Roofing in Lehigh Acres, built for the same wind as the coast
Repairs, storm damage and replacements for Lehigh's 1970s-to-2020s homes — mostly shingle, increasingly metal — with Lee County permits and the wind-mitigation details that bring premiums down.
Lehigh Acres is a half-hour east of the Cape on Lee Boulevard, and it's the county's biggest concentration of single-family shingle roofs. The city was platted in the 1950s and built out in surges — the 1970s and '80s in the older west and central sections, a huge wave of block homes between 2003 and 2007, and steady building since 2015. That means a lot of roofs are hitting 20 years at the same time right now, and a lot of 2005-era shingle roofs are getting the insurance letter about roof age.
Lehigh is unincorporated Lee County, so permits go through the county. The wind code is the same as on the coast — same 160-mph design speeds, same sealed deck and secondary water barrier requirements — because the storms don't stop at the interstate; Irma and Ian both hit Lehigh hard. Our work here is mostly shingle replacements and repairs, a growing number of 5V and standing-seam metal roofs on homes whose owners don't want to do this again in twenty years, and storm damage work after every named storm.
What we do in Lehigh Acres
Roof repair & leaks
Tile, shingle, metal and flat repairs with photos and a written price.
Hurricane & storm damage
Tarping, documentation, adjuster meetings, repair to code.
Roof replacement
Tile, metal or shingle on a sealed, code-built deck.
Inspections & wind mitigation
Free inspections; OIR-B1-1802 reports for your insurer.
Tile roofing
Repair, re-underlayment or new tile.
Metal roofing
Standing seam and 5V, aluminum near the salt.
Neighborhoods and areas we cover
- Lehigh Acres west (Homestead Road)
- Lee Boulevard corridor
- Joel Boulevard & the north
- Sunshine & Gunnery Road
- Williams Avenue area
- Lehigh Acres south (SR-82)
- Buckingham (west edge)
- Alva & Olga (north)
- Mirror Lakes
- Town Lakes & Meadows
- Westminster
- Lehigh east (Sunniland)
The 2005 roofs
Tens of thousands of Lehigh homes were built in the 2003–2007 boom, and most got a builder-grade three-tab or light architectural shingle roof. Those roofs are now approaching the 20-year mark. Under Florida's roof-age law, once a roof passes 15 years the carrier can ask for an inspection showing five years of remaining life — and a 2005 builder shingle roof in Lehigh often can't show it. If you've had the letter, our free inspection tells you honestly where the roof stands, and a new code-built shingle or metal roof resets the clock and earns the wind credits.
Questions from Lehigh Acres homeowners
How much does a shingle roof cost in Lehigh Acres?
About the same as anywhere in Lee County: $13,000–$24,000 for a typical single-story 2003–2007 block home in 2026, depending on size and decking. Metal runs $22,000–$48,000.
Who pulls the permit in Lehigh?
Lee County Community Development. Lehigh is unincorporated. We pull it under our state roofing license and schedule the inspections.
My insurer says my 2005 roof needs replacing. Do I have to?
Not necessarily. If an inspection shows five years of remaining useful life, Florida law says they can't drop you for age alone. If it can't — granule loss, lifting tabs, wet decking — then a new roof is what keeps you insured. We tell you which it is.
Is metal worth it in Lehigh?
If you're staying, yes. A standing-seam or 5V roof is a 40-to-50-year roof for about double the shingle price, and it ends the roof-age conversation with insurers for decades.
Do you come out to Alva and Buckingham?
Yes — north to Alva and Olga, west into Buckingham, south to SR-82.
Do you do storm tarps in Lehigh?
Any hour. After a named storm we run Lehigh in the order the calls come in.