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Boral Flashing Replacement: The West Palm Beach Owner’s Guide

Boral flashing replacement in West Palm Beach typically runs between $350 and $900 installed, depending on the roof pitch, how many linear feet need to come out, and whether we’re matching Boral’s concrete tile profile or a standard metal flashing. We stock Boral-compatible flashing on our trucks, and most flashing swaps take half a day once we’re on the roof. If you’re seeing water staining on fascia boards, damp spots on exterior walls near the roofline, or granules collecting in the gutter directly below a valley, that’s usually where the story starts.

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Flashing is the quiet part of the roof. It sits where the roof meets a wall, a chimney, a skylight, or a valley, and it takes every gallon of water South Florida throws at it. When Boral flashing fails, the tile above it is usually still fine. The problem is the metal underneath has corroded, pulled away, or cracked under years of UV and salt air. In West Palm Beach, we replace a lot of flashing that failed simply because the original install used a thinner gauge than Florida wind and rain demanded.

Which Boral Models This Applies To

Boral manufactures concrete and clay roof tile, not the flashing itself. The flashing is a site-fabricated or prefabricated metal component installed alongside Boral tile. So when we talk about Boral flashing replacement in West Palm Beach, we’re matching the flashing profile to the specific Boral tile series on your roof: Boral CedarLite, Boral Villa, Boral Capistrano, Boral Saxony, Boral Sevilla, or one of their flat and barrel profiles. The compatibility gotcha most homeowners don’t know is that the tile’s shoulder profile dictates the flashing height and kick-out angle. A barrel tile like Boral Sevilla needs a taller sidewall flashing with a deeper step than a flat tile like Boral CedarLite.

Here’s what to check if you want to identify your setup before calling us: look for the Boral imprint on the underside of a tile at the eave edge. If the tiles are mortared at the hip or ridge, you may need to check a tile in a less accessible area, or just send us a photo. The key measurements are tile profile height, barrel width, and the distance between battens. On the OEM-vs-aftermarket question for Boral specifically: there is no “Boral-branded” flashing to be loyal to, so the decision for a Boral roof is about metal gauge and material match. We use 26-gauge galvanized or aluminum flashing for most Boral profiles, and we step up to copper only when the original flashing was copper or when the homeowner wants a 50-year material. Aftermarket is not a downgrade here; it is the standard, and the difference is whether it is cut and bent on-site by a roofer who knows Boral’s profiles.

Signs Your Boral Flashing Replacement Is Failing

• Dark stains spreading down the stucco or siding below the roofline. This is water escaping behind the sidewall flashing and traveling down the wall. The flashing has pulled away from the wall or the counterflashing is no longer lapped correctly. In West Palm Beach’s afternoon downpours, even a half-inch gap moves gallons.
• Water in the attic after a driving rain, but never after a gentle rain. Wind-driven rain catches failed flashing that handles vertical rain fine. The leak appears near a wall intersection, chimney, or skylight, and it is almost never the tile itself.
• Granules or tile fragments collecting in the gutter at a valley. The valley flashing underneath has shifted or corroded, letting tile edges grind and chip. You see tile debris before you see the water damage, and by the time you see it, the underlayment beneath that valley is usually taking water.
• Chalky white residue or rust streaks on the flashing itself. Aluminum flashing corrodes in salt air within 15 to 25 years near the coast. Galvanized lasts less if it was scratched during install. The residue is the metal failing from the outside in.
• Daylight visible at the eave or rake edge where flashing should sit tight. Get on a ladder at the lower roofline and look sideways along the drip edge. If you can see sky between metal and fascia, the flashing has lifted and water is getting behind it every time it rains.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

In West Palm Beach, Boral flashing replacement runs from about $350 for a short sidewall flashing swap up to $900 or more for a full chimney flashing rebuild or a long valley with tile reset. What drives the range: roof pitch, single-story vs two-story access, how much tile has to be lifted and re-bedded, and whether we’re cutting out old mortar or re-securing counterflashing. You’ll see your exact number in writing before any work starts. That written price includes the flashing material, the fasteners and sealant, tile removal and reset, debris removal, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise on the workmanship.

We do not quote flashing by the square foot with vague “it depends” language. We measure the linear feet of flashing, note the profile matched to your Boral tile, and price it as a line item. Erik Lindgren is the one who walks the roof with the report, and the price he hands you before we start is the price on your final invoice. That’s just how we work.

DIY or Call Us?

A homeowner can safely inspect flashing from the ground or a ladder resting on stable ground. Look for visible rust, lifted metal, missing sealant beads, and water staining. What a homeowner should not do is get onto a tile roof to replace flashing. Boral tile is heavy, and it cracks under foot traffic if you don’t know how to walk the profile. The tile around failed flashing often needs to be lifted, and if you break tiles and don’t have matching spares, you’ve turned a $500 flashing job into a $1,800 tile replacement. Flashing work also involves sealant compatibility: the wrong caulk against a Boral tile can trap moisture and accelerate the exact failure you’re trying to fix.

If you want to check the flashing yourself before calling, we’ll walk through what you found over the phone and tell you whether it’s urgent or can wait. Call (728) 220-0842 and Erik or one of the crew will talk it through with you.

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