Industrial and warehouse roofing in the South Bay
The warehouse roofing contractor Los Angeles and South Bay operators call when a leak is over the racking and the dock can't close. Repairs, coatings and reroofs on big flat roofs, worked around your receiving hours.
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Request a site assessment
A crew lead walks the roof, photographs it and sends a report with priced options. We call you back within one business hour.
What a warehouse roof is up against
Big, flat, and full of holes somebody else made. Four things that decide whether a South Bay warehouse roof lasts.
Size and drainage
A 60,000 square foot roof has long runs to every drain and low spots nobody planned. Water that sits finds the seams, and the seams are the whole roof.
Skylights and rooftop equipment
Every skylight curb, HVAC unit, vent and conduit run is a place water tries to get in. On a warehouse there are dozens, and a lot of them were installed by someone who wasn't a roofer.
Sun on metal and built up roofs
South Bay sun cooks a metal roof's fasteners and splits a built up roof's surface. Rust and alligatoring are what we see on a lot of the older buildings in Gardena and Compton.
What's underneath
Racking, stock, forklifts and people. A leak over a warehouse floor isn't a stain on a ceiling. It's product, downtime and a safety problem.
What we do on industrial roofs
Four services, and most warehouse roofs need one of the first two before they need the third.
Warehouse roof repair
The warehouse roof repair Los Angeles operators call for. Skylight curbs, drains, seams and penetrations, fixed with the dock open and photographed for your file.
Coatings and restoration
Where warehouse roofs get the most years for the least money. Silicone over a sound built up roof, or a rust treated metal roof, with no tear off and no dumpster in the yard.
Reroofing
TPO or PVC over a big area, phased by bay, with the dock and the racking working underneath the whole time.
Maintenance programs
Drains and skylights checked before the rain, and a condition report for the landlord, the tenant and the insurer.
Systems for big roofs
Warehouse roofs are priced by the square foot, so the system decision matters more here than anywhere. Four systems do nearly all of the industrial work in Los Angeles. Here's when each one fits.
TPO
Best value over a large area. White, cool roof rated, and the standard for warehouse reroofs across the South Bay.
Metal roof coating
For the corrugated metal roofs on older Gardena and Compton buildings. Fasteners sealed, rust treated, silicone coated, for years more service.
Silicone restoration
Over built up and modified bitumen roofs that are worn but sound. Fixes the seams and the ponding, then coats the lot.
PVC
For food processing, chemical and anything with exhaust or grease on the roof. Costs more than TPO and earns it.
Emergency tarp going on
Leak stopped at the source
Storm damage before repair
Minimal downtime, and a safety plan for the roof
The building has to keep receiving and shipping. Here's how we work a warehouse roof without stopping the floor.
Around your receiving hours
Early starts, weekends and overnight where the operation needs it. We work out the schedule with whoever runs the floor, not just the owner.
Phased by bay
Big roofs are done a section at a time, so no more than one bay is under work and the racking beneath it can be covered or cleared.
Skylights and edges, guarded
Skylights are one of the most dangerous things on a warehouse roof. Every one is marked or covered before work starts, and edge protection goes up where the parapet is low.
Material by crane, at the quiet hour
Lifts booked when the yard is clear. Staging where you say. The dumpster away from the dock.
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How an industrial job runs
Four steps, and you have a document at the end of every one.
Site assessment
A crew lead walks the roof, flies the drone over the big spans, photographs every drain, skylight and curb, and checks for trapped moisture.
Priced options
Repair, coat or reroof, per square foot, side by side, with the phasing plan and what each one does to your downtime.
Schedule with the floor
Hours, bays, crane lifts and staging agreed with operations. Safety plan in writing.
The work, then the paperwork
Bay by bay, watertight every night, then photos, warranty and a maintenance schedule for the landlord's file and the tenant's.
What industrial roofing costs
Per square foot, and on a warehouse the square feet add up fast. Here's what moves the number.
- Coat or reroof. A silicone restoration over a sound roof costs a fraction of a new membrane. On a big roof, that fraction is real money.
- Area. Large roofs earn a lower per square foot rate. The setup is the same for 20,000 feet as for 80,000.
- Tear off or recover. One old roof can often be recovered. Two means a tear off and disposal from a large area.
- Skylights and penetrations. Every curb and every unit is detail work priced on top of the field.
- Safety and access. Edge protection, skylight guards, crane lifts and the hours the operation allows.
Every proposal shows the options side by side, per square foot and in total, with the downtime each one costs the floor. Read commercial roofing cost in Los Angeles for the ranges by system.
Landlord or tenant?
On an industrial lease, who pays for the roof depends on the lease. Roof repairs often sit with the landlord, coatings and replacements are capital, and tenant caused damage is the tenant's. We write the report so both sides can read it and price the work so it can be split.
The South Bay industrial corridors
Our office is on La Brea Avenue in Inglewood, ten minutes from the corridors we work most, so we're the warehouse roofing contractor Los Angeles operators can actually get on site quickly. The commercial roofing Gardena operators call us for runs along Rosecrans and Artesia, the commercial roofing Compton buildings need sits along the Alameda corridor, the commercial roofing Carson logistics parks book is by the harbor, and Hawthorne's aerospace and industrial buildings are next door to us. LAX cargo in Westchester is on the same road.
Industrial and warehouse roofing questions
Can you fix a leak without stopping operations?
Almost always. We work around receiving hours, phase by bay, cover or clear the racking under the work, and never leave a section open overnight. The dock stays open.
Our metal roof is rusting. Coat it or replace it?
If the panels are sound and the rust is surface, a coating system with the fasteners sealed and the rust treated buys years for a fraction of a replacement. If panels have rusted through or the structure is affected, it's a reroof. The assessment tells you which, with photos.
Why does it always leak at the skylights?
Because a skylight curb is a hole in the roof with four corners and a flashing somebody installed years ago. They're the first thing we check on every warehouse roof and the most common repair we do on one.
TPO or a coating for a big flat roof?
A coating if the existing roof is sound, because nothing is torn off and the per square foot cost is a fraction of a membrane. TPO if the old roof has failed, has two layers already, or the insulation is wet. Both are priced side by side in the proposal.
Who pays, the landlord or the tenant?
The lease decides. Repairs often sit with the landlord, capital work like a coating or reroof is the owner's, and damage caused by a tenant's contractor is the tenant's. Our report and pricing are written so the two sides can split it without a second opinion.
How do you keep the crew safe on a warehouse roof?
Every skylight marked or covered before work starts, edge protection where the parapet is low, a written safety plan, and crane lifts at the quiet hour. It's part of the proposal, not an extra.
How big a roof can you handle?
Tell us the square footage on the form and we'll say straight whether it's a job we phase over weeks or one better suited to the larger industrial roofing contractors Los Angeles operators use for the biggest sites. Most South Bay warehouse roofs are well inside what the crew does.
Water is coming in over stock right now. What do we do?
Move or cover the stock, keep people out from under it, and call (323) 338 2878. We stop the water first, then find the cause. See emergency roof repair.
A big roof, fixed without closing the dock
Request a site assessment from the warehouse roofing contractor Los Angeles operators call first. A crew lead walks the roof, flies the drone, photographs every drain and skylight, and prices repair, coating and reroof side by side.