PBR / R-panel
The structural commercial panel: it spans open purlins with no deck underneath, and the 24 ga is HVHZ and Miami-Dade approved.
See PBR →Service Area
Lakeland metal roofing supply
Structural panel for the I-4 warehouse corridor, architectural panel for old Lakeland. Standing seam, 5V, rib and PBR panels, custom trim, field measurement, and crated delivery - quoted fast with IMQ.
Polk County
What we supply in Lakeland
On a distribution roof, removing the deck removes the largest material line and a big share of the labor. That is the whole case for PBR in Polk County.
Standing seam
1" Snaplock Standing Seam, 1.5" Snaplock Standing Seam, 1" Nailstrip Standing Seam, 1.5" Nailstrip Standing Seam, 1" Mechanical Lock Standing Seam, and 1.5" Mechanical Lock Standing Seam panels in aluminum or Galvalume, with 70% PVDF finishes and no exposed fasteners.
See panels →Custom trim & flashings
Ridge, hip, valley, eave and rake fabricated to your details and crated alongside the panels.
Trim & accessories →Local knowledge
Metal roofing in Lakeland
Polk County sits on the I-4 corridor between Tampa and Orlando and has turned into the state's distribution warehouse. Those buildings are enormous, simple and structural - roofs measured in acres, framed on open steel purlins with no deck at all.
PBR is the answer to that building and essentially the only economical compliant one. It carries the load across purlin spacing without plywood underneath, so the roof is panel, fastener and closure and nothing else. On a distribution roof, removing the deck removes both the largest material line and a substantial share of the labor.
Lakeland itself is older and far more architectural than the corridor around it: the Frank Lloyd Wright campus at Florida Southern, the Dixieland and Lake Morton historic districts, and a lot of 1920s bungalow stock. Standing seam and 5V both belong on those roofs, and Polk's inland position means salt is not driving the substrate choice.
Approvals
Permitting in Polk County
Polk County is outside the High Velocity Hurricane Zone - the HVHZ is Miami-Dade and Broward only - so every profile in our catalog can be permitted in Lakeland.
SL100, SL150, NS150, M100 and M150 carry HVHZ and Miami-Dade approval, which is a higher bar than Polk County requires, so those specs clear plan review with room to spare.
NS100, 5V, RIB and PBR are approved for use outside the HVHZ, which covers Polk County and every other Florida county except Miami-Dade and Broward. They are fully permittable here.
Approval numbers are published on each panel's page and the documentation travels with the order, so the submittal is complete when the crew mobilizes. See the Florida approvals library for the current documents.
Getting it there
Delivered to your Lakeland jobsite
Lakeland is served by crated statewide freight out of Northeast Florida. It is a long leg and we will not pretend otherwise: we quote a delivery date with the order and crate the panels so they arrive straight, dry and ready to set.
Panels, trim and accessories are fabricated to exact length so there are no end-laps to seal in the field, and they ship crated together rather than as separate deliveries. Add turnkey installation through ERS Installations for a fully managed metal roof in Polk County.
FAQ
Lakeland metal roofing questions
What panel do you recommend for a Polk County warehouse roof?
PBR. It is a structural through-fastened panel that spans open purlins without a deck, which is what makes it economical at distribution scale. It is also HVHZ and Miami-Dade approved in 24 ga, so the same specification travels anywhere in the state.
Nearby
Other markets we serve in Central Florida
Working across the region? These are the neighboring markets we supply on the same terms.
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