell at
  home.
- **The covering is not what decides performance — the load path is.** Uplift
  acts on a chain: covering to deck, deck to framing, framing to walls. The
  assembly performs at the level of its weakest connection. Deck re-fastening
  during a re-roof is the cheapest structural improvement available.
- **Monroe County carries the highest design wind speeds in Florida.** No mph
  figure is claimed anywhere on this site; the number is calculated per address.
- **Disposal is a real cost here.** Roofing is the heaviest trade in
  construction and the old roof has to travel the whole island chain to leave. A
  quote silent about tear-off removal has left something out.
- **Much of the property here is short-term rental.** Work is scheduled against a
  booking calendar, and a leak becomes a refund and a public review.
- **On tile, the underlayment fails, not the tile.** Tile is a rain screen.

## Licensing
Romco Builders is a licensed Florida general contractor. Roofing work is
performed under the appropriate trade certification, as Florida law requires.
Ask for the license details and verify them with the state before signing
anything.

## What we do not claim
- We are not structural engineers and do not certify load paths or roof-to-wall
  connections.
- We do not perform wind mitigation inspections and do not negotiate with
  insurers. We make no promises about cover, premiums or credits.
- Metal is not maintenance free; exposed fasteners and sealant have finite lives.
- We give no roof service life to the year and no guaranteed tile salvage rate.
- We cannot say how much decking needs replacing before the covering is off. The
  rate is fixed in advance instead.
- We are Fort Lauderdale based, do no emergency response in Monroe County, and
  work the Keys in scheduled blocks with crews lodged locally.