Metal Roofing and Roofing Services in Ocala, FL

Northwest Ocala, out Highway 225A and the roads around it, is white board fence and pasture, and every farm has a set of buildings that need a roof: the center-aisle barn, the hay barn, the equipment shed, the run-in sheds in the paddocks, and the house. Most of them are already metal, and most of that metal is an exposed fastener panel on purlins. Fastener washers dry out and the screws back off, the ridge cap is open at the ends, and a barn that was roofed in thin 29 gauge in a hurry has oil-canned and rusted at the laps.

For barns and farm buildings we install Tri County Metals' PBR panel, a 26 gauge commercial and agricultural profile with a Florida Product Approval for wood and steel purlins, or the Ultra Rib in 26 gauge where the budget is tighter. Both come in the Core Defender finish, and the light colors reflect enough heat that a horse barn under a Polar White or Light Stone roof is noticeably cooler in August. For acreage homes our metal roofing work leans toward a 5V or a TCM-LOK standing seam in a heavier gauge.

Every metal panel we install comes from Tri County Metals, a Florida manufacturer, and one of its locations is right in Ocala on NW Blitchton Road, out toward I-75. For an Ocala job that means the panels are rolled to length for your roof a few miles from the house, picked up by us, and on the deck without a long freight ride that dents edges and scuffs paint. JM Roofing is a factory trained installer for Tri County Metals, and every panel we put down carries a Florida Product Approval in the FL 36904 family, with most also holding a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance. The paint systems are backed by Tri County Metals' limited paint and finish warranty.

Ocala does not get the salt air Palm Coast gets, but it gets the heat. Summer highs sit in the low 90s, July and August each bring seven to eight inches of rain, and the afternoon thunderstorm is a near-daily event from June into September. On an attic with poor ventilation the shingle mat bakes and granules wash into the gutters with every storm. Hail comes a few times a year, and Marion County has seen worse: Hurricane Irma pushed gusts past 100 miles per hour here in September 2017 and damaged more than a thousand homes, and an EF-1 tornado ran through Ocala in March 2022.

That is the argument for metal inland. A Max Defender or Core Defender finish in a cool color reflects the sun instead of soaking it up, the panel sheds a downpour faster than any shingle, and there is no granule to lose. When a shingle roof is what the house needs, our asphalt shingle roofing work uses a ridge vent and proper intake so the attic can breathe, and roof repair for hail and wind damage is a large share of what Juan does in Ocala after a bad afternoon.

Ocala's houses run in eras. The Ocala Historic District along Fort King Street, listed in 1984 with about 220 historic buildings, and the smaller Tuscawilla Park district north of downtown hold Victorians and bungalows from the 1880s to the 1930s: steep pitches, dormers, multiple chimneys, plank decking under many layers. These get a careful tear-off, new flashing cut into old brick, and a roof that fits the house, often a 5V panel or a standing seam in a traditional color. Southeast of town, Silver Springs Shores along SE Maricamp Road is block ranch houses by the thousand. Down SR 200 in the southwest, On Top of the World, Stone Creek and the other 55 and over communities are hip roofs, screened lanais and HOA architectural rules we work within. Where the deck and the code allow it, a re-cover with Ultra Rib over the old shingles saves the tear-off on a simple hip in the Shores.

Ocala anchors the west end of our service area. We also cover Palatka back east on the St. Johns and Lake City up I-75, and our financing page lists the Regions Bank plans available through EnerBank for a full replacement.