Roofers in South Florida are experiencing a steady flow of work hurricane-proofing homes, but suggest a supply shortage could impact their ability to serve all homeowner demand, local television station WPTV-TV reports. Several roofers reported putting in overtime hours to ensure several homeowners have proper roofing protection ahead of the 2019 hurricane season.
Some experts say the best roof to hurricane-proof your home is concrete tile or metal—but supplies can be harder to come by, putting some projects on hold.
“There’s a backlog on concrete tile and that is a result of increased demand on the west coast [because of Hurricane Irma] and a major acquisition that took place between two large manufacturers in the tile roofing industry,” said Bill Moore, owner of Legacy Contracting Solutions.
Moore says that means depending on the style of tile homeowners want—the wait could be at least 20-weeks. He also says the construction industry is responsible for the backlog.
"Developers are making new developments and that is pulling a lot of material and resources and labor towards the new construction market as well,” he said. “Where we all have to share in the overall availability.”
But he joins other roofers who say people living in homeowners associations that require concrete tile will feel it worse. ”Metal is not an option for these folks,” Moore added.
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