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

IKO flashing replacement in West Palm Beach typically runs $275 to $680 installed, depending on the flashing type, roof pitch, and how many pieces need to come out. We keep IKO-compatible step flashing, pipe boots, valley metal, and wall flashing on the truck, so most replacements are done in a single visit. Homeowners usually find the problem the same way: a water stain on the ceiling near a wall, a musty smell in an upstairs closet, or a roofer pointing at rusted metal during an inspection.

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Flashing is the metal that lives at every seam and transition on your roof: where shingles meet a wall, where pipes poke through, where two roof planes meet in a valley. When it fails, water follows. In West Palm Beach, the combination of salt air, heavy afternoon rain, and relentless UV from the sun means flashing corrodes faster here than almost anywhere else in Florida. Erik Lindgren has pulled flashing off West Palm Beach homes that looked fine from the ground and crumbled in his hands once it was off the deck.

Which IKO Models This Applies To

Flashing is not model-specific to your shingles the way a car part might be. IKO Dynasty, Nordic, Cambridge, and Marathon shingles all use the same flashing principles and metals. What matters is the type of flashing, the gauge of the metal, and the profile of the existing piece. The part that fails changes depending on where you are on the roof.

Step flashing is the most common replacement we do on IKO installations in West Palm Beach. Each piece is roughly 10 inches long and bent at a 90-degree angle, tucked under each shingle course and against the side wall. If your home was built or re-roofed in the last 15 years, the original flashing may be aluminum. Aluminum flashing in West Palm Beach lasts 12 to 20 years before salt and humidity start pitting it. Galvanized steel lasts longer, usually 20 to 30 years, but many builders used aluminum because it is cheaper and easier to bend. When we replace step flashing, we use 26-gauge galvanized or stainless steel where the wall meets the roof.

Pipe boots are the rubber-and-metal collars around plumbing vents. The rubber collar is what fails first. In West Palm Beach sun, rubber boots crack and split in as little as 6 to 10 years. IKO-compatible replacements are universal by pipe diameter, typically 1-1/2 inches or 3 inches, and we carry both. Valley metal and wall flashing run in longer sections and fail slower, but once rust shows through, replacement is the only honest fix.

One compatibility note: if your original flashing was installed with copper, do not let anyone replace it with a different metal. Copper flashing paired with non-copper fasteners or adjacent galvanized metal creates a corrosion cell that eats itself. A copper roof detail needs copper flashing, period. We are an independent roofing company, not affiliated with IKO, but we work with IKO products and flashing materials every week.

Signs Your IKO Flashing Replacement Is Failing

• Water stains on ceilings or upper walls after rain. This is the most common first sign. The stain usually appears at the corner where a wall meets the ceiling, because step flashing is behind that wall and above that ceiling line.
• Rusted or corroded metal visible at roof edges or around pipes. From the ground you might see rust streaks running down from a pipe boot or a valley. Surface rust on flashing in West Palm Beach means the protective coating is gone and the metal is thinning.
• Granules from shingles collecting in gutters near walls or valleys. When flashing leaks, water gets under shingles and loosens the seal strip. Shingle granules wash to the gutter first, and the flashing leak is usually upstream.
• Musty smell in upstairs rooms or attic, especially after a heavy Florida downpour. Flashing leaks are slow and persistent. Water wicks into drywall and insulation long before you see a stain, and the smell often shows up first.
• Lifted or curling shingles next to a wall or chimney. When the flashing is failing, water gets behind the shingle and breaks the adhesive bond. The shingle lifts, which lets more water in, which lifts more shingles.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

For a West Palm Beach home, expect these installed ranges:

• Single pipe boot replacement: $120 to $260
• Step flashing replacement (one wall, up to 20 linear feet): $280 to $550
• Valley flashing replacement (one valley): $350 to $680
• Chimney or wall flashing repair with new counterflashing: $400 to $750

What changes the price is roof pitch, access, how many shingle courses need to be lifted, and whether the old flashing was nailed or properly integrated. Steep roofs on West Palm Beach two-story homes cost more because of safety equipment and time. Every job includes a written price before any work starts, shoe covers and drop cloths inside, and a photo of the completed clean-up before the crew leaves. Erik keeps a written price in hand before any work starts, and he means it when he says the number won’t change.

DIY or Call Us?

You can safely inspect your own flashing from the ground with binoculars. Look for lifted metal, rust streaks, and cracked rubber around pipes. You can also check the attic after a hard rain with a flashlight. What you should not do is climb onto a West Palm Beach roof, especially a two-story, without fall protection and the right ladder setup. Wet shingles after a rain are slicker than they look, and the pitch on many Florida homes is steep enough to put a DIY repair out of reach.

If you want to see what is involved, the honest version is this: replacing step flashing means lifting shingle courses, pulling nails without damaging the shingle above, cutting new flashing to fit, and sealing every seam. One wrong cut means the next rain finds the gap. Erik learned the trade at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College and has been on roofs up and down the Florida coast for the better part of three decades. He and the crew have been working in West Palm Beach for years, and they would rather walk you through the scope and hand you a written price than have you guess at it from a ladder. Call (728) 220-0842 and we will take a look.

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