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West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Flat Roof Repair and Replacement in West Palm Beach
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West Palm Beach · Flat roof repair and replacement
West Palm Beach has more flat roofs than it looks. The older houses of El Cid and Flamingo Park carry flat sections over porches and loggias, and the post-war blocks added flat-roofed rooms and garages.
Molsbee Roofing repairs and replaces those roofs from our shop in Lake Worth Beach, in TPO single-ply and modified bitumen. We are Carlisle-certified for TPO.
A Molsbee roofer walks the whole membrane, finds where the water sits and where it gets in, cuts a core where water stands to see whether the insulation beneath is wet, photographs the findings and gives you a written scope with the price for a repair or a new roof before any work starts. We have roofed Palm Beach County since 1975 as a family company, Florida Certified Roofing Contractor CCC1327429; the phone at 561-318-8624 is answered at all hours.
- TPO and modified bitumenflat roof systems
- Lifetimeworkmanship warranty
- CCC1327429Florida licensed
Our workFlat roofs we have installed
Before the work starts
Before flat roof work in West Palm Beach
Where the flat roofs are in this city
On an older house in El Cid or Flamingo Park the flat section is the porch, the loggia or the sun room, tied into a tile roof above it, and that tie-in is where it leaks. On the post-war blocks it is the addition or the garage, built by whoever was handy, with a parapet or a wall on one side.
On a shop building downtown with a parapet all around, the drains and scuppers decide whether the roof lasts.
TPO, modified bitumen, and which one
A TPO single-ply membrane is white, heat-welded at the seams and reflects the sun; it suits a larger flat roof with few penetrations, a shop on Dixie Highway or a condo off Flagler Drive. Modified bitumen is a torch- or cold-applied sheet, better suited to a small porch or a roof with a lot of details and walls to climb.
Both go over a re-nailed deck with insulation board and a base sheet where the roof needs it, both are flashed up every wall and parapet, and both are fastened for the 160 mph mainland band or the 170 mph Flagler Drive waterfront. We say which one fits your roof and why.
Ponding, drains and the wall flashing
Water that is still on the roof days after rain is a message: the roof has a low spot, a blocked drain or a scupper set too high. On an older house the porch roof has often been coated over more than once, and the layers hold water against the wall.
A repair here means clearing the drainage, rebuilding the low spot with tapered board where it needs it, and running new flashing up the wall to a proper height. Sealant over the old flashing is not a repair; the salt off the lagoon and the sun see to that.
Repair, or a new flat roof
One split seam, one failed drain or one wall flashing is a repair, tied into the roof around it. A membrane coated over its own failures again and again, wet insulation across the field, or a deck that gives underfoot is a replacement.
A core shows the insulation at one spot; the full extent of wet board is confirmed when the membrane comes off, and any extra is photographed and priced for your approval first. The permit is filed through Civic Access; the City sets which inspections apply and may accept inspector-approved affidavits with photos in some cases.
How it works in West Palm Beach
Free inspection, photographedA Molsbee roofer looks at the roof, the deck and the exposed edges, and puts the whole price in writing.
Membrane, insulation and drainage namedTPO or modified bitumen, the insulation, the drains and the terminations at walls and edges are written into the proposal.
Permit through Civic AccessWe file the roofing permit with the City of West Palm Beach Development Services through Civic Access and keep the paperwork aligned with the approved design.
Tear-off, deck, membraneThe old system comes off, the deck is checked, then the membrane is laid, seamed and terminated, with the drainage checked before we leave.
Final inspection and warrantyWe handle the inspection. The Lifetime Workmanship Warranty and the manufacturer warranty go in writing.
Permits and code
Permits in West Palm Beach
For work in West Palm Beach, confirm requirements with the building department responsible for the property and complete any required historic or HOA review before ordering materials or beginning work.
West Palm Beach files through Civic Access, and the City sets which re-roof inspections apply to each job, such as roof framing, roof metal or tin tag, sheathing, roofing in progress and final. In some cases inspectors accept an inspector-approved affidavit with photos, so we confirm the list for your roof before the schedule is set. The city publishes about three weeks for a compliant residential remodel review and no roofing-specific figure.
The city has eighteen locally designated historic districts and 46 sites. In El Cid, Flamingo Park, Old Northwood, Grandview Heights and the other districts, an exterior roof change needs historic review before the permit; whether staff or the board reviews it depends on the change, and the city favours in-kind replacement. The mainland is in the 160 mph band; the Flagler Drive waterfront is 170 mph. The code sets the secondary water barrier requirements for a re-roof; we specify a self-adhered barrier over the deck.
Local conditionsBuilt for West Palm Beach
- Tile, Mission and Craftsman by district
- El Cid is stucco and tile from 1923 to 1926; Flamingo Park is Mission and Spanish Revival with bungalows; Old Northwood mixes Mediterranean Revival and Craftsman. The roof detail follows the house.
- Lake Worth Lagoon at the door
- Downtown and the historic districts face the lagoon directly across from the Palm Beach island. Salt reaches Flagler Drive and the streets behind it, so edge metal and fasteners are specified for it.
- Every inspection on one schedule
- Whichever inspections the City sets for the job, we hold those dates and keep the roof dried-in between them, from Northwood Hills to the Grandview Heights historic district.
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The Molsbee teamFamily-owned since 1975. The people who inspect your roof are the people who roof it.
Where we work around West Palm Beach
We signed or completed dozens of roofing jobs with a West Palm Beach address over the last twelve months.
Repairs with a West Palm Beach address ran between about $1,500 and $4,200 last year, with the middle around $1,800.
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Flat roof repair and replacement questions in West Palm Beach
What will a flat roof repair cost in West Palm Beach?
The figure above is our registered number for every repair with a West Palm Beach address over the last year, flat roofs included. A drain or a wall flashing sits at the low end and a rebuilt section with tapered board at the high end.
A full flat re-roof is priced by the square and the system, in writing, once we have walked it.
Why does my flat roof leak at the wall and not in the middle?
Because the wall flashing is where a flat roof works hardest. Water runs to the wall, sits against the upstand, and gets behind flashing that was set too low or has pulled away.
On the older houses here the porch roof meets a stucco wall and a tile roof above, and that junction is the usual entry point. We rebuild the flashing to height and tie it into the roof above.
We photograph the wall, the flashing and any wet deck we find, and put the repair and its price in writing before work starts.
Do you replace flat roofs on shops and small commercial buildings downtown?
Yes. A parapet building on Clematis Street or Dixie Highway is the kind of roof TPO suits, and a condo building with a flat roof gets the same walk.
We check every drain and scupper, photograph the seams and the parapet flashing, core the roof where water stands to see whether the insulation is wet, and price a repair or a replacement in writing for the owner, the landlord or the board. The owner gets the photographs and a written scope with the price, and after the work the permit record, our lifetime workmanship warranty and the manufacturers' product warranties and, when the building's insurer asks, a roof certification letter.
Can you repair the flat porch roof on my El Cid house without a historic review?
In a historic district the City reviews exterior work, including roof areas not visible from the street, and the level of review, staff or board, depends on the scope; the City favors in-kind material. We confirm with the City what review your porch or loggia work needs and tell you at the inspection.
A replacement follows the same order: tear-off to the deck, re-nailing and board replacement, tapered insulation where water must be moved to a drain, then the membrane flashed up every wall and parapet.
Which roofer handles flat roofs in West Palm Beach, FL?
Molsbee Roofing, a family company since 1975, Florida Certified Roofing Contractor CCC1327429 and Carlisle-certified for TPO. We repair and replace flat roofs on houses, condo buildings and shops across the city from our shop in Lake Worth Beach, with a lifetime workmanship warranty on every install and the manufacturers' product warranties on the membrane system, both in writing.
The phone at 561-318-8624 is answered 24 hours a day.
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