Baker Roofing Company

Repair vs. replace at the PORTFOLIO level is a capital allocation question, not a maintenance one. 1. Rank by remaining useful life 2. Prioritize by what's UNDER the roof 3. Bundle replacements by market 4. Match to hold period Right dollar, right asset, right time.

Storm season in FL separates the roofers who show up from the ones who don't. Storm chasers surge in, do rushed work, and vanish. Employee-owners with roots in Tampa, Orlando + Jacksonville don't. Before the storm, during, and long after. That's what roots do.

Isaias has passed, but roof damage doesn't always show right away. Please don't climb up to check. Our crews will walk your roof for free and give you a straight answer, with photos. If it came through fine, we'll tell you that too.

Prepping for Isaias? Skip the ladder. Clear ground-level drains, note any visible damage, and gather roof photos and warranty info for claims. Worried about the roof itself? Call us. Once it's safe, we'll walk your roof for free.

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One REIT. Multiple states. One roofing standard. The problem wasn't a roof — it was visibility. No consistent read on which assets were aging toward a capital event. Fix: standardized inspections + portfolio data + a capital plan you control. A program, not a vendor.

Most manufacturing roofs don't fail from age. They fail from what got added to them. Every RTU, penetration, and conduit run from an expansion is a potential leak path — often uncoordinated, never re-detailed. Control who penetrates. Document every up-fit.

Most manufacturing roofs don't fail from age. They fail from what got added to them. Every RTU, penetration, and conduit run from an expansion is a potential leak path — often uncoordinated, never re-detailed. Control who penetrates. Document every up-fit.

Steep-slope commercial: metal vs. tile vs. shingle. METAL: 40-50 yr life, low maintenance, higher first cost TILE: aesthetics + longevity, needs structural capacity SHINGLE: balanced cost, simpler repairs Trap: picking material before checking deck, slope + load.

A manufacturer called about a leak over the production floor. What they needed was a fix that didn't stop the line. Phased tear-off, weather contingencies, crews scheduled around shift changes. Protection over live equipment. Success = watertight roof AND zero downtime.

A manufacturer called about a leak over the production floor. What they needed was a fix that didn't stop the line. Phased tear-off, weather contingencies, crews scheduled around shift changes. Protection over live equipment. Success = watertight roof AND zero downtime.

REIT roofing risk isn't 200 roofs. It's 200 inconsistent decisions by 200 local vendors. Portfolios fail at the seams between markets: different specs, different data, no single source of truth. The fix isn't a bigger vendor — it's one standard, every market.

"The thing that drives me up the wall and will cause us to stop using somebody the fastest is the lack of communication." — Jerry Hahn, COO of a firm managing 84 properties in 16 states, on what actually loses a contractor the job. New Under the Roof 🎧 youtu.be/G0nwydgj110

Reading a commercial roof bid without being a roofer: 1. Compare scope before price 2. Confirm tear-off vs. recover 3. Check warranty TYPE, not just years 4. Scrutinize flashing/detail work 5. Ask: self-performed or subbed? Two bids $40k apart usually aren't the same roof.

Your plant runs 24/7. Who's actually accountable for the roof over it? When the crew is 100% employee-owned, the person sequencing tear-off around your production has a personal stake in getting it right. No subcontractor that vanishes after the invoice.

Your plant runs 24/7. Who's actually accountable for the roof over it? When the crew is 100% employee-owned, the person sequencing tear-off around your production has a personal stake in getting it right. No subcontractor that vanishes after the invoice.

Florida doesn't forgive a roofing shortcut. UV, wind uplift, and a rainy season that finds every weak seam. A system built for a mild climate fails fast here. Your FL assets need a FL spec — not a national template. Same Baker standard, engineered for the market.

Commercial roofing is one of the most underestimated careers in construction. There wasn’t a roofing trade school, so we built our own. And, you also become an owner. The trades deserve more credit. So do the people in them.

Every roof Baker has ever done has been self-performed. No subcontractors. No middlemen. The same people who show up on day one are the ones who stand behind the work when it's done.

A commercial roof that fails doesn't just leak. It disrupts operations, triggers insurance claims, and compounds deferred maintenance costs.