A small street with a big view
Painters Walk is a small oceanfront subdivision on A1A near Painters Hill, north of Beverly Beach. Residents share a private beach walkover across A1A to the sand. The mailing address reads Flagler Beach 32136, but the street is outside the city: it is unincorporated Flagler County, part of the barrier island we call the Hammock.
The homes are a mix of eras. Listings have shown a three-story elevated home built in 2022 with insulated concrete form walls, alongside an older cottage carrying a 2018 roof. That mix is typical of the A1A corridor: the old cottages that came first, and new homes going up on raised foundations beside them.
First row means full exposure
Nothing stands between these roofs and the Atlantic except the dune. Wind arrives off the water at full strength, and in a storm it carries sand, shingle tabs, branches and whatever else the beach gives it. Under the 2023 Florida Building Code, the windborne debris region covers land within a mile of mean high water where the design wind speed is 130 mph or more, which takes in most of the barrier island. The county publishes a wind speed line map, and we check your parcel against it when we pull the permit.
Salt is the everyday problem. It corrodes fasteners, eats at edge metal and breaks down the sealant around vents and flashing. On a tall elevated home, those details are three stories up, so they get looked at less often than they should.
Two kinds of roof, one plan
For the newer elevated homes, the roof is usually sound and the job is keeping it that way. A yearly Roof Tune-Up reseals penetrations, re-secures anything loose, and checks the edge metal, with photos so you see what we saw without climbing up.
For the older cottages, we start with a free roof inspection. If the roof has life left, a targeted roof repair is the honest answer. If it predates the 2007 Florida Building Code and needs a quarter or more of it repaired or replaced within 12 months, Florida law requires the whole roof to be brought up to current code, and we tell you that before you decide.
Working three stories up
A tall elevated home on a narrow oceanfront lot takes planning before anyone climbs: where the lift can set up without blocking the street, where material and debris go, and how the crew stays tied off in a steady sea breeze. Our crew has worked together for more than 30 years, and roofs like these are a normal day for them.
Permits and neighbors
Re-roofs here go through Flagler County Central Permitting in Bunnell. To the south is Beverly Beach, a separate town, and to the north lie the Hammock’s gated communities.
For a free inspection, contact us or call (386) 864-9600. We call back within one business day.