Riviera Beach · Palm Beach County, Jupiter to Boca Raton
Commercial roofing in Riviera Beach
There is a specific mistake that gets made on commercial roofs in Riviera Beach, and it is worth naming. Owners of buildings on the mainland side think of themselves as inland, because the ocean is across the water and somebody else's problem.
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There is a specific mistake that gets made on commercial roofs in Riviera Beach, and it is worth naming. Owners of buildings on the mainland side think of themselves as inland, because the ocean is across the water and somebody else's problem.
The air does not agree. The Intracoastal is right there, the port and the marine yards sit on it, and salt travels far enough inland to reach every piece of metal on a roof several streets back from the water.
So buildings that were specified as though they were in an interior industrial park end up with terminations, edge trim, kerb flashings and fixings corroding on a coastal timetable while the covering they secure is still perfectly serviceable. That is the commonest underlying cause of leaks on working buildings here, and it is invisible until something lets go.
The second factor is what these buildings do. Marine yards, workshops, storage and port-adjacent operations put equipment, services and heavy foot traffic on their roofs, and every crossing is a penetration made by a trade whose concern was not the covering.
Surveying means mapping the roof into sections, examining the perimeter and every termination first because that is what the salt is working on, and photographing each penetration individually. Coverings are TPO, modified bitumen or a coating according to condition, and we are Carlisle certified for TPO.
The survey is free and the report is yours to take to whichever contractor the business decides to appoint. 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.
- Flat, TPO and metalcommercial systems
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- CCC1327429Florida licensed
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Good to know
What to know.
- You are more coastal than you think
Salt off the Intracoastal reaches roofs well back from the water, and it does not care that the building is industrial or that the ocean is on the other side. Termination bars, edge trim, kerb flashings and fixings corrode from underneath on a coastal timetable, and because they are the components holding everything down, they are also where the failure arrives. If your last specification treated the building as inland, that is worth checking before the next storm does it for you.
- The perimeter before the field
On these roofs the open covering is rarely what fails first. The edge is, because that is where wind gets underneath and where the corroding metal is. A survey therefore starts at the perimeter and at every upstand, then works through the penetrations, and only then considers the field. That order matters, because a membrane in good condition secured by hardware that has thinned is a roof waiting for the right weather.
- What a working operation adds
Equipment, service runs, supports and the traffic of people reaching them all end up on the roof, and most of it was installed by trades whose concern was the equipment. Kerbs without proper upstands, services sealed instead of flashed, supports bearing on the membrane and scuffed seams where people walk are the usual findings. Each is photographed individually and recorded against a mapped section, so what appears next year is visible as a change.
- Specify the metal, and name it
On the next re-cover the single most valuable decision is the grade of the terminations, kerbs and edge trim. Specified properly for this exposure they last; specified as though the building were inland they are the thing that ends the roof early. It is a modest part of the cost and it should appear on the quote by name. Where two tenders differ, that line is worth checking before anything else.
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
Riviera Beach neighborhoods.
Where we work in and around town.
Commercial work prices by the system and the square: a coating over a sound roof at the low end, a single-ply re-cover in the middle, a tear-off with new insulation at the top.
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Roofing questions
Frequently asked questions.
Who does commercial roofing in Riviera Beach, FL?
Molsbee Roofing. A family business since 1975, based in Lake Worth Beach, licensed CCC1327429 and Carlisle certified for TPO, working Palm Beach County from Jupiter to Boca Raton. We survey and re-cover marine, industrial, storage and commercial buildings in 33404. The roof is mapped into sections, the perimeter and terminations examined first and every penetration photographed. The survey is free. Call 561-318-8624.
We are not on the ocean. Does salt really reach us?
Yes, and further than most owners expect. The Intracoastal is close, the port and the yards sit on it, and salt-laden air carries well inland. It attacks the metal rather than the covering, so terminations, edge trim, kerb flashings and fixings corrode from underneath while the membrane above them still looks fine. A building specified as though it were in an interior industrial park will show that at its edges first, and usually during weather.
Our roof leaks near the equipment. Why there?
Because that is where the covering has the most holes in it, and on a working building those holes were mostly made by trades solving a different problem. Kerbs without proper upstands, services sealed rather than flashed and supports bearing directly on the membrane are the usual findings. Each is surveyed and photographed individually and rebuilt where it needs it, rather than being sealed again and revisited next year.
Can a coating save us a re-cover?
Where the conditions hold, yes. A coating renews a covering; it cannot rebuild kerbs or terminations, and on this ground the terminations are usually the condition that decides it. Closed seams, a deck falling to its outlets, outlets that clear, a dry assembly and sound edges are what is required. A test opening establishes it quickly, before anything is tendered, and it costs nothing to find out.
Can the work happen while we operate?
Usually. Sections are opened and closed within a working period rather than left exposed, material and waste movement is planned around loading, vehicle access and yard operations, and anything above an area that cannot be disturbed is programmed specifically. On a working site the constraint is normally what happens beneath the roof rather than the roof itself, and the phasing is written into the quote.
