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Owens Corning Roof Installation in Fort Lauderdale: What to Know First

Owens Corning roof installation in Fort Lauderdale typically runs $11,500 to $27,000 for a full tear-off and replacement on a standard single-family home, and we complete most jobs in 3 to 5 working days once materials land. We’re an independent Owens Corning service provider, which means we install the shingles honestly and stand behind the work with a written price before anything starts and a 365-Day Done Right Promise after it’s finished. If you’re a Fort Lauderdale homeowner trying to figure out whether your Owens Corning roof needs a full installation or whether the existing decking underneath is still sound, this page will walk you through exactly what we see in this climate, what it costs, and what to expect from the crew that shows up at your door. Call (754) 354-1224 and we’ll talk it through.

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How Owens Corning Products Fail – and How We Fix Them

Owens Corning makes good roofing materials. We install them regularly, and we also see how they behave after a decade or two of South Florida sun, salt air, and afternoon downpours. Here are the failure patterns we encounter most often on Fort Lauderdale roofs:

• Duration and Oakridge shingle granule loss. The Duration line carries a heavier granule layer than most architectural shingles, but after 8 to 12 years of intense UV exposure near the coast, we see granule sloughing that exposes the asphalt beneath. The fix during installation is straightforward: we strip to the deck, confirm the decking is dry, and install new Duration shingles over fresh synthetic underlayment rather than patching over compromised material.
• Decking rot at the eaves and valleys. This isn’t an Owens Corning defect, but it’s the single biggest reason a Fort Lauderdale installation goes beyond the original quote. Water wicks under the drip edge at the eave line, especially on homes near the Intracoastal, and sits against the plywood. When we pull the old shingles, we often find the first two feet of decking soft. Owens Corning’s warranty doesn’t cover what’s underneath the shingles, so we show the homeowner the rot in person before we replace any plywood.
• Flashing failures at the chimney and skylight transitions. On older Owens Corning roofs in neighborhoods like Victoria Park and Coral Ridge, the shingles may still look serviceable while the step flashing has corroded through. Salt air accelerates the corrosion on aluminum flashing. During a full installation, we replace every piece of flashing rather than reusing what’s there. A new Owens Corning roof over old flashing fails at the transition points within a few years, and that’s a callback nobody wants.
• Improperly nailed shingles from the original install. We’ve pulled Owens Corning shingles off Broward County roofs and found nails driven too high, too shallow, or at the wrong angle. The shingle manufacturer’s installation spec is specific about nail placement, and when a previous crew ignored it, shingles start sliding or blowing off in the first tropical storm. Our installers follow the Owens Corning nailing pattern exactly, and we photograph the underlayment and nailing zone before the shingles cover it.
• Ventilation problems that cook the shingles from below. Fort Lauderdale attics hit 130 degrees or more in July, and a poorly vented attic will bake Owens Corning shingles from the underside, curling them and shortening their service life. During installation, we calculate the attic’s net free ventilation area and add ridge vent or intake venting if the math doesn’t work. Owens Corning’s warranty expects proper ventilation, and we’d rather correct it during the install than watch a roof age prematurely.

Our Owens Corning Roof Installation Process

Here’s what a full Owens Corning installation looks like when you call Mercer Roofing Co Fort Lauderdale:

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   You call and a human answers. No phone tree. We ask about the age of the roof, any leaks you’ve seen, and what neighborhood you’re in. We’ll tell you the name and photo of the technician coming out before they arrive.
2. 2
   The attic and roof inspection. We go into the attic first, because that’s where the roof tells the truth. We look for wet decking, dark staining, and daylight showing through. Then we walk the roof surface and check the flashing, valleys, and pipe boots.
3. 3
   Written estimate with line items. We give you a written price before we start. It includes the tear-off, decking replacement per sheet if needed, underlayment, flashing, ventilation, installation labor, and haul-away. No change orders unless you approve them in writing.
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   Tear-off and decking check. We strip the old roof down to the plywood and inspect every sheet. Rot is replaced with new CDX plywood at a per-sheet price that was already in your written estimate.
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   Installation and the test. We lay synthetic underlayment, replace all flashing, install the Owens Corning shingles to the manufacturer’s nailing spec, and run a water check on all penetrations and valleys before we call the job done.
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   The 365-Day Done Right Promise. If anything isn’t right within a year, we make it right. That’s in writing, and it’s included with every installation.

What Owens Corning Roof Installation Costs in Fort Lauderdale

Here are the real numbers for Fort Lauderdale homes as of this year:

• Owens Corning Duration full tear-off and replacement: $12,800 to $18,500 for a typical 1,500 to 2,200 square foot single-story home.
• Owens Corning Oakridge full tear-off and replacement: $11,500 to $15,900 for the same footprint. Oakridge is a slightly lighter architectural shingle and costs a bit less per square.
• Owens Corning Duration with upgraded underlayment and full flashing replacement: $14,000 to $21,000, depending on the roof’s complexity and access.
• Decking replacement: $85 to $125 per 4×8 sheet, priced in the written estimate before we start, based on what we can see from the attic.

What moves the price most is the roof’s pitch, the number of valleys and penetrations, whether you have a second story, and how much decking has to be replaced. Two-story homes in neighborhoods like Rio Vista or Lauderdale Harbors run higher because of access and safety equipment. Call (754) 354-1224 for a free estimate we’ll put in writing.

Why Fort Lauderdale Homeowners Call Mercer Roofing Co Fort Lauderdale for Owens Corning Work

Most roofers can nail down shingles. What’s harder to find is a crew you feel good about opening your door to. Every Mercer technician is background-checked, identity-verified, and photo-badged under the Threshold Verified standard. Before our technician arrives, you get their name and photo sent to you. When they knock, they show a photo ID badge. No guessing, no stranger-at-the-door problem. Grant Whitlock, our owner, learned the trade through the construction technology program at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College and has spent more than two decades on real roofs, including flat membrane work on commercial buildings near Las Olas Boulevard and full tile replacements throughout Broward County. We also install GAF and CertainTeed, so if Owens Corning isn’t the right fit for your budget or your roof’s profile, we’ll tell you that plainly instead of forcing a brand. A good roof shouldn’t be something you think about, and that means we did our job right.

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