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Roof Repair · Lake Worth, FL
Certified Roofing Contractor CCC1332751 · General Contractor CGC1528750
Leaks, failed flashing, slipped or cracked tile, lifted shingles and storm damage on Lake Worth Beach bungalows and the block homes west of Dixie Highway. We pull the permit from the right building department, inspect the roof ourselves, and quote a repair when a repair is all it needs.
Free Estimates
Three fields, nothing else. Prefer to talk now? Call (561) 779-3213.
Signature Offer
Randolph Scott Bell is the only Palm Beach County contractor who is also a certified energy engineer — the owner inspects every job himself. Free wind-mitigation & energy walk-through with every roofing or window estimate, and a written one-year workmanship warranty on every job.
What We Repair
A leak is rarely where the stain shows. Water runs along decking and framing before it finds a ceiling, so we trace it from the attic and the roof surface before we recommend anything.
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. Repair has 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, with an exception since Senate Bill 4-D (2022) for roofs already built to the 2007 code or later.
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 any work starts. If the answer is a replacement, we say so and point you to roofing and re-roof in Lake Worth Beach. For the age rules insurers apply, see Roof Age & Florida Insurance.
Permitting & Wind Load
The City of Lake Worth Beach is incorporated. It has its own Building Division at 1900 2nd Avenue North and its own online portal for applications, plan review and inspection scheduling. A Lake Worth mailing address outside the city limits is unincorporated, and its permits go through the Palm Beach County Building Division. The two are separate offices with separate submittals, so the first thing we check is the parcel, not the mailing address. A licensed roofing contractor holds the permit and is present at final inspection; we do both.
Lake Worth sits inside the Florida Building Code’s Wind-Borne Debris Region, not the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone that covers Miami-Dade and Broward. Repair shingles, tile and fasteners still need a valid Florida Product Approval for that exposure, and a patch made with the wrong product or fastening can undercut your wind-mitigation credit even after the leak stops. We confirm the approval for your address before the crew shows up.
Tile, Shingle & Historic Districts
Lake Worth Beach’s oldest homes are wood-frame bungalows from roughly 1910 to 1935 in College Park and Old Lucerne, followed by 1940s and 1950s concrete block homes and 1970s block ranches west of Dixie Highway. That age profile means roofs on their second or third replacement, and mixed roofing from decades of patches. Older shingle roofs leak at lifted shingles, valleys and penetrations; tile roofs usually leak through worn underlayment or flashing rather than a broken tile. We find out which you have before we touch it, and match the repair to what is already up there.
Inside the city’s historic districts — College Park, Old Lucerne, Northeast Lucerne, Southeast Lucerne, South Palm Park and the Old Town Commercial District — exterior work is reviewed through a Certificate of Appropriateness filed with the building permit. Many older Lake Worth Beach streets have no HOA at all, and where a community association does exist it commonly reviews roof color and material; a like-for-like repair rarely triggers a review, a visible change does. We read the standard for your address first.
Storm Damage
Wind damage from a storm and wear from age look alike from the driveway, and your insurer will treat them differently. Florida sets statutory deadlines for giving notice of a claim and for how your carrier acknowledges, inspects and pays, so do not wait on a leak you think might be covered. We inspect, document the damage with dated photos and write a repair scope. We do not promise approval and we do not negotiate with your insurer; this is general information, not legal or insurance advice. See our Hurricane Roof Damage & Insurance Claim guide.
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.
Also in Lake Worth
A roof repair often turns up the next job. If the leak damaged a ceiling or the roof edge, see construction in Lake Worth Beach for the interior repair, and impact windows if the same storm tested your openings. If the property is a condo or HOA community, property and association management in Lake Worth covers who approves and pays for roof work. Clearing storm debris or a fallen tree from the lot is land services in Lake Worth, and America food truck catering in Lake Worth feeds the crew at the cleanup day or the party after it.
Proof
Our confirmed 2025 work in Lake Worth Beach is a wheelchair accessibility ramp, which is not a roof job, and we label it that way. For repair work we lead with the credential stack: Florida Certified Roofing Contractor license CCC1332751, Certified General Contractor license CGC1528750, EPA Lead-Safe Firm #NAT-F122701-2 and BBB A+ accreditation since 2021. Certified means we may contract roofing in any Florida county. Our shop is at 16140 Okeechobee Blvd, Loxahatchee.
Questions, Answered
It depends on which side of the line your address sits. The City of Lake Worth Beach is incorporated and runs its own Building Division at 1900 2nd Avenue North, with its own online permitting portal. Addresses with a Lake Worth mailing address that sit outside the city limits are unincorporated and go through the Palm Beach County Building Division instead. A mailing address does not tell you which one applies, so we check the parcel before we quote.
Usually, yes. Roof repair is permitted work under the Florida Building Code, and a licensed roofing contractor holds the permit and is present at final inspection. We confirm with the right department what your specific repair requires before we quote, rather than assume, and we carry the permit through its final inspection.
It can. The city's historic districts, including College Park, Old Lucerne, Northeast Lucerne, Southeast Lucerne and South Palm Park, review exterior work through a Certificate of Appropriateness filed with the permit. A visible change to roof profile or material is the kind of thing that review looks at. We confirm with the city what your repair needs before the crew shows up, and we keep a repair in matching material so it does not stand out.
We do not quote a number before we see the roof, because the cause decides the work: a failed pipe boot and a saturated deck are very different jobs. Estimates are free. We find where the water is getting in, from the attic and the roof surface, and give you a written scope you can compare.
Roofing is a licensed trade in Florida, and roof repair is permitted work, so ask any contractor for a license number and check it on the state DBPR site at myfloridalicense.com. Ours is Certified Roofing Contractor CCC1332751. A repair done without a permit can surface later when you sell the home or file an insurance claim.
It depends on the cause. A leak from a storm-lifted shingle or a tree limb may be a claim, while a leak from worn flashing on an older roof is usually maintenance. Florida sets statutory deadlines for giving notice and for how your insurer responds, so read our hurricane roof damage guide before you decide. We inspect, document the damage with dated photos and write a repair scope. We do not adjust or negotiate your claim, and this is general information, not legal or insurance advice.
Free estimates, a free wind-mitigation & energy walk-through with every roofing estimate, and a licensed roofer.