A lot of West Palm Beach was built under tile. The Mediterranean Revival and Mission style homes of Flamingo Park went up in the 1920s land boom with clay barrel roofs, and flat concrete tile covers the planned communities west of I-95. APEX Roofing of Delray Beach installs and replaces concrete and clay tile roofs in West Palm Beach from our office in Delray Beach. Prices start at $10 to $11 per square foot of roof, and that number already covers the tear off, new underlayment, the permit, and every sheet of rotted decking we find.
Concrete and clay tile routinely outlive two shingle roofs under South Florida sun and storms.
Rain that slips past the tile is stopped by the underlayment, which is why we replace it on every job.
Installed price that covers the tear off, underlayment, permit, and hauling away the old roof.
We replace all soft or rotted decking at no added charge, so the price you sign is the price you pay.
Tile costs more than shingle, weighs far more than metal, and lasts for decades, and those three facts decide whether it suits your house. If storm winds broke tiles on a roof that is otherwise sound, our storm damage roof repair page is the quicker route.
Here are our installed prices for tile in West Palm Beach, plus the four details that move a quote up or down.
A common practice is to include a few sheets of plywood and bill for each sheet past that, which can add thousands once the old roof is off. APEX replaces every soft or rotted sheet on a tile job without changing the price.
We measure the roof surface itself, not the floor plan, and a steeper slope or wide overhangs add square footage.
Mediterranean Revival homes often have stepped rooflines, entry towers, and many valleys, and every cut tile and extra piece of flashing adds labor.
Barrel tile needs more pieces per square foot than flat tile, and a historic review or an association list may limit which profile and color you can use.
Census figures put the typical West Palm Beach home’s build year at 1987. When an older house worth $300,000 or more gets a new roof, Florida law can call for stronger straps between the roof and the walls if it was built before March 2002.
Installed cost per square foot of roof
Concrete or clay tile
$10 to $11
Architectural shingle, to compare
$6 to $7
Standing seam metal, to compare
$11 to $12
For a roof of about 2,500 to 3,000 sq ft, a new tile roof comes to roughly $25,000 to $33,000. Larger roofs rise in proportion.
Starting prices, not a quote. Financing can break the cost into monthly payments. When the state has funding open, homesteaded homes built before 2008 may qualify for up to $10,000 in hurricane hardening through My Safe Florida Home.
Tile here ranges from 1920s clay barrel in the historic districts to concrete tile on the newer communities west of I-95. Three things shape a new roof on either one.
West Palm Beach has 18 locally designated historic districts, among them Flamingo Park, El Cid, and Old Northwood. A roof change on a historic home follows the city’s preservation rules, and depending on the change, city staff or the Historic Preservation Board reviews it before the permit. Our quote names the tile profile and color so you can file for that review.
Homes from the 1920s and 1930s often have board decking instead of plywood. Once the tile is off, any rotted boards are replaced before the new underlayment goes down, and that work is part of the price.
Wind driven rain works under tile in every storm, and the membrane beneath is what stops it. After 25 to 35 years that membrane gets brittle and cracks, often while the tiles above still look fine.
Tile follows the usual roof replacement steps, with more time spent on the underlayment and on fastening each tile.
We measure every slope, look at the deck from the attic, and record the tile profile, color, and roof openings.
You get the tile type, profile, color, and total price on paper.
We file for the permit on the City of West Palm Beach Civic Access portal, or with Palm Beach County when the home sits outside city limits, and work starts once it is issued.
We remove the old tile and underlayment, replace any rotted decking, and lay the new membrane for inspection.
Tiles are fastened, hips and ridges are capped, and the final inspection closes the permit.
Real reviews from homeowners across Broward and Palm Beach counties.
We work with homeowners throughout West Palm Beach, including Flamingo Park, El Cid, Old Northwood, Grandview Heights, the South End, and the neighborhoods west of I-95.
Usually. When only a handful of tiles are cracked and the membrane under them is still good, we swap the broken pieces and match them as closely as we can. If the underlayment has failed across the roof, new tiles alone will not stop the leaks. Our roof repair page explains how we decide.
Sometimes. It depends on how many tiles crack when they are lifted and whether matching replacements are still made. Many concrete tile profiles from past decades are discontinued, so a complete new tile roof is often the cleaner job. A roof inspection tells you which applies to your house.
Both are accepted in Palm Beach County when the product has Florida product approval. Concrete is the less expensive choice and the one most planned communities use. Clay keeps its color longer, often lasts 50 years or more, and matches the barrel roofs on the city’s Mediterranean Revival homes.
Under Florida law, an insurer cannot refuse to write or renew a policy based on roof age alone when an inspection shows at least 5 years of useful life left. Many tile roofs meet that test long after 15 years. Our free roof inspection is the place to start.
High pressure can crack tile and strip the color coat from concrete tile, and walking the roof to clean it often breaks more pieces. A low pressure wash is gentler, and anyone stepping on tile should know where the tiles can take weight.
Your tile type, profile, color, and price in writing, with new underlayment and all rotted decking counted in.
