Los Angeles County, California
Roofing in Los Angeles
A leak in the ceiling, a roof that has had its day, or a rebuild that has to pass Chapter 7A. Tell us which and we will come and look at it.
Free, with the price in writing. Or call (310) 857-2520.
Water coming in now
A stain spreading on the ceiling, a drip in the hall, a wet patch that was not there yesterday. Rain season is October to March and it finds every weak spot at once.
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A roof at the end of its life
Granules in the gutter, edges curling, a thirty-year shingle laid in the nineties. It gets through a dry winter and then leaks in three places the first week it really rains.
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Rebuilding to Chapter 7A
In a high or very high fire hazard severity zone the roof is a code item a plan checker will fail. What the inspector looks at is the whole assembly, not the shingle on top of it.
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How it works
Four steps, and the first one takes a minute
- One
Tell us what the roof is doing
A minute is enough. Your ZIP, and whether it is a leak, an old roof or a rebuild.
- Two
We come and look at it
On the roof, and in the attic if that is where the answer is. The visit is free.
- Three
You get the price in writing
What is wrong, what putting it right involves, and what it costs. Nothing to sign on the day.
- Four
You decide, in your own time
Plenty of people get a roof looked at to find out what they are facing, then sit on it for a season.
Why us
Six things you can check before you call
Every roofing site in Los Angeles promises quality workmanship and honest pricing. None of it is checkable. These are.
We know which counter your roof permits at
Altadena is unincorporated, so it permits through the county and not through Pasadena. Burbank and Calabasas run their own departments. Topanga has no city hall. It changes at the line, and it changes the timeline.
See all 24 areasThe fire zone decides the assembly, not the shingle
On high and very high ground the deck, the underlayment, the covering and the edge details are rated together, and the vents and gutters come with them. Since January 2026 that sits in the Wildland-Urban Interface Code.
What a Class A roof meansTile, flat and composition are three different jobs
A tile lift and relay, a cap sheet on a low slope and a composition re-roof want different details and different money. A quote that prices them the same way has not looked properly.
What each one costsThe price bands are published, before anyone knocks
Ranges for every job we do are on this site, in public, with what moves a price up or down. You can work out roughly where you sit before you speak to anybody.
Read the price bandsYou get the licence number, and where to check it
The roofer who turns up holds a current California licence, and you get that number before anyone starts. Look it up yourself on the state register at cslb.ca.gov. We would rather you did.
The inspection is the roof and the attic
Half the answers are underneath: the decking, the ventilation, where the water actually tracked to. Someone gets up there and inside, and you get photographs of whatever is found.
What it costs
What a roof costs in Los Angeles
Typical ranges for a single-family home. Nobody can price a roof properly without standing on it, which is why looking is free.
| Work | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Small repairs: a slipped tile, a vent reseal, a blocked drain | $400 to $900 |
| A single-source leak: chimney flashing, a flat-roof seam | $800 to $2,500 |
| Composition shingle re-roof | $9,000 to $25,000 |
| Tile lift and relay, keeping your tiles | $12,000 to $30,000 |
| New tile throughout | $25,000 to $60,000 |
| Flat and low-slope, TPO or cap sheet | $12,000 to $30,000 |
| Taking solar off and putting it back | $4,000 to $10,000 on top |
Fire rebuild
A Class A shingle is not a Class A roof
In a high or very high fire hazard severity zone, the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code asks for a Class A assembly. The rating belongs to the whole build-up: the deck, the underlayment, the covering, and how the edges, valleys and penetrations are detailed.
It also reaches the parts nobody thinks about. Ember-resistant vents. Non-combustible gutters. A Class A shingle over the wrong underlayment will not pass, and an inspector will say so. These rules were Chapter 7A of the Building Code until January 1, 2026, and most people still call them that.
Los Angeles roofs
Four roofs, four ways of failing
Tile, flat, shingle and metal are different trades. Which one you have decides who should be on your roof and what the job actually is.
Clay and concrete tile
Fails underneath. The tile sheds water and the underlayment keeps it out. Felt goes to dust at eighty years while the tile still looks perfect from the street.
Flat and low-slope
Fails at the seams. Mid-century houses, hillside moderns and duplexes. Water that stands rather than runs is what ends these roofs early.
Composition shingle
Fails by wearing out. The volume material across the county. Granules collect in the gutter, edges curl, and the surface goes chalky and brittle.
Standing seam metal
Fails at the fixings. Near the coast the fasteners and the flashings give out long before the panels do. Salt air is the whole story.
Water coming in tonight? Do this first.
A leak feels like an emergency and it almost never is one. Four things that help before anyone can get to you.
- Put a bucket under itAnd move whatever is underneath before it gets wet.
- Pierce a bulging ceilingOne small hole with a screwdriver drains it in one place instead of across the drywall.
- Photograph the stainIt tells whoever comes out where the water is arriving, which is rarely where it started.
- Stay off the roofWet tile and wet shingle are far more slippery than they look. It can wait for daylight.
Where we work
Across Los Angeles County
Coastal salt, hillside access, fire zone rules and the age of the housing all change the job. Each of these has its own page.
The offer
$500 off a new roof, 10% off any repair
Start online and it is attached to your request, with nothing to remember.
- We get on the roof, and into the attic if that is where the answer is
- You get photographs of whatever we find
- The price in writing, with nothing to sign on the day
Questions homeowners ask
Is the inspection really free?
Yes. Someone comes out, gets on the roof, looks in the attic if that is where the answer is, and gives you a written quote. There is no charge for that and nothing to sign on the day.
My tile roof looks fine from the street. Can it still be leaking?
Easily, and this is the most misunderstood thing about roofs in Los Angeles. Clay and concrete tile sheds water, but what actually keeps water out is the underlayment beneath it. Felt laid in the 1970s can be dust while every tile above it is sound. That is why a tile lift and relay, where the same tiles come off and go back over new underlayment, is so often the right answer and so much cheaper than a new tile roof.
How long does a re-roof take?
A straightforward composition shingle re-roof on a single-story house is usually two to four days. Tile takes longer, and a lift and relay longer still because every tile is stacked and re-laid by hand. Weather and what turns up under the old roof both move it.
What is Chapter 7A and does it apply to me?
It is the set of rules that governs building in a high or very high fire hazard severity zone. On January 1, 2026, it left the California Building Code and became the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, Title 24 Part 7. Everyone still calls it Chapter 7A. If you are in one of those zones, your roof has to be a Class A assembly, which is a rating earned by the whole build-up rather than by the shingle, and the code also covers ember-resistant vents and non-combustible gutters. Altadena, Pacific Palisades, Malibu and parts of the foothills are where it comes up most. What the code asks for, in full.
Do I need a permit to replace my roof?
In almost every case yes, a re-roof is permitted work. Inside the City of Los Angeles that means LADBS. Pasadena, Glendale, Burbank, Santa Monica and Torrance each run their own building department with their own fees and timelines. A licensed contractor pulls the permit in their own name. If anyone suggests you pull it yourself as the homeowner to save time, that is worth pausing over.
What about my solar panels?
They have to come off before the roof is replaced and go back on afterwards, which runs roughly $4,000 to $10,000 on its own. The rule of thumb: if the roof is fifteen years or older, do the roof before the panels go on rather than five years after.
How do I check a roofer is licensed?
Look the license number up on the Contractors State License Board's own register at cslb.ca.gov. It shows whether the license is current, what classification it holds, and whether workers' compensation and a bond are on file. C-39 is the roofing classification. It takes about a minute and it is worth doing whoever you hire.
Tell us what is going on
A description is enough to start. We will come out, look at the roof properly, and give you the price in writing.