AKM Roofing offers trustworthy tile roof repair services in Boca Grande and Lee County, covering everything from cracked tiles to storm damage.
AKM Roofing is a trusted name in roofing services throughout Lee County. We understand the unique challenges that tile roofs face in the FL climate. Our team is experienced in handling a variety of tile roof repairs, from replacing cracked tiles to addressing storm damage. We’re committed to providing honest assessments and reliable solutions, ensuring your roof remains a strong shield for your home.
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Tile roofs are renowned for their longevity and resistance to FL’s weather. But even the sturdiest tile roof can suffer damage from cracked tiles, shifted tiles, or corrosion.
While Boca Grande winters might seem mild, those occasional freezing nights can cause trouble. When water seeps into your tiles and freezes, it expands and can lead to damage (called spalling). This can affect your roof’s performance and look.
At AKM Roofing, we specialize in tile roof repair. Our team can identify and fix these issues, ensuring your roof continues to protect your home for years to come. Contact us at 941-224-9423 to schedule an inspection.
Gasparilla Island’s first known inhabitants were the Calusa people. They were living on nearby Useppa Island by 5,000 B.C. and on Gasparilla Island by 800 or 900 A.D. Charlotte Harbor was the center of the Calusa Empire, which numbered thousands of people and hundreds of fishing villages. The Calusa were a hunting and fishing people who perfected the art of maritime living in harmony with the environment. They were a politically powerful people, dominating Southwest Florida during their “golden age”. Since the Calusa had no written language, the only record of their lifestyle and ceremonies comes from the oral history of the (much later) Seminoles, from written accounts of Spanish explorers, and from the archaeological record. The first contact the Calusa had with Europeans came during Spanish explorations at the beginning of the 16th century. By the mid-18th century, the Calusa had all but disappeared, the victims of European diseases, slavery and warfare.
Just like the Calusa, the next settlers came to Gasparilla Island to fish. By the late 1870s several fish ranches were operating in the Charlotte Harbor area. One of them would later be at the north end of Gasparilla Island in the small village of Gasparilla. The fishermen, many of them Spanish or Cuban, caught large quantities of mullet and other fish and salted them down for shipment to Havana and other markets. In the 1940s the Gasparilla Fishery was moved to Placida across the bay, where it still stands, and the fishing village died out. Many of Boca Grande’s early fishing families are still represented in third-, fourth- and fifth-generation descendants who pursue many different vocations, including fishing.
In 1885, phosphate rock was discovered on the banks of the Peace River just above Punta Gorda, east of Gasparilla Island across Charlotte Harbor. It was this discovery that would turn the south end of Gasparilla Island into a major deep-water port (Boca Grande Pass is one of the deepest natural inlets in Florida) and become responsible for the development of the town of Boca Grande. Wealthy American and British sportsmen began discovering the Charlotte Harbor area for its fishing (notably for the world-class tarpon) and hunting. It was these two discoveries – phosphate rock and fishing – that would “put Boca Grande on the map”.
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