Roofing contractor in El Segundo, CA
The roofing contractor El Segundo facilities managers call when a section of the office park roof lets go over a floor of desks, the one Smoky Hollow calls when the converted warehouse leaks onto the edit bay, and the one the homes west of Sepulveda call when the 1940s roof is done. Commercial and residential, from a family crew ten minutes east in Inglewood.
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Request a roof assessment in El Segundo
A crew lead walks the roof, photographs it and writes up what it needs, with the options priced. For a home, it's a free estimate. We call you back within one business hour.
Why El Segundo's roofs are the way they are
Sepulveda Boulevard splits El Segundo in two. West of it, a small town of 1920s to 1950s homes around a Main Street. East of it, the office parks, the aerospace campuses and the media companies that make the city's daytime population several times its nighttime one. Two kinds of roof, two kinds of call.
The office parks
Along Rosecrans, Nash, Douglas and Continental, the low rise office parks and mid rise towers from the seventies to the 2000s. Built up and single ply roofs over floors of people, mechanical equipment everywhere, and property managers who need the leak fixed with the tenants working under it.
The aerospace corridor
Imperial, Sepulveda and Aviation, and the campuses around the Air Force base. Labs, clean rooms and manufacturing under big flat roofs, with security, badging and a shift schedule that the roofing has to fit around, not the other way round.
Smoky Hollow
The old industrial district east of downtown, now creative offices, studios and startups in converted warehouses and workshops. Metal and built up roofs from the fifties over rooms full of equipment that can't get wet, and owners who want the character kept.
The homes west of Sepulveda
Craftsman, Spanish and postwar homes on the tree streets around Main Street, most of them owner occupied, a lot of them on their third roof, and the western blocks close enough to the beach to need coastal flashings.
The districts, and what's on their roofs
El Segundo runs its own building department for all of it, from the office towers on Rosecrans to the cottages on Richmond Street.
The city's biggest office parks and the retail at the Point and Plaza El Segundo. Flat roofs measured in acres, rooftop units by the dozen, and roofs at the age where the first membranes and coatings are due. Condition reports first, then a plan the owner can budget.
Around Aviation, Imperial and the Air Force base. Secure sites with badged crews, roofs over labs and manufacturing, and work planned around shifts and clearances. The commercial roofing El Segundo is best known for, and the kind that gets scheduled a month ahead.
The headquarters and studios that moved in over the last decade. Newer buildings with single ply roofs, roof decks and solar, warranties still running, and facilities teams who want a roofer that documents everything.
Between downtown and Sepulveda, the converted workshops and warehouses. Corrugated metal from the fifties, built up roofs, skylights, and creative tenants under all of it. Coatings that keep the look and stop the leaks, and a safety plan for every skylight before anyone goes up.
Main Street, Richmond Street and the residential blocks around them. Craftsman and Spanish homes from the twenties, postwar tracts from the forties and fifties, and a small town's worth of owners who know each other's roofers. Repairs, tear offs and cool roof shingle in a color that suits an old house.
The western blocks toward Vista del Mar and the sand. Salt air, the marine layer, and roofs that need stainless or copper flashings and sealed edges like the beach cities to the south. We spec them the same way.
What we do in El Segundo
Mostly commercial, because that's mostly what El Segundo is. Everything on the commercial page, and the four jobs the roofers El Segundo CA facilities teams and homeowners call get asked for most, from the roofing contractor El Segundo has next door.
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.
For the office parks and campuses, a written condition report with photos, a budget for the next five years, and a maintenance program with a calendar so the roof stops being a surprise. For a facilities team with a portfolio, one contact for every building. Commercial roof maintenance and roofing for property managers
Metal roofs coated with the fasteners replaced and the rust treated, built up roofs recovered or replaced, skylights curbed and flashed, and the work phased so the studio or the shop floor stays open.
The roof repair El Segundo homeowners call about is a valley on a Craftsman roof, a rusted flashing near the beach, or a flat section over an addition. Replacements are tear offs to the deck with cool roof rated shingle and coastal flashings where the house needs them. Free estimates, priced in writing. Roof repair and roof replacement.
An office park roof, building open
A Smoky Hollow metal roof
A tree streets reroof
Working on a building that never closes
Nearly every commercial roof in El Segundo has people under it from seven in the morning, and some of them have clearances. Here's how the work fits around that.
Hours agreed with the facilities team before the first day, noisy work outside core hours where it matters, and a start time on the calendar rather than a truck in the lot.
Certificates of insurance to the property manager before we arrive, crew names for the badge list on a secure site, and photos and a report at the end of every visit. We've worked badged sites before.
One section at a time, watertight every night, the roof deck cleared, and the equipment under the work covered. If the forecast turns, the section closes early and the schedule moves, not the risk.
An El Segundo roof,
start to finish
One building or one home, the roof it had, the roof it has now, and how the tenants stayed at their desks. This block is a template until Kevin picks the job.
Property
District and type
Old roof
System and age
New roof
System and finish
Operations
How the building stayed open
Days on site
Number
Guarantee
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El Segundo runs its own building department at City Hall on Main Street, 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 on a flat commercial roof it's strict. We've pulled permits here. How the cool roof rules work
A lot of the roofs east of Sepulveda are under a manufacturer's warranty that a repair by a contractor the manufacturer hasn't authorised can void. We check the warranty before we touch the roof, use the manufacturer's approved materials and methods, and document the repair so the warranty stays whole. We're authorised to service the major single ply manufacturers' roofs.
The blocks toward Vista del Mar get the same salt and marine layer as the beach cities. Stainless or copper flashings, sealed edges and finishes that hold their color, on the homes and on the buildings. East of Sepulveda it matters less, and the estimate says which.
How it works, from next door
Four steps for a building, and the first one produces something you can forward.
A crew lead walks the roof, checks every penetration, rooftop unit, drain and seam, probes the suspect areas, photographs it all, and checks the warranty status.
A written condition report with photos, must do separated from should do, and the options priced, repair beside recover beside replace, with what each one costs the floor in downtime.
Permit pulled at El Segundo City Hall, insurance certificates and badge list delivered, the work phased around the building, watertight every night.
Inspection passed, photos and the report in the facilities file, warranty registered, and the next inspection date on the calendar if you want a program.
What a roof costs in El Segundo
An office park roof, a Smoky Hollow metal roof and a tree streets home are three different numbers. Here's what moves each.
- The building. Per square foot, with repair, recover and tear off priced side by side, the rooftop units and penetrations counted, and the downtime each option costs the floor.
- The warranty. A repair done to the manufacturer's spec costs a little more and keeps the warranty. A repair that voids it is the most expensive repair there is.
- Smoky Hollow. A coating over a sound metal roof is a fraction of a replacement, and on a building the tenant wants to keep looking the way it does, it's usually the right call.
- The home. Layers, the flat addition, the shingle grade and any soft plywood, plus coastal flashings on the western blocks. Single story homes here are affordable roofs to replace.
- What doesn't move it. The drive. El Segundo is priced the same as Inglewood.
Every assessment and estimate is free, in writing, with photos. Read commercial roofing cost in Los Angeles for buildings and roof replacement cost in Los Angelesfor homes.
Nearby, and the
way to the office
Our office is on La Brea Avenue in Inglewood, four miles east, ten minutes down Imperial or the 105. Manhattan Beach is south, Hawthorne is east across Aviation, Westchester and Playa del Rey are north past the airport. If you searched roofers El Segundo CA and got the big commercial firms from across the county, we're the family crew that's ten minutes away and answers its own phone, and we're happy to be the second opinion on a big roof.
- Manhattan Beach
- Westchester
- Inglewood, the office
Questions from El Segundo facilities teams and homeowners
1. Can you repair a roof while the building is occupied?
Yes. Nearly every commercial job we do is with the building open. Hours agreed with the facilities team, noisy work outside core hours where it matters, one section at a time, nothing left open overnight, and the equipment under the work covered.
2. Our roof is under a manufacturer's warranty. Will a repair void it?
It can, if the repair isn't done by an authorised contractor with the manufacturer's materials. We check the warranty first, use the manufacturer's approved materials and methods, and document the repair so the warranty stays whole. Ask which manufacturers we're authorised for when you call.
3. Can you work on a secure site?
Yes. We've worked badged sites before. Certificates of insurance and crew names go to the facilities team before we arrive, and the crew follows the site's clearance and safety rules on the day.
4. How close are you to El Segundo?
Four miles. The office is on La Brea in Inglewood, ten minutes down Imperial, which makes us about the closest roofing contractor El Segundo buildings and homes will find, and a crew lead can usually be on an El Segundo roof the same day for a leak.
5. Do you do the homes west of Sepulveda too?
Yes. Repairs, tear offs and cool roof rated shingle for the Craftsman, Spanish and postwar homes on the tree streets, with coastal flashings on the blocks near the beach. Every estimate is free, in writing, with photos.
6. What does a condition assessment give us?
A written report with photos of every problem area, must do separated from should do, a budget for the next five years, and a price for each option. Something the property manager can forward to the owner and the owner can plan around.
7. Does the LA cool roof ordinance apply in El Segundo?
No. El Segundo is its own city, so the state's Title 24 applies instead, which is strict on flat commercial roofs. A white or rated membrane usually satisfies it, and on an office park roof it cuts the cooling bill too.
8. How much does a commercial roof cost in El Segundo?
Per square foot, with repair, recover and tear off priced side by side and the downtime each one costs the floor. A coating over a sound roof is a fraction of a replacement. The assessment is free and gives you the number for each option before you decide.
A report you can forward, and a crew
ten minutes away
Request a commercial roof assessment or a free home estimate. A crew lead walks the roof, checks the warranty, photographs everything, and prices the options in writing before anyone decides anything.