Florida Code & Compliance
Metal Roof Permits in Florida: What to Expect
A Florida metal roof needs a permit, and most of the package is the panel's Florida Product Approval. Here is what to submit and what gets one kicked back.
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Florida Code & Compliance
Every ERS Metals article on florida code & compliance - written for Florida contractors and property owners.
Florida Code & Compliance
Wind Uplift Testing and Design Pressure for Florida Contractors
A design pressure belongs to one tested assembly, in psf, not to a panel and not to a wind speed. Here is how the number is earned and how to read it correctly.
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Florida Code & Compliance
Metal Roof Over Shingles in Florida: What Code Allows
Most Florida re-roofs need a tear off. The code does allow a standing seam recover in narrow circumstances, and the conditions attached to it decide the job.
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Florida Code & Compliance
HVHZ vs Non-HVHZ in Florida: What Changes on Your Order
The HVHZ is Miami-Dade and Broward, both counties entirely. Cross that line and four of our panels come off the table, the slope floor rises, and the submittal becomes a defined form.
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Florida Code & Compliance
Florida Product Approval and Miami-Dade NOA for Metal Roofing
An FL number and a Miami-Dade NOA are not the same document and neither one is a rating for a panel. Here is what each covers, and exactly what a Florida building department wants to see.
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