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Boca Raton · Roof inspection
Roof inspection in Boca Raton gives you photographs and a written explanation of the accessible roof's condition, with no charge for the visit. We check coverings, flashings, drainage and connections before recommending work.
In Boca Del Mar or Boca Pointe, permit history belongs with the county; on a City parcel it belongs with Boca eHub. Old Floresta's historic status also matters if the findings lead to a proposed material change.
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What we inspect in Boca Raton
What a Boca Raton roof inspection actually checks
A Molsbee roofer walks the roof where it is safe to, then goes into the attic. On tile we look for slid or cracked pieces, cracked mortar at hips and ridges, and underlayment showing at the eaves; on shingle, lifted tabs, brittle edges and granule loss; on a flat porch or addition, ponding, open seams and soft spots.
Every flashing at a wall, chimney and pipe is checked, because on the canal lots near the Intracoastal the metal rusts before the covering wears out. Everything is photographed, and the report separates what we saw from what would need opening to confirm.
Where your roof's permit history lives
A Boca Raton address can be a city parcel or a county one, and the paperwork lives in different places. Boca Del Mar and Boca Pointe are outside the city line, so past roofing permits are with Palm Beach County on ePZB; a house in Boca Square, University Park or off Glades Road is on Boca eHub.
We pull what is available before the visit so the report can say when the roof was actually last permitted, because the year the house was built is not the age of the roof on it. Where a roof was clearly replaced with no permit on file, we say so, since that matters when you sell.
Old Floresta and Pearl City: inspect first, then talk about material
In the historic districts the inspection has an extra job. We record the existing tile profile, the ridge and hip details and the condition of every accessible piece, because the city's guideline for Old Floresta prefers repair, then in-kind replacement, then an appropriate alternative, and the Historic Preservation Board reviews any change to what the street sees.
The report gives you the condition evidence a certificate of appropriateness application will need. It does not, by itself, approve a new material, and we say so on the page rather than letting a shingle quote imply otherwise.
A report you can make a decision from
The report has sections, not a verdict. Defects that need repair now, with photographs and locations; conditions worth watching; and areas we could not reach or would need to open.
If the findings point to work, the proposal comes as a separate written scope and price that names each line, with the lifetime workmanship warranty on the installation and the manufacturer's warranty on the materials stated in the same document. Nothing is sold at the inspection, and there is no charge for the visit whether or not you hire us.
How it works in Boca Raton
Free inspection, photographedA Molsbee roofer looks at the roof, the deck and the exposed edges, and puts the whole price in writing.
Every slope, edge and penetrationWe walk the roof where it is safe, check the attic side where we can, and photograph flashing, underlayment exposure and fastening.
A written report with photosWhat we found, what it means and what it costs to address, in writing. No pressure to book anything.
Repair, replace or waitWhen a roof is done, the photos show it.
Final inspection and warrantyWe handle the inspection. The Lifetime Workmanship Warranty and the manufacturer warranty go in writing.
Permits and code
Permits in Boca Raton
For work in Boca Raton, confirm requirements with the building department responsible for the property and complete any required historic or HOA review before ordering materials or beginning work.
Boca Raton is two permit regimes on one page. Inside the city line, the Building Division at 200 NW 2nd Avenue takes the application on Boca eHub, with plans uploaded to Boca Eplans. Boca Del Mar and Boca Pointe in 33433 sit outside the city, so those roofs are filed with Palm Beach County on ePZB, where a single-family re-roof is self-issued.
Two local historic districts, Old Floresta and Pearl City, need a certificate of appropriateness first. The Old Floresta guideline prefers straight barrel mission tile in terracotta and lists asphalt shingle, metal shingle, standing seam and wood shakes as not preferred; the order is repair, then in-kind, then something appropriate.
The oceanfront along A1A is in the 170 mph design wind band; the mainland is 160 mph. The code sets the secondary water barrier requirements for a re-roof and allows several methods; ours is a self-adhered membrane over the deck.
Local conditionsBuilt for Boca Raton
- Beach, Intracoastal, Lake Boca and canals
- East Boca has two miles of beach plus the Intracoastal and Lake Boca, and a significant portion of the city sits in flood zones that follow the coast and the canals. Roof edges and metal take salt first.
- A 1977 core beside 1985 club villages
- The typical house in 33486 dates to 1977; Boca Del Mar and Boca Pointe, with its 29 villages, average 1985. In a tile village the quote turns on the tile: clay barrel tile can be lifted, laid back over new underlayment and reset, while concrete tile is priced as new tile.
- Flat roofs from Glades Road to Yamato
- Glades Road offices, Town Center and the 1.7 million square feet at the Boca Raton Innovation Campus on Yamato Road sit under flat roofs; recover or replace under the quarter-roof rule is the first call.
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Roof inspection questions in Boca Raton
Which records help for an inspection in Boca Pointe?
The association's access and appearance rules, any county roof permits you can find, and earlier repair invoices, even with a rough date. Boca Pointe and Boca Del Mar are county parcels, so permit history is on Palm Beach County's ePZB rather than Boca eHub, and in a tile village that history tells us whether a past owner replaced the underlayment or only patched it.
We have repaired roofs on Glendale Drive and La Mirada Drive in that belt, so we know what underlayment of that era looks like when it is finished.
Will an Old Floresta inspection consider historic material?
Yes, it has to. We record the existing barrel tile profile, color and the details at the ridges, hips and eaves so any recommendation matches what the guideline expects, which is repair first, in-kind replacement second and an appropriate alternative last.
If the roof is past repair we price in-kind tile as the primary option and explain that a material change would go to the Historic Preservation Board for a certificate of appropriateness before any permit could be issued through Boca eHub.
Can an inspection tell me how many years my roof has left?
It can tell you the condition today and what usually follows from it, not a date. On a tile roof the tile may look fine while the underlayment beneath it is at the end of its life, and on shingle the first brittle edges come before the leaks.
We tell you what the evidence supports, where concealed layers or missing permit history stop us from being certain, and what we would open up to know more. That is more useful than a number nobody can stand behind, and it comes in writing with the photographs.
Should we wait until a leak is visible indoors?
No. By the time a stain shows on a ceiling in Boca Del Mar or Boca Square the water has usually been in the deck for a while, and on a tile roof the entry point can be a room away from the stain.
Slid tile after a storm, granules in the downspout, a soft spot on a flat porch or a roof you have never seen a permit for are all reasons to book the free inspection. Tell us what you have noticed and when, and we start the visit at the likely spots rather than working the whole roof blind.
What happens if the inspection finds widespread deterioration?
We say so plainly and show you why. If the underlayment tears wherever we lift a tile, or shingles crumble at the edges across the roof, patching one spot puts new work into a roof that is failing around it.
On clay barrel tile we compare resetting the same tile over new underlayment against a full tear-off; concrete tile is priced as new tile over new underlayment, and on shingle, replacement is usually the answer. Either way the proposal is a separate written scope with the permit route for your parcel, city eHub or county ePZB, and the warranties spelled out.
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Roofing in Boca RatonReplacement, repair and every roof type, for this town.
Commercial roofingFlat, TPO, tile and metal for plazas, condos and offices.
Flat roof repair and replacementTPO, modified bitumen and coatings for flat sections, lanais and buildings.
Metal roof replacementStanding seam and metal panels rated for the wind off the water.
Roof leak repairLeaks found, photographed and fixed with closely matched material.
Roof maintenanceSealing, tile resets and the small fixes that add years to a roof.
Roof replacement costWhat moves the price of a full roof here, in plain terms.
Shingle roof replacementArchitectural shingle rated for coastal wind, with the underlayment done right.
Storm damage roof repairWind-lifted tile and shingle, tarping and honest timing after a storm.
Tile roof replacementConcrete, clay and barrel tile, with the underlayment that decides how long it lasts.