Call the office
The desk is open every day from 8 AM to 8 PM at (305) 701-4572. Say where the building is and what the roof is doing.
Elite Roofing Company of Miami
North Miami Beach
Intracoastal houses on one side, inland streets on the other
North Miami Beach stretches from salt air on the Intracoastal to ordinary Miami-Dade house streets farther west. Tile, flat roofs, and rusted flashings all show up. New flashings and clear drains keep the salt and the rain outside the house.
Salt where the water is, heat everywhere
Eastern Shores and the other Intracoastal neighborhoods get bay salt. It is the Miami Beach problem at a slightly smaller scale: fasteners, flashings, and roof metals rust while the tile still looks fine. Flat roofs on condos along the water need drains that clear before the next cell of rain.
Move west through Skylake, Ojus, and Biscayne Gardens and the salt drops off. The roofs become house tile and shingles, plus low commercial buildings. Afternoon storms do not drop off with the salt. Miami-Dade rain is the constant.
Aventura's high-rises are their own roof type, next to North Miami Beach. If the building is a tower, say so. If it is a house in Highland Village, say that instead.
The Intracoastal is the salt line
Roofs that face the Intracoastal should be checked for rusted metal. Roofs west of that water should be checked for heat and rain first.
How a visit works
North Miami Beach visits start with where the lot sits relative to the water.
A visit in those hours
A roofer looks at the slopes, the edges, the penetrations, and the drains from the places that are safe to walk.
A plain description
You hear what is visible: the material, the flashing, and any opening the rain is using. The notes stay in ordinary language.
Repair or a new roof
Repair stays in the conversation when the rest of the roof can remain. A new roof is the conversation when the deck, the underlayment, or the field of the roof is worn through.
Insurance stays with you
If you want a claim, you call your insurer. The visit describes the roof. The insurer decides the claim.
From the Intracoastal west
Aventura's towers are a different job from a house in Highland Village. If the building is a tower, say so when you call.
Eastern Shores
Waterfront houses and condos. Tile and flat roofs, with salt air on the metals. Gutters and downspouts near the water corrode along with the flashings.
Highland Village
A house neighborhood. Tile roofs, trees, and the usual valley and boot leaks. Less salt than Eastern Shores.
Waterways
Houses on canals. Not the open Atlantic, still enough moisture and some salt to matter on steel edges. Wind has a clear path along the canals.
San Souci Estates
Larger houses, tile roofs, more ridge and hip metal. A storm that lifts ridge tile is the thing to look for the next dry morning.
Biscayne Gardens
Older houses and small buildings. A mix of tile, shingle, and low-slope additions. The addition is often the leak, not the main tile field.
Ojus
Between the coast and the inland suburbs. Houses and some commercial roofs. Say which, and whether you can see water from the lot.
Skylake
House streets and a more inland climate. Rain, sun, and gutters. Salt is not the opening sentence.
Aventura
High-rises and shopping, mostly flat roofs, some waterfront salt. Name the tower when you call so the visit plans for a flat roof and building access.
Ask one question: can you see the Intracoastal?
That answer sorts the visit. Water view means look at metal for rust and at drains on any flat roof. No water view means look at tile, shingles, valleys, and boots, the inland Miami-Dade list.
The company phone does not change. (305) 701-4572, 8 AM to 8 PM, office at 2341 NW 34th St, Miami, FL 33142.
Questions from North Miami Beach
Is North Miami Beach the same as Miami Beach?
No. It is its own city in northeast Miami-Dade. Miami Beach is the barrier island.
Which neighborhoods see salt air?
Eastern Shores, the canal streets, and other lots on the Intracoastal. Inland streets much less.
How is an Aventura tower different?
Aventura's towers are a different roof from a North Miami Beach house. Say which building you are calling about.
How do I request a visit?
Call during open hours or send the form with the neighborhood and the roof type if you know it.