Before Elite-Pro Roofing & Construction existed, our founder was already roofing Tampa Bay. Keith Wagner’s career started in 2012, and part of it was spent supervising commercial school roofing in Pinellas County — four roofs at St. Petersburg High School and eleven at Mildred Helms Elementary. School-district work means engineered specs, occupied-building logistics, and inspectors who check everything twice. So when our Pensacola-based company takes on roofing in Tampa today, we’re not feeling out a strange market. Keith has walked these roofs. The company he built in 2021 has since completed 1,100+ projects and holds a 5.0-star Google rating across 100+ reviews, and the company’s Florida certification — CCC1333764, Florida state-certified — is valid in Hillsborough County the same as anywhere else in the state.
Let’s also be plain about geography, because plenty of roofers aren’t: Pensacola is a long way from Tampa. We come for storm response, insurance-claim projects, full replacements, and larger projects — not for patch calls. If you need a small roof repair in Tampa on a Tuesday, a local company will serve you better, and we’ll tell you so.
2024 changed how Tampa thinks about roofs
Helene shoved record surge into the coastal neighborhoods in late September. Two weeks later Milton crossed the state and dragged hurricane-force wind and a swarm of tornadoes through the Bay area. Two disasters, two claim types, one exhausted insurance market — and a lot of homeowners discovered that getting the roof fixed was easier than getting the claim paid. Hurricane roof repair in Tampa is now as much a documentation problem as a construction problem, and the documentation side is where Elite-Pro has built its name.
One of our customers, Nicholas Leonard, described exactly that: “…set me up with the right people to help me fairly represent the damage I incurred to the insurance company following Hurricane Milton.”
Fair representation is the whole game. We photograph and document the damage in full, put together a repair estimate your carrier can evaluate, and meet the adjuster on the roof — physically up there with them — so the approved scope reflects what the storm actually did. We’ve been doing this on the peninsula’s Gulf side since Hurricane Ian, when we ran insurance-claim projects across Southwest Florida, and our team has worked storm recoveries across the state.
How a traveling project stays under control
The honest question about any out-of-town contractor is oversight, so here’s our answer. Every stage gets photographed — tear-off, deck condition, underlayment, finished roof — and sent to you whether you’re in South Tampa or another state entirely. One out-of-state client, Grace Rullo, ran her whole project on those photo updates and called the process stress-free; that’s the model, not the exception. Adjuster meetings are scheduled into dedicated trips. Most residential replacements finish in a single day once materials land. And if your roof is open to the weather right now, emergency tarping is the first move, because a dried-in roof can wait for a proper build and a wet one can’t.
Commercial roofs, with receipts
Fifteen school roofs under Keith’s supervision is a different kind of credential than a stock photo of a warehouse. Commercial work is where a traveling contractor makes the most sense for Tampa building owners: bigger scopes, engineered assemblies, phased scheduling around occupants, and claims that carry more zeros and more scrutiny. When Elite Pro’s commercial division launches — it’s coming soon — that documentation-first insurance claims process will scale to commercial losses: adjuster on the roof, scope that matches reality.
Frequently asked questions
Do you really travel to Tampa?
Yes, and we’re specific about why. We’re a Pensacola company; Tampa is travel work for storm damage, insurance claims, full replacements, and other projects big enough to justify mobilizing a crew across the state. Small repairs and maintenance calls belong with a local roofer, full stop.
Can you still help with a Helene or Milton claim?
Often, yes — including underpaid or disputed claims where the first scope missed damage. Claim deadlines are real and tighter than most people assume, so don’t sit on it. Call, walk us through where the claim stands, and we’ll tell you honestly whether there’s still a path.
What does a full replacement cost in Tampa?
It depends on size, pitch, material, and what the deck looks like underneath — our roof replacement cost guide lays out honest ranges. On approved claims, many homeowners end up paying their deductible while the carrier covers the rest.
Put Keith’s old stomping grounds back to work
If a storm or a stalled claim has you searching for help, contact us or call (888) 373-1474. Our areas we serve page shows the Panhandle territory we cover daily and the metros, like Tampa, we cross the state for.
