Roofing in Casselberry, FL

Roofing Older Casselberry Homes: Layers, Decking and Florida Rooms

Casselberry grew quickly in the decades after World War II along US 17-92 and SR 436, and a lot of its homes are concrete-block ranches from the 1960s and 1970s. Many have been reroofed more than once, and some carry a second layer of shingles laid over the first. The Florida Building Code does not allow a new roof to go over two existing layers, and on most older homes the decking needs a look anyway, so we tear off to the deck on every Casselberry reroof.

Tear-off is where these houses show their age. Some have board sheathing instead of plywood, and some have soft spots from leaks that were patched from inside but never fixed on the roof. We inspect the whole deck and replace damaged sections before new underlayment goes down. The rest of the process is on our roof replacement page.

The other common Casselberry detail is the low-slope addition: a Florida room, an enclosed porch or a converted carport with a roof too flat for shingles. Shingles on a low pitch hold water and leak, so those sections need a low-slope membrane such as modified bitumen. Our flat and low-slope roofing page covers the systems. Tying a flat section into a shingle roof cleanly is one of the details that decides whether the whole roof stays dry.

Homes around Lake Howell, Lake Concord and Lake Triplet add shade and humidity, which grow algae on north-facing slopes; modern algae-resistant architectural shingles help there. Insurers often ask for a roof-condition inspection on homes this age, and a roof inspection gives you photos and a written assessment to hand them.