Lake Park · Palm Beach County, Jupiter to Boca Raton
Roof leak repair in Lake Park
Lake Park was laid out as a planned town in the nineteen twenties under the name Kelsey City, and a good deal of what was built then is still standing. That gives the town an unusual housing stock for north county: small, solid, early houses on a grid, many of them altered several times since, sitting alongside later infill and the waterfront and main-street commercial buildings.
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Lake Park · Roof leak repair
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Lake Park was laid out as a planned town in the nineteen twenties under the name Kelsey City, and a good deal of what was built then is still standing. That gives the town an unusual housing stock for north county: small, solid, early houses on a grid, many of them altered several times since, sitting alongside later infill and the waterfront and main-street commercial buildings.
For a roofer that history matters, because an old house leaks in ways a newer one does not. The junctions where an addition met the original building were improvised at the time and have been sealed rather than rebuilt at some point since.
The chimneys and parapets that houses of that era carry are joints between materials that move at different rates, and they open without a single piece of covering going missing. The deck may be boards rather than plywood, which changes how water travels once it is inside and makes a stain appear a long way from the breach.
And a roof that has been renewed two or three times carries the decisions of everybody who worked on it before. So the method here is patient rather than clever: get onto the roof, work back from the water rather than from the mark below, read the underside of the deck where there is access, and photograph what is actually found before proposing anything.
The inspection is free either way, and if the roof turns out to need nothing that is what the report says and there is no bill. 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. Free roof inspections.
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Good to know
What to know.
- Junctions between old and added
Where an addition meets the original house there is a detail somebody improvised when it was built and somebody else has resealed since. Those joints leak far more reliably than any slope does, and on a town of altered early houses there can be several on one roof. Each is examined individually and photographed, because the repair is usually to form the detail properly in metal rather than to apply another bead over the last one.
- Chimneys and parapets of the period
Houses from the town's original build carry details that newer stock does not, and every one of them is a junction between materials expanding at different rates. Wind and heat work those joints, and a flashing that was sealed at some point in its life will open again. They leak with nothing visibly wrong overhead, which is why they get checked individually on the roof rather than assessed from a ladder at the eaves.
- Board decks move water sideways
On a plank-sheathed house water entering at a flashing runs along and between the boards before it drops, so the stain can be rooms from the breach. That is why the roofer works from the roof and, where a hatch allows, from inside, reading the underside of the deck. Those boards also record every old leak and previous repair, which on a house that has been re-roofed several times is the most honest history available.
- Layers of previous work
A roof renewed two or three times carries the choices of everyone who worked on it before: a flashing sealed rather than replaced, an outlet moved, a section patched. Part of a proper diagnosis is recognising which of those is now failing, and it is a reason to open the roof at several points rather than assume the last person did it the way you would have.
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
Lake Park neighborhoods.
Where we work in and around town.
Most repairs we have priced across Palm Beach County since spring cost a small fraction of a replacement: a collar or flashing at the low end, a rebuilt valley or new underlayment at the high end.
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Roofing questions
Frequently asked questions.
Who repairs roof leaks in Lake Park, FL?
Molsbee Roofing. A family business since 1975, based in Lake Worth Beach, licensed CCC1327429, working Palm Beach County from Jupiter to Boca Raton. We work in 33403 on the early houses, later infill and the main-street and waterfront commercial buildings. A roofer traces the water to where it enters, photographs it and prices the repair in writing. Free roof inspections. Call 561-318-8624.
My house is old. Does that change the diagnosis?
It changes where to look. On an early house the likeliest causes are the junctions where additions met the original building, the flashings at chimneys and parapets, and a board deck that carries water sideways before it drops. None of those is exotic and all of them are findable, but they are not where somebody used to newer housing would start. It is the main reason a roof of this age wants opening at several points rather than glanced at.
Why is the stain nowhere near the damage?
Because a board deck moves water along and between its planks before it finds a way through the ceiling below, so the mark shows where it finally got through rather than where the roof was breached. That distance can be considerable. Repairing above the stain therefore achieves nothing, which is why the roofer works from the roof and from the roof space where he can get into it.
Somebody sealed my chimney flashing and it still leaks. Why?
Because sealant is not a flashing and does not become one. A chimney flashing is a junction between two materials that move at different rates, and a bead across it holds for a season or two and then opens along the same line. The repair is to form the detail properly in metal and lap it into the covering, which is more work than resealing it and is the difference between fixing it and postponing it.
How much does a repair cost?
Far less than a replacement, and it depends on what is wrong. A collar, a run of sealant or a valley cleared is a short visit. Rebuilding a chimney flashing or a junction between an addition and the original house is a larger job, and on an older deck there may be boards to replace as well. The inspection is free, the photographs come with it, and the price is written down before anything starts.
