Lake Worth Beach · Palm Beach County, Jupiter to Boca Raton
Free roof inspection in Lake Worth Beach
An older house tells you most of its story from inside the roof space, and in Lake Worth Beach that is where a lot of our inspections spend their time. These are wood-framed cottages and bungalows, many on their third or fourth roof, and the underside of a board deck keeps a record that no ceiling does: old staining from leaks that dried out years ago, daylight showing at a flashing that has lifted, the direction water has travelled along the boards, and the marks of every previous repair.
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An older house tells you most of its story from inside the roof space, and in Lake Worth Beach that is where a lot of our inspections spend their time. These are wood-framed cottages and bungalows, many on their third or fourth roof, and the underside of a board deck keeps a record that no ceiling does: old staining from leaks that dried out years ago, daylight showing at a flashing that has lifted, the direction water has travelled along the boards, and the marks of every previous repair.
Read that and you know what has actually been happening to the house, rather than what the last owner said about it. Outside, the roofer walks the slopes.
On tile he lifts pieces at several points across different aspects to read the membrane beneath, which is the layer that decides whether a roof has years in hand. On shingle he reads the granule loss slope by slope.
He goes through every vent collar, valley and flashing at walls, chimneys and skylights, and every ridge and hip cap. He checks each junction where an addition meets the original roof, because on these houses that is where the leaks concentrate.
He clears and tests the outlet on any porch or carport section. He feels for sheathing that has gone soft, which on plank decks is common and important.
Everything is photographed, and the report names the specific board, junction, collar or valley rather than describing the roof in general terms. It costs nothing whether you use us afterwards or not.
Being based in the town means we have seen a lot of these houses opened up, and that is worth something when the question is whether a board deck has one more roof left in it. We are Molsbee Roofing, based in Lake Worth Beach since 1975, family-run, licensed CCC1327429, working the county from Jupiter to Boca Raton.
We inspect roofs throughout 33460. Free roof inspections at 561-318-8624, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Freeroof inspection with photos
- Photosand a written report
- CCC1327429Florida licensed
More for Lake Worth Beach
More roofing in Lake Worth Beach.
Roof replacement, repair and commercial roofing pages for this town.
Roofing in Lake Worth Beach
Replacement, repair and every roof type, for this town.
Commercial roofing
Flat, TPO, tile and metal for plazas, condos and offices.
Flat roof repair and replacement
TPO, modified bitumen and coatings for flat sections, lanais and buildings.
Metal roof replacement
Standing seam and metal panels rated for the wind off the water.
Roof leak repair
Leaks found, photographed and fixed with matching material.
Roof maintenance
Sealing, lift-and-relay and the small fixes that add years to a roof.
Roof replacement cost
What moves the price of a full roof here, in plain terms.
Shingle roof replacement
Architectural shingle rated for coastal wind, with the underlayment done right.
Storm damage roof repair
Wind-lifted tile and shingle, tarping and honest timing after a storm.
Tile roof replacement
Concrete, clay and barrel tile, with the underlayment that decides how long it lasts.
Good to know
What to know.
- The roof space is the honest witness
On a board-decked house the underside of the roof records everything: dried staining from old leaks, the track water took along the boards, daylight at a lifted flashing, and every previous repair. That is why the roofer goes up there wherever there is safe access. A ceiling shows you where water arrived. The deck shows you where it got in, and on these houses those two places are frequently rooms apart.
- Junctions between old roof and additions
Where an addition meets the original house there is a junction that somebody built at the time and somebody else has resealed since. On the older Lake Worth Beach stock those junctions leak far more often than any slope does. Each one gets examined individually and photographed, because the fix is usually to rebuild the detail in metal rather than apply another bead of sealant to a joint that has already failed twice.
- Soft boards underfoot
Plank sheathing goes soft locally rather than all at once, usually around a vent, under a valley or where an old leak ran. A roofer feels that through his boots before he can see it, and it matters because it is the difference between a repair and a repair plus new decking. We mark and photograph every soft area found so that, if a replacement follows, the decking allowance in the quote is based on what is actually up there.
- What you keep afterwards
The photographs and a written report, both yours. Three possible outcomes and no fourth: the roof is sound and there is no bill, it needs a named repair at a written price, or it is near the end and here is the evidence. Nobody rings back to revisit a clean result. If you want a second view, the images make that conversation far more useful than a description of the roof ever could.
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 Worth Beach neighborhoods.
Where we work in and around town.
about a dozen roofs in Lake Worth Beach since March 2026
The inspection is free. If it turns up a repair, that repair is priced in writing before any work starts. If it turns up nothing, you get the photos and a clean report, and no bill.
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Roofing questions
Frequently asked questions.
Is the roof inspection free in Lake Worth Beach?
Yes, and free whatever it finds. A roofer attends, walks the roof, goes into the roof space where there is access, photographs everything and leaves you with the images and a written report. A sound roof is reported as sound, there is no charge, and nobody rings back to change the answer. Any repair is named and priced in writing. We are based here and work throughout 33460. Call 561-318-8624, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Why does the roofer want to go in the attic?
Because on an older house it is where the answer usually is. The underside of a board deck records old leaks, the direction water travelled, daylight at a lifted flashing and every previous repair, and none of that is visible from outside. It also explains why a ceiling mark in one room comes from an entry point two rooms away. Where there is no safe access we say so in the report rather than implying the roof was assessed from both sides.
How is this different from the home inspection I had?
A home inspector assesses the whole property and reports the roof from wherever it can be safely reached, usually the edge or the ground. On an older Lake Worth Beach house that misses the two things that matter: the condition of the board deck, and the junctions where additions meet the original roof. Both need somebody up there and inside. The two reports answer different questions, and only the roofer's carries a price against what it finds.
Should I get an inspection before buying an older house here?
It is one of the more useful things you can do. On this stock the roof is usually the largest single unknown, the deck may be boards, the additions may be leaking at their junctions, and none of that shows in a general survey. A written roofer's report either removes the question or prices it, and either outcome is far easier to negotiate than a vague note about the apparent age of the covering.
What if the roof turns out to be fine?
Then that is what the report says, you are not billed, and nobody contacts you again about it. It happens regularly and it is a legitimate outcome rather than a wasted visit. You still finish holding photographs of your own roof and a written record of its condition, which is worth having as a baseline. When something does eventually change, you and whoever looks at it next have something concrete to compare against.
