Mid century homes, additions, carports, and Florida rooms across Fort Lauderdale sit under flat roofs that have to shed a summer downpour with almost no slope. APEX Roofing of Delray Beach replaces them with modified bitumen applied directly to the deck, starting at $6.50 to $7.50 per square foot of roof, with the drainage checked before we quote.
The standard residential flat roof system, applied directly to the deck. TPO is kept for commercial buildings.
Drains, scuppers, and low spots are checked before the quote, since standing water is what ends a flat roof early.
Installed, with the tear off, permit, and disposal included.
On flat roofs, rotted decking is priced separately and listed in your estimate before you sign.
Flat roofs rarely fail all at once. These are the signs that the surface is near the end of its life, and one that usually is not.
Most flat roofs in Fort Lauderdale cover an addition, a carport, or part of the house rather than the whole roof, so the size of the flat section drives the total.
On shingle, tile, and metal roofs, APEX includes all rotted decking. Flat roofs are the exception. Wet decking under a flat roof is priced separately and listed in your estimate before you sign, so it never shows up as a surprise at the end.
Prices are per square foot of roof, and a carport or Florida room costs far less than a whole flat roofed house.
New drains, larger scuppers, or building up low spots add to the price but are what keep water from sitting.
The joint between a flat section and a pitched roof needs its own flashing and is where many leaks start.
Air conditioning units and vents on the roof have to be lifted or worked around and flashed again.
Installed price per square foot of roof
Flat, modified bitumen
$6.50 to $7.50
Asphalt shingle, for comparison
$6 to $7
Tile, for comparison
$10 to $11
Standing seam metal, for comparison
$11 to $12
Included: tear off, permit, and disposal. Rotted decking on a flat roof is priced separately in your estimate.
Starting ranges, not a quote. Financing can turn the price into a monthly payment, and homes built before 2008 may qualify for up to $10,000 toward hurricane upgrades through the state’s My Safe Florida Home program when funding is open.
A flat roof is only as good as its drainage. These three spots cause most of the problems we see.
Florida’s building code for Broward calls for positive drainage, meaning the roof should be dry within 48 hours of rain. Low spots that hold water past that wear the surface out early.
Leaves, palm fronds, and seeds collect at the outlets during storm season, and a blocked outlet turns the whole roof into a shallow pool.
Water running off the main roof lands on the flat section at the joint. If the flashing there fails, the leak shows up inside the addition.
The same steps as any roof replacement in Fort Lauderdale, with extra time spent on the drainage.
We check the surface, the deck from below, the drains and scuppers, and the joint with the main roof.
The quote names the modified bitumen system, its Miami-Dade approval number, any drainage work, and the price, with rotted decking listed separately.
We pull the permit through the City of Fort Lauderdale’s LauderBuild portal before work starts.
The old roof comes off, wet decking is replaced, and the deck is inspected before the new roof goes down.
The modified bitumen is applied, flashing is finished at every wall and outlet, and the City signs off the final inspection.
Real reviews from homeowners across Broward and Palm Beach counties.
We replace flat roofs across Fort Lauderdale, including Bal Harbour, Bermuda Riviera, Coral Ridge, Coral Ridge Isles, Imperial Point, Galt Mile, and Palm Aire Village.
On homes, we use modified bitumen applied directly to the deck. It handles foot traffic and small repairs well and is the standard for residential flat roofs. We keep TPO for commercial buildings with large, open flat roofs.
A modified bitumen roof usually lasts about 15 to 25 years here. Good drainage and clean drains after storm season are what push it toward the longer end.
Often, yes. We look at why the water sits, then clear or add drains, enlarge scuppers, or build up low spots in the deck before the new roof goes on. The quote lists that work separately so you can see what it costs.
Yes. Units are lifted or worked around during the replacement, and the roof is flashed again around the stands and lines so they do not become the next leak.
Yes. Reroofing in Fort Lauderdale needs a City permit and inspections, and we pull it through LauderBuild before we start. If you only have a small leak, a roof repair may be all you need.
The system, its approval number, any drainage work, and the price in writing before you decide.
