Many Hollywood homes sit under flat roofs, from 1920s Mission style homes in Hollywood Lakes with parapet walls and scuppers to mid century homes, additions, and Florida rooms. For flat roofing in Hollywood, FL, 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.
In Hollywood a flat roof can be the whole house or just an addition or Florida room, so the size of the flat section drives the total more than anything else.
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 Florida room or addition costs far less than a whole flat roofed house.
Parapets on Mission style and mid century homes need the roof carried up the wall and capped, which adds labor at every edge.
New drains, larger scuppers, or building up low spots add to the price but are what keep water from sitting.
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 and its edges, and near the coast both take more of a beating.
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.
Water on a parapet roof can only leave through its scuppers or drains. Leaves, palm seeds, and fronds that block them turn the whole roof into a shallow pool, and cracked parapet caps let water into the walls.
Close to the beach and the Intracoastal, salt air corrodes metal edges, flashing, and scupper linings faster. We note your distance to the water and choose those parts for it.
The same steps as any roof replacement, with extra time spent on the drainage and the parapet edges.
We check the surface, the deck from below, the drains and scuppers, and every parapet and wall joint.
The quote names the modified bitumen system, its Miami-Dade approval number, any drainage work, and the price, with rotted decking listed separately.
We apply for the permit with the City of Hollywood Building Division 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 parapet, wall, and outlet, and the City signs off the final inspection.
Real reviews from homeowners across Broward and Palm Beach counties.
We serve homeowners across Hollywood, including Hollywood Lakes, Hollywood Beach, Emerald Hills, Hollywood Hills, Downtown Hollywood, and West Lake Village.
Yes. The new roof goes on inside the parapets and is carried up the walls, so the outside of the home looks the same. If your home is in one of Hollywood’s local historic districts, check with the City before any exterior change such as new parapet caps or barrel tile trim.
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, clear scuppers after storm season, and metal parts suited to salt air 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. Reroofing needs a City of Hollywood permit and inspections, and we apply for it before we start. You can see finished roofs on our projects page.
The system, its approval number, any drainage work, and the price in writing before you decide.
