Pahokee · Palm Beach County, Jupiter to Boca Raton
What a roof costs in Pahokee
On older housing the deck is the variable that decides everything, and how a quote handles it decides whether you end up with a price or an argument. Everything above the plywood can be measured before anybody starts: the area, the pitch, the covering, the number of valleys and skylights, the flashings.
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On older housing the deck is the variable that decides everything, and how a quote handles it decides whether you end up with a price or an argument. Everything above the plywood can be measured before anybody starts: the area, the pitch, the covering, the number of valleys and skylights, the flashings.
The plywood itself cannot. Nobody knows how many sheets have gone soft until the old covering is off, and on a house that has taken water at some point in its life the answer can be considerably more than anyone expected.
There are three ways a contractor can deal with that, and only one of them is fair to you. He can stay silent on it, in which case the conversation happens on the day with your roof open and your bargaining position gone.
He can inflate the price to cover the worst case, in which case you pay for damage you may not have. Or he can write an allowance: a stated number of sheets included and a stated rate for anything beyond, with every replaced sheet photographed and approved by you before it goes on.
That third option is what we do, and it is the single most useful thing to ask for when you compare quotes on a house of this age, because the difference between two prices is very often nothing more than which of the three approaches each contractor took. One further point worth making about a house at this end of the county.
It is a long drive from the coast, and a contractor who prices that into the job by rounding everything up is charging you for his fuel twice. Ask for the lines and the difference becomes visible.
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.
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Good to know
What to know.
- Three ways to handle the unknown
Silence, padding, or an allowance. Silence defers the cost to a moment when you have no leverage. Padding charges you for damage that may not exist. An allowance states what is included, states the rate beyond it, and puts the photographs in your hands before anything extra is done. Ask each contractor which of the three their number represents, and a set of quotes that looked confusing usually resolves itself in a minute.
- Everything above the deck can be fixed in advance
Area, pitch, the covering, the flashings, the ventilation work, the permit: all of that can be measured, specified and priced before a single piece of covering comes off. There is no honest reason for any of it to move later. So the part of a quote that should be firm is most of it, and the part that should be an allowance is one line. A price where several items are described as approximate has been written loosely.
- Photographs are the mechanism
An allowance only works if you can see what was found. Every sheet we replace is photographed before it is covered, and anything beyond the stated quantity is approved by you before it goes on the roof. That turns an open-ended line into a controlled one and removes the argument entirely. Without the photographs an allowance is just a number somebody can add to, which is not much better than silence.
- What else moves the number here
Sun on open slopes ages the covering faster than shade does, and a roof space that cannot breathe ages it from underneath, so ventilation work is worth pricing separately and is usually cheap. What does not belong on a Pahokee quote is the coastal metal specification a house on the water needs, because there is no salt in the air at this end of the county. If it appears, ask what it is doing there.
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
Pahokee neighborhoods.
Where we work in and around town.
Full replacements we have priced across Palm Beach County since spring have landed in the county's typical range, and your building sets its own number, measured and written down at the inspection.
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Roofing questions
Frequently asked questions.
What does a new roof cost in Pahokee, FL?
It is set by your house rather than the town, and on older housing the deck is the item most likely to move it. Full replacements we have priced across Palm Beach County since spring have landed in the county's typical range. Area, pitch, the covering and any ventilation work are all measurable in advance; the decking is not, which is why it belongs in a written allowance rather than in a guess. Call 561-318-8624.
What exactly is a decking allowance?
It is a stated number of sheets of plywood included in the price, with a stated rate for any beyond that. It exists because nobody can see the deck until the covering is off. A good allowance comes with a commitment to photograph every sheet replaced and to get your approval before exceeding the quantity. Without those two things it is simply a number a contractor can add to once the roof is open.
Why do two quotes for my roof differ so much?
On a house of this age it is very often nothing more than how each contractor handled the deck. One has stayed silent, one has padded the price for the worst case, and one has written an allowance. Ask all three which approach their number represents. It is a short question and it usually explains a gap that looked like a difference in workmanship or materials but was not.
Should the quote include coastal metal?
Not this far inland. That specification exists to survive salt in the air and there is none here, so it is money spent on a problem you do not have. What is worth paying for on a Pahokee roof is proper underlayment coverage, sound decking, formed flashings and working ventilation, with particular attention to the lake-facing elevation. If a marine metal package appears on your quote, ask what it is for.
Do you charge for the estimate out here?
No, and that includes properties at this end of the county. It is a long drive and we plan the visit properly rather than promising a window we cannot keep. A roofer walks the roof, photographs everything, and gives you the pictures with a written report and an itemised price including the decking allowance stated as a quantity. If the roof does not need work yet, that is what the report says.
