Roofing in San Diego

Tile, metal and composition roofing built for salt air, UV and concentrated winter rain.

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San Diego roofs have an easy life by most standards - no snow load, no hurricanes, no freeze-thaw. What they do get is constant UV, salt-laden air near the coast, and a rainy season that delivers the year's water in a handful of storms.

That last point catches people out. A roof that leaks nowhere for eight months can find every weakness in a single January afternoon.

A modern flat-roofed California home with a new membrane roof

What's included

Roofing

  • Roof survey and remaining-life assessment
  • Full tear-off and deck inspection
  • Concrete and clay tile systems
  • Standing-seam and metal roofing
  • Composition shingle systems
  • Flat and low-slope membrane roofing
  • Cool roof coverings for Title 24
  • Corrosion-appropriate flashings and fixings

How it works

Our process

  1. Survey

    Covering, deck and flashings assessed, with an honest answer on repair versus replacement.

  2. Specification

    Covering chosen on exposure, structure, budget and how long you plan to keep the property.

  3. Permitting

    Pulled before anything comes off.

  4. Tear-off and deck work

    Old covering removed, deck inspected, damaged sheathing replaced.

  5. Installation and inspection

    Underlayment, flashing and covering with staged inspections.

Building in Broward

What this means in San Diego

Corrosion is the coastal decider. Within reach of marine air, fastener and flashing metallurgy matters more than the covering itself - the wrong fixing fails years before the tile or panel above it does. On a coastal property this is the specification question worth pushing your contractor on.

Concentrated rainfall is the design one. Months of dry followed by an atmospheric river means drainage, valley detailing and gutter capacity have to be sized for the storm rather than the annual average. Debris that has accumulated through a dry summer makes that worse.

Flat and low-slope roofs are common on the modern architecture here, and they live or die on falls and seam detailing rather than on the membrane brand. Ponding that would dry out in a wetter climate simply sits.

Questions

Frequently asked

Repair or replace?

It depends on covering age, how widespread the damage is and the deck beneath. We will tell you when a repair genuinely is enough.

What should I specify near the coast?

Pay attention to fixings and flashings as much as the covering. Corrosion-appropriate metallurgy is what determines how long the roof actually lasts within reach of salt air.

Why does my flat roof pond?

Almost always falls rather than the membrane. In a dry climate standing water simply sits until it finds a seam.

Testimonials

Happy Clients

★★★★★

“They are an amazing construction company. They gutted and redesigned my entire kitchen, created an island, opened up the space to the living room and the entire front of the house. My house looks completely different and much, much more inviting. They make great suggestions. They stayed within the budget and even gave more than what was originally discussed for the price. They have an awesome team, and they are reasonably priced AND ON TIME with the schedule. And, they were always available to discuss any questions, and so on. I will not go anywhere else for my construction needs.”

Cheryl Tiano
Cheryl Tiano

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