Solana is the small community on the south bank of the Peace River between Punta Gorda and Cleveland, along Riverside Drive where the river bends north toward the I-75 bridge. It is older riverfront: cottages and block homes from the 1950s and 1960s on the water streets, with a few newer elevated homes and a sculpture garden that has become the neighborhood's landmark.
The river came up here in Ian's surge on September 28, 2022, and again with Helene in September 2024. Wind on the south side of Ian's eye went over every roof in the community. Solana's older homes tend to have plank decks and toe-nailed trusses, and its roofs have been patched more often than replaced. A house that has been through Charley, Ian, and two 2024 storms can carry four generations of repairs on one deck, and the contractor's first job is sorting out which one is leaking.
This site connects Solana homeowners by phone with an independent local roofing contractor. It does not perform the work.
A 1960s block home whose shingle roof is on its second layer is a roof replacement down to the deck, with the deck re-nailed to the current schedule. A leak at a chimney, a wall flashing, or a rusted valley is a roof repair once the entry point is found. An older roof that has never been documented for the carrier is a wind mitigation form, and a pre-2004 home often has the most to gain from it.
The Peace River Botanical and Sculpture Gardens on Riverside Drive is the community's landmark and reopened after Ian's surge went through it. Solana is unincorporated, so roofing permits go through Charlotte County Community Development in Murdock.
Call (941) 294-6154 to be connected with a local roofing contractor serving Solana.
A leak traced to its real entry point, then the flashing, boot, tile, or shingle that let it in put right and photographed.
Tear-off to the deck, new underlayment, and tile, metal, or shingle fastened to the Florida Building Code, with the county permit pulled.
A tarp on the opening before the next rain band, then photos and a written scope of what the wind took.
A walk of the roof and the attic side, with photos and a written condition report you can hand a buyer or an insurer.
The state OIR-B1-1802 form completed on your roof's straps, deck nailing, and water barrier, so your agent can apply the credits.
Dated photos, a line-item scope, and a contractor at the adjuster visit, so the claim is about what the roof shows.