Roof Repair in Palm Bay and Melbourne, FL
Roof Leak Repair
What roof repair covers
Roof repair fixes the specific spot that is failing, so you are not paying to replace a roof that still has good years left. We repair shingles, tile, metal roofs, and flat roofs. Most leaks start at the same places, and these are the ones we find and fix most:
- Plumbing stacks with a cracked pipe collar instead of a proper lead boot
- Flashing at walls, chimneys, and skylights
- Valleys where two roof slopes meet and water runs hardest
- Pop nails that have backed out and lifted the shingle above them
- Buckled, cracked, or lifted shingles
- Soft spots and rotten plywood decking under the shingles
- Flat roofs where the drip edge was never primed
On shingle repairs we match to your existing Owens Corning, GAF, or Atlas shingles where we can. We also add ridge vents when a hot attic is part of the problem.
Signs of a Leak
Signs you need a roof repair
You likely have a roof leak when a brown or dark stain appears on a ceiling or in a closet. The stain is often the last thing you see, not the first. Watch for these signs:
- A brown, cigarette-colored stain on a ceiling
- A dark stain with black spots, which points to longer-term moisture
- Water at a baseboard or running down a wall, not just on the ceiling
- A stain in a room or closet you rarely use
- Granules from the shingles collecting in your gutters
- Daylight or damp spots in the attic
The leak can start far from the stain. Water can travel up to 20 feet inside a roof before it drips through a ceiling. On a tile roof it can run about 45 degrees left or right first. That is why we trace the leak to its source instead of sealing the stain.
How we find your leak
We diagnose the leak before we ever quote a repair. When you call, we ask for your address first and pull up your home on satellite, so we can see the roof type while we are still on the phone. Then we come out for a free inspection, our “walkover.”
We ask what you have seen. How old you think the roof is, and where the water is showing up.
We check the penetrations. Every pipe, vent, and stack that passes through the roof, and whether it has a cheap collar or a proper lead boot.
We feel for soft spots. We walk the field and feel underfoot for spongy areas, which mean wet or rotten decking.
We identify the roof. Up on the roof, we note the type: shingle, tile, metal, or flat.
We look for the usual failures. Pop nails, buckled or lifted shingles, and cracked flashing.
We look from inside. We check the leak area from the attic or the room below, where the real source often hides.
That last step catches what a homeowner would never think to check. We have found leaks hidden inside a closet ceiling and behind a stucco-covered chimney, where the rot was invisible until we opened it up. On flat roofs, we lift the roofing material at the edge, because a drip edge that was never primed leaks only when the rain comes from one direction.
Repair or Replace
Our honest thresholds
Not every roof should be repaired, and we will tell you when a repair is the wrong call. A repair fixes one problem. If the whole roof is failing, a repair just moves the leak. Here is where we draw the line.
Two-layer roofs
If someone did a roof-over and roofed over the old roof, we will not repair it. You cannot know what is buried underneath, and you cannot stop the leak reliably.
A roof failing all over
Multiple leaks, soft and rotten areas, and rotten overhangs mean the roof is done. A patch is a waste of money.
Around 20 years old
At that age a repair is temporary at best. We give you a replacement price and, if you sign, seal the leak to hold you over until we start.
Cost near replacement
When a repair runs $5,000 to $8,000 and a full replacement is around $17,000, you are spending half the cost of a new roof on a fix you will redo in a few years.
We will not rig it
We will not patch a bad roof just to take the job. It is not honest, and it does not hold.
Honest either way
If a repair is right, we repair it. If replacement is the smarter money, we tell you that too, and show you the math.
Warranty, Not a Guarantee
Our repair warranty, in plain English
We warranty our repair work, and we are careful about the word we use. We do not “guarantee” that your roof will never leak again, because a repair fixes one spot on a roof whose overall condition we did not build. What we do is warranty the work for six months to a year. If the repair we made keeps leaking, we come back and fix it until it is right.
A full roof replacement is different. Because we install the whole system, a replacement carries our 10-year workmanship warranty. A repair on one section cannot carry that, because we cannot vouch for what a prior roofer did everywhere else.
Roof Repair Cost
How much does a roof repair cost in Brevard County?
From the low hundreds
A small repair, like resetting a few shingles or replacing a pipe boot, starts in the low hundreds. Larger repairs run higher, and complex work on a big or steep roof can reach several thousand.
We price a repair on the labor, the materials, and the risk of a callback. A repair that takes two hours can still be priced higher, because if it leaks again we come back at our cost. We would rather price it fairly once than patch it cheap and chase it twice.
Local, Not a Storm Chaser
You can tell a local roofer from a storm chaser
After a hurricane, out-of-area crews flood in, do fast work, and leave. You can spot them.
Check the area code
Storm chasers use a local-sounding number but often carry a 407 Orlando or 305 Miami area code, not a local 321. We answer at 321-914-3360, and our shop is in Palm Bay.
Ask for local referrals
If they have worked here, they have neighbors who will vouch for them. We have repaired roofs in Brevard County since 1980.
One crew, real quality control
We run one crew so we keep control of the work. We would rather take two to five days and earn a good review than rush a job in a day.
Roof repairs we have completed
Real repairs across Brevard County, with what was wrong and how we fixed it. Replace these with your actual completed jobs.
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Roof Repair FAQ
Common roof repair questions
Is my leak actually the roof?
Usually, yes. About 90 percent of the leak calls we get trace back to the roof, from the installation or the materials. The rest turn out to be a window, plumbing, or an air conditioning line. We find the true source before we quote a repair.
Do you charge for the inspection?
No. The roof inspection is free. We walk the roof, find the source, and give you an honest repair-or-replace answer with a written estimate.
Will you repair a 20-year-old roof?
We can, but at that age a repair is temporary. We will show you the cost of a repair against a replacement and let you decide. If you replace, we can seal the leak to hold you over until we start.
How long does a roof repair warranty last?
We warranty repair work for six months to a year. If the spot we fixed keeps leaking, we come back until it is right. A full replacement carries our 10-year workmanship warranty.
Can you stop a leak in the rain?
Often, yes. We carry sealants that bond even on a wet surface. For an emergency, like a cracked chimney leak during a storm, we can seal the crack to slow the water until we do the full repair
Get a free roof estimate in Palm Bay or Melbourne
We will find the leak, tell you the truth, and give you an honest price. No pressure, no games.
Florida Roofing and Renovations Inc. Serving Palm Bay, Melbourne, and Brevard County since 1980. Florida State Certified. Licensed and Insured. BBB A Plus.