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Highland Beach · Storm damage roof repair
Storm damage roof repair in Highland Beach starts with a call: we ask which rooms or units are wet, cover the opening once the roof is safe to climb, and then trace every place the wind got in. The free inspection ends with photographs tied to each roof location and a written price, so the damage and the scope of the permanent repair are documented before work begins.
On this barrier island we start at the Atlantic-facing and Intracoastal-facing edges, the ridge caps and the trim, because that is where wind opens a roof first. Molsbee Roofing has been family-run since 1975, and the phone is answered 24 hours a day at (561) 318-8624.
- Freeroof inspection with photos
- Temporary protectionand repair after storms
- Lifetimeworkmanship warranty
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Before the work starts
After a storm in Highland Beach
Coming back to the island after an evacuation order
Highland Beach sits in a mandatory evacuation zone, so in a serious hurricane the island empties and many owners do not see their roof until days later. Give us the house or unit, an on-site contact and a way in, and we photograph the roof and the rooms below before anything is moved.
Owners who are still away get the same pictures we took, labelled by location, with a note of what was covered and what still needs permanent work.
Atlantic-side edges before the open field
Wind lifts a roof at its perimeter: eaves, rakes, corners, ridge caps and wall flashings. With the ocean east of the island and the Intracoastal to the west, salt has usually thinned the metal at those points before the storm arrives, so a missing tile or shingle is often the sign of a fastening that was already weak.
We work each edge first, then the field, and mark where sound material starts so the repair joins roofing that will hold.
What a storm leaves on towers and houses along A1A
The condominium towers on A1A carry membrane decks, where storms peel terminations, lift parapet caps and leave punctures from flying debris. The houses behind them are sloped: broken tile often hides a torn underlayment below it, shingle tabs can fold back and drop flat with the seal broken, and metal bends at seams and trim.
We inspect the roof you actually have, by hand where needed, and photograph each finding before anything is touched.
Temporary cover first, the permanent repair on its own line
Keeping water out comes first, and the temporary cover is priced separately from the lasting work. The permanent repair is then scoped from the photographs, after any wet underlayment and decking has been checked, and filed with the Town Building Department on South Ocean Boulevard through its MyGovernmentOnline portal.
Nothing is closed over until the layers beneath it have been seen and recorded.
How it works in Highland Beach
Call, then a dry-inThe phone is answered around the clock. Where water is coming in, temporary protection comes first.
Damage photographed, roof by roofLifted tile, torn shingle, bent edge metal and stripped ridge caps are photographed and listed slope by slope, so you have a record and we have a scope.
Repair scope in writingWhat can be re-laid, what must be replaced and what the storm exposed underneath, priced line by line before work starts.
Fixed with closely matched materialTile, shingle, metal or membrane matched as closely as available, fastened to the code schedule for this wind band.
Final inspection and warrantyWe handle the inspection. The Lifetime Workmanship Warranty and the manufacturer warranty go in writing.
Permits and code
Permits in Highland Beach
For work in Highland 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.
Highland Beach runs its own Building Department at 3616 South Ocean Boulevard, and every contractor registers on the town's MyGovernmentOnline portal before filing. The town has published no review time for roofing permits, so we do not quote one.
The working calendar is written into town code. Weekdays run 8 am to 6 pm. Saturdays run 9 to 3 with no noise carrying across the lot line and no dumpsters, concrete trucks or dump trucks, which means a tear-off is staged Monday to Friday. Sundays and holidays are off.
The whole island sits in the 170 mph design wind band and the wind-borne debris region. The code sets the secondary water barrier rules for a re-roof and permits more than one method; we seal a self-adhered barrier over the deck before the new roof goes on.
Local conditionsBuilt for Highland Beach
- One road, ocean on both sides
- Highland Beach is a strip of barrier island on A1A with the Delray Sands Resort as one of its two businesses, more water than land, and under mandatory evacuation from a Category 2 storm.
- More homes than year-round residents
- Highland Beach counts more housing units than people; over four in ten stood empty at the 2020 census. Many roofs get done while the owner is away, so our photo record matters.
- Buildings from the early 1980s
- The typical Highland Beach building dates to 1983, and its roof may have been replaced since; the permit history tells us.
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Storm damage roof repair questions in Highland Beach
What should I do first when a storm damages my Highland Beach roof?
Stay off the roof and away from any sagging ceiling, move belongings out from under the drip and photograph the ceilings, the water and anything that fell outside. Then call (561) 318-8624, answered 24 hours a day, and tell us the building, the rooms or unit affected and who can let us in.
If you evacuated, a neighbour or building manager can open the door while you are away, and we send you the photographs.
Will storm repairs force a whole new roof on a Highland Beach building?
Sometimes. If repairs, replacements or roof recovering cover more than a quarter of a roof system or section in any 12-month period, the code generally requires replacing or recovering the roof covering across that entire system or section to meet current code requirements.
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 worked on must meet applicable current code requirements. Our inspection helps determine which applies to your roof.
We measure the damaged area, look up the roof's record and give you the answer in writing.
How soon can a storm-damaged roof in Highland Beach be permanently repaired?
The temporary cover goes on as soon as the roof is safe to climb; the permanent repair follows the town permit. Highland Beach has published no review time for roofing permits, so we will not promise a date nobody controls.
Once the permit is issued, tear-off and debris removal are booked Monday to Friday, because town code keeps dumpsters, dump trucks and concrete trucks off the island on Saturdays.
Does storm damage mean a Highland Beach condo deck needs full replacement?
No, not on its own. We inspect the membrane, the edges and terminations, the equipment curbs and the insulation under the damaged area to find where sound roof begins again.
A contained tear or a lifted edge can usually be repaired, while wet insulation across a large section calls for more. The association receives photographs of each area and a written scope with the repair boundary marked on it.
What records do I get after a Highland Beach storm inspection?
Photographs of each damaged area tied to its place on the roof, a note of what the temporary cover protected, and a written price that separates the temporary work from the permanent repair. Together they document the damage and the scope of the work in a single file, which suits an owner who is away, a board that has to approve spending, and anyone who later needs a record of the roof's condition before the storm repair.
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