Florida Certified Roofing Contractor CCC 1334537
The flat-rate flat roof specialist in Hillsboro Beach, FL
Flat & Low-Slope Roofing for homes in Hillsboro Beach and the surrounding area — from our Sunrise headquarters. Free quote.
Hillsboro Beach sits on a barrier island barely a few hundred feet wide, so nearly every roof here takes direct salt spray and year-round humidity. Much of the housing is oceanfront and Intracoastal condominium buildings, many built from the 1960s through the 1980s, along with high-end estates on the Hillsboro Mile. Concrete construction with flat or tile roofs is the norm. If you are choosing a contractor for a flat or low-slope roof here, look for three things: a license you can verify, a written quote that spells out what is included, and a crew that works with hurricane-zone wind requirements every day.
Flat Rate Roofing Inc does roofing only. We are a Florida Certified Roofing Contractor, license CCC1334537, and you can verify it on the Florida DBPR website. Our office is at 9610 NW 24th St in Sunrise, in Broward County, the same county as Hillsboro Beach. Every job starts with a free estimate and a written flat-rate quote that says what is included, including rotten plywood and fascia replacement, and it ends with full cleanup.
With the Atlantic on one side and the Intracoastal on the other, salt corrosion is the biggest maintenance driver in town, and a flat roof is not exempt. Salt-laden air attacks flashings, drip edge, fasteners and any unprotected metal at parapets, curbs and drains. Heat and UV bear down on exposed membranes, and driving summer rain tests every seam. Hillsboro Beach is in Broward County, part of the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, so edges and parapets also face hurricane uplift during the June through November season. Because many buildings here are condominiums or sit behind gates with access control, work often has to be coordinated with an association as well.
Problems to watch for in Hillsboro Beach
Ponding water
Where slope or drains fail, water sits on the membrane after the daily summer downpours and wears it down faster. Tapered insulation, crickets and clear drains are the usual fixes.
Seam and flashing failure
Humidity, heat and salt air can open seams and break down base flashing at parapets and curbs. On a concrete building, a small opening can send water into the structure below.
Heat and UV damage
Exposed membranes on a coastal roof get strong sun for much of the year. Over time that can leave the surface cracked, blistered or worn through.
Hurricane uplift at edges
Wind loads concentrate at roof edges and parapets, so attachment and edge metal matter in a storm-exposed town. Uplift and attachment are a key inspection item for low-slope assemblies.
Corroded metal and drainage parts
Salt spray eats at unprotected metal, including edge metal, scuppers and fasteners. Worn or undersized drains and scuppers can then let water back up during heavy rain.
Too many roof layers
Building code limits how many roof layers may remain, so an older roof that has been recovered more than once may need a full tear-off. A written quote should say clearly whether tear-off is part of the job.
What we do
- Built-up and modified bitumenWe install hot mop built-up roofing and modified bitumen, including torch-applied cap sheets, for flat roofs on homes and buildings.
- Self-adhered systemsWhere the building or the association calls for it, we install self-adhered membrane systems as an alternative to hot or torch application.
- Tapered insulation, crickets and drainsTo correct ponding, we build slope with tapered insulation and crickets. We also add new drains and scuppers so water has somewhere to go.
- Base flashing at parapets and curbsWe detail base flashing at parapets and curbs, the spots where salt air, heat and wind-driven rain do the most damage.
- Tear-off and deck replacementWhen the old system has to come off, we tear it off and replace damaged deck. Rotten plywood and fascia replacement is included in the scope of our flat-rate quote.
Licenses, permits and codes in Hillsboro Beach
Flat and low-slope roofing in Florida is regulated by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), through the Construction Industry Licensing Board. The state's rule is: "Roofing work in Florida legally requires a licensed roofing contractor and generally a permit from the local building department; a contractor's license is verified on the Florida DBPR website." We pull permits under our own license, schedule the inspections, and close the permit out. Condominiums and HOAs often require separate association approval in addition to the permit, so check with yours before work starts. Florida Building Code requirements for low-slope assemblies, attachment and drainage apply here. On product approvals, the rule is: "Miami-Dade and Broward are Florida's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone. Roofing products used there need a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance (NOA) for that use; elsewhere in Florida they need a Florida Product Approval (or local approval)." Partial re-roofs also raise the 25% rule: "Florida's 25% roof rule (Florida Building Code, Existing Building volume, section 706.1.1): when more than 25% of a roof or roof section is repaired, replaced or recovered in any 12-month period, the entire roof or section has to be brought up to current code." How it is applied can vary, so verify with the building department that covers your property.
When to call
Ponding and leak calls tend to spike during the summer wet season and tropical storm events, June through November. Installation is generally easier in the drier winter and spring, when membranes can be applied to a dry deck. In Hillsboro Beach, repair demand also rises in late spring as owners prepare for hurricane season, and again from November to April when seasonal residents return and find problems. Planning ahead gives you more choice of timing. To get started, call (954) 775-8990 or request an estimate with the form on this page. The phone is answered around the clock, and the Sunrise office keeps weekday hours, Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm. The estimate is free.
We serve Hillsboro Beach, including the Hillsboro Mile, Hillsboro Inlet and the Hillsboro Lighthouse area, along with nearby Deerfield Beach, The Cove, Lighthouse Point, Hillsboro Shores and the Pompano Beach A1A corridor.
Flat Roof in Hillsboro Beach: questions we hear
- Does a flat roof in Hillsboro Beach need a Miami-Dade NOA product?
- Hillsboro Beach is in Broward County, part of Florida's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, where roofing products need a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance (NOA) for that use. The product has to be installed per its approval. Ask any contractor to show the approvals for the full assembly.
- My building is a condominium. Do I need association approval?
- Condominiums and HOAs often require separate association approval in addition to the building permit. Many properties in Hillsboro Beach are in an association or behind gates with access control, so check your rules and gate access early. We can work from your association's requirements when we write the quote.
- How does salt air affect a flat roof here?
- On a barrier island only a few hundred feet wide, salt spray reaches nearly every structure. It corrodes unprotected metal such as flashings, edge metal and fasteners, which is why flashing details and drainage parts get close attention on a flat roof.
- What does your flat-rate quote include?
- It is a written quote that says what is included. Permits are pulled under our license, inspections are scheduled and passed, and the permit is closed out. Rotten plywood and fascia replacement is part of the scope, and so is full cleanup.
- How do I check that a roofer is licensed?
- Look the contractor up on the Florida DBPR website. Our license is Florida Certified Roofing Contractor CCC1334537, a state certification valid in every Florida county. We are also insured.
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