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Molsbee Roofing repairs roof leaks in Lake Worth Beach. Start with a free inspection, photographs of the findings and a written scope with the price before work starts.
Water stains may be some distance from the entry point, and concealed conditions can require further investigation. Cottage porch junctions in Old Lucerne and South Palm Park, chimney flashing in College Park and metal exposed to lagoon salt each deserve a condition-based assessment.
Our yard is on South F Street. Founded by Don Molsbee in 1975, we hold Florida Certified Roofing Contractor license CCC1327429.
Call 561-318-8624; the phone is answered 24 hours a day.
On the frame cottages of Old Lucerne and South Palm Park, porch connections, roof edges and earlier alterations deserve attention when tracing a leak. These cottages often have plank decking, while earlier roof layers may remain concealed.
A surface patch may not address a defect beneath the covering, but the repair method should follow the diagnosis. Ask what needs to be opened, which materials need replacement and what remains concealed.
An accessible attic may help identify visible damage without establishing the condition of every layer.
On Mission and Mediterranean Revival houses in College Park and Old Town, chimney and wall flashings and the surrounding covering are possible water-entry points. Underlayment may also need investigation even when the tile looks sound.
Along Lake Worth Lagoon and toward the Casino, coastal corrosion can affect exposed valleys and flashing. Whether a component can be repaired or needs replacement depends on its condition and the proposed repair system.
The visible location of a stain alone does not establish which detail has failed.
College Park, Old Lucerne, Old Town and South Palm Park are among Lake Worth Beach's local historic districts; individually designated landmarks also need consideration. Check the property's designation and proposed repair with City preservation staff.
Like-for-like work may qualify for staff review, but matching materials do not automatically remove the need for approval. Confirm building-permit requirements separately with the Building Division on 2nd Avenue North.
Required historic approval must be obtained before exterior work and permit issuance.
Our signed or completed roofing jobs include repair addresses on North L, North H and North M Street in the lettered grid; Buckley Avenue, Gardenia Avenue, 16th Avenue North and 2nd Avenue North; and commercial addresses along North Federal Highway and Lake Worth Road. The written scope should identify the area being repaired, the proposed materials and any concealed conditions that may affect the work.
If replacement is proposed, ask which findings make a localized repair unsuitable. Compare the scope and limitations as well as the price.
For work in Lake Worth 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.
This is our home town, and its permit desk is at 1900 2nd Avenue North. Permits are filed on the city's online application, with lookups and inspection scheduling in Click2Gov; the city takes next-day inspection requests until 4 pm. Lake Worth Beach Electric, the city's own utility, provides service in the city; check the property's electric provider before any service-mast work.
Six local historic districts, College Park, Northeast Lucerne, Old Lucerne, Old Town, Southeast Lucerne and South Palm Park, sit under the Historic Resources Preservation Board, and a certificate of appropriateness is required before the permit can be issued. Historic review also applies to individually designated landmarks. A City staff report on 623 North Ocean Breeze recommended denial of standing seam over original metal shingle. Confirm acceptable materials and the review route with City preservation staff; matching materials do not guarantee approval. Wind design requirements are set for each address and building.
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We signed or completed about twenty roofing jobs with a Lake Worth Beach address over the last twelve months.
Repairs here ran between about $1,500 and $5,000 last year, with the middle around $1,800.
All service areas ↗Leak-repair cost depends on the entry point, affected area, access and any damage beneath the covering. A flashing repair and a repair involving decking or underlayment have different scopes.
Work at a cottage porch junction may also differ from work behind an Old Town parapet. The inspection is free, and proposed work is priced in writing before it starts.
Ask how additional concealed damage would be documented, priced and approved.
A leak near a chimney may involve the roof flashing, adjacent covering or masonry. On a Mediterranean or Mission house in College Park or Old Town, those details need to be assessed together before choosing the repair.
Molsbee can detach and reset sound clay barrel tile when that method suits the work. Our crews wear protective, safe footwear on tile roofs.
Ask whether masonry or other specialist work falls outside the roofing scope, and discuss tile handling and property protection before work begins.
The quarter-roof rule considers how much of a roof system or section is repaired, replaced or recovered in any 12-month period. Above a quarter, the roof covering across that entire system or section generally must be replaced or recovered 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. We check which applies before we price.
Do not assume a roof repair is exempt because it is small. The City's July 2026 notice does not exempt work regulated by the Florida Building Code.
Confirm the proposed repair with the Lake Worth Beach Building Division before work begins, and check historic approval separately where applicable. City permit information and inspection scheduling are available through Click2Gov; confirm which approvals and inspection stages the proposed scope requires.
Molsbee Roofing repairs tile, shingle, metal and flat roofs in Lake Worth Beach, from cottages to shops along Dixie and Federal Highway. We are a GAF Certified Contractor and an Owens Corning Preferred Contractor.
Molsbee Roofing installs materials that carry the manufacturers' product warranties. Ask to review the written warranties for the proposed work.
A roof certification letter for your insurer is available after a repair or re-roof on request. If water is entering after a storm, describe the active leak when requesting an inspection and ask what temporary protection is available.
Call 561-318-8624, answered 24 hours a day.
