Hurricane Ian came ashore just below Fort Myers on September 28, 2022, and Lee County has been sorting out the damage ever since. Nearly every roof between the Caloosahatchee and the barrier islands took something — shingles, ridge caps, whole sections of deck — and the claims that followed turned into a second storm: underpaid scopes, adjusters who stopped calling back, out-of-town contractors who took deposits and disappeared. If you own a home here, none of that is news to you. What might be is why a Pensacola roofing company has a page about your city.
Here’s the honest answer. Elite-Pro Roofing & Construction is not a Fort Myers local. Our trucks are based in Pensacola, and Northwest Florida is our everyday territory. But CCC1333764 is a Florida state-certified contractor license, valid in all 67 counties, and when Ian hit, we went. We took on insurance-claim roof replacements across Southwest Florida in the months after the storm, and our drone portfolio still carries the proof: finished roofs on canal homes in the Cape Coral area, shot from above on final-inspection day.
The claim is the hard part — and it’s the part we’re built for
Ask around Lee County and you’ll hear the same story: the roof took three days, the insurance company took eight months. Claims work sits at the center of what Elite-Pro does, not off to the side of it. We photograph and document every slope before anyone talks numbers, walk you through filing with your carrier, and put our project manager on the roof with the adjuster so the scope reflects what’s actually up there. Our insurance claims team has run that process across more than 1,100 projects since 2021.
One of our post-Ian customers, Brooke Munger, described how it went for her: “We had been struggling with insurance post hurricane Ian. As soon as we hired Elite-Pro, we had answers from insurance within two weeks… completed in less than 3 days.”
That’s the shape of the job when it’s run right. Months of struggling alone, then two weeks to answers, then less than three days of actual roofing.
How a travel project actually works
We don’t pretend the distance from Pensacola isn’t real. We manage it, and the system is simple. Every stage gets photographed — drone shots of the damage, deck photos during tear-off, close-ups of flashing and nailing patterns — so you’re never taking anyone’s word for what happened on your roof. Adjuster meetings happen on-site, with our people present. Build days run with a project manager physically there, not dispatching from a phone. And Fort Myers work gets scheduled in dedicated blocks, so your job is the reason we’re in town, never an afterthought bolted onto someone else’s.
Founder Keith Wagner has been roofing since 2012, and this team has chased storms across the state for years. Traveling to the damage is not an experiment for this company. It’s the origin story.
Repair, replacement, or tarp?
Straight talk about roof repair in Fort Myers: a single pipe-boot leak isn’t worth our drive, and we’d be wasting your time pretending otherwise — a good local roofer should handle that. Where we earn the trip is storm-damaged roofs with a claim attached, full replacements, and larger residential projects. If water’s coming in right now, ask us about emergency tarping as part of a claim project. And if you’re trying to budget before you talk to anyone, our roof replacement cost guide lays out real numbers.
Frequently asked questions
Do you really travel to Fort Myers?
Yes, for the right jobs. We’re Pensacola-based, and Fort Myers is the better part of a day’s drive, so we’re not the company for a small patch. For insurance-claim replacements, storm-response work, and larger residential projects, we make the trip — and we’ve done exactly that in Lee County since Ian.
Is your license valid here?
CCC1333764 is a state-certified contractor license, not a local registration. It’s valid in Lee County and everywhere else in Florida.
My claim was already scoped and it feels low. Can you look at it?
Yes. Underpaid Ian scopes are common, and a supplement backed by proper photo documentation can reopen the conversation with your carrier. We’ll tell you honestly whether yours is worth pursuing.
Talk to us before you sign anything
If you’re staring down a storm claim in Fort Myers, Cape Coral, or anywhere in Lee County, get a second set of eyes on it. Contact us with your address and a few photos, or call (888) 373-1474. Our full Florida footprint is on the areas we serve page.
