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Roof Repair · Boca Raton, FL
Certified Roofing Contractor CCC1332751 · State-certified, any Florida county
Roof repair in Boca Raton for leaks, failed flashing, slipped or cracked tile and storm damage. A Florida Certified Roofing Contractor finds where the water gets in, puts the repair in writing and tells you plainly if a repair is all the roof needs.
Free Estimate
Three fields, nothing else. Prefer to talk now? Call (561) 779-3213.
Signature Offer
Free estimates, and every roofing estimate comes with a free wind-mitigation & energy walk-through. Randolph Scott Bell is the only Palm Beach County contractor who is also a certified energy engineer — the owner inspects every job. Every job carries a written one-year workmanship warranty.
What We Repair
Boca Raton roofs leak in a handful of predictable places: pipe boots and vents, flashing at walls, chimneys and skylights, valleys, and the underlayment beneath concrete tile. We also repair slipped, cracked or missing tile, lifted or creased shingles and the low-slope sections that sit behind a parapet or over a lanai.
A stain on the ceiling shows direction, not location. Water runs along the deck and framing before it appears inside, so we trace it from the attic and the roof surface before we recommend anything. If what we find points to a plumbing or air-conditioning problem instead, we say so.
Tile, Shingle & Metal
Boca Raton is mostly a tile town, with concrete and clay barrel and flat tile on a large share of the single-family and townhome stock, plus asphalt shingle on older and more modest homes, metal on some additions and newer builds, and flat or low-slope membrane on condo and commercial buildings. Each fails differently. A tile roof usually leaks through aged underlayment or flashing while the tiles still look fine; a shingle roof leaks where shingles lift, crease or go missing; a flat roof leaks at seams, drains and wall terminations.
We diagnose which system you have before we touch it, because the right repair for tile is the wrong one for shingle, and a sealant patch is not a repair on a roof whose underlayment has aged out.
Permitting & Wind
Boca Raton is an incorporated city with its own building department, separate from unincorporated Palm Beach County and from neighboring Delray Beach. Roof repair is permitted work under the Florida Building Code, and a licensed roofing contractor holds the permit and is present at the final inspection. We confirm what your repair needs before work starts.
Boca Raton sits in the Florida Building Code's Wind-Borne Debris Region, as all of Palm Beach County does; the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone begins at the Broward County line to the south. Repair materials and fastening carry a Florida Product Approval for that exposure, because a patch made with the wrong product can undercut a wind-mitigation credit even after the leak stops.
Repair or Replace
Most localized failures are repairs, and treating them that way saves you from paying to replace roofing that is still doing its job. There is a legal ceiling, though: under the Florida Building Code's 25% rule, repairing or replacing more than 25% of a roof's covering within a 12-month period generally requires bringing the whole system up to current code.
We measure the damaged area and look up your roof's permit-dated age before we quote, so you know which side of that line you are on before work starts. If the answer is a replacement, we say so and point you to roof replacement. For the age question insurers raise, read our roof age and Florida insurance guide.
Condos, HOAs & Insurance
Boca Raton has many gated and master-planned communities, such as Boca West, Boca Pointe, Woodfield and Broken Sound, and a large condominium stock. Their architectural-review committees and boards commonly govern roof color, material and profile. A like-for-like repair rarely needs a review; a visible change does. For a condo roof, the board usually has to approve the scope first, so we give you a written scope and a free estimate to take to the vote.
If the damage followed a storm, Florida's clock matters: one year from the date of loss to give notice of a new claim under Fla. Stat. 627.70132, and carrier windows to acknowledge, inspect and pay or deny under Fla. Stat. 627.70131. We document the damage with dated photos and write a repair scope. We do not promise claim approval and we do not negotiate with your carrier. Start with our roof damage insurance claim help. Financing available through our partner Renew Financial's RenewPACE program — designed for energy and storm-protection upgrades like impact windows and new roofs. Ask us about eligibility.
Proof
We have no confirmed Boca Raton roof project on record, so we do not name one. What stands behind every repair is Florida Certified Roofing Contractor license CCC1332751, a state certification that lets us work in any Florida county, Certified General Contractor license CGC1528750, BBB A+ accreditation, the owner inspecting the work, and a written one-year workmanship warranty on every job.
Also in Boca Raton
Once the roof is sorted, the building usually needs managing or the neighbors need feeding: for associations and owners who want the whole property looked after, see property management in Boca Raton; for an event or a private dinner after the work is done, see the America food truck in Boca Raton.
Questions, Answered
Usually, yes. Boca Raton is an incorporated city with its own building department, separate from unincorporated Palm Beach County, and roof repair is permitted work under the Florida Building Code. A licensed roofing contractor holds the permit and is present at the final inspection. We confirm what your repair needs before work starts.
Boca Raton is inside the Florida Building Code's Wind-Borne Debris Region, as all of Palm Beach County is. Replacement tile, shingles and fasteners used in a repair need a valid Florida Product Approval, and a patch made with the wrong product or fastening can undercut your wind-mitigation credit.
Protect the inside of the house: move belongings, put a bucket under the drip and photograph the ceiling stain with the date. Do not climb a wet roof. Then call (561) 779-3213. Because a leak is rarely where the stain appears, we trace it from the attic and the roof surface and put the cause in writing.
On a concrete or clay tile roof the tiles are mostly the shield. The waterproofing layer is the underlayment beneath them, plus flashing at walls, valleys and penetrations. Underlayment ages out before the tiles do, so a roof can leak with every tile intact. A slipped or cracked tile is an easy fix; failed underlayment is a larger repair, and we tell you which one you have.
Two things decide it: how much of the roof is damaged and what the Florida Building Code allows. Under the 25% rule, repairing or replacing more than 25% of a roof's covering within a 12-month period generally requires bringing the whole system up to current code. We measure the damage and check the permit-dated age, then tell you in writing.
It depends on the community. Many Boca Raton communities run architectural-review committees, and a like-for-like repair usually needs little or no review while a visible change of color, material or profile does. On a condo roof the board normally approves the scope. We give you a written scope to take to them.
Yes. We inspect storm damage, document it with dated photos and write a repair scope. Report the loss to your insurer promptly: Florida gives one year from the date of loss to give notice of a new claim under Fla. Stat. 627.70132. We do not promise claim approval and we do not negotiate with your carrier.
We do not put a number on a leak before we have found it, because the cause decides the work: a few sealed fasteners, a reset flashing, replaced tile or a section of deck. The free estimate puts the scope and the figure in writing once we have looked at the roof. Every roofing estimate includes a free wind-mitigation & energy walk-through.
Coverage turns on the cause and on your policy wording. Sudden damage from a covered storm is treated differently from a slow leak caused by age or wear. We can tell you what we see on the roof and where the water gets in, and your insurer decides what is covered.
Yes. Bell Engineering and Construction Corporation holds Florida Certified Roofing Contractor license CCC1332751, a state certification, plus Certified General Contractor license CGC1528750 and BBB A+ accreditation. Every job carries a written one-year workmanship warranty.
Free estimate, a free wind-mitigation & energy walk-through, and a licensed roofer who inspects the work himself.