Wade Family Homes LLC

Phillip Wade has been working Okaloosa County construction since 2007, and the business he's built carries a credential combination that's genuinely uncommon in Florida residential roofing. Wade Family Homes holds both a state-certified roofing contractor license and a state-certified building contractor license. Most roofers in Florida carry only the roofing license, which limits what they can legally touch on a job. The building license means Phillip's crew can handle structural damage found mid-project, rotted decking, rafter trouble, deteriorated fascia, under their own license and without stopping work to bring in a separate contractor. For homeowners in Valparaiso with older bay-front construction, that's not a minor distinction. A routine re-roof on a house built in the seventies can surface real surprises, and it's better to have the person who found the problem also authorized to fix it.

The BBB file goes back to 2019, which lines up with when they organized the business formally. That early accreditation says it wasn't an afterthought. Wade Family Homes is also certified by Owens Corning, which puts manufacturer warranty coverage on shingle systems rather than leaving homeowners to rely on the contractor's word alone. Nineteen years in one market is its own kind of answer to the warranty question: Phillip Wade is still here, still pulling permits under his own name.

The shop is a member of the Crestview Chamber of Commerce and carries a BuildZoom score that puts them in the top few percent of Florida contractors statewide. That ranking reflects license standing, experience, and permit history, the unglamorous paperwork that separates operators who do the job right from ones who cut corners on compliance.

When you call, ask Phillip directly what the building contractor license has meant on jobs in the Valparaiso area, and whether he's found structural issues on older homes that a roofing-only contractor couldn't have addressed in a single visit. His answer will tell you quickly whether this is the right fit.