Expert: Patrick Scheidler

Expertise: Owner of Savage Roofing

Patrick has worked in the roofing industry for 20 years and started Savage Roofing in 2023. The veteran-owned company specializes in every aspect of residential and commercial roofing and serves all of Central Florida. 

Q: Being local, how does Savage engage with the community? 

A: Next time you’re at a local youth sporting event, take look around at the banners on the fence, the sponsor names on the jerseys and the businesses on the score cards. You’re not going to see the names of national corporate businesses. The names you see are the local businesses making it happen and pouring back into the community. We’re helping build future generations by supporting the same people who trust and hire us to perform work at their homes. 

There are only a handful of locally-owned roofing companies left in this area. We’ve ganged up together to fight the good fight, such as contributing as a group to the Lake Cares Food Pantry Summer Children’s Feeding Program. We’ve even donated free roofs to local residents in need.

This area is our home. It’s not just business. This is personal to us, and we genuinely care about the health of this community. 

Q: Why is it important to hire a locally-owned company like Savage Roofing?

A: There’s a myriad of reasons why buying local is important to the consumer and the local economy. Not only are you supporting locally-owned businesses that are here to stay for the long haul, but you’re giving that business the ability to keep serving you today and in the future.

The roofing industry in central Florida is rapidly being taken over by out-of-state private equity companies. They’re buying up local roofing businesses and corporatizing them, which takes the focus off customer service, craftsmanship and community engagement and makes it purely about the bottom line. Customers see the same name and don’t realize it’s no longer a locally-owned company.  

These equity companies don’t have to see their customers at the grocery store or run into you at the gas station. They don’t have a personal reputation to uphold with their customers; they get to hide behind a corporate veil. 

Savage Roofing is locally owned, and we build local relationships. I was raised here, live here and plan to retire here. We’re not going anywhere. 

Our goal with every customer is to be their roofer for life. Many of our customers have become close friends.