In the hardest-hit areas in Florida, roofing contractors have reached rock-star status.
The gruesome foursome of '04-Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne-delivered the kind of damage and destruction to one state that, thank God, is typically spread out over the course of decades.
In spite of what some may think, the roofing industry in Florida certainly did not need this. I spoke at length with several of my friends engaged in the state to try to gain an understanding of the dimensions of the damage and how the roofing contractors there are handling it in these early stages of recovery. The devastation is so broad and in some areas so complete, it may be a long time before anyone truly knows.