Roofing Contractor in Bartow, FL

Bartow is the Polk County seat and has a notably old housing stock around its center, including substantial historic homes with the complicated roofs that go with that era. Around the core the land opens out considerably.

Orlando Roof Co. covers Bartow and Polk County. Licensed CCC1336601, fully insured, open seven days from 7am to 7pm. Call 407-600-4137 for a free inspection.

Historic homes are flashing work

Large older homes rarely have simple roofs. Multiple planes, steep pitches, dormers, turrets and porch roofs meeting main roofs all add linear feet of flashing, and flashing is where old roofs leak.

What is under the covering matters as much as what goes on it. Board decking and generations of fastener holes are normal on housing of this age, and none of it is visible until tear-off.

Open country around the town

Outside the older streets the land is flat and open. Wind has a long run and arrives at the roof edge with nothing slowing it, so eaves, rakes and ridge carry the load.

On exposed properties the edge detail and the fastening schedule do more for you than the choice of shingle.

Inland storm exposure

Central Polk County sits far enough inland that storms arrive from either coast, and far enough into the peninsula that they can still be carrying damaging wind when they do.

After a storm, document and date the damage, file before authorizing permanent repairs, and have the contractor there when the adjuster walks the roof.

Common questions about roofing in Bartow