Free roof inspection with deck photos before we talk money - GAF and Owens Corning certified installation
Fast, Reliable Roofing Company Across Margate
If you’re searching for a roofing company in Margate that does more than show up and hammer shingles, you’re in the right place. Mercer Roofing handles roof repair, roof replacement, and inspections throughout Margate, including the neighborhoods around Royal Palm Boulevard, Oriole Golf & Tennis, and out toward Coral Gate and Winfield. We know Broward County’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone requirements backward and forward, which matters more here than almost anywhere else in Florida. Before any work starts, you get a written price. Before any technician knocks, you get their name and photo sent to you. Call (743) 200-8347 and a live person answers, day or night.
Why Mercer Roofing Is Margate’s Preferred Roofing Company Company
Homeowners in Margate don’t just want a roof that sheds water. They want to know exactly who is walking through the gate. Every Mercer technician is background-checked, identity-verified through the Threshold Verified standard, and arrives in a clean marked uniform with a photo ID badge at the door. We send the name and photo of the technician before the visit, so when the doorbell rings, you already know the face. That standard applies to every job, from a leak inspection in a 1960s Coral Gate CBS home to a full re-roof on a newer Terramar house.
Founded in 2000 and part of the Threshold Group family of home-service companies, Mercer Roofing works on shingle brands including GAF, Owens Corning, and CertainTeed. Every repair carries a written guarantee with a free second visit if the repair fails within 365 days. Every project starts with a written price. No work begins without one. That’s the only way we do business, and it’s why Margate homeowners keep our number in their phone.
Roofing Company standards vary widely across South Florida. We hold every independently owned location to the Threshold Verified framework: background checks, photo badges, uniformed dispatch, and no work without a written quote. When you call the Margate crew, you’re getting that same written standard on every estimate.
Roof Inspection in Margate
Roof Inspection in Margate catches the specific failure modes this city’s housing stock and climate produce: disintegrating underlayment on 1990s tile roofs, patch-over-patch built-up roofs on 1960s CBS homes, and missing hurricane clips hiding above the trusses. A Mercer inspection runs $195 to $395 depending on roof type and access, and the written report includes photos, measurements, and a line-item repair plan with exact prices. Call (743) 200-8347 to schedule, and we’ll send the technician’s name and photo before the appointment.
What the Inspection Covers
We walk the roof surface, check flashing at penetrations and walls, inspect underlayment condition at exposed areas, and get into the attic to look at decking, truss connections, and any sign of water intrusion. On Margate’s pre-Andrew CBS homes, we specifically check the roof-to-wall anchor points because Broward HVHZ permits require those to be upgraded to modern clips and straps on nearly every permitted re-roof.
When You Need One
After any named storm, before buying or selling, and every two to three years as routine maintenance on homes 20 years or older. Margate’s inland location does not reduce wind loading, and the annual UV and summer downpour cycle breaks down older underlayment faster than most homeowners expect.
Commercial Roofing in Margate
Commercial Roofing in Margate means low-slope and flat systems on the strip centers along State Road 7, the warehouse rows off Sample Road, and the condo buildings scattered through the older sections of the city. Mercer Roofing handles TPO, modified bitumen, and built-up roofing, all specified with HVHZ-approved materials that pass Broward inspection the first time. Commercial project pricing is quoted per square foot: $6.50 to $9.00 per square foot for a full TPO tear-off and replacement, $4.00 to $6.00 for a recover over existing TPO, and $9.50 to $13.00 per square foot for built-up systems. Every commercial estimate is in writing before anything is ordered.
Flat and Low-Slope Systems
Margate’s older commercial buildings often carry decades of patched built-up roofing over original decking, a problem we know well from the multi-generational patch jobs on the city’s flat CBS homes. We photo the tear-off stages so you can see exactly what we found under the old layers and what we replaced.
Scheduling and Access
We work around business hours, school zones, or homeowner association quiet hours. Calls are answered by a live person 24/7, so if you have a commercial property in Margate that needs a quote, call (743) 200-8347 and you’ll speak to a real human being, not a voicemail.
Trusted Brands We Service in Margate
Margate homeowners choose shingle brands for different reasons: GAF for the Timberline line and strong warranty documentation, Owens Corning for the TruDefinition color range, Atlas for their StormMaster Shake profile that handles Broward wind ratings well. We work with those and other manufacturer-recognized lines, and we keep common flashing, underlayment, and accessory stock in our South Florida dispatch so a simple repair on a Margate house doesn’t wait on a parts shipment. The material matters less than the install, which is why every brand goes on only over decking that we’ve confirmed is sound and only with HVHZ-approved underlayment and fastening patterns.
Common Roofing Company Problems We See in Margate Homes
- Missing hurricane straps on pre-Andrew CBS homes. Margate’s original housing stock from the 1960s and 1970s often lacks the roof-to-wall connections that current HVHZ codes require. Nearly every permitted re-roof triggers a strap-and-clip upgrade, which is a cost no one quotes until the building department requires it.
- Multi-layer flat-roof patch jobs hiding rotted decking. The original retiree-era owners frequently patched leaks themselves, and we routinely find four generations of built-up roofing on what looked like a simple two-layer tear-off.
- Pre-Andrew tile underlayment failing silently. The 1990s tile installations throughout Margate are aging out. The underlayment breaks down from UV and heavy summer rains while the tile itself still looks fine from the street.
- Flashing failures at low-slope transitions. On the condo buildings and single-family homes with mixed roof profiles, the transition where a pitched shingle section meets a flat built-up section is the most common leak point we chase.
Pricing for Roofing Company in Margate, FL
A full shingle re-roof on a typical 1,600-square-foot Margate CBS home runs $13,500 to $18,500, including tear-off, new underlayment, and the HVHZ strap upgrades that pre-Andrew homes almost always require. Tile replacement runs $22,000 to $35,000 depending on profile and underlayment condition. Small leak repairs run $325 to $675. A full flat-roof residential tear-off on an older Margate home runs $8,500 to $14,000 when it’s a straight replacement, and higher when rotted decking must come out. Every price is written before work starts, and no change order shows up without your signature. Call (743) 200-8347 for a free written estimate on your specific roof.
We Also Serve Cities Near Margate
Roofing Company in Margate and its crew cover Coconut Creek, Coral Springs, Pompano Beach, and Plantation. Some of the same pre-Andrew CBS homes stretch into these cities, and so do the same HVHZ permit and product-approval rules. If you’re a few miles over the line, we can likely handle your roof under the same written-price, photo-badge standard. Ask for Grant and we’ll check the address.
Serving Margate, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Margate area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Roofing Company in Margate
Margate sits entirely inside Broward County’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone, so every shingle, tile, piece of underlayment, and fastener on your permit must carry specific HVHZ product approval, and most pre-1990s homes also need roof-to-wall strap and clip upgrades that a permit in, say, central Florida never triggers. Your friend’s county uses a lighter code standard. Your quote includes those upgrades as a written line item, not a surprise. Call (743) 200-8347 and we’ll walk through exactly which upgrades your permit will require.
Because the original two layers usually hide a third or fourth generation of patch-over-patch repairs, and the decking underneath is often rotted enough that it has to come out and be replaced before new HVHZ-approved underlayment can go down. That’s not scope creep; that’s what a proper tear-off reveals. Every step is documented in photos and priced in writing before we add a single extra hour, and the free second visit on a repair applies if anything we fixed fails within 365 days.
Yes, we do TPO, modified bitumen, and built-up commercial roofing across Margate, including the strip centers and warehouse buildings along State Road 7 and Sample Road, with every project quoted per square foot and inspected to Broward HVHZ standards. We work around your business hours. Call (743) 200-8347 for a written commercial estimate.
A Mercer inspection checks the roof surface, flashing, underlayment condition, attic decking, and truss connections, with specific attention to the roof-to-wall anchor points that Broward HVHZ permits require upgraded on most pre-Andrew Margate homes. You get photos, measurements, and a written repair plan with exact line-item prices. The inspection report costs $195 to $395 depending on roof type, and you can put that toward repair work if you proceed.
Line up the same scope, because one Margate bid might include the HVHZ strap upgrade and multi-layer tear-off remediation as line items while another leaves them out and then calls them change orders later. Check that the shingles, underlayment, and fasteners listed carry Broward HVHZ product approvals. And compare the warranty wording: ours is a written 365-day guarantee on every repair with a free second visit if it fails, not a verbal promise. Grant Whitlock is happy to review the competing bid with you against our written quote at (743) 200-8347.
Written by Grant Whitlock, Owner at Mercer Roofing, part of the Threshold Group family since 2000.






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