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Tile roof replacement in North Boca Raton
Tile is what North Boca Raton was built with, and tile is almost never the reason a tile roof fails. Concrete and clay outlast the people who choose them.
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Boca Raton north · Tile roof replacement
Roofing in Boca Raton north since 1975.
Tile is what North Boca Raton was built with, and tile is almost never the reason a tile roof fails. Concrete and clay outlast the people who choose them.
What wears out is the self-adhered membrane underneath, and on a roof north of Yamato Road that membrane has spent every summer since the house was built cooking in an attic. That is the roof you are actually replacing.
Bocaire Golf Club, Bel Marra and Trieste at Boca went up with the heavier profiles their architectural committees still specify, on steep hips with long runs of valley metal. Boca Teeca, Hidden Valley and Pheasant Walk came earlier and lighter, and most of those houses are on their second layer of felt rather than their first.
On the water at Boca Marina and Caribbean Keys the tile is usually sound while the metal beneath it has gone soft with salt. A Molsbee roofer starts a tile job by lifting tile at several laps and photographing what is under it, because that is the only honest way to tell a roof with years left from a roof that is being held up by habit.
If the membrane is brittle everywhere he looks, you see the pictures before anyone talks about price. Boca Teeca brings its own wrinkle, because a flat or low-slope section tied into a pitched tile roof is where most of those leaks begin, and that section gets its own system and its own line rather than being folded into a square-foot price for the whole house.
We are Molsbee Roofing, family-run since 1975, based in Lake Worth Beach and working across Palm Beach County, Jupiter to Boca Raton, licensed CCC1327429. We replace tile roofs in 33487, submit the profile and colour to your community before we pull the permit, and price the job line by line in writing before a single tile comes off.
Free roof inspections. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 561-318-8624.
- Concrete and claytile roof systems
- Lifetimeworkmanship warranty
- CCC1327429Florida licensed
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Roof replacement, repair and commercial roofing pages for this town.
Roofing in Boca Raton north
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 inspection
A free inspection with photos and a written report of what we found.
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.
Good to know
What to know.
- Concrete or clay, and why the choice matters here
Concrete tile is heavier, cheaper by the square and comes in the flat, s-curve and barrel profiles most of North Boca was built with. Clay is lighter in colour, holds it longer, costs more and is what several of the older Bocaire and Trieste at Boca elevations were designed around. Both outlive the membrane under them. The real choice is usually settled for you by the architectural committee, so we bring samples to the inspection and check the community's approved list before you fall in love with a colour that will not pass.
- The membrane is the roof you are buying
Under the tile goes a self-adhered membrane, lapped and rolled onto a deck that has been walked sheet by sheet and re-nailed. That layer is what keeps water out of the house. Tile is the sunshade that keeps the membrane alive. On a re-roof we take the old tile off, sort what can be salvaged, replace soft plywood, then lay new membrane across the whole roof rather than only at the edges and valleys. Every one of those steps is its own line on your written price, so you can compare our quote with anyone else's a line at a time.
- Steep hips at Bocaire, Bel Marra and Trieste at Boca
The later communities were built with two storeys, steep hips and a lot of valley. More valley means more metal, more flashing and more places for a lap to open, and it means the tear-off and load-out take longer than the square footage suggests. We measure the hips and valleys separately and price them separately. Where a community specifies a profile and colour, the submittal goes in first and the permit follows it, so nobody discovers at the last minute that the roof on the truck is the wrong one.
- Salt at Boca Marina and Caribbean Keys
East of Federal Highway the tile is rarely the problem. Salt off the Intracoastal eats the valley metal, the drip edge and the fasteners that hold the caps down, so a canal-side tile roof can look perfect from the street while the metal in the valleys has thinned to paper. We specify the coastal-grade metal package on those addresses and say so on the quote, because a tile roof re-laid over tired metal is a roof you pay for twice.
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
Boca Raton north neighborhoods.
Where we work in and around town.
Tile is at the top end of a full roof in Palm Beach County, clay above concrete, and a repair is a small fraction of either. Your number is measured at the house and written down first.
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Roofing questions
Frequently asked questions.
Who replaces tile roofs in North Boca Raton, FL?
Molsbee Roofing does. We are a family business, roofing since 1975, based in Lake Worth Beach and working across Palm Beach County, Jupiter to Boca Raton, licensed CCC1327429. We work in 33487, from Boca Teeca and Hidden Valley to Bocaire Golf Club and the canal streets at Boca Marina. A roofer comes out, walks the roof, lifts tile to look at what is underneath, photographs it and tells you what the roof needs. If it needs nothing yet, that is what you will hear. Free roof inspections, and the price is in writing before any work starts. Call 561-318-8624, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
My tile looks fine. Why would I need a new roof?
Because the tile is not what keeps the water out. The membrane under it is, and it ages on a schedule the tile does not share. A roof can carry sound, unbroken tile over a membrane that has gone brittle and split along its laps, and the first sign is usually a stain in a ceiling far from the actual hole. The only way to know is to lift tile at several places and look. We photograph what is under there and show you, so the decision is made on pictures of your own roof rather than on anyone's opinion of its age.
Do I have to match my community's tile profile and colour?
In most of North Boca Raton, yes. Bocaire Golf Club, Bel Marra, Trieste at Boca and the waterfront associations all review profile and colour before a roof goes on, and the submittal goes in ahead of the permit. That is normal here and it is not a delay if it is done in the right order. We bring samples to the inspection, check them against the community's approved list, prepare the submittal, and only then pull the permit through the City of Boca Raton or the county building division, whichever your address falls under.
Can you salvage my existing tile instead of buying new?
Often, in part. On a tear-off we sort the tile as it comes down and keep what is sound, which helps most when a profile has been discontinued and an exact match is no longer made. Expect breakage: some tile cracks on removal no matter how carefully it is handled, and older concrete gets brittle. So salvage usually covers a portion of the roof and new tile makes up the rest, blended where it shows least. We tell you at the inspection how much of your roof we think will survive the trip down, and the quote reflects it.
How long does a tile roof replacement take in North Boca Raton?
It depends on the roof, not the calendar. A single-storey Boca Teeca or Pheasant Walk house is a straightforward tear-off and re-lay. A two-storey Bocaire or Trieste at Boca roof with steep hips and long valleys takes considerably longer, and the community submittal happens before any of it. Weather moves the schedule and so does what we find once the tile is off, because soft decking has to be replaced before the membrane goes down. We give you the sequence at the inspection and tell you honestly what could move it, rather than promising a day we cannot keep.
