Re-roofing · tile, metal, shingle & flat
A new roof, with the price settled before the old one comes off.
Most re-roof surprises happen at tear-off, when rotten wood turns up and a second bill follows. A Capps contract has no open-ended clause for rotten wood, and no deposit. The price is the price.
How a Capps re-roof runs
From the estimate to the magnet sweep
This is the order the work happens in, and where the money changes hands. Nothing is due before work starts.
Owned and run by brothers Blake and Mark Capps since January 1993. Blake makes himself personally accountable for every phase of your job.
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Estimate
An estimator looks at the roof, diagnoses what's actually wrong with it, and writes one itemized price.
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Choose the roof
Tile, metal, shingle or flat, and the details that matter for each. See the choices below.
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Sign — no deposit
There's no deposit and no open-ended clause for rotten wood or other "extras".
Due now $0
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Permit and HOA paperwork
The permit is pulled and the association's approval paperwork is handled for you.
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Protect the property
Tarps go over your shrubbery before anything comes off the roof.
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Tear-off and carpentry
The old roof comes off down to the deck. Rotten plywood and fascia are replaced as part of the price you already signed.
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Dry-in
The new underlayment goes down and the house is sealed against rain.
First payment
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The new roof
Tile, metal panels, shingles or membrane go on over the underlayment, using the products and methods chosen at the estimate.
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Clean-up, every day
Debris leaves in dump trucks the same day — not in a dumpster parked on your driveway. At the end, a large magnet is run through the grass around the house to pick up stray nails.
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Final inspection, final payment
The building department inspects the finished roof. You pay the balance when the job is done.
Balance
The decisions, by roof type
What you'll choose for each kind of roof
Tile
- Material
- Clay or concrete
- Profile
- Flat, or the rounded Spanish look
- Underlayment
- 90 lb, peel-and-stick, or modified bitumen
- Attachment
- Foam adhesive or screws
Metal
- Panel
- 5V crimp, or standing seam with hidden fasteners
- Finish
- Unpainted silver (mill finish) or a factory color
Shingle
- Why people pick it
- The lowest up-front cost
- Wind
- Self-sealing strips; tested by the maker to 130 mph
Flat
- Membrane
- Modified bitumen or single-ply TPO
- Drainage
- A tapered system, so water can't pond
- Warranty
- Ask about a manufacturer's no-dollar-limit warranty on material and workmanship
Timing
Replace it before an insurer or a storm decides for you
86% of Hobe Sound homes were built before 2000, and the median home dates from 1983. Many of those roofs are at the age where insurers start asking for an inspection.
Florida law limits when age alone can cost you coverage, and a roof that's only partly failing may be repairable instead. How roof age, inspections and the law fit together →
Hurricane season runs June 1 – November 30.
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2019–2023Free estimate
Get a price for a new roof
Tell us what's on the house now and we'll call to set a time to look at it. Prefer to talk now? Call 772-545-3442 (Martin) or 561-744-8765 (North Palm Beach).