LaPorta Roofing

First time home-owners here... We needed to get our shingle roof redone and were nervous as I seem to only hear horror stories. We found LaPorta through the Florida Safe Home contractor list, as we were approved for the state's grant. They have been absolutely great to work with! They made the process itself so easy, despite us having a few extra steps to take with the HOA. They handled the permitting and walked us through whatever we needed to do on our end. Communication was absolutely fantastic!!! As with all contractors, the labor itself is hired out but the teams were polite and efficient and, oh man did they work hard! Seriously... It's summer in South Florida and they def had my respect doing such heavy labor in the sun like that. (We left them a cooler with ice and bottles of water. Even though most of them brought their own, looking out for anyone working on your house is a gesture all home owners should consider). The guys also did a great job at cleaning up the debris at the end of work (so don't panic when you come home to broken up pieces of your entire old roof bordering your house... It'll be magically gone by the time you finish dinner). After the midpoint inspection, we got a storm with heavy rains and unfortunately had a big leak.... Apparently the guys didn't put enough tar around the pipes and the inspector didn't catch this. Nonetheless, Jeff made sure any damage was later repaired at no extra cost to us, and he was fair to work with. No harm, no foul. Ultimately you can't expect such big projects to go 100% perfect, but it's all about how a company handles any issues, and LaPorta did not disappoint. And for you other rookies like us who don't know what to expect, here it is: There were probably only about 4 or 5 days of actual labor but the whole roof-replacement process from start of work (removal of the old roof) to completion took about 3-4wks. keep in mind that was with many bad weather days in between, days reserved for inspection, re-tarring the pipes, etc. Regardless, this was still a faster process than what I hear from friends. (This does not include the permitting/approval process and final inspection, as those were dependent on the city and our own delay of getting forms submitted quickly... oops.) Also, be sure the guys leave a ladder up before the midpoint inspection so the inspector can get up on the roof, otherwise this can cause a small delay as well (this is usually after day 2 or 3 of labor). LaPorta Team: Our new roof looks fantastic and will give us peace of mind as we are officially in hurricane season. We are so happy with and so grateful for the quality work and simplified process. A special thank you to Kirsten for dealing with our slowness (and especially for sending us texts with updates), to Jeff for overseeing that everything went smooth and taking care of us if it didn't, and to Amanda for helping us through the other little bits of paperwork and getting our grant through. And of course, to the teams of laborers for their hard work and humble demeanor. 100% would recommend.

I saw a commercial for LaPorta Contracting on a cable news network numerous times. I needed to replace my roof and already had two quotes from local companies that did some of my neighbors houses, albeit they were from 6 months ago and the time had expired to hold them to it. Although I had never called a number on a commercial in my 55 years alive, the testimonials from previous clients of LaPorta spoke my language, so I decided to call. Much to my surprise the owner Tom LaPorta answered the phone. He was very polite, took down my contact information, and stated he would have his sales manager reach out to me as soon as possible. An hour later his sales manager Scott Johnson called me and we quickly set up a time to meet at my house. A day or two later Scott was here and looked over the house, said he would get me a quote, and went over in detail a sample contract. I must admit that when doing business with me my personality can sometimes be too straight forward and considered somewhat harsh to some. He handled me perfectly and we hit it off right off the bat. I had a quote in hand very shortly thereafter. I told Scott that the other quotes I had were lower but had expired. He discussed it with Tom and Tom suggested I get updated quotes from both companies and if they were better or close to what they quoted 6 months ago, he would suggest I go with them. I did just that and both quotes not only came back significantly higher than before, but were both much higher than La Porta's. As I always say, "I saw no reflags" so far, Scott came back to go over everything in detail again, and I signed the contract with LaPorta. From that point forward everything moved very quickly, other than waiting on the city for the permit. Once LaPorta had the permit in hand the work started almost immediately without any pause. Watching my neighbors redo their roofs there always seemed to be a long pause in the middle. That was not the case in my experience. Scot followed up regularly (sometimes daily), addressed any concerns or issues I had immediately, and La Porta's team members that replaced my roof were outstanding. They were always on time, very polite, worked very hard, and cleaned up after themselves daily. The roof, in my opinion, was completed to perfection in record time. Every commitment I saw in the commercial was lived up to times ten!!! Thank you to the entire LaPorta Team for such great a great experience, service, and professionalism, especially Scott Johnson and Tom LaPorta. Its very hard to find these days. I highly recommend you use LaPorta for your roofing needs. I'm glad I did. Thanks again! Robert Reuschle

I wanted to share with everyone my recent experience with Tom LaPorta and his roofing company LaPorta Conracting. I heard about Tom on a radio commercial on The Steve Kane Show. I called the number from the commercial and you do in fact reach Tom Laporta directly on his cell phone. We arranged to have one of his men come to my home to take a look at the roof leak and they gave me a quote that same day. They were able to start the job two days later and they were done within a day and a half. I was fortunate to have the roof repair done before the heavy rain storms came. His crew was very prompt and answered all our roofing questions. The men on his crew were experienced and have been with Tom’s company for many years. I was pleased with the work that was performed at a reasonable price. I highly recommend LaPorta Contracting for your roofing needs. They were professional and did a great job. Five stars out of five stars.

When it was time, (according to the insurance company), for a new roof at my home, I began the process of getting estimates. Contacted 14 or 15 companies, leaving voice mails with them. Only one company did I immediately get to speak with someone, and that was the owner no less...Tom Laporta. After being totally ignored by 7 or 8 of the roofers, and missed apointments by a few others, and a few outrageous estimates, Tom was the only one that had his entire act together. Listen folks, roofs can be a big expense, I am telling you, avoid ALL the pitfalls that can be involved with the project, call Tom LaPorta people, don't say that nobody warned you ahead of time. You will NOT regret it. He operates his company the way companies used to be run. I glad I don't have another roof to be replaced...but if I did, he and I would be on the phone today.

Highly recommend La Porta Contracting! Had to have roof replaced this year and they did a great job! Excellent communication from not only project managers but the owner and his daughter as well. They made the process simple and very affordable. We had several roofs replaced in our neighborhood and ours was done faster than anyone else. We never had a blue tarp or shoddy covering on our roof. This was during the summer which made it even more important to have proper covering of our house. We used the My Safe Florida Home grant and they were super knowledgeable of the process and helped us through it. We are very happy with their work and our new roof!