How Crestview Roofing Co Fort Lauderdale Was Born in Fort Lauderdale
Dylan Pace didn’t grow up dreaming about shingles. He grew up watching homeowners get burned. Before Crestview Roofing Co Fort Lauderdale opened its doors here, Dylan spent years in the roofing trade, and he kept seeing the same scene play out across Broward County: a homeowner would call about a small leak, get quoted a price over the phone, and then watch that number balloon once the crew showed up. No photos of the actual damage. No written breakdown. Just a handshake and a hope that the work held.
One job in Oakland Park stuck with him. A homeowner had paid for a full roof replacement, and six months later, water was staining the ceiling in the master bedroom. The original contractor wouldn’t return calls. Dylan climbed up, found flashing that had been installed incorrectly at the valley, and fixed it in an afternoon. The homeowner asked him, “Why didn’t the last guy just do it right the first time?” Dylan didn’t have a good answer. But he knew what kind of company he wanted to bring to Fort Lauderdale: one where you see your roof repair from start to finish, where the price is in writing before any work starts, and where nobody disappears after the check clears.
That’s why this branch exists. Crestview Roofing is part of the Relay Home Co. family, and when the opportunity came to open a Fort Lauderdale location, Dylan knew this market needed it more than most. Coastal heat, hurricane season, afternoon thunderstorms that roll in off the Atlantic and pound a roof for twenty minutes straight. Homeowners here deal with more roof stress than almost anywhere in the country. They deserve a roofer who treats the job like a partnership, not a transaction.
Dylan Pace’s Personal Connection to the Roofing Trade
Dylan’s first real roof job wasn’t a job at all. It was a favor. A neighbor in Davie had shingles peeling after a storm, and Dylan offered to help. He remembers standing on that roof at 7 AM, the asphalt already warm under his boots, the smell of old shingles and tar hanging in the humid air. By noon, his hands were blistered and his back ached, but something clicked. He could see exactly what was wrong, exactly what needed to happen, and exactly when it was done. There was no ambiguity. The roof either shed water or it didn’t.
That clarity is what kept him in the trade. Roofing is one of the few jobs left where the results are completely honest. You can’t spin a roof. Water finds every shortcut, every skipped nail, every piece of flashing you rushed through. Dylan learned early that there are two ways to do this work: the fast way that looks fine from the ground, and the right way that holds up through a Fort Lauderdale summer. He chose the second one and never looked back.
Over the years, Dylan has worked on nearly every roof style South Florida throws at you: low-slope modified bitumen on flat commercial buildings in Lauderhill, barrel tile on newer construction in Cooper City, standing seam metal on modern homes in Wilton Manors, and endless runs of architectural shingles across the residential neighborhoods that stretch from Hallandale Beach to Coconut Creek. Each one taught him something new. Tile that looks fine from the curb can be cracked underneath from a branch strike. Flashing around a chimney in Dania Beach corrodes faster than the same flashing ten miles inland, because the salt air never stops working. These aren’t lessons from a textbook. They’re lessons from being up there.
If you asked Dylan what gets him out of bed in the morning, he’d probably shrug and say something about doing the job right. But push a little, and he’ll tell you it’s the moment a homeowner sees the before and after photos and realizes they didn’t have to worry at all. That feeling of relief on someone’s face is real, and it’s why he’s still climbing ladders. If he weren’t doing this, he’d probably be working with his hands somewhere else. Carpentry, maybe. He’s never been good at sitting behind a desk. But roofing is what he knows best, and Fort Lauderdale is where he chose to do it.
Meet Dylan Pace – The Person Behind Every Job
Dylan Pace is the Owner & Founder of Crestview Roofing Co Fort Lauderdale, and he’s spent more than ten years in the roofing trade, learning the craft from qualified tradespeople and refining his approach on actual roofs across Broward County. He didn’t come up through a corporate ladder. He came up through the work itself: carrying shingles, tearing off old underlayment, repairing soffits, and eventually running full replacements from tear-off to final inspection.
What sets Dylan apart from the franchise technician in a branded van is that he actually knows this area. He knows how the humidity in August turns an attic into an oven. He knows which neighborhoods near the Intracoastal deal with salt-driven corrosion on flashing and fasteners. He knows that a roof in Broadview Park ages differently than a roof in West Park because of tree cover and drainage patterns. That local knowledge isn’t something you get from a training manual. It’s something you earn by being here.
On a personal level, Dylan is the kind of person who will tell you the truth even when it’s not what you want to hear. If your roof has five years left in it, he’ll say so and tell you to call back then. If a repair isn’t worth doing, he’ll tell you to save your money for the replacement. That candor is rare in this industry, and it’s the thing he’s most proud of. His commitment to every customer is simple: you’ll get the same honest assessment he’d give his own family, and you’ll never be pressured into work you don’t need.
Our Promise to Fort Lauderdale Homeowners
Crestview Roofing Co Fort Lauderdale works to The Relay Standard, and every promise in it exists because someone, somewhere, had a bad experience with a contractor. The first promise is a written price before any work starts. Not a verbal ballpark, not a handshake, but a line-item quote you can read and question. Dylan has seen too many homeowners blindsided by surprise charges, and he refuses to run a business that way. The price on the page is the price you pay.
The second promise is visibility. You get a live arrival time you can track to your door, photo updates of the work before and after, and a digital invoice you can pay from your phone. This isn’t about technology for its own sake. It’s about respect. You shouldn’t have to wonder who’s coming, when they’ll show up, or what your roof actually looked like when the crew pulled away. The Relay Visibility Guarantee covers every job, because a roofing company that hides its work is a roofing company you can’t trust.
The third promise is quality parts and honest workmanship. Crestview Roofing uses materials from trusted manufacturers like Owens Corning, CertainTeed, and GAF, and every installation follows the manufacturer’s specifications. When a manufacturer specifies a certain nail pattern or underlayment type, that’s what goes on the roof. No substitutions without your approval, no shortcuts to save an hour.
Our Credentials
- State-licensed roofing contractor – every pro working under our name is required to hold the license their state requires
- Insured & bonded – every pro working under our name is required to carry the insurance their state requires
- More than a decade of hands-on roofing experience – led by Dylan Pace, who has worked on roofs across Broward County since long before this branch opened
- The Relay Visibility Guarantee – a written price before work starts, live arrival time, photo updates before and after, and a digital invoice
Here’s why each of these matters when you’re hiring someone to work on your home. Licensing means the person on your roof has met the state’s minimum standard for doing this work legally and safely. Insurance means that if something goes wrong, you’re not stuck holding the bill. Experience means the crew has seen enough Fort Lauderdale roofs to know what actually works and what fails in this climate. And the guarantee means you’ll never be left guessing about what’s happening on the job. A roof is a big investment. You deserve to know exactly what you’re getting.
Rooted in Fort Lauderdale
Crestview Roofing Co Fort Lauderdale is a local branch, independently owned and operated, with deep roots in the neighborhoods we serve. We work on homes from Hallandale Beach up to Coconut Creek, and we know the streets between them because we drive them every day. We know that Broadview Park was hit hard by certain storms over the years and that many of those homes are now due for roof replacements. We know that mid-century homes in Oakland Park and Wilton Manors often have rooflines that need special attention at the eaves. We know the permit requirements in Fort Lauderdale and how to navigate inspections in Davie and Dania Beach. That familiarity isn’t marketing copy. It’s the result of being here, working here, and standing behind every roof we’ve touched.
Written by Dylan Pace, Owner at Crestview Roofing Co Fort Lauderdale, serving Fort Lauderdale and the surrounding Broward County communities since bringing the Crestview Roofing brand to this market.