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Shingle Roof Replacement in Burbank Hills

Shingle Roof Replacement in Burbank Hills from $7. Composition shingle, torn off to the deck rather than layered over. Free inspection and a written quote.

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Local crewBurbank Hills and the streets around it, not a call center
Local knowledgeWind permitting - nobody goes up in a Santa Ana
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Burbank Hills

Shingle Roof Replacement in Burbank Hills: what actually fails

Wind is the local variable on the hillside. A Santa Ana coming down off the Verdugos lifts and creases shingle seal lines on the exposed slope, and the damage is invisible from the ground because the tab drops back into place. The slope facing the hill usually fails years before the sheltered one, which is worth knowing before you agree to replace both.

Composition shingle is the most common covering on Burbank houses and it is the one where corners get cut, because it is cheap enough that the temptation is to go fast. The two places that happens are the tear-off and the flashings.

  • Whether your parcel is in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone
  • Ember blocking at eaves, ridges and open tile ends
  • Access and staging on a sloping lot, priced before we start
  • The exposed slope assessed separately from the sheltered one

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Shingle Roof Replacement in Burbank Hills — rows of roofing shingles casting shadows in low sun
ShingleThe work itself
Shingle Roof Replacement in Burbank Hills — new roof framing behind scaffolding
Where it startsThe detail worth paying for
Shingle Roof Replacement in Burbank Hills — a crew of roofers working across a tile roof
The inspectionWalked, photographed, then priced
What it costs

Shingle roof replacement cost in Burbank Hills

Composition shingle runs $7 to $11 per square foot in Los Angeles, with about $8.50 being typical. National figures put it nearer $4, which is why an online estimate and a local quote look like they are describing different work. They usually are. Two things push a hillside quote up. Access -- staging and material handling on a sloping lot with a narrow street. And, inside a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, a Chapter 7A Class A assembly adds roughly $1 to $5 per square foot, about 22%. Worth knowing before comparing two quotes that are not specifying the same roof.

Typical$7 - $11 per sq ft
From$7
Pricedaround $8.50 in LA
Time on site3 - 5 days on site
01

What makes it cheaper

A single-layer tear-off onto sound plywood, a simple roof with few penetrations, and a covering choice at the standard end of the architectural range.

02

What makes it cost more

A second or third existing layer, skip sheathing, a lot of valleys and hips, steeper pitch, or a designer-profile shingle.

03

The corner not to cut

Flashings. Reusing old step flashing or bedding new shingles into old mastic will leak within a few seasons no matter what the shingle cost.

Buildings in Burbank Hills

Roofs in Burbank Hills, and what that means for shingle roof replacement

Two things change up here. Access -- staging, material handling and dumpster placement are all harder on a sloping lot with a narrow street. And fire. Parts of the Burbank hillside sit in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, and inside one a re-roof is a Class A assembly under Chapter 7A rather than a choice of product. We will not tell you your parcel is in one; the state and the city both publish maps and your own address is the only one that matters.

The state fire marshal publishes a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone map for Burbank, and the city publishes its own Mountain Fire Zone map. Check your own parcel on both rather than taking a contractor's word for it.

Roof Replacement in Burbank Hills

Before you choose

Five things worth checking on every replacement quote you get

Including ours. There are enough door-knockers working this valley that the checks are worth making on anybody.

01

How is sheathing replacement priced

Nobody can know how much decking needs replacing before the covering is off. It should be a rate per sheet in the scope, not a lump guess and not a change order.

02

Are the two quotes specifying the same roof

A fire-rated assembly, a named underlayment and a cool-roof compliant product each move the price. A cheaper quote is sometimes a lesser roof rather than a better price.

03

Nobody can price a roof from the street

A covering can look sound from the sidewalk and be finished at the laps. Insist that the roof and the roof space are both looked at before a figure is written down, ours included. What you should never accept is a number at the door, because a number at the door has to be padded to be safe.

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Other roof replacement work in Burbank Hills

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Roof Replacement in Burbank Hills

On the hillside the replacement decision runs into the fire decision.

Tile Roof Replacement in Burbank Hills

Tile is a Class A covering, but in a fire zone it is the assembly that is rated, not the tile on its own.

Flat Roof Replacement in Burbank Hills

Split-level hillside houses are joined by short low-slope links between the levels, and those links are where the trouble is.

Apartment Roof Replacement in Burbank Hills

The multi-unit stock up here is condominium clusters on sloping sites, which means a board, a reserve study and a shared roof over separately owned units.

Partial Roof Replacement in Burbank Hills

This is where the partial-versus-full decision has a genuine code cost.

Nearby

Shingle Roof Replacement in neighboring cities

All areas

Shingle Roof Replacement in Burbank

Laid out 1887. Mixed-era streets, often three roofs a lot.

Shingle Roof Replacement in Magnolia Park

A 1945-50 grid, and a garage roof out the back.

Shingle Roof Replacement in the Media District

Studio quarter. Controlled parking, managed loading.

Shingle Roof Replacement in the Rancho Equestrian District

Horse country. Outbuildings, and Griffith Park litter.

Shingle Roof Replacement in Chandler Park

Half lots. All junction, no side yard.

Shingle Roof Replacement in Toluca Lake

Heavy canopy, high tile share, LADBS permits.

Shingle Roof Replacement in North Hollywood

Dense. Small apartment blocks and LADBS permits.

Questions

Before you book shingle roof replacement

What is worth knowing before you book this.

Questions

What homeowners here ask

Can I just have new shingles laid over the old ones?

It is allowed up to a limit and it is usually the wrong call on a roof this age. An overlay hides the deck, adds weight, and sits on a surface that is no longer flat, which shortens the life of the new covering. On Burbank's older skip-sheathed houses it is worse again, because there is no solid deck to nail into.

How do I know if my shingle roof is actually finished?

Look at the field rather than the failure. Composition here tends to go across a whole slope at once -- granules gone, tabs brittle, seal lines broken -- rather than in patches. A bald section on an otherwise sound slope is a repair; a whole slope like that is a replacement.

Someone knocked on my door and said my roof is failing. Is it?

Maybe, but get a second opinion before you sign anything, and never accept a price given at the door. Ask for a CSLB C-39 number and check it on the public register. That takes a minute and it is the single most effective thing you can do.

How long does a replacement take?

A typical single-family Burbank house is a three to five day job once it starts: tear-off and dry-in first, covering after. Tile takes longer than composition, and a lift and relay longer again because the tile is handled twice. Weather moves it, and we will not dry-in a roof we cannot finish.

Do you charge for the survey or the quote?

No. The inspection is free, the written quote is free, and there is no obligation attached to either. What we will not do is give you a price at the door without going up.

Need shingle roof replacement in Burbank Hills?

Free inspection, and a written quote against a written scope. Every slope photographed before and after - the set is yours.

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