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Lifetime Workmanship WarrantyWe replace tile roofs across Manalapan, and the first visit settles whether sound clay barrel tile can be lifted and reset over new underlayment or the roof needs new tile; concrete tile is priced as new. A roofer lifts tile at the valleys, walls and eaves, photographs the underlayment and metal beneath, counts the cracked pieces, and gives you a written price for each route.
Because the town's Architectural Commission reviews the colour of roof tile and any change of roofing, the schedule is built backwards from its first-Thursday meeting at Town Hall and no tile is ordered before approval. On a lot that runs from the Atlantic to the Intracoastal, the valley metal, flashings and fasteners under the tile are chosen for salt on every side of the house.
Molsbee Roofing is family-owned since 1975, a GAF Certified Contractor and Owens Corning Preferred, working from Lake Worth Beach as Florida Certified Roofing Contractor CCC1327429. Your new roof carries our lifetime workmanship warranty and the manufacturer's warranty on its materials, and the phone is answered 24 hours a day at (561) 318-8624.
When a tile roof leaks, the tile itself often has years left and the underlayment beneath it does not. On clay barrel tile, if enough pieces are sound and the profile is still made, we lift the tile, lay new self-adhered underlayment, replace the flashings and fastening, and set the same tile back with matching pieces filling the gaps.
The waterproofing is entirely new and the colour stays the one the commission already approved. Where too much is cracked or the profile is discontinued, new tile is the honest answer, and we put both options on paper.
New tile means a new colour decision, and the town lists roof tile colour among the exterior changes its Architectural Commission must approve. We settle the profile and colour with you, gather samples and prepare the submittal for a meeting, then file the permit through My Government Online only once the approval is in hand.
Ordering tile before that step is the one mistake on a Manalapan roof that costs money and months, so our schedule treats the meeting date as fixed.
Under a tile roof on this strip sit the parts that wear out ahead of the tile: the valley metal, the flashings at walls and chimneys, the drip edge and the fasteners holding it all. Salt works on them from the Intracoastal side and the ocean side alike, and on the beach elevations wind-driven sand adds wear of its own.
A tile roof that looks fine from South Ocean Boulevard can be failing at the valleys. So we open the covering at several points instead of judging the roof by its tile, and we name the metal grades on the quote.
Because Manalapan lies in the coastal wind band and inside the debris region the county maps, tile attachment, underlayment and the perimeter and corner zones are specified to that exposure on every slope. Ridge and hip tiles get the closest attention, because wind lifts a tile roof at its edges and ridges long before it moves anything mid-slope.
We specify a self-adhered secondary water barrier under a new or reset roof, so a tile lost in a storm is a repair rather than a leak into the house.
For work in Manalapan, confirm requirements with the building department responsible for the property and complete any required historic or HOA review before ordering materials or beginning work.
Manalapan runs its own Building Department at 600 South Ocean Boulevard and takes permits through My Government Online. The town asks for a town business registration and a vehicle decal before anyone works there, and the working hours are Monday to Saturday, 8:00 am to 6:30 pm, with nothing on Sundays or holidays.
The town is a barrier island, ocean to Intracoastal, and every parcel is in the 170 mph band and the wind-borne debris region. The Palm Beach County flood maps were redrawn in December 2024. Our specification adds a self-adhered secondary water barrier.
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The tile usually outlasts everything fastened around it, so ask about the underlayment and the metal. On a lot with water on two sides, the valley metal, flashings and fasteners reach the end of their life well before the tile, and they set the real service life of the roof.
That is why our quotes name the grade of those parts. Rather than guess from the roof's age, we lift tile at suspect spots and photograph the layers, so the report shows how much life is left.
It depends on the roof's area and shape, whether clay barrel tile can be reset or new tile is needed, and what the deck and metal need once the old underlayment is off. A clay barrel reset keeps the tile you already own, so the covering itself is not bought again, while new tile brings its own material and delivery cost.
The county figures behind our pricing sit on the Manalapan cost page. After a free inspection you get your own price in writing, with each part on its own line.
Tile weighs a great deal, breaks under careless feet and costs more to lay than shingle. Its weak point is out of sight: the underlayment and metal beneath wear out first, and salt from both frontages speeds that up.
One broken piece lets rain onto the layer beneath, and nobody standing on the drive would ever notice. Colour and profile also need matching, and the commission has a view on mismatched tile.
The trade-off is a long-lived covering that suits large coastal houses.
That decision belongs to the town before it belongs to us, because a change in roofing is one of the exterior changes the Architectural Commission reviews. Bring it to a first-Thursday meeting with the profile and colour settled rather than as an idea.
We prepare what the submittal needs and price both the tile and the metal alternative, so the comparison you put in front of the commission uses real numbers. Our Manalapan metal roof page covers what standing seam needs on this strip.
Often it makes sense. Where a low-slope section over a loggia or lanai meets the tile, the junction flashing belongs to both roofs, and replacing them at different times means building that tie-in twice.
Doing both in one job lets us rebuild the junction once, under one permit, and under one commission approval where the look changes. The two are still measured and priced as separate lines, so you can decide with the numbers in front of you.
