Roofing contractor in Hawthorne, CA
The roofing contractor Hawthorne CA homeowners call when the 1950s shingle roof is on its third life, and the one the aerospace corridor calls when a flat roof over a shop floor lets go. Three miles from the office on La Brea. Repairs, replacements and commercial roofing for Hollyglen, Del Aire, Holly Park and the tracts in between.
License #1131531. Bonded and insured. Our own crew, never a subcontractor.
Get a free Hawthorne roof estimate
A crew lead walks the roof, photographs it and prices the options in writing. Hawthorne is ten minutes from the office. We call you back within one business hour.
Why Hawthorne's roofs are the way they are
Hawthorne was built in about fifteen years after the war, for the people who built airplanes at the end of the street. That still explains most of what's on its roofs.
The 1950s tracts
Single story homes on regular lots, built fast in the fifties with low pitched roofs and comp shingle. Most have been reroofed twice since, some with a second layer over the first, which means the next one is a tear off.
The flat additions
The family room, the extra bedroom, the garage conversion. A lot of the tract homes in Hawthorne have a flat roofed addition on the back, usually torch down, usually older than the shingle in front, and usually where the leak is.
The aerospace and industrial corridor
Along the 105 and up toward the airport, the buildings that put Hawthorne on the map. Big flat roofs over shops, labs and warehouses, some of them under corrugated metal from the sixties, a lot of them overdue for a coating or a membrane.
The apartment blocks
Holly Park, the blocks off Hawthorne Boulevard and the courts along the north side. Two and three story buildings with flat roofs, forty penetrations each, and a landlord who needs the leak fixed with the tenants in place.
The neighborhoods, and what's on their roofs
Hawthorne is one city with one building department, with an unincorporated pocket inside its outline and Lawndale next door. The roofs change with the era each block was built.
The tract west of Aviation, up against El Segundo, with the Wiseburn schools and the best kept roofs in the city. Fifties and sixties homes, many on their third shingle roof, a lot of them ready for cool roof colors and a ridge vent the original never had.
The pocket between Hollyglen and El Segundo that never joined the city. It's Los Angeles County, so the permit goes to the county's counter, not Hawthorne's, and the inspector is a different inspector. Same homes, same era, different paperwork. We know which is which.
The south end, off Rosecrans and the 105. A mix of small homes and the apartment blocks, with more flat roofs than anywhere else in the city. Where most of our Hawthorne multifamily work is.
The older blocks toward Inglewood and the 405, closest to our office. Smaller homes, more duplexes, and roofs that go back to the forties in places. Closest to the shop, and the streets we drive past every day.
From Crenshaw to Aviation along the 105, the labs, hangars and shops. Flat roofs measured in acres, coatings over metal, and work scheduled around a shift change. See industrial and warehouse roofing.
Its own city, south of Hawthorne along Hawthorne Boulevard, with the same postwar homes and its own permit office. The roofing contractor Lawndale CA homeowners call is usually the one who does Hawthorne, and that's us. Served from this page.
What we do in Hawthorne
Everything on the services page, ten minutes closer than usual. These are the four jobs any roofing contractor Hawthorne CA homeowners call gets asked for most, and the four we do here most.
The roof repair Hawthorne CA homeowners call about is usually the flat addition on the back, or the valley where the original shingle roof meets it. Leaks traced to the source, fixed with photos, guaranteed for a year, and a straight answer if the roof is closer to replacement than repair.
Roof replacement Hawthorne CA tracts need is the one the house has had twice before, done properly this time. Tear off to the deck, cool roof rated shingle in a color that suits a ranch house, a ridge vent the fifties never had, and the flat addition redone in torch down or TPO at the same time so the join stops leaking.
Commercial roofing Hawthorne CA businesses book with us runs from a flat shop roof off Hawthorne Boulevard to the metal and membrane roofs along the corridor. Repairs with the building open, coatings over sound roofs, reroofs phased by bay, and a condition report for the owner and the insurer.
Emergency roof repair Hawthorne is ten minutes from our office, which is the whole advantage. Water coming in, a section lifted in a wind, a tree through a garage roof. Call, we stop the water, then find the cause.
Apartment buildings in Holly Park and along the boulevard are covered on apartment and multifamily roofing. Inspections for a sale or an insurer are on roof inspection.
Emergency tarp going on
Leak stopped at the source
Storm damage before repair
A Hawthorne roof,
start to finish
One home or one building, 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
Old roof
System, layers, age
New roof
System and color
The addition
What was done with it
Days on site
Number
Guarantee
1 year on the work
Until then, the nearest finished jobs are three miles away in Inglewood, and you're welcome to drive past them. Ask when you call.
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If you are going to claim on your insurance
Most storm and impact damage is claimable. Wear and tear usually isn't. Either way, a claim goes better with the right paperwork, and we give you all of it.
Hawthorne runs its own building department at City Hall on Hawthorne Boulevard, with its own forms, fees and inspectors. It isn't the City of Los Angeles, so the LA cool roof ordinance doesn't apply here. The state's Title 24 does, and we install rated material anyway. We've pulled permits here more times than anywhere but Inglewood. How the cool roof rules work.
is different
Del Aire looks like Hawthorne and isn't. It's unincorporated Los Angeles County, so the permit and the inspection go through the county's Building and Safety office, with the county's rules. Filing it with the city by mistake can cost you weeks. We check the address first.
flight path
The north and west of the city sit under the approach to LAX. Some homes there have had sound insulation work over the years, which can include attic and roof details worth knowing about before a tear off. We ask, and we look in the attic.
How it works, ten minutes from the office
Four steps, and you have a document at the end of every one.
A crew lead inspects the shingle, the flat section, the join between them and the attic, photographs it all, and tells you what's a repair and what isn't.
Two or three options priced in writing, the addition priced beside the main roof, and the cool roof shingle colors that suit the house.
Permit pulled in the right office, city or county, tear off and install in two to four days for most tract homes, the roof watertight every night.
Inspection passed, photos in your hand, warranty registered and our guarantee in writing.
What a roof costs in Hawthorne
Hawthorne's tract homes are some of the most affordable roofs to replace in the South Bay, because they're single story, simple and close. Here's what moves the number.
- Layers. One old roof is a normal tear off. Two, which a lot of Hawthorne has, is twice the disposal and a required tear off.
- The addition. A flat section redone at the same time adds to the job and saves a second mobilization. Priced on its own line.
- The shingle. Architectural in a cool roof color is the baseline. Designer costs more. 3 tab costs less and we'll say why we don't recommend it.
- Deck and ventilation. Soft plywood priced per sheet. A ridge vent where the fifties left none.
- What doesn't move it. The drive. Hawthorne is priced the same as Inglewood.
Every estimate is free, in writing, with photos. Read roof replacement cost in Los Angeles for the ranges by material.
Nearby, and the way to the office
Our office is on La Brea Avenue in Inglewood, three miles north of Hawthorne City Hall, ten minutes down Hawthorne Boulevard or Prairie. If you searched roofers Hawthorne CA or roofing company Hawthorne and got a list of companies from across the county, we're the roofing company Hawthorne actually shares a border with.
- Hawthorne, and Lawndale
- Gardena
- Manhattan Beach
- Inglewood, the office
- El Segundo, city page coming
- Torrance
Questions from Hawthorne homeowners and businesses
1. How close are you to Hawthorne?
Three miles. The office is on La Brea in Inglewood, ten minutes from Hawthorne City Hall, which makes us about the closest roofing contractor Hawthorne CA homeowners will find, and Hawthorne is the city we roof most after our own. A crew lead can usually be on a Hawthorne roof the same day for a leak.
2. My house has two layers of shingle. Can you add a third?
No, and neither can anyone else. Code allows two layers. If you have two, the next roof is a tear off to the deck, which is also the first chance in decades to see what the plywood looks like.
3. The leak is where the addition meets the house. Why?
Because the flat addition has its own roof, usually torch down, tied into the shingle above it with a flashing that's now older than both. It's the most common leak in Hawthorne, and the fix is redoing the join, or redoing the flat section if it's done.
4. I'm in Del Aire. Is that Hawthorne?
Not for permits. Del Aire is unincorporated Los Angeles County, so the permit and the inspection go through the county, not Hawthorne City Hall. We file it in the right place. If you're not sure which side of the line you're on, tell us the address and we'll check.
5. Do you do the big flat roofs along the corridor?
Yes. Repairs with the building open, coatings over sound metal and built up roofs, and reroofs phased by bay around a shift schedule. See industrial and warehouse roofing.
6. Does the LA cool roof ordinance apply in Hawthorne?
No. Hawthorne 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 a 1950s house with no insulation to speak of is worth having.
7. Do you cover Lawndale too?
Yes, from this page. Lawndale is next door, has the same postwar homes and its own permit office, and it's the same short drive for the crew.
8. How much does a tract home roof cost in Hawthorne?
Less than most roofs in the South Bay, because the houses are single story and simple. Layers, the flat addition, the shingle grade and any deck repair move the number. Every estimate is free, in writing, with photos.
Ten minutes away, and we know what's on the back of the house
Call or request a free estimate. A crew lead walks the shingle, the addition and the attic, photographs it all, and prices the options in writing before you decide anything.