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Lifetime Workmanship WarrantyMolsbee Roofing finds and repairs roof leaks in Ocean Ridge, and on this island the water nearly always gets in through the metal rather than through the tile or panel. A roofer reads the perimeter first, then every valley, collar, flashing and cap, lifts the covering at a few chosen points, and hands you photographs of the source with a written repair price before anything is opened up.
Because the whole town is a flood hazard area, even a small leak repair here is a permitted, inspected job, so our price includes the permit, and a quote that leaves it out is not complete. Three generations of one family have run Molsbee since 1975, working out of Lake Worth Beach as Florida Certified Roofing Contractor CCC1327429, and the phone is answered 24 hours a day at 561-318-8624.
Water runs along a batten or rafter and comes through a ceiling well away from where it entered, so a repair aimed at the stain tends to be repeated. On the finger streets of McCormick Mile and along Island Drive, where the water is on more than one side of the house, we start at the perimeter, read each valley, collar and wall flashing uphill of the stain, and open the covering only where it will show us the entry point.
You see the photographs before you approve anything.
When weather tears away a length of drip edge or part of a valley, the metal on either side has taken the same salt and wind and is usually thinned too. Replacing only the visible piece leaves the next weak point waiting for the next storm.
So a storm leak call here includes a look at the edge of every elevation, and the written price separates what has failed from what is close to failing, so you can choose how far to go.
The Town of Ocean Ridge permits leak repairs that other towns let through without paperwork, because every parcel lies in a flood hazard area. We file through BS&A Online, present the roof sheathing and roof metal affidavit to the inspector at the next scheduled visit, and leave a secured ladder so the inspection is not missed.
The repair then sits on the town record, which buyers and their inspectors look for when the house is sold.
Most repairs we signed across Palm Beach County last year cost between about $1,500 and $4,800, with the middle around $1,800. A corroded vent collar, a short run of drip edge or a cracked tile sits toward the low end of that; a rebuilt valley or fresh underlayment under lifted tile sits toward the top.
We warn you before repairs get near the quarter-roof line.
Whether a leak repair in Ocean Ridge needs a permit depends on its size, and we tell you before we quote.
Ocean Ridge issues its own permits from 6450 North Ocean Boulevard, and every application goes through BS&A Online with the town's Roofing Packet checklist, the re-roof form and the hurricane-mitigation form attached. The town publishes a processing window of two weeks to 30 days, and it flags any project reaching a little over a third of the building's value for a substantial-improvement check.
Hours are Monday to Friday 8 to 6 and Saturday 8 to 1, so a tear-off is planned around the Saturday cut-off. The town asks for a secured ladder left in place for roof inspections.
The island sits in the 170 mph wind band inside the wind-borne debris region. The code sets the secondary water barrier requirements for the re-roof; we meet them with a self-adhered membrane over the deck.
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We signed or completed a few roofing jobs with an Ocean Ridge address over the last twelve months.
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What the failed detail and the damage around it require, set out in writing after the free inspection. A leak at a single vent collar or a short flashing run is a small job; one that has soaked the deck under a valley is larger, because the repair goes below the surface.
The written price here also carries the town permit and inspection that every Ocean Ridge repair needs, so compare quotes on the same scope rather than on the bottom line.
Rarely, because an ordinary leak repair covers a small part of the roof. If repairs, replacements or roof recovering cover more than a quarter of a roof system or section in any 12-month period, the code generally requires replacing or recovering the roof covering across that entire system or section 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. Our inspection helps determine which applies to your roof.
We check your roof's permit record and measure the damaged area before recommending another patch.
Nearly always. We read the edge metal first, then each valley, collar, flashing and cap uphill of the stain, and lift tile or open the covering only at the points most likely to show the entry.
Lifted tile goes back in place. What you get is a photographed diagnosis with the repair named and priced rather than a guess, and far less disturbance to the roof than most owners expect.
Keep the room dry and leave the roof to us. Move furniture and electronics away, catch the drip in a bucket, and photograph the stain and note when it drips, because the timing helps trace the source.
If you are away for the season, ask a neighbour or your property manager to check the room after heavy rain. Then call, and once it is safe to go up, a roofer can fit temporary protection until the permitted repair is done.
Call 561-318-8624 and a person answers at any hour. We work from Lake Worth Beach and are on this stretch of coast every week, so a visit can usually be booked quickly, and we give you a time we can keep.
Tell us where the water shows and what the weather did, and we will explain how to protect the inside of the house until a roofer is on the roof, then confirm the visit.
