Roofing contractor in Compton, CA
The roofing contractor Compton CA homeowners call when the Spanish bungalow's roof is on its fourth life and they want a straight answer about whether it needs a fifth, and the one the warehouses along Alameda call when a section lets go over a loaded floor. Honest repairs, replacements and industrial roofing from a family crew fifteen minutes up the 105.
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Get a free Compton roof estimate
A crew lead walks the roof, photographs it and prices the options in writing, repair beside replacement. We call you back within one business hour.
Why Compton's roofs are the way they are
Compton is one of the oldest cities in the county, and its roofs show it. Houses from the twenties that have been reroofed four times, tracts from the fifties on their third, and along the rail lines and the freeways, some of the biggest flat roofs in the South Bay.
The old bungalows
Spanish and Craftsman homes from the twenties and thirties on the streets around downtown, with steep little roofs, original framing, and shingle over shingle over whatever came before. The next roof is a tear off, and the deck underneath is the surprise.
The postwar tracts and the courts
Fifties homes on regular lots, and the duplexes and apartment courts that fill in between them. Comp shingle in front, torch down over the additions and the courts, and owners who need the leak fixed with the tenants in place.
Richland Farms
The city's agricultural zone, with lots big enough for horses and barns. Ranch homes, outbuildings under corrugated metal, and a mix of roofs no other neighborhood in the South Bay has. We roof the house and the barn.
The corridors
Alameda, the rail lines, and the blocks along the 91, the 710 and the 105. Warehouses and distribution buildings with flat roofs measured in acres, metal roofs from the sixties, and tenants who receive and ship every day. The commercial roofing Compton is known for.
The neighborhoods, and what's on their roofs
Compton runs its own building department, with county pockets on its east and west sides that look like the city and aren't. Knowing which is which is part of the job.
Around Compton Boulevard, Willowbrook and the Metro station. The oldest homes in the city, the churches, the small commercial buildings on the boulevards with flat roofs long overdue, and the civic buildings. Where a roof is most likely to be on its fourth life.
The ten square blocks south of downtown zoned for agriculture since the city was founded. Ranch homes on half acre lots, barns and stables under corrugated metal, and a roofing job that includes the outbuildings. Metal coated, houses reroofed, often in the same visit.
Toward Central and the 110. Postwar tracts and small apartment courts, comp shingle and torch down, and the streets closest to our office.
Up toward Rosecrans and the 105, the denser end. Duplexes, fourplexes and apartment courts among the houses, flat roofs on most of the multifamily, and the industrial blocks starting along Rosecrans.
The east edge of the city, along the rail line and Alameda Street, and south along the 710 toward the harbor. The big warehouses and logistics buildings, mostly flat, some under metal, and work scheduled around receiving hours. See industrial and warehouse roofing.
The county pockets on either side of the city, called East Compton and West Compton by everyone who lives there. Same homes, same streets, but the permit goes to the county's counter, not City Hall. We check the address before we file.
What we do in Compton
Everything on the services page, and the four jobs any roofing contractor Compton CA homeowners and businesses call gets asked for most, and the four we do here most.
The roof repair Compton homeowners call about is a valley on a bungalow roof, a torch down seam over the addition, or a court roof leaking into a tenant's ceiling. Leaks traced to the source, fixed with photos, guaranteed for a year, and an honest answer if the roof around the repair has had its last patch.
Roof replacement Compton bungalows need is a tear off through every layer to the deck, the deck repaired where a century of leaks has softened it, cool roof rated shingle, and a ridge vent the house never had. On a court or an addition, new torch down or TPO with the tenants in place. Priced in writing, repair beside replacement, so you can see the difference.
Repairs with the dock open, coatings over sound metal and built up roofs, membranes over the ones that are done, and reroofs phased by bay around receiving hours. A condition report for the owner and the insurer, and a safety plan for skylights and edges before anyone goes up.
Small multifamily with tenants in place, notices before every stage and one section open at a time. And the churches, which Compton has a lot of, with steep roofs, halls out back and a board or a pastor who needs a bid the congregation can understand. Apartment and multifamily roofing and commercial roofing.
Four layers off a Compton bungalow
A corridor warehouse, dock open
An apartment court, tenants in place
An honest estimate, which in Compton means something
Every neighborhood has a story about a roof that wasn't needed or a patch that didn't hold, sold by someone who was gone by the time it rained, and Compton has heard more than its share. Here's how we're different, and how you can check.
Every estimate comes with photos of what the crew lead found, taken on your roof that day. If we say the deck is soft, you'll see the deck. If we say it's a repair, you'll see why.
Two numbers on one page, with what each one buys and how long it should last. Plenty of Compton roofs are worth another repair. We'll tell you when yours is, and when it isn't.
Our license number is on every page and on the truck. Every replacement gets a permit, even the small ones, because the permit is what protects you at inspection and when you sell the house.
A Compton roof,
start to finish
One bungalow, one court or one warehouse, the roof it had, the roof it has now, and how many days the crew was on it. This block is a template until Kevin picks the job.
Property
Neighborhood and type
Old roof
System, layers, age
New roof
System and finish
The deck
What was found under the layers
Days on site
Number
Guarantee
1 year on the work
Built on family.
Backed by community.
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Compton runs its own building department at City Hall on Willowbrook Avenue, with its own forms, fees and inspectors. It isn't the City of Los Angeles, so the LA cool roof ordinance doesn't apply. The state's Title 24 does, and we install rated material anyway. We've pulled permits here. How the cool roof rules work
East Rancho Dominguez and West Rancho Dominguez are unincorporated Los Angeles County, along with Willowbrook to the north. A permit there goes to the county's counter, with the county's inspector. Filing with the city by mistake can cost you weeks. We check the parcel first.
Code allows two layers of shingle. A lot of Compton's older houses have three or four, laid without a permit. The next roof is a tear off to the deck, the disposal is real money, and the deck is where the surprises are. We price the deck repair per sheet so you know before we start.
How it works, fifteen minutes up the 105
Four steps, and the second one is where you decide, not us.
A crew lead inspects the roof, counts the layers, checks the deck and the attic, photographs it all, and tells you what's a repair and what isn't.
Repair beside replacement, priced in writing with the photos, the layers to remove, and the deck repair per sheet. You choose.
Permit pulled in the right office, city or county, tear off and install in two to four days for most homes, phased by bay for a warehouse, watertight every night.
Inspection passed, photos in your hand, warranty registered and our guarantee in writing.
What a roof costs in Compton
A small bungalow, an apartment court and a warehouse are three different numbers, and here's what moves each.
- Layers. The biggest variable on an old Compton house. Every layer past the first is disposal and labor, and it's on its own line.
- The deck. Soft plywood or old plank decking priced per sheet, with a not to exceed number so the estimate can't run away.
- The house. Otherwise, Compton's small single story homes are among the most affordable roofs in the county to replace.
- The court. Priced by the roof, not the units. Torch down or TPO, old layers, penetrations, and access on a narrow lot.
- The warehouse. Per square foot, with coat, recover and tear off priced side by side and the downtime each one costs the floor.
Every estimate is free, in writing, with photos. Read roof replacement cost in Los Angeles for homes and commercial roofing cost in Los Angeles for buildings.
Nearby, and the
way to the office
Our office is on La Brea Avenue in Inglewood, eight miles northwest, fifteen minutes on the 105. Gardena is next door to the west, Carson to the south, Lynwood and Paramount across the 710. If you searched roofers Compton and got a list of companies from across the county, we're the roofing company Compton homeowners can drive to, with a license number on every page and a crew that works the corridors every week.
- Compton, East Compton and West Compton
- Carson, city page coming
- Hawthorne
- Gardena
- Willowbrook and West Athens, county
- Inglewood, the office
Questions from Compton homeowners and businesses
1. Do I really need a new roof, or can it be repaired?
Sometimes the repair is right, and we'll say so. A crew lead walks the roof, counts the layers, checks the deck and gives you both numbers with photos. If the roof has two or more layers, or the deck is soft, a repair is money spent on a roof that's coming off anyway, and we'll tell you that too.
2. How close are you to Compton?
Eight miles. The office is on La Brea in Inglewood, fifteen minutes on the 105, which makes us about the closest roofing contractor Compton CA homeowners will find, and a crew lead can usually be on a Compton roof the same day for a leak.
3. My house has three layers of shingle. What now?
A tear off to the deck. Code allows two layers, so nobody can add a fourth, and the roofer who added the third didn't pull a permit. The disposal costs real money and it's on its own line. The deck underneath is the first thing we look at, and we price its repair per sheet.
4. Do you do the big warehouses on Alameda?
Yes. Repairs with the dock open, coatings over sound metal and built up roofs, and reroofs phased by bay around receiving hours, with a safety plan for skylights and edges before anyone goes up. See industrial and warehouse roofing.
5. I'm in East Compton. Is that the city?
Not for permits. East Rancho Dominguez, which everyone calls East Compton, is unincorporated Los Angeles County, and so is West Compton. The permit goes to the county, not City Hall. Tell us the address and we'll check the parcel.
6. Do you pull a permit for a repair?
For a repair, usually not. For a replacement, always, even when someone tells you it isn't worth the trouble. The permit is what protects you at inspection and when you sell, and a roof without one is a problem the next owner's inspector will find.
7. Does the LA cool roof ordinance apply in Compton?
No. Compton is its own city, so the state's Title 24 applies instead. We install cool roof rated shingle as the baseline anyway, because a cooler attic in an old house with no insulation is worth having, and a white roof on a warehouse cuts the cooling bill.
8. How much does a roof cost in Compton?
A small single story house is among the more affordable roofs in the county, and the layers and the deck are what move the number. A court is priced by the roof. A warehouse is per square foot with coat and reroof side by side. Every estimate is free, in writing, with photos.
Two numbers, the photos to back them, and a crew fifteen minutes away
Call or request a free estimate. A crew lead walks the roof, counts the layers, checks the deck, and prices repair beside replacement in writing before you decide anything.