Roof Repair in Melbourne, FL

The storm came through at four, the way it does every summer afternoon, and by five there was a drip in the hallway that was not there yesterday. From the driveway the roof looks the same as it did last week. This site connects you by phone with an independent local roofing contractor who repairs roofs in south Brevard County.

What the crew does first

The crew starts under the roof, not on it. A stain marks where water arrived, and on a shingle roof the entry point is usually a few feet uphill of that. They look in the attic for a wet line on the plywood or a rusted nail tip, then go up and follow that line to the surface.

Five problems account for most repair calls here. A shingle tab lifted by wind and resealed crooked, so it catches the next gust. A pipe boot whose rubber collar split in the sun. Flashing at a wall or a chimney that pulled away from the stucco. A valley where two slopes meet and every gallon of a summer storm runs over one seam. And on the beachside, fasteners and drip edge that salt air has rusted through while the shingle above them still looks fine.

What to do in the next hour

Put a bucket under the drip and move rugs and furniture. If the ceiling is bulging, poke a small hole at the low point with a screwdriver so the water comes out in a stream instead of bringing the drywall down with it. Take photos of the ceiling and of the roof from the ground. Do not get on the roof. A wet shingle roof is slick, a metal roof is worse, and a 1960s roof in Eau Gallie may have soft decking under it.

Write down when the drip started and whether it only shows up in heavy rain or with wind from one direction. An east-wind leak on a beachside house and a still-air leak in Palm Bay point the crew at different places.

What is usually saved and what is not

Most leaks on a shingle roof under 15 years old are a single-spot repair: lift the affected shingles, replace the underlayment or the boot or the flashing under them, and set new shingles with new fasteners. Metal roofs in Melbourne usually leak at a screw line or a penetration, and a repair means new fasteners with fresh gaskets or a sealed boot. Tile roofs in Suntree and on the beachside leak through the underlayment, and the crew lifts tile at the leak to patch it.

What is not saved is a roof that has failed in more than one place. When the crew finds cracked, curled, or bald shingles on two or three slopes, patching one spot buys a season, and the conversation moves to a roof replacement. If a named storm did the damage, the storm damage page covers tarping and documentation first. If a renewal letter started the call, a roof inspection may be the document you actually need.

Brevard County notes: repairs and the code

Florida ended the old 25 percent rule in May 2022 for roofs built to the 2007 code or later. For most Brevard homes that means a roof permitted from March 2009 on can be repaired in sections without bringing the whole roof to current code. A 1998 roof in Palm Bay or a 1985 roof in Suntree is handled case by case, and the contractor tells you which side of that line the house is on before writing the scope.

Beachside repairs come with a material question. Replacing a rusted drip edge with the same galvanized stock puts the same problem back on the house. A contractor who works Satellite Beach and Indialantic every week specifies aluminum or coated trim and stainless or coated fasteners for the repair, and that belongs in the written scope.

In deed-restricted communities from Suntree to Bayside Lakes, a visible shingle patch may need to match the color on file with the association. Contractors who work those neighborhoods keep the common builder colors on the truck.

Calling about roof repair

Have the address, the roof material, roughly when the roof was installed, and a description of where the water shows up and in what weather. Say whether the house is on the beachside or the mainland. Call (321) 490-1097.