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Lifetime Workmanship WarrantyMolsbee Roofing maintains roofs across Delray Beach, from beach-side houses in Seagate and Tropic Isle to cottages in Nassau Park and condominium roofs on Palm Cove Boulevard. A roofer checks the edge metal, flashings, drains and covering, photographs each finding from the same spot every visit, and gives you a written list of upkeep and repairs with a price against each.
The inspection is free, and inside the historic districts we check whether any proposed change needs board review before it is offered. Molsbee has roofed Palm Beach County as a family business since 1975, licensed CCC1327429, and 561-318-8624 is answered 24 hours a day.
We go back to the Palm Cove Boulevard condominiums on a standing account, and repeat visits are where maintenance earns its keep. Each report stays on file and each photograph is taken from the same spot, so the next visit shows whether a seam, a drain or a patch of rust is stable or spreading.
The board receives a list it can plan from: what to fix now, what to plan for and what to watch. A finding that keeps returning is traced to its source instead of being cleaned or sealed again.
East of the Intracoastal, salt air reaches the drip edge, wall flashings and fasteners long before it troubles the tile or shingle. We check the coating, corrosion along the edges and whether mixed metals meet at a joint, since incompatible metals corrode each other over time.
Replacing a short run of rusted edge metal during maintenance is a smaller job than the fascia and deck repair that follows once it lets water in.
Inside Delray's historic districts, routine maintenance is about keeping what is there: resetting loose tile, renewing a worn flashing in the same metal, matching a cottage's shingle. We photograph the existing covering and details before we start.
If a worn part cannot be matched and the fix would change the roof's material or colour, it becomes a proposal for the Historic Preservation Board rather than a maintenance item, and we help prepare it.
Debris in valleys and blocked drains or scuppers hold water against the roof, and the flat section over a porch or Florida room is where it usually stands. Once the debris is out, we look at what the water was sitting against: the seams, the drain flashing and the tie-in where the flat section meets the main roof.
Clearing is upkeep; resealing or rebuilding a failed detail is a repair, and the written list keeps them on separate lines.
For work in Delray Beach, confirm requirements with the building department responsible for the property and complete any required historic or HOA review before ordering materials or beginning work.
The City of Delray Beach issues the roofing permit through its eServices portal, and re-roofs are express permits: with every document uploaded up front, most are issued within three business days. We confirm the permit scope before we assume a change of material has the same application as every other reroof.
Five local historic districts change the order of work: Old School Square, Nassau Park, Del-Ida Park, Marina and West Settlers. Inside a district the Historic Preservation Board reviews exterior changes first, and it has ruled on roof colour before, so the material and colour are settled before the express permit is used.
East of the Intracoastal the design wind speed is 170 mph; west of it, 160 mph. The whole city is in the wind-borne debris region. We specify a self-adhered secondary water barrier on the Delray re-roofs we build.
Merrick and the Molsbee Roofing team have consistently exceeded my expectations. They've been there for me multiple times, even stepping in on short notice without hesitation. Their responsiveness and dedication to answering all of my questions provides peace of mind.Read on Google
After the most recent major rain water began to drip from our ceiling. Preparing for the worst we called Molsbee roofing after seeing their crews replace a large house nearby. They actually had a crew here the next day, found a spot that needed repair, and fixed it before it got worse.Read on Google
We signed or completed about a dozen roofing jobs with a Delray Beach address over the last twelve months.
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Late spring suits most Delray roofs, ahead of a storm season that runs from June through November, so loose tile, open seams and worn edge metal are dealt with before the first strong wind. Add a visit after any storm that brings debris down on the beach side.
Condominium boards on Palm Cove Boulevard and elsewhere often set a regular visit so each report can be compared with the last. Planned upkeep also avoids the rush for roofers after a storm.
The inspection is free, and each upkeep or repair item is priced in writing before any work. What moves the figure: the size and height of the roof, access on a condominium building, whether it is tile, shingle, metal or a flat membrane, how much edge metal the salt has worn, and whether a historic-district detail has to be matched.
Clearing drains and resetting a few tiles is a small job; replacing a run of flashing is larger. You approve only the items you choose.
Longer when it is looked after, and the answer depends on which layer fails first. East of the Intracoastal, where the median house dates from around 1980, many roofs have already been replaced, so the house's age tells you little.
Salt shortens the life of edge metal and flashings before the covering; on tile, the underlayment usually goes before the tile. We read the permit record on eServices and the roof's condition to give you a realistic picture.
It changed the quarter-roof rule. Florida's quarter-roof rule: when more than a quarter of a roof system or section is repaired, replaced or recovered in any 12-month period, the roof covering across that entire system or section must be replaced or recovered to meet current code requirements.
An exception applies if that system or section was built, repaired or replaced in compliance with the 2007 Florida Building Code or a later edition: only the portion being repaired, replaced or recovered must meet applicable current code requirements. Our inspection helps determine which applies to your roof.
Our maintenance reports log each repaired area.
Board review is about change. A new material, profile or colour needs a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Board before a permit, in Old School Square, Nassau Park, Del-Ida Park, Marina and West Settlers alike.
Upkeep that keeps the roof exactly as it looks, such as resetting loose tile or renewing flashing in the same material, leaves all three unchanged. Where an item sits near that line, we check with the city's preservation staff before any work starts.