West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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Roof maintenance in West Palm Beach means a free roof inspection of the edges, valleys, flashings and drains, followed by photographs and a written price for each task we recommend. You choose what to fix now and what can wait, and the next visit is measured against this one.
On the historic streets of El Cid, Flamingo Park and Old Northwood we record the existing detail before touching it, and along Flagler Drive we look closely at the edge metal and fasteners the lagoon salt works on. Our phone is answered 24 hours a day at (561) 318-8624 if something changes between visits.
Molsbee Roofing has served Palm Beach County since 1975, license CCC1327429, and nothing on the list is done until you approve the written price.
We walk the whole roof, and the attic where there is access. The checks go where water gets in first: edge metal, valleys, the flashing where a roof meets a wall or chimney, pipe boots, vents and drains.
A pipe boot with a split collar is replaced, not caulked; slipped tile is reset and loose hip and ridge caps re-secured; dried sealant at a counter-flashing is cut out and redone. Each finding is photographed and priced on its own, and anything that can wait is marked so it is checked again next visit.
In Grandview Heights, Prospect Park and Flamingo Park, many bungalows have a porch roof or a later addition below the main roof, so the upper slope drains straight onto it. Debris collects at that junction, and a low-slope porch section ages on its own schedule.
We check the flashing where they meet and the membrane's seams and outlet, and we do not recoat a low-slope roof until we know the seams are closed and the deck beneath is dry.
Downtown and the historic districts face the Lake Worth Lagoon directly across from the Palm Beach island, and salt reaches Flagler Drive and the streets behind it. On those roofs we check edge metal, exposed fasteners and flashing for rust, and compare against earlier photographs to see whether a detail is getting worse.
A corroded flashing replaced while it is still a flashing job stays a small line on the list; left alone, it lets water reach the deck.
West Palm Beach has 18 locally designated historic districts, and any exterior change there goes to historic staff before a permit. Setting a matching tile in place of a cracked one keeps the roof as it is; a new tile profile, a different flashing look or a change of material alters it.
We photograph the existing roof in El Cid, Old Northwood or Flamingo Park before work, and if a finding becomes a repair that needs a permit, it is priced separately and filed through Civic Access.
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.
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We signed or completed dozens of roofing jobs with a West Palm Beach address over the last twelve months.
All service areas ↗It depends on what the roof needs, so we price it after a free inspection rather than selling a fixed package. A visit that finds only a loose tile and a dried pipe boot is a short list; rusted edge metal along the lagoon or an open porch tie-in costs more.
Each task is photographed and priced on its own in writing, so you can do the urgent items now and schedule the rest. A maintenance walk cannot judge the underlayment under tile we did not lift or the top face of the deck, and the list says which areas were seen and which were not.
There is no charge to have the roof looked at.
Spring, before hurricane season opens in June, and again after any storm with strong wind. A spring visit leaves time to secure loose tile, reseal flashing and replace worn edge metal while the weather is settled.
After the season closes at the end of November, a second look catches what the storms loosened. Roofs near Flagler Drive and older bungalows with porch roofs repay that rhythm well, because salt and debris work on them all year.
For anything beyond clearing debris, hire a licensed roofing contractor and ask for the license number. Roof work that needs a permit in West Palm Beach goes through Civic Access and the City's inspections, and a roofer should be able to explain how a repair ties into the covering around it.
Molsbee Roofing is licensed CCC1327429, a GAF Certified Contractor and an Owens Corning Preferred Contractor, and our maintenance work is photographed before and after, so you can see exactly what was done on your roof. After a repair we provide a roof certification letter for your insurer when asked.
It can. 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.
That makes a maintenance record worth keeping: we note each repaired area and its size on the list.
We start by photographing the existing tile, caps, ridge and visible flashing, because El Cid's houses date from the mid-twenties and the city favors in-kind work. Cracked or slipped pieces are reset or replaced with matching tile, and the ridge and hips are checked for loose caps.
If the fix would alter the look, such as a different profile or color, we check with historic staff before anything is ordered. Worn underlayment under sound tile goes on the list as its own item.
Our crews wear protective, safe footwear on tile.
