Sebastian roof repair: small leak now. Or a ceiling later.
Fast, honest roof repair across the Treasure Coast — we find the actual entry point, fix it properly, and tell you if that’s all you need.
Most leaks aren’t where you think they are
Water travels. The stain on your ceiling is often several feet from where the roof is actually failing, which is why guessing at repairs so rarely works.
Leak tracing
We follow the water back to its real entry point instead of patching the nearest suspicious spot.
Flashing & penetrations
Vents, skylights, chimneys and wall transitions — where the large majority of leaks actually start.
Storm & wind damage
Lifted, cracked or missing material replaced and re-sealed to current fastening standards.
Emergency tarping
Active water coming in? We can get a tarp on it to stop the damage while we plan the repair.
We will tell you when it’s just a repair
Plenty of contractors quote a full replacement on a roof that needs four hours of flashing work. We don’t, and it costs us jobs we’re fine losing.
If your roof has good years left, that’s what we’ll put in writing — and we’ll show you the photos that back it up.
How repairs work with us
Fast scheduling
Most inspections booked within 24 hours. Active leaks jump the line.
Photo evidence
You see what we see — pictures of the failure point before and after the repair.
Honest scope
If a repair buys you three years, we say three years, not ten.
Licensed & insured
CCC1337211, liability and workers’ comp on every crew that touches your property.
The leaks we actually get called for
After enough coastal Florida roofs you stop being surprised. Nine out of ten leaks start at one of these six places — almost never in the middle of a shingle field.
Pipe boots and vent flashing
The number one leak source in Florida, by a distance. The rubber collar around your plumbing vents is UV-cooked and cracked at roughly year 10–12, long before the shingles are finished. A boot is a cheap part and a fast fix — if you catch it before the ceiling does.
Valleys
Where two roof planes meet, all the water goes. Debris packs in, holds moisture against the metal, and the valley rusts or the shingles wear through from underneath. Oak and palm overhang makes this worse fast.
Chimney and skylight flashing
Step flashing and counterflashing that was never properly integrated, or that separated as the structure moved. Sealant on top of bad flashing is a 12-month fix, not a repair.
Wind-lifted or missing shingles
A gust does not have to be hurricane force to break the seal strip. Once the tab is unsealed it flutters, works the nails loose, and the next storm takes it. Often invisible from the ground.
Tile slips and broken tile
Concrete and clay tile is a rain screen, not a waterproof layer — the underlayment underneath does the real work. A slipped or cracked tile exposes that underlayment to UV and it fails early.
Drip edge and fascia
Water tracking behind undersized or missing drip edge rots the fascia and sheathing edge quietly for years. You usually find it because the soffit stains, not because the ceiling does.
How we find a leak that is not where the stain is
Water runs. The spot on your ceiling is where it gave up, not where it got in — and chasing the stain is how people end up paying for three repairs that did not work.
We start inside, in the attic
Before anyone gets on the roof we look underneath it with a light. Wet or stained sheathing, rusted nail shanks, daylight at a penetration, compressed or matted insulation — the attic tells you the entry point and how long it has been going on. A ceiling stain only tells you where drywall finally gave up.
Then we get on the roof and look at the whole system
Not just the area above the stain. Boots, valleys, flashings, ridge, drip edge and fastener condition, everywhere. Half the time we find a second problem that had not leaked through yet — and telling you about it now is cheaper for you than a second trip in six months.
Water testing when it is not obvious
Some leaks only show up under a particular wind direction or volume. When the visual inspection is inconclusive we isolate sections and run water on them in sequence until it reproduces. It is slow and it is the only way to be certain.
You get photographs
Every repair we quote comes with pictures of the actual defect on your actual roof. If we cannot show you a photo of the problem, we have not earned the right to charge you to fix it.
And an honest answer about the rest of the roof
A repair on a 22-year-old roof is a patch on a system that is finished. We will do it if that is what you want — but we will tell you plainly what you are buying, and we will price the replacement alongside it so you can decide with both numbers in front of you.
What roof repairs cost around here
Honest ranges. The variables are access, height, material and how much of the deck went soft while the leak was running.
Most single-issue repairs on the Treasure Coast fall between $450 and $2,500. The low end is a boot or a handful of shingles; the high end is flashing rebuild, valley replacement or tile work with decking involved.
Pipe boot replacement — roughly $300 to $650
Per boot, including the surrounding shingle work to tie it back in properly. If you have four vents and one has failed, the other three are the same age — doing them together on one trip is meaningfully cheaper than four separate visits.
Shingle repair — roughly $450 to $1,200
Replacing wind-damaged or missing shingles and resealing the surrounding field. Colour matching on a 15-year-old roof is imperfect and we will say so before we start rather than after.
Flashing repair or rebuild — roughly $650 to $2,200
Chimneys, skylights, wall-to-roof transitions. The range is wide because a proper rebuild means pulling shingles back, installing new step and counter flashing, and reweaving — not caulking over the old work.
Valley repair — roughly $900 to $2,800
New valley metal and the shingle courses either side. Frequently comes with decking replacement, because a valley that has been leaking has usually been leaking a while.
Tile repair — roughly $500 to $2,500
Slipped, cracked or missing tile plus the underlayment beneath it. Sourcing a discontinued profile is the wildcard; we will tell you up front if your tile is going to be hard to match. See tile roofing.
Emergency tarping — roughly $400 to $1,200
To stop active water immediately while a permanent repair is scheduled or a claim is opened. See emergency roof tarping.
Decking replacement — quoted per sheet
Quoted in writing before we start and billed only for what actually comes out. Every sheet gets photographed.
Get a written repair quote → or call 772-589-2400.
When a repair is the wrong answer
We would rather lose a repair ticket than sell you three of them in eighteen months.
The 25% rule sets a legal ceiling
Florida Statute 553.844 says that if more than 25% of a roof or roof section is repaired or recovered within any 12-month period, that section has to be brought up to current code. Since SB 4-D took effect in May 2022 there is a significant exception: if the existing system was built to the 2007 Florida Building Code or later, only the damaged portion has to comply. We measure the damaged area and tell you which side of that line you are on before we quote. Full detail on our 25% rule page.
Leaks in more than one unrelated place
One leak is a defect. Three leaks in three different areas is a roof telling you its underlayment is done. Patching all three costs most of a replacement and buys you a fraction of the life.
Granules in the gutters and bald patches
That is the asphalt layer losing its UV shield. Once it is exposed, the mat underneath degrades quickly in Florida sun and no repair stops that clock.
Soft or spongy decking over a wide area
If the substrate is compromised across the roof, there is nothing sound to fasten a repair to. Localized rot we replace; widespread rot means the covering has been letting water through for years.
Your insurer has already flagged it
If a carrier has issued a non-renewal or a roof exclusion, repairs will not usually satisfy them. What satisfies them is a new roof plus a current wind mitigation report — see roof age and Florida insurance.
When repair is genuinely the right call
Localized damage, a roof under roughly 12–15 years, sound decking, and an intact field. That is most of what we see, and we fix it and leave. A free inspection is how you find out which situation you are in, and it costs nothing to ask.
Emergency roof repair in Sebastian: storm leaks
Active water does not wait for a quote. Neither do we.
Tarp first, diagnose second
If water is coming in, stopping it is the only priority. We tarp properly — battened and sealed, not a sheet of plastic weighted with bricks that blows off in the next squall.
Documented for your carrier
Photographs, measurements and a written scope in the format adjusters expect. If you are filing, that documentation is what the claim lives or dies on. See storm damage insurance claims.
You have one year to file
Florida Statute 627.70132 gives you one year from the date of loss to file, and 18 months for a supplemental. That clock starts at the storm, not at the stain.
Then the permanent repair
Once the water is stopped and the claim is open, we do the actual repair properly — permitted, inspected and warranted. See hurricane roof damage.
Roof repair FAQs
How fast can you get out to an active leak?
We prioritise active water. In most cases we can inspect within 24 hours and tarp on the same visit to stop it spreading into ceilings and insulation. Call 772-589-2400 — storm weeks run longer, but active leaks still go to the front of the queue.
Is the roof inspection really free?
Yes, and there is no obligation attached to it. You get photographs of anything we find and a written condition summary. A fair number of those end with us telling someone their roof is fine and to call us in two years.
Do you charge a diagnostic fee to find a leak?
Not for a standard inspection. If a leak is genuinely elusive and needs extended water testing, we will tell you before we start and agree the cost with you first. You will never get a surprise line item.
Will a repair match my existing roof?
Functionally yes, cosmetically it depends. Shingles fade in Florida UV, so a new bundle will not perfectly match a 15-year-old field, and some tile profiles are discontinued. We tell you honestly what the finished repair will look like before you commit.
Does insurance cover a roof repair?
It covers sudden accidental damage — wind, hail, impact. It does not cover wear or age. Many repairs also come in under the deductible, in which case filing does nothing for you except put a claim on your record. We will tell you which situation you are in.
How long does a repair take?
Most are a single visit of a few hours. Flashing rebuilds, valley work and anything with decking involved can run a full day. We give you a realistic window when we quote, not an optimistic one.
Do you warranty repairs?
Yes. Our workmanship warranty is in writing and comes with the invoice. If the repair we made leaks, we come back.
Can I just seal it myself with roof cement?
You can, and it will usually buy a few months. The risk is that sealant over a failed flashing hides the problem while the decking underneath keeps getting wet, which can make the eventual proper repair larger. As a way to buy time until a scheduled repair, fine. As a permanent solution, no.
Do you repair flat and low-slope roofs?
Yes — seams, flashings, drains and penetrations on TPO, modified bitumen and low-slope systems. See flat & low-slope roofing and commercial roof repair.
What areas do you cover?
From our Sebastian shop: Vero Beach, Fort Pierce, Port St. Lucie, Stuart, Palm City, Jensen Beach, Hobe Sound, Palm Bay, Melbourne, Fellsmere, Barefoot Bay, Micco, Grant-Valkaria, Malabar and the barrier island communities.
Roof Repair by City
We repair roofs across Indian River, Brevard, St. Lucie and Martin County. Pick your city for local pricing, permit detail and the failure modes we actually see there.
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