Roofing in Oakland.
Oakland asks for the whole trade. Hills where nearly every street sits in a mapped fire zone and a new roof must be Class A. Flatlands full of Victorians and Craftsman bungalows. And a deep stock of flat roofed duplexes and storefront homes in between.
Three cities in one, roof wise.
What an Oakland roof needs depends entirely on where it stands. These are the three worlds we work in.
The hills are fire country
Virtually all of the Oakland hills now falls in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones. Replacement roofs there must be Class A assemblies, wood shake is prohibited, and ember resistant detailing has become part of good practice. We build to that standard because the maps and the memory of 1991 both demand it.
Victorians and bungalows below
The flatlands carry some of the Bay Area's best old housing. Steep Victorian gables, Craftsman porches, decorative work worth protecting. Reroofing them is careful work around fragile ornament and old framing, photographed and explained as we go.
The flat roof middle
Duplexes, storefront homes and additions across Oakland run flat or nearly flat roofs that plenty of contractors decline. We resurface them, coat the sound ones, and keep drains, scuppers and parapet lines doing their jobs.
Asked in Oakland.
Answers to what Oakland homeowners ask before anyone climbs a ladder. The wider list lives on the services page.
If your home sits in the mapped Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, yes. Replacement roof coverings there must meet Class A, and replacing more than half the roof within a year brings the whole covering under that standard. We confirm your parcel's status as part of the estimate.
Not in the mapped Oakland hills fire zones, where it is prohibited on new and replacement roofs. Modern Class A tile, composition and other rated assemblies replace it, and the change is one of the best fire decisions a hills homeowner can make.
Yes. Flat and low slope work is one of our six core services. Seams, drains, edge metal and coatings, done so the roof manages water instead of hoping about it.
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