Roof repair in North Palm Beach — repair first, replace only when necessary.
North Palm Beach is a waterfront village — canal and Intracoastal homes, marina-adjacent condominiums, the established streets around the North Palm Beach Country Club, and commercial roofs along the US-1 and Northlake corridor. Its tile, shingle, and flat roofs share one exposure: salt air, wind-driven rain, intense sun, and corrosion at every flashing, fastener, valley, vent, and penetration. Drawing on a McGilvary family legacy of licensed roofing since 1974, Mike McGilvary Roofing repairs North Palm Beach roofs the right way — inspecting first, documenting properly, preserving the sound portion of the roof, and recommending replacement only when the evidence shows it is necessary.
Accredited · Certified · Recognized · A McGilvary Family Legacy of Licensed Roofing in Palm Beach County Since 1974
North Palm Beach roofs aren't generic — and neither is the repair.
A canal-front home off Anchorage Drive, a Country Club Addition ranch from the 1960s, a marina-side condominium building, and a flat-roofed storefront on Northlake Boulevard all age differently — by exposure, drainage, roof design, and maintenance, not by the year the roof went on. We inspect first with attic thermal imaging, repair to the cause, and preserve the parts of the roof that are still sound, so North Palm Beach owners replace only what the evidence says has failed.
A free, documented inspection settles repair-vs-replace with evidence, backed by a 2-year workmanship warranty and an optional 5-Year Roof Certification that documents your roof's remaining useful life for insurance.
The repairs North Palm Beach roofs actually need.
Local conditions drive local failures — here's what we find most.
What North Palm Beach's water does to a roof
Almost every North Palm Beach roof sits within a few blocks of salt water — the Intracoastal, the Earman River, Lake Worth Lagoon, or a canal. Salt air corrodes flashing, fasteners, and valley metal; wind-driven rain off the water finds every weak joint; and Florida sun breaks down sealants and underlayment fastest where runoff concentrates. Caught early, each of these is a targeted repair — a flashing joint, a valley, a cracked tile or lifted shingle — not a tear-off.
Repair first — replace only when necessary
We inspect first and evaluate whether repairs or targeted rebuilding can extend the roof's useful life before recommending full replacement. Failure on an established North Palm Beach roof is usually concentrated where water runs hardest; we find the true cause with thermal imaging, fix it, and document the roof's condition and remaining useful life in writing — documentation that may be useful when an insurer reviews an older roof.
Published In & Recognized By
Whatever the roof, we repair the cause.
Tile, shingle, and flat — explore tile, shingle, flat, leak, and rebuild services, all available across North Palm Beach.
- Leak detection & waterproofing
- Tile & shingle replacement and matching
- Flashing repair at walls, chimneys & penetrations
- Storm & hurricane damage repair
- Underlayment & flat-roof membrane repair
- Free inspections & 5-Year Certifications
Everything a North Palm Beach roof needs — from one repair-first team.
Repair first, preserve when possible, replace only when necessary. Here is how that philosophy applies to every service we bring to North Palm Beach homeowners, condominium associations, and property managers — on the tile, shingle, and flat roofs of a waterfront village.
Roof repair in North Palm Beach
Tile, shingle, and flat-roof repair done to the cause — flashing, valleys, vents, penetrations, underlayment, and storm damage — on the canal-front homes, Country Club streets, and marina-adjacent buildings that take North Palm Beach's salt air head-on. We preserve the sound portion of the roof and document every repair with photos.
Tile & clay-tile roof repair
North Palm Beach has both the flat-profile concrete tile of its newer waterfront homes and the barrel tile of older Mediterranean-style houses. We repair broken and slipped tile, re-bed ridge and hip caps, and replace failed underlayment beneath sound tile — sourcing and matching discontinued profiles so the repair disappears into the roof.
Roof leak detection & repair
Salt air off the Intracoastal and wind-driven rain find every weak flashing joint and cracked tile. We locate the true entry point with attic thermal imaging — not guesswork — then repair to the source and document the moisture before it rots the decking.
Tile roof preservation & re-underlayment
Concrete and clay roof tiles can last 50 years or longer with proper installation and maintenance; it is usually the underlayment beneath them that ages out first. We retain and reinstall existing tiles that are serviceable and suitable for reuse, replacing damaged tiles as needed, over new underlayment — preserving the roof and the look your community expects.
5-Year Roof Certifications
A signed 5-Year Roof Certification documents your North Palm Beach roof's actual condition and remaining useful life, with photo exhibits — professional documentation that may support an insurer's review of an older roof, and a clear record for a future sale. It is an opinion based on inspection, not a guarantee of any insurance outcome.
Free roof inspections
Every job starts with a free, documented inspection — thermal imaging, drone documentation, and a written repair-vs-replace comparison with remaining-useful-life findings. No pressure, no automatic tear-off.
24/7 emergency roof repair
When a storm off the water opens a North Palm Beach roof, we respond around the clock to stop the water, tarp, and document the damage — then return for the permanent, matched repair. Call us — your call rings directly to the owner's office and direct line.
Florida Roof Age Law guidance
Under Florida Statute §627.7011, a roof that is at least 15 years old may be inspected by an insurer-approved authorized inspector; if it has five or more years of remaining useful life, an insurer cannot refuse to issue or renew solely because of the roof's age. We document an older North Palm Beach roof's condition so you and your agent have the evidence — inspection results do not guarantee coverage.
New permitting rules also affect North Palm Beach repairs — see what HB 803 means for roof repairs under $7,500, or read how remaining useful life is documented.
Across North Palm Beach — where you live.
From the canals to the Country Club to the Northlake corridor, every part of the village has its own roof problems. Here is what we see, block by block.
The Village & established residential streets
Ranch and split-level homes from the 1950s–70s, many on their second or third roof — aging tile underlayment and shingle roofs where a documented repair usually beats a tear-off.
North Palm Beach Country Club & Country Club Addition
Tile and shingle roofs around the golf course with mature-tree debris and concentrated valley runoff — the drainage paths are where these roofs fail first.
Waterfront, canal & Intracoastal homes
Direct salt exposure and wind-driven rain off the water corrode flashing, fasteners, and valley metal years ahead of inland roofs.
Old Port Cove & marina-adjacent condominiums
Flat and low-slope roofs on association-managed buildings — membrane maintenance, drainage, and board-ready condition documentation.
US-1 & Northlake Boulevard corridor
Commercial flat roofs and mixed-use buildings where ponding, penetrations, and rooftop equipment drive the repair list.
HOA, condo & architectural-review communities
Careful tile matching and the written documentation associations and property managers require before and after every repair.
The crew that shows up — a McGilvary family roofing legacy since 1974.
Half a century of Palm Beach County roofs, repaired by a family-owned crew that answers its own phone — inspecting first, documenting properly, and fixing the cause.
Specialized technique — so we fix the roof without breaking the tiles.
Free inspection
We walk the roof on weight-distributing boards, photograph broken tiles, and use attic thermal imaging to find hidden underlayment moisture — then tell you honestly whether you need a repair or a replacement.
Tile matching
We photograph and measure your tiles and source matches — common profiles in days, discontinued in 3–6 weeks, custom reproductions in 8–12 weeks — with cost options from "close enough" to exact.
Detailed proposal
A written estimate separating tile, labor, underlayment, valley/flashing, and structural work — with minimum, recommended, and comprehensive options, timeline, and warranty all spelled out.
Expert repair
Tiles staged and numbered, failed underlayment fully replaced to code, marine-grade valley metal, proper mechanical fasteners — backed by full photo documentation and a 2-year workmanship warranty.
What determines what a North Palm Beach roof repair actually costs.
We don't publish price ranges, because the honest answer depends on the roof. A written proposal follows every free inspection — itemized, with options, so you can see exactly what you are paying for.
Scope, access, and what's underneath
How many sections have failed and how large they are; whether the deck beneath is sound or has rotted; whether the existing tile is serviceable and suitable for reuse or has to be sourced and matched; the flashing, valley, vent, and penetration details involved; and how the roof is accessed. A single flashing repair and a rebuilt valley with new decking are very different jobs.
The honest comparison, in writing
Our proposal separates tile, labor, underlayment, valley and flashing, and any structural work, with minimum, recommended, and comprehensive options. When targeted rebuilding can extend the roof's useful life, we say so; when the roof system as a whole has reached the end of its life, we say that too — and show you the evidence either way.
Under Florida's roof age law (§627.7011), a homeowner with a roof that is at least 15 years old may obtain an inspection by an insurer-approved authorized inspector before an insurer requires replacement based on age; if the inspection shows five or more years of remaining useful life, the insurer cannot refuse to issue or renew the policy solely because of the roof's age. Inspection results do not guarantee coverage — insurers may still apply other lawful underwriting and property-condition requirements — but a documented repair and an optional 5-Year Roof Certification give you and your agent something real to work with.
Real homes. Real documentation.
Short walkthroughs from real Palm Beach County projects — what Mike found, what he documented, and the work that followed. Outcomes vary by roof; nothing here is a guarantee of any insurance result.
WatchThe Drummond Roof
An insurance review prompted a closer look. Documentation of the tile system's actual condition may help the homeowner make an informed decision — repair, rebuild, or replacement.
WatchThe Amber Roof
Full condition documentation of an older tile roof. Thorough records of repairability and remaining useful life may be useful for insurance and future planning.
WatchThe Wellington Rebuild
A section rebuild that preserved most of the existing roof — replacing the failed underlayment, valley metal, and damaged tile instead of a full tear-off.
A North Palm Beach tile roof — the failed patch removed, the section rebuilt.
A real Mike McGilvary Roofing project in North Palm Beach. The homeowner continued experiencing leaks after a previous contractor performed a small, localized repair.
Real project photos, North Palm Beach, FL · cropped to the roof for the homeowner's privacy.
Documented projects just down the road.
Two fully documented Palm Beach County projects that show the same repair-first approach on the kind of tile roof this page is about.
A Palm Beach Gardens tile roof — valleys rebuilt, certified for five years
A roughly 25-year-old concrete tile roof with active valley leaks and rotted decking, rebuilt at its high-water-flow sections with the existing tile reinstalled — then issued a signed 5-Year Roof Certification instead of a replacement. Read the Palm Beach Gardens case study →
Island Drive — a Palm Beach estate roof, preserved
A signed 5-Year Roof Certification and a full documentation package on a Palm Beach estate tile roof — inspected page by page, repaired where needed, and certified with remaining useful life exceeding five years, instead of a full replacement. Read the Island Drive case study →
See every documented project in our roof preservation case studies.
A family-owned roofer North Palm Beach keeps calling.
Repairing North Palm Beach roofs — McGilvary family, licensed since 1974
Five decades of Palm Beach County roofs — tile, shingle, and flat. We know how North Palm Beach's waterfront exposure, mature-tree debris, and 1960s-era housing stock actually wear a roof, and where to look first.
Honest, documented assessments
We inspect first and recommend replacement only when it's truly warranted — the repair-first approach, with photo documentation every time.
Condo, HOA & property-manager ready
Yes — we work with North Palm Beach condominium associations, HOAs, and property managers routinely, matching tile carefully and providing the written, photographed condition documentation boards need before approving a repair.
Licensed, verified & proven
Florida Certified Roofing Contractor CCC1331721 (license active since 2018; the McGilvary family has been licensed roofing contractors in Palm Beach County since 1974), BBB A+, a BuildZoom score of 107 (94th percentile, Top 6% in Florida), 5.0 stars across hundreds of Google reviews, and a 2-year workmanship warranty.
We serve all of Palm Beach County — see every city we cover, or read the Palm Beach Gardens case study.
North Palm Beach roof questions, answered.
How quickly can you respond to an active roof leak in North Palm Beach?
Does salt air affect roofs in North Palm Beach?
Can a waterfront tile roof be repaired instead of replaced?
Do you work with North Palm Beach condo associations, HOAs, and property managers?
Can you repair and match older or discontinued roof tile?
What does a roof inspection include?
Can you document a roof's condition and remaining useful life for an insurance review?
What is a 5-Year Roof Certification?
How does Florida Statute §627.7011 relate to roof condition and remaining useful life?
How often should waterfront and canal-adjacent roofs be inspected?
Find out what your North Palm Beach roof actually needs.
Tell us what's going on and we'll come take a look — thermal imaging, an honest repair-vs-replace assessment, and zero pressure. Family-owned — the McGilvary family has repaired Palm Beach County roofs as licensed contractors since 1974.