From Legacy to Lift-Off: How HMAC Roofing Builds Trust—and Where It Meets Offsite
Overview
This article features Melinda Hegarty of HMAC Roofing in the Offsite Construction Series. It describes a 40-year family business that began with Hugh McDonald and grew into a multi-division roofing operation serving Florida’s West and East coasts.
Key facts
- Author: Audree Grubesic
- Date: Nov 22, 2025
- Read time: 2 min
- Company: HMAC Roofing
- Leader featured: Melinda Hegarty
What HMAC Roofing does
- Custom homes
- Production homes
- Townhomes
- Re-roofing
- In-house sheet-metal work
- Door and trim business
Service model
HMAC emphasizes warranty service and direct response. The team says, “We always go look.” If there is a suspected defect or mystery leak, they show up, diagnose the issue, and make it right.
Melinda Hegarty started in service and warranty calls. That experience shaped the company’s focus on prevention, diagnosis, and follow-through.
Operating model
- Roofers are employees, not subcontractors.
- The company can deploy crews quickly.
- Quality stays more consistent under one training system.
- The business uses a multi-division structure.
Markets served
| Market |
Area |
| Tampa Bay / Pinellas |
Florida |
| Orlando |
Florida |
| Daytona |
Florida |
| Port St. Lucie |
Florida |
Offsite construction fit
The article says HMAC fits offsite and industrialized construction because of its skilled labor, predictable scheduling, and “do the right thing” culture.
It can act as a plug-in trade partner for manufacturers and GCs. The company can support modules that ship with roofing complete or require onsite finish work.
Communication details
- Phone calls are answered from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays.
- The article describes Melinda as consumer-centric in communication and problem solving.
FAQ points from the page
- HMAC serves Florida markets including Tampa Bay/Pinellas, Orlando, Daytona, and Port St. Lucie.
- The company covers custom homes, production homes, townhomes/new construction, and re-roofing.
- It does not use subcontractors.
- It says this allows faster deployment, often next-day, without waiting on third-party availability.
- It coordinates early with factory teams on roof assemblies, flashing, and penetrations.
- It can install in-factory where applicable or perform fast onsite finish and commissioning.