K.L. Smith
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K.L. Smith is a family-owned, veteran-founded roofing company based in Lakeland, Florida, serving Polk County homeowners since 1972. The company was started by Ken Smith, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, and is today operated by Ryan Smith and J.R. Smith, continuing the family legacy. With more than 50 years of experience and thousands of completed projects, K.L. Smith has earned a reputation as Polk County's leading residential roofing specialist. The company holds an Owens Corning Platinum Preferred Contractor designation, placing it among the top 1 percent of roofing companies nationwide, and is a BBB Accredited Business with an A+ rating. K.L. Smith specializes in shingle roof replacement and repair, and also offers tile, flat, and metal roofing across its Polk County service area including Lakeland, Auburndale, Bartow, Kathleen, Mulberry, and Winter Haven. Florida Certified Roofing Contractor license CCC1326241.
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We used KL Smith for an installation of a new roof. We worked with Caleb who was very professional and informative explaining the whole process. He also gave us different options. We contacted this company the year prior to our installation and he said we could wait another year. We appreciated his professional opinion. We also got referrals from previous customers. We interviewed 3 other companies their price quote was in line with the other companies. We looked at the # of years they have been in business. We feel comfortable if we have any problems in the future they would follow up immediately.
I am so appreciative and thankful to this company for such excellent customer service and professionalism! A good friend Josh, who is also my Headley insurance agent had recommended I contact K.L. Smith Roofing about an issue I was having with my insurance company. So here is a little background on me. I am an older person, who lost my husband in 2013, trying to survive in this economy on my SS and a small retirement amount. I had submitted a claim to my insurance last year over some water damage to my foyer wood floor which also affected my bamboo dining room floor. So after a couple adjusters could not figure out where the water came from, they sent an engineer to my house for a thorough and intensive inspection on my entire home! The claim was denied, however I received a list of issues insurance wanted me to fix by 3/16/26 or they would cancel my policy. My entire roof was replaced in 2021 by another company who had gone out of business. I had issues with the new roof leaking in a few places that had been previously addressed. I had not had any more active leaks since last August. So after I had the floors repaired and took care of other small issues on the list and turned the proof into my insurance company, I added a note that my roof was no longer leaking anywhere. Well, everything but the roof was approved. This is where KL Smith comes in. I called their office and explained my roofing dilemma. They worked me into their schedule for a roofing inspection and estimate for the next day. I met Matt the next day and could tell right away this company is good people! I showed him a pic of one shingle on the roof that the engineer had tagged as a problem. The engineer did not specify where this shingle was located. So this was like finding a needle in a hay stack bc the entire roof still looked bran new. Matt diligently inspected the roof looking for this one shingle. About 20 minutes later, he was ready to give up finding it, when he did happen upon it and took pictures. He gave me an estimate which floored me, to replace the one shingle and explained why the cost seemed so high. You cannot buy one shingle so a bundle had to be purchased, a crew of 3 would be sent out, and they would most likely have to remove shingles around the one shingle to replace it. Anyway, it is what it is... Matt also told me his honest opinion was that the problem shingle was more of a cosmetic problem than an issue. However my insurance company wanted proof with pics and an invoice that I had it repaired. I thanked Matt for the inspection and estimate and agreed rather than get canceled, I had no choice but to get the shingle replaced. I was beyond stressed! Next I contacted my ins agent and gave him the update. I asked him if he could talk to his contact and explain the expert roofing inspection concluded that the issue was more cosmetic than a problem. The underwriter agreed if we would get a confirmation letter from KL roofing stating their professional opinion was more of a cosmetic issue than a leak issue, they would accept that. So my agent contacted Matt and a short time later, I received a roofing certification document stating the remaining lifespan of my roof should be 15 yrs out as is! By the way, I was charged nothing for the inspection and estimate! Hallelujah! I could not be more thankful and grateful to Matt and KL Smith for providing me with their honest opinion which saved me 1,440.00!!!! I will certainly be using them in the future if I do need anything to do with a roof and I will be recommending them to my family and friends as well! Please see the pictures below of the one single shingle that this whole issue was about! I think you will agree with the out come! ) (Sorry this was so long, but none of it made any sense without all the details!)
I recently had my sunroom roof replaced after several bids. By far KL Smith provided the most insight to the needs of my roof and identified the color match without having to look into it. They were not put off with a smaller job and were also several thousand dollars cheaper than the other companies. The job was done professionally and promptly. The job was well done and I could not be more pleased! Highly recommend
I would highly recommend KL Smith for any roofing/gutter replacement. Their work was excellent, and they went above and beyond. I simply love our black roof, and black gutters! Caleb, his dad, and the whole roofing team were super professional, and excellent people to work with. James and his son were very professional, and did an excellent job on the gutters! I would recommend them to everybody!! We have the most beautiful roof and gutters in the whole neighborhood! I highly recommend KL Smith if you want the same! They simply are the best!
We are very satisfied with K.L. Smith, from first contact to a finished new roof installation. They are very professional and kept all promises. We would highly recommend them for your roofing needs.
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