Thousands of homeowners across Southwest Florida scrambled Monday to get last-minute repairs from Hurricane Ian.
Many homes and businesses are still covered with tarps or need to be re-covered, as Idalia created a frenzy for many people.
Roofing companies are also feeling the pressure. Eagle Roofing in North Fort Myers had more than a dozen rooftops to visit to shore up equipment and make temporary repairs.
Chiropractor Dr. Victor Drobnic said he has been placing ceiling tiles in his building on a regular basis since Hurricane Ian left his building on Colonial Boulevard damaged eleven months ago.
“I think we’ll just baton down the hatches for those couple of weak spots I know are vulnerable. I’m sure they’ll patch that up,” Dr. Drobnic said.
Eagle Roofing started the repairs to his roof, and on Monday, crews were fastening roofing supplies to keep them from blowing off the roof should the area see strong winds as Idalia inches closer to Southwest Florida.
Craig Polkow works for Eagle Roofing and said he planned to get to nearly 15 customers on Monday and hoped to get some customers’ needs addressed Tuesday, depending on the weather.
Jerod Kessler also works for Eagle Roofing and pointed out that the company was in the process of re-tarping that either had existing tarps or needed to be tarped entirely,
The Parsons family in Cape Coral, after 11 months, was finally getting their Ian-damaged roof repaired Monday afternoon after last year’s storm taught them to prepare for the worst.
“My husband, as you can see, put up all of our storm shutters went up yesterday….just in case,” said Maryanne Parsons.
What about homeowners who are still in the middle of Ian repairs? Insurance expert Reid McDaniel said you should be safe.
“If you have continuous insurance and you’re going through the repair process, you’re likely going to be covered, you’re okay. There is no issue with that,” McDaniel stressed.
As residents wait to see what Mother Nature has in store.