Los Angeles County, California

Roof Certifications in Los Angeles

A roof certification is a licensed roofer's written statement that the roof has been inspected and repaired where needed, and is free of leaks for a stated term. It starts with a free inspection, and any repairs it needs come with a written quote.

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Free roof inspection
We come out, get on the roof, and tell you what we find.
The price in writing
A written quote before anyone starts, with nothing to sign on the spot.
Licensed roofers
Our roofer who comes out holds a current California license.
Across Los Angeles County
From the Valley and the foothills to the Westside and the South Bay.

No California law requires a roof certification to sell a house. The seller's disclosure form asks for the roof type and its approximate age, and for no certification from anybody. You order one because somebody with money in the deal asked for it.

Is it requiredNo California law makes you certify a roof to sell a house
Who signs itA licensed roofing contractor, and nobody else
What it saysInspected, repaired, and free of leaks for a stated term
Who asksA lender, an insurer or a buyer, usually inside the contingency window

What a certification has to say

California law defines it as a written statement by a licensed roofing contractor who has inspected the roof, made any necessary repairs, and warrants that the roof is free of leaks on the day it issues and should perform as designed for the term it states.

Written, and signed by a licensed rooferA roofing license covers installing and repairing the surfaces that seal and waterproof a structure, and examining them as part of the work
Repairs firstThe order in the law is the order of the job
Free of leaks on the day it issuesThe stated term is what covers the days after
A term has to be statedThe code sets no length. The signing contractor picks the number

Who asks, and when

The C.A.R. Residential Purchase Agreement gives the buyer 17 days after acceptance to investigate unless the parties agreed otherwise. That is when a certification usually gets ordered, and it leaves time to price and do the repairs. When the lender asks late in escrow there is no such room, and a roof that will not certify holds up the loan.

What FHA asks for

FHA has the appraiser notify the lender where the roof covering does not keep moisture out or give reasonable future utility, and has less than two years of physical life left. The appraisal then issues subject to repair, and the work must be finished before closing. FHA asks only for someone the lender considers qualified, not a roofing license as such. It sets no term either, so the length is whatever the signing contractor will warrant. Ask what term will go on the paper before you order.

Is it requiredNo California law makes you certify a roof to sell a houseThe inspection is free, and the price for your roof comes in writing.

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Repairs come first, or it does not issue

Certifiable as it stands, with a remaining life estimate written on it
Certifiable once repairs are done, which means the work, a second visit, then the certificate
Not certifiable, where the answer is a replacement and a price conversation with the buyer

Ballpark, not quotes. A slipped tile, a vent reseal or a cracked pipe boot typically runs $400 to $900. Chasing a single source of water commonly lands at $800 to $2,500. A composition re-roof is $9,000 to $25,000. The bands are on roofing costs.

What a home inspection report will not say

A home inspector's standards of practice do not require the inspector to warrant or certify that a roof is free of leakage, which is the one thing a certification is made of. The rest of the gap is on what a home inspection covers. With nobody demanding paperwork, a roof inspection answers the same question, and the visit and written quote cost nothing.

If the ask came from your insurer

No California statute requires a certification for a homeowners policy. It is underwriting, and it differs carrier by carrier. Reporting through 2026 has most of the largest California carriers restricting cover on roofs over about 25 years old, some declining them outright and some writing them at actual cash value instead of replacement cost. Rules move and they differ by carrier, so ask your agent what yours wants before you order anything.

What should be on the paper

The statutory elements are the floor. Trade practice adds the inspection date, the condition of covering, flashings, penetrations and decking, the remaining life estimate and the repairs done. Ask for our roofer's CSLB license number so you can look it up. None of that is in the statute, so ask before the visit is booked.

If you want the roof looked at first, send the details. A certification only counts when it comes from a licensed roofing contractor who inspects the roof, does the repairs and signs their own license number to the term.

The offer

$500 off a new roof, 10% off any repair

Send your request online from this page and the offer is attached, 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 spot

Claim it on a free inspection

The inspection firstNo certification issues before someone has been on the roof.
Then the repairsThe statute puts repairs before the warranty, which is the order of the job.
Or it will not certifyA roof at the end of its life cannot be certified at any price.