Ocean Ridge / Gulf Stream · Palm Beach County, Jupiter to Boca Raton
Free roof inspection in Ocean Ridge
Because this town is only a few streets wide, an inspection here starts by establishing exactly where your house sits between the ocean and the Intracoastal, and then looks for different things accordingly. On the exposed blocks at Palm Beach Shore Acres and Inlet Cay the roofer is looking for wear as much as failure: granule loss concentrated on the water-facing slopes, the finish worn off drip edge and rake trim, and the general dulling that wind-carried sand produces on the elevations that take it.
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Ocean Ridge / Gulf Stream · Roof inspection
Roofing in Ocean Ridge / Gulf Stream since 1975.
Because this town is only a few streets wide, an inspection here starts by establishing exactly where your house sits between the ocean and the Intracoastal, and then looks for different things accordingly. On the exposed blocks at Palm Beach Shore Acres and Inlet Cay the roofer is looking for wear as much as failure: granule loss concentrated on the water-facing slopes, the finish worn off drip edge and rake trim, and the general dulling that wind-carried sand produces on the elevations that take it.
Further west at Mc Cormick Mile, Place Au Soliel, Ridge Harbour Estates and Pelican Cove the surfaces hold up better and the search shifts to corrosion, because salt keeps working on valley pans, drip edge and the fixings holding caps and trim regardless of how far you are from the beach. Both are conditions that develop invisibly over years and neither can be assessed from the ground.
The rest of the visit is the same everywhere and costs nothing either way. The roofer walks the slopes and opens the covering at several points across different aspects to read the layer beneath, reporting each aspect separately because on a narrow strip the water-facing slope and the sheltered one genuinely differ.
He works through every vent collar, valley and flashing at walls, chimneys and skylights, and every ridge and hip cap. He examines the hardware piece by piece.
He clears and tests the outlet on any low-slope area and checks its junction with the pitched roof. He feels for decking that has softened, and where a hatch allows he reads the underside of the deck.
Everything is photographed and the report names the specific slope or detail. We are Molsbee Roofing, family-run since 1975, based in Lake Worth Beach, licensed CCC1327429.
We inspect roofs in 33435 and 33483. 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 Ocean Ridge / Gulf Stream
More roofing in Ocean Ridge / Gulf Stream.
Roof replacement, repair and commercial roofing pages for this town.
Roofing in Ocean Ridge / Gulf Stream
Replacement, repair and every roof type, for this town.
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 water-facing slope is a different roof
On a narrow strip the elevation facing the ocean takes spray, wind and, in a blow, sand, while the sheltered side of the same house takes a fraction of it. Reporting one verdict for the whole roof hides that completely. Each aspect is photographed and assessed separately, and it is entirely normal to find one slope with years in hand and another that is visibly worn, which changes what the sensible next step is.
- Wear and corrosion are different findings
Sand wears surfaces away and salt eats metal from underneath, and they show up differently. Granule loss concentrated on one aspect, or a dulled and thinned drip edge, points at abrasion. Blistered metal, pitting on a valley pan and fixings that crumble point at corrosion. Knowing which you have matters, because one is addressed by material choice and the other by specifying better hardware, and the report says which it found.
- Hardware examined piece by piece
Valley pans, drip edge, rake trim and the fixings holding caps are the components that fail first on this strip, and they fail out of sight beneath a covering that still looks acceptable. Each is inspected and photographed rather than glanced at, so you can see the actual state of the metal on your own roof and judge for yourself whether a run needs renewing now or will keep for another season.
- Three outcomes, and the images are yours
The roof is sound, and you are told so, not billed and not called again. It needs a named repair, photographed and priced in writing. Or it is near the end, and you get the evidence so the timing stays yours. On a coastal strip a second opinion is worth having, and photographs of your own roof make that conversation genuinely useful rather than another view offered from the same driveway.
How it works.
- 1
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.
- 3
Permit and install
We pull the permit, do the work and clean up every day.
- 4
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
Ocean Ridge / Gulf Stream neighborhoods.
Where we work in and around town.
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 Ocean Ridge?
Yes, and free whatever it finds. A roofer attends, walks the roof, opens the covering where he needs to read the layer beneath, examines the hardware piece by piece and photographs everything, then leaves you with the images and a written report. A sound roof is reported as sound, there is no bill and nobody rings back. Any repair is named and priced in writing. We cover 33435 and 33483. Call 561-318-8624.
One side of my roof looks much worse. Is that normal here?
Entirely normal on this strip, and worth measuring rather than assuming. The elevation facing the water takes spray, wind and in a serious blow wind-carried sand, while the sheltered side of the same house takes a fraction of that. It is common for one slope to be visibly worn while another has years in hand. We report each aspect separately for that reason, and it sometimes makes a partial approach worth pricing.
My roof is not old. Why would it need looking at?
Because on exposed coastal ground age is a poor measure. The covering may be young and the hardware holding it already thinning, since salt works on metal from the day the roof goes on and sand accelerates surface wear on the ocean blocks. A thinning valley pan or a worn run of drip edge found during an inspection is a small piece of work. The same components found after a blow tend to come with a slope attached.
How is this different from a home inspection?
A home inspector assesses the whole property and reports the roof from wherever it can be safely reached, usually the edge or the ground. That vantage point cannot read the layer beneath the covering and cannot properly assess hardware condition, which on this strip is the thing most likely to be failing. Both reports are useful and they answer different questions. Here, the roofer's is the one that will change what you do.
What happens if you find a problem?
You get the photograph, a plain explanation and a written price, and nothing is done without your agreement. A collar, a valley or a run of corroded drip edge is a repair and is priced as one. If the layer beneath the covering has failed on an aspect, we say so plainly and show you the images, so a replacement is a decision you take on your own timing rather than one forced by the first serious blow of the season.
