Gibsonton roofs on manufactured and site-built homes
Gibsonton has a much bigger share of manufactured homes than Hillsborough County as a whole, set in among site-built houses that mostly date from the 2000s on. Roofing Services Tampa covers roof repair, storm damage and re-roofs on both, and every job is done by a licensed, insured roofer. The two roofs are built differently, so the first thing we ask is which kind of home you have.
Calling about a manufactured home roof
Say it’s a manufactured home, and we’ll get a roofer out who works on them. Then tell us the year the home was set if you know it, whether the roof has ever been redone or covered over, and where the water shows inside. A drip along the ceiling seams, a stain at an outside wall and a wet spot around a vent each point your roofer to a different place up top.
Insurance paperwork brings the roof up too, and the forms aren’t all the same. The roof inspection guide sorts out which inspection an insurer is asking for.
Hurricane season when you won’t be home
Manufactured homes are among the first ordered out ahead of a hurricane, so if you live in one you probably won’t be there when the wind hits. That makes the weeks before the season the time to fix a loose or leaking section, while you’re around to let your roofer in.
Before you leave, take photos of each side of the roof from the ground and of the ceilings inside, so the pictures carry a date. When you get back, take the same shots before anything is moved or covered. If the roof is open, call us and we’ll get it tarped; emergency roof repair and tarping covers the first few days.
River water or roof water near the Alafia
Helene put river water into homes on Oak Street, the peninsula that runs into the Alafia, in 2024, the first time that street had flooded. Water that rose from the river is a flood loss. Anything that came through the roof is a separate piece of damage, and your roofer’s report covers the roof alone so the two don’t blur together. The Ruskin page shows how to keep surge water and roof damage apart.
Water that came through the roof gets written up on its own, apart from any flood water.
Permits on a lot in a flood zone
A lot near the river can change the permit picture. Florida exempts some small non-structural jobs under $7,500 from a permit, but not on property in a flood hazard area, so a modest repair there may still need one. Your roofer works out whether yours does and pulls the permit from the County. Roof permits in Hillsborough explains what gets inspected.
Site-built houses from the 2000s
A Gibsonton house from the early 2000s that still has its first roof is carrying one installed before the 2007 Florida Building Code. Hillsborough handles those roofs differently: once more than a quarter of one gets replaced inside 12 months, everything up there has to meet today’s code. A large storm repair can become a full re-roof that way, so ask for the written price to show how much of the roof the repair covers. Tell us the year the house was built when you call.