Barrel tile repair is a craft problem. The tiles are heavy, brittle and set in a pattern where removing one to reach the underlayment means carefully lifting several, and a single misplaced step turns a one-tile repair into a five-tile one. On Boca's larger country-club roofs, the leak is also rarely in the field — it is at a valley, a wall junction, a chimney or a skylight, where the underlayment and metal do the actual waterproofing and the tile is largely a weather shield.
Coastal Boca is a separate discipline. On A1A and through east Boca, the salt exposure equals anything in our service area, and the same corrosion story plays out: hardware fails while the covering above it looks new. There the durable repair replaces corroded components with corrosion-resistant ones. Sealing over corroded metal on an oceanfront roof buys a season, sometimes less, and we would rather tell you that than take the easy invoice.
Matching barrel tile is half the job
In a deed-restricted Boca community, an obvious repair patch is an association problem as much as a cosmetic annoyance. Profiles and colors are typically specified by the community, and many of the tiles on Boca's older country-club roofs are no longer produced in the exact blend they were laid in.
We source the closest approved match, and where an exact one no longer exists we say so up front and lay out the options — relocating salvageable tile from a hidden slope to the repair area is often the cleanest answer. Your association's rules govern what is acceptable, so bring the board in before the work rather than after.
When a Boca repair turns into a code upgrade
Florida's 25% rule is a statewide provision, so it reaches Palm Beach County just as it reaches Broward. Generally, if more than 25% of a roof is repaired or replaced within any 12-month period, the whole roof must be brought to current code. On a large Boca tile roof, a quarter is a lot of square footage — but on a smaller roof with damage across several slopes, the threshold arrives faster than owners expect.
- Roofs permitted after March 1, 2009 are typically exempt from the full-roof upgrade requirement.
- 2022 legislative changes narrowed the rule so that in many cases only the repaired portion must meet current code.
- Current code here means the Florida Building Code's wind requirements for a wind-borne-debris region, not Broward's HVHZ provisions.
- Repairs are permitted through the City of Boca Raton or Palm Beach County depending on your address.
- Confirm how the rule applies to your specific roof with the building department before approving a large repair scope.
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Frequently asked questions
We make every effort to match the profile and color your community requires using approved materials. Where an exact tile has been discontinued, relocating salvageable tile from a hidden slope to the repair area often produces a better result than a near-miss substitute. Either way we bring the option to you and your association before installing anything.
Because on a tile roof the underlayment and metal flashing do the waterproofing — the tile is primarily a weather and UV shield. Leaks commonly originate at valleys, wall junctions, chimneys and skylights, or from underlayment that has reached the end of its life beneath perfectly sound tile. A free inspection identifies which of those it is.
Yes. East Boca's salt exposure is as demanding as anywhere we work, and repairs there focus on corroded fasteners, drip edge, flashing and equipment anchors. We replace failing hardware with corrosion-resistant components rather than sealing over it, because a caulk-only repair on an oceanfront roof rarely survives a full season.