About Southeast Contractors of North Florida, Inc.
William Chandler started Southeast Contractors of North Florida in 1997 and has run it out of the same Fort Walton Beach shop for nearly three decades. That kind of unbroken local footprint is unusual in a coastal Panhandle market that sees plenty of operators come and go after hurricane seasons, and it says something real about how Chandler has built the business.
What separates Southeast from most of its residential neighbors is the commercial side of the work. The firm holds a GAF Commercial Roofer certification, which means flat roofs, low-slope garage additions, TPO, and modified bitumen work get handled in-house rather than handed off to a subcontractor. On the Gulf Coast, where residential homes routinely have commercial-style porch roofs or low-slope sections, that matters. A contractor who can handle both scopes under one roof means fewer coordination headaches and a clearer line of accountability if something needs revisiting later.
The Florida CCC license is active under Chandler's qualifying agent credentials. The BBB profile is on file but not accredited, which some homeowners weigh and others don't. The review footprint is modest in volume but consistently positive across the platforms where the business shows up, which is consistent with an operation that has built its work through repeat clients and referrals over a long run rather than aggressive marketing.
When you call, ask specifically about any low-slope or flat-roof sections in your scope. That's where Southeast's commercial certification is most relevant, and it's the right question to surface whether their crew or a sub would be handling that portion of the job. Chandler's shop at (850) 650-0433 is the number to reach.