Verea clay S-barrel re-roof, St. Petersburg, FL

Hurricane Milton damaged every facet of this two-story waterfront St. Petersburg roof on October 9, 2024. The aerial measurement records 69 squares of clay tile across 27 facets, with 407 feet of hips and 161 feet of valleys.

A 71-photo drone survey on November 23 documented the damage from the air and at close range. The November 27 measurement report fixed the overall roof dimensions before repair-versus-replacement work began.

The January 17, 2025 core test cut, exposed, and measured the existing self-adhered cap sheet. At more than 90 mils thick, the bonded membrane tore instead of peeling, so a clean, code-compliant partial repair was not possible and the roof had to be rebuilt tile off, tile on.

The January 22 carrier-ready documentation package brought together the scope, aerial measurements, core-test findings, Florida Building Code citations, FRSA-TRI tile standards, and product approvals.

Seventeen months of documentation and scope discipline separate the storm from the first day of tear-off. The City of St. Petersburg issued the re-roof permit on March 6, 2026, for a tile-off, tile-on replacement.

The same job file documents interior storm damage, including laser-level photographs of buckled second-floor flooring. That restoration proceeded through vetted specialty subcontractors while the roof record stayed focused on the permitted re-roof.

The clay brick driveway received a staggered layer of 1/2-inch plywood, then composite Duradeck as a second layer. Together, those layers spread the loads from heavy machinery, heavy dump trailers, and vehicle traffic to prevent cracking, chipping, or pitting.

The entire perimeter was protected, openings were boarded, the pool cage was tarped, and plywood boxes covered exposed air handlers and pool equipment. The pool had to be re-tarped several times during the build, then received a full deep clean after the roof was complete.

With the protection in place, the roof was removed under an OSHA-compliant tear-off process that continued to the deck. Tear-off began March 10, and the deck was covered with the new base sheet by March 11. The photographic sequence records tile removal, debris staging, heavy-equipment transfer, and dump-trailer loading.

Perimeter tarps, boarded openings, equipment boxes, driveway protection, and the pool cover remained part of the working setup through the tear-off.

The dry-in was a 2-ply self-adhered modified-bitumen underlayment system: Polyglass MTS Plus as the base layer and TU Plus as the top layer.

The roof covering was Verea Clay S Barrel, the Spanish S profile, in the Fume mix. Every field tile was mechanically attached with a stainless steel screw plus tile spray foam adhesive, and the ridges were attached the same way.

Clay bird stops closed 515 feet of eaves, and new Galvalume W-profile metal ran every valley. The 477 linear feet of hips and ridges were set on channel-metal nailers in a full mortar bed.

The mortar was custom-blended batch by batch with charcoal and brown oxide dye to match the Fume tile blend, then mixed with Sikalatex additive to fortify the blend and lengthen the dye's lifespan.

Every mortar joint was then sealed with a penetrating siloxane matte sealant to further waterproof the joints and prevent algae growth.

The owner-attested record counts the active roof process at under eight days, including the required City of St. Petersburg mid-roof inspections. The job file separately preserves the dated milestones across staging, inspections, tile installation, and closeout.

The finished roof was documented from above on April 2, closing the sequence that began with the Milton damage survey and core test. The Certificate of Completion was signed April 3, 2026.