Greenacres · Palm Beach County, Jupiter to Boca Raton
What a roof costs in Greenacres
The spread of quotes in a town like this is wider than the spread of roofs, and the reason is that the same contractor will price an older house and a newer one from the same template unless somebody makes him look. On the older housing the unknown is genuinely large: the deck may be boards rather than plywood, some of it may have taken water, the flashings at chimneys and additions may need rebuilding rather than reflashing, and the fascia behind the drip edge may have had a long damp life.
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Greenacres · Roof replacement cost
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The spread of quotes in a town like this is wider than the spread of roofs, and the reason is that the same contractor will price an older house and a newer one from the same template unless somebody makes him look. On the older housing the unknown is genuinely large: the deck may be boards rather than plywood, some of it may have taken water, the flashings at chimneys and additions may need rebuilding rather than reflashing, and the fascia behind the drip edge may have had a long damp life.
A generous allowance is honest there. On the newer subdivisions almost none of that applies.
The deck is normally plywood in good order, the details are the ones the builder installed, and a large decking allowance is either caution you are paying for or a template that was not written for your house. So the single most useful question you can ask any contractor in Greenacres is what their price assumed about the deck, and why.
A number that came from a measurement will have a specific answer. One that came from a rate will not.
Beyond that the items are the same on any house: tear-off, decking allowance with a quantity, deck re-nailing, underlayment coverage, drip edge and starter, flashings, ventilation, the covering, and the permit with its inspections. The inspection and the written estimate cost nothing whether or not you go ahead, and the photographs are yours to take to anybody else you want a second view from.
Molsbee Roofing is a family business, roofing since 1975, based in Lake Worth Beach and working Palm Beach County from Jupiter to Boca Raton, licensed CCC1327429. Every job is permitted and inspected and every price is itemised in writing before the work.
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Good to know
What to know.
- Ask what the price assumed about the deck
It is the one genuinely unknown item on any roof and the one that separates a measured quote from a template. On older housing a generous allowance is honest; on a recent subdivision house it is probably unnecessary and you are paying for it. Either way the contractor should be able to say what the figure is based on, and the specificity of the answer tells you which kind of quote you are holding.
- Older housing: the details cost more than the area
Chimneys, parapets and the junctions where a house has been extended are labour and craft rather than square footage, and an older Greenacres house can carry several. They are where these roofs leak and where the money genuinely needs to go. Two quotes for the same older house frequently differ mostly in how seriously each took those details rather than in the price of the covering.
- Newer housing: most of the price is beneath the covering
Re-nailing the deck, underlayment across the whole roof, formed flashings and corrected ventilation. The covering is a material any contractor buys at a similar price, so it is not where quotes diverge. That is why a price presented as a total with a paragraph about the shingle has emphasised the least variable part of the job and left the variable parts undescribed.
- The nine lines
Tear-off, decking allowance with a quantity, deck re-nailing, underlayment coverage, drip edge and starter course, flashings, ventilation, covering, permit and inspections. Ask every contractor for the same nine. A set of quotes in that format resolves itself in a minute, and the gaps are almost always in the allowance, the underlayment coverage or the flashings rather than anywhere visible.
How it works.
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Free roof inspection
We photograph what we find and hand you a written, line-item estimate.
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Written price
You see the price before anyone starts. No surprises on the invoice.
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Permit and install
We pull the permit, do the work and clean up every day.
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Inspection and warranty
County inspection passed, warranties registered, final walk with you.
Why Molsbee
Why Molsbee Roofing.
- Lifetime Workmanship Warranty
We stand behind the install for as long as you own the home.
- Florida licensed CCC1327429
Fully insured, every job permitted and inspected.
- 4.8 stars, 200+ Google reviews
Reputation built one Palm Beach County roof at a time.
- Family-owned since 1975
Three generations of Palm Beach County roofing.
Neighborhoods
Greenacres neighborhoods.
Where we work in and around town.
about a dozen roofs in Greenacres since March 2026
Full replacements we have priced across Palm Beach County since spring have landed in the county's typical range, and your building sets its own number, measured and written down at the inspection.
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Roofing questions
Frequently asked questions.
What does a new roof cost in Greenacres, FL?
It is set by the house rather than the town, and the range here is wide because the housing ages vary so much. Full replacements we have priced across Palm Beach County since spring have landed in the county's typical range. Area, pitch, the covering, the deck found underneath, the flashings and any ventilation work move it. We measure yours at the free inspection and write the price in lines. Call 561-318-8624.
Why is one quote so much higher than another?
Usually the decking allowance or the flashings, and on an older house frequently both. One contractor has looked at the chimneys and the addition junctions and priced them as rebuilds; another has assumed a bead of sealant. One has allowed generously for a deck nobody can see; another has not mentioned it. Ask what each price assumed about the deck and about the details, and the gap normally explains itself.
My house is new. Should the allowance be large?
Probably not. On recent construction the deck is normally plywood in good condition, so a substantial allowance is either caution you are paying for or a template written for older housing. Ask what the figure is based on. A contractor who has been on your roof will have a specific answer, and one working from a rate card will not, which is useful to know before you choose between two prices.
Is the covering itself a big part of the price?
Less than most people expect. Contractors buy materials at broadly similar prices, so the covering is not where quotes diverge. The labour and components underneath are: re-nailing the deck, underlayment across the whole roof, forming new flashings and correcting ventilation. A quote describing the shingle at length and the rest in a sentence has emphasised the least variable part of the work.
Is financing available?
Yes, and the order matters. We price the roof first from a measurement, in writing, so you know the number before anyone discusses how to pay for it. Payment plans and state storm-hardening programmes both exist and we explain plainly which apply to your house. What we will not do is lead with a monthly figure, because a monthly figure without an itemised roof behind it tells you nothing about what you are buying.
