Pahokee · Palm Beach County, Jupiter to Boca Raton
Roof leak repair in Pahokee
Pahokee sits on the shore of Lake Okeechobee, and a roof here has a weather problem that no coastal town shares. Wind coming off a body of water that size arrives with nothing in front of it, and it arrives from a direction most Florida roofs are not detailed for, because the lake is to the west.
Request your free inspection!
Google★★★★★4.8 · 200+ reviews
50 Years- GAF Master Elite®
- Owens Corning
- BBB
- Lifetime Workmanship Warranty
Pahokee · Roof leak repair
Roofing in Pahokee since 1975.
Pahokee sits on the shore of Lake Okeechobee, and a roof here has a weather problem that no coastal town shares. Wind coming off a body of water that size arrives with nothing in front of it, and it arrives from a direction most Florida roofs are not detailed for, because the lake is to the west.
That means the elevation taking the worst of it on a Pahokee house is often the one a builder treated as the sheltered side. Add the age of a good deal of the housing here and you get a specific pattern: covering lifting at a rake or a ridge on the lake-facing side, flashings that were sealed rather than formed working loose, and older decks that have taken water before.
What you do not get is the salt corrosion that dominates repairs on the coast, so the metal on these roofs generally lasts. The method is the same everywhere and it begins on the roof.
A roofer works the exposed elevation first, checks every edge and the fixings holding it, traces water back to where it actually enters rather than repairing above the stain, photographs it and prices the work in writing. If the roof is sound he says so, there is no charge, and nobody rings back to change the answer.
Where a property carries a workshop, a storage building or a carport as well as the house, those are looked at on the same visit and reported on their own lines, because they are the roofs that go longest without anyone checking them. Molsbee Roofing is a family business, roofing since 1975, based in Lake Worth Beach and working Palm Beach County from Jupiter to Boca Raton, licensed CCC1327429.
Every job is permitted and inspected and every price is itemised in writing before the work. Free roof inspections.
Call 561-318-8624, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Freeroof inspection with photos
- Writtenprice before any work
- Lifetimeworkmanship warranty
More for Pahokee
More roofing in Pahokee.
Roof replacement, repair and commercial roofing pages for this town.
Good to know
What to know.
- The lake side is the exposed side
Wind off Okeechobee reaches these roofs with nothing to break it, and it comes from the west, which is not the direction most roofs are detailed to resist. So on a Pahokee house the elevation that needs the closest look is frequently the one nobody thinks of as exposed. After any hard weather we check that side first, along every rake, ridge and eave, because that is where a covering gets lifted rather than in the middle of a slope.
- Older decks remember old leaks
A good deal of the housing here has taken water at some point, and a deck that has been wet before is softer, holds moisture longer and gives way sooner at the next opportunity. A roofer feels that underfoot before he can see it, and where a hatch allows, the underside of the deck records old staining and previous repairs far more honestly than any ceiling below it. Every soft area found is marked and photographed.
- Sealed details rather than formed ones
Where a flashing at a wall, a chimney or an addition has been repaired with sealant at some point, it will open again, because sealant is not a flashing and never becomes one. Those joints leak without a single piece of covering going missing, which is why they get checked individually rather than glanced at. A repair here means forming the detail in metal properly rather than applying another bead over the last one.
- What you are not paying for
There is no salt in the air at this end of the county, so the valley pans, drip edge and fixings on your roof are not corroding the way they do on the water, and they generally have a long life. A quote that carries a coastal metal specification has priced a roof somebody has not looked at. Ask which items are on it for salt exposure, and whether they apply this far inland.
How it works.
- 1
Free roof inspection
We photograph what we find and hand you a written, line-item estimate.
- 2
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
Pahokee neighborhoods.
Where we work in and around town.
Most repairs we have priced across Palm Beach County since spring cost a small fraction of a replacement: a collar or flashing at the low end, a rebuilt valley or new underlayment at the high end.
All service areas ↗
Roofing questions
Frequently asked questions.
Who repairs roof leaks in Pahokee, FL?
Molsbee Roofing. A family business since 1975, based in Lake Worth Beach, licensed CCC1327429, working Palm Beach County from Jupiter to Boca Raton. We work in 33476 on houses, workshops and small commercial property. A roofer checks the lake-facing elevation first, traces the water to where it enters, photographs it and prices the repair in writing. Free roof inspections. Call 561-318-8624.
Why does the wind here damage the west side?
Because the lake is to the west and wind crossing it arrives with nothing in the way. Most roofs are detailed on the assumption that weather comes from the coast, so the elevation taking the hardest treatment in Pahokee is often the one that was given least attention when the roof went on. It is worth knowing because it tells a roofer where to look first, and it explains damage that otherwise seems to be on the wrong side of the house.
The stain is not under any damage. Where is the leak?
Almost certainly somewhere uphill of it. Water entering at a flashing or a lifted edge runs along the layer beneath the covering, or between the boards on an older deck, before it drops, so it appears wherever it finally gets through the plaster. That can be rooms away. Repairing above the stain therefore achieves nothing, which is why the roofer works from the roof and, where he can, from inside the roof space.
Is my roof different from one near the coast?
In one significant way. There is no salt in the air here, so the metal holding your covering down is not corroding and generally lasts a long time. What ages a Pahokee roof is sun, wind off the lake and, on older houses, decks that have been wet before. A contractor pricing your roof with a coastal metal package has not understood where you are, and it is worth asking about.
How much does a repair cost?
Far less than a replacement, and it depends on what is wrong. A collar, a length of flashing or a run of edge refixed is a short visit. A rebuilt flashing detail, a section of soft decking or new underlayment across an elevation is a larger job. The inspection is free, the photographs come with it, and the price is written down before anything starts.
