North Palm Beach · Palm Beach County, Jupiter to Boca Raton
Shingle roof replacement in North Palm Beach
North Palm Beach was laid out as one planned village, and the architecture of the era it was built in still shapes what a roof job looks like here. Old Port Village, North Palm Beach Village and the canal streets around Juno Isles, Hidden Key and Captains Key are full of low-pitched, wide-eaved houses that were fashionable when they went up and are now well into their third generation of covering.
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North Palm Beach · Shingle roof replacement
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North Palm Beach was laid out as one planned village, and the architecture of the era it was built in still shapes what a roof job looks like here. Old Port Village, North Palm Beach Village and the canal streets around Juno Isles, Hidden Key and Captains Key are full of low-pitched, wide-eaved houses that were fashionable when they went up and are now well into their third generation of covering.
Two things follow from that. The first is pitch.
A lot of these roofs are shallower than modern shingle assumes, and a shallow pitch changes the underlayment requirement rather than being a matter of taste. Water moves slowly on a low slope, wind drives it back up under the courses, and the specification has to answer that with more underlayment and a properly detailed eave rather than with the same build used on a steep suburban gable.
Any roofer who does not raise pitch on one of these houses has not measured it. The second is that the canals run through the village, so a great many addresses are coastal even though they are not on the ocean, and the fastening schedule and the metal at every edge need to reflect that.
Where shingle is right, what you are buying is the assembly: sheathing checked and re-nailed, self-adhered underlayment across the whole deck and to the extent a low pitch requires, drip edge, a starter course, new flashings at every wall, vent and skylight, ventilation working at both ends, then architectural shingle fastened to the pattern the code sets. Where the pitch turns out to be below what shingle allows, we will say so and price the correct low-slope covering for that section instead, rather than fitting a product the roof cannot carry and warranting it anyway.
We are Molsbee Roofing, family-run since 1975, based in Lake Worth Beach, licensed CCC1327429. We work throughout 33408.
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Roofing in North Palm 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 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.
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.
- Low pitch changes the specification
Shingle relies on gravity and overlap, and both work less well the flatter a roof gets. On the shallow roofs common in this village that has to be answered underneath: more underlayment, carried further, with the eave and the rake detailed so wind-driven water cannot get back under the courses. It is not an upsell, it is what the manufacturer requires below a certain pitch, and a quote that does not mention it has priced a different roof from the one you own.
- Canal addresses are coastal addresses
The waterways running through the village put a great many houses in salt-laden air even though the ocean is not in view. That tightens the fastening pattern and means the drip edge, valley metal and fixings should be specified for the exposure rather than left generic. It costs a modest amount to do properly and it is exactly the line another quote may have skipped, so it is worth checking that yours names it.
- Wide eaves and what happens under them
The deep overhangs on these houses shade the walls beautifully and they also make the eave a longer, more exposed detail than on a modern roof, with more soffit to ventilate and more edge for wind to work at. We look closely at the eave build, the intake ventilation running through it and the condition of the fascia behind the drip edge, because on a house of this age that timber has usually had a long, damp life.
- The assembly, priced as lines
Tear-off. Soft decking replaced and photographed. Deck re-nailed. Underlayment specified for the actual pitch. Drip edge and starter course. New flashings at every penetration. Ventilation corrected at both ends. Then the shingle. Each of those is its own line on the price, which is what makes it possible to compare our quote with anyone else's item by item rather than weighing two totals that may cover different work entirely.
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
North Palm Beach neighborhoods.
Where we work in and around town.
Shingle is the lowest-priced full roof in Palm Beach County. Tile and metal cost more and last longer. Size, pitch, tear-off and the wood underneath move the number, and it goes in writing first.
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Roofing questions
Frequently asked questions.
Who installs shingle roofs in North Palm Beach, FL?
Molsbee Roofing. Family-run since 1975, based in Lake Worth Beach, licensed CCC1327429, working Palm Beach County from Jupiter to Boca Raton. We fit architectural shingle throughout 33408, on the village streets in Old Port Village and North Palm Beach Village and on the canal addresses around Juno Isles, Hidden Key and Captains Key. A roofer measures the pitch, checks the deck and ventilation and writes the specification down. Free roof inspections. Call 561-318-8624.
My roof is quite flat. Can it take shingle at all?
Usually yes, down to a limit, and below that limit it becomes a low-slope roof and needs a different covering entirely. Between the two there is a band where shingle is permitted but only with a heavier underlayment specification and carefully detailed edges. The pitch has to be measured rather than eyeballed, and it is the first thing we do on a house of this era, because it decides both the specification and the honest price.
Why does my quote include more underlayment than my friend's?
Most likely because your roof is shallower than theirs. As pitch decreases, water moves more slowly and wind pushes it further back under the courses, so the manufacturer requires more underlayment carried further up the roof. It is a requirement rather than a preference, and it is one of the more common items to be quietly left out of a cheaper quote on exactly this kind of house. Ask what pitch each quote assumed.
Is a canal address really the same as being on the ocean?
Not identical, but much closer than owners expect. Salt travels in the air off the waterways, and it reaches the metal on a roof several streets back from any open water. The practical consequence is the same: the fastening schedule tightens and the drip edge, valley metal and fixings should be specified for the exposure. It costs a little more and it is the difference between hardware that lasts and hardware that fails before the covering does.
How long should a shingle roof last here?
Less than tile, and pitch and ventilation move the answer more than the brand does. A shallow roof holds water longer and asks more of the underlayment; an unventilated roof space cooks the mat from beneath. Built properly for the pitch, over a re-nailed deck with the eaves detailed and the intake ventilation working, shingle performs well here and gives warning before it fails. Built to a generic specification, it does neither.
