Service Area
One county, several roofing markets: historic, waterfront and heavy industrial. Standing seam, 5V, rib and PBR panels, custom trim, field measurement, and crated delivery - quoted fast with IMQ.
Hillsborough County
Tampa Bay is brackish rather than open ocean, so the aluminum line falls closer to the water here than it does on the Gulf beaches. We would rather draw that line honestly than apply one rule countywide.
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 →The traditional Florida exposed-fastener panel, with a resting leg for thermal movement. Approved for use outside the HVHZ.
See 5V →The structural commercial panel: it spans open purlins with no deck underneath, and the 24 ga is HVHZ and Miami-Dade approved.
See PBR →Local knowledge
Hillsborough County is the Gulf coast's largest market and it is not one roofing market but several. Ybor City and Hyde Park are historic districts with review boards and steep-pitch older stock, South Tampa is high-value residential on low ground, and the Port Tampa Bay and Brandon corridors are heavy industrial and distribution.
Tampa Bay is brackish rather than open ocean, which is a real distinction. Salt loading on Bayshore or Davis Islands is meaningful but milder than an oceanfront exposure, so aluminum is the right call close to the water while a Galvalume substrate stays defensible a few miles inland. We would rather draw that line honestly than apply one rule to the whole county.
Helene's surge in 2024 flooded a great deal of low-lying Hillsborough and Pinellas property, and Milton followed two weeks later. The rebuild that came out of it is a distinctly metal-friendly one: owners who have now replaced a roof twice inside a decade are the easiest metal conversations in the state.
Approvals
Hillsborough 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 Tampa.
SL100, SL150, NS150, M100 and M150 carry HVHZ and Miami-Dade approval, which is a higher bar than Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough 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
Tampa 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 Hillsborough County.
FAQ
Close to the bay, yes. Bayshore, Davis Islands and the low-lying waterfront carry enough salt loading to justify aluminum with a PVDF finish. A few miles inland the exposure drops off enough that a Galvalume substrate is a fair, permittable choice - tell us where the house sits and we will say which.
Nearby
Working across the region? These are the neighboring markets we supply on the same terms.
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