Samuel Roofing Inc.
architectural shingle roof on a home in Granada Hills, California — a Samuel Roofing Inc. job photo
Granada Hills

Granada Hills roofing,
done the careful way.

Roofing in Granada Hills changes as you climb: flat Valley tracts in the south, fire-zone foothills in the north — and the roof a home needs depends on which side of town it sits on.

CSLB Lic. #1137536 (C-39) · Licensed · Bonded · Insured · 5.0★ on Google, 72 reviews

Why Granada Hills calls us

A roofer you can actually reach.

Everything here is something you can check in five minutes — on Google, on the CSLB site, or by calling the number above.

  • Our office is at 4464 Vista Del Monte Ave, #202 in Sherman Oaks — and we work across Greater Los Angeles, Granada Hills included.
  • You talk to Sam, the owner — not a call center. We still answer our own phone.
  • Every roof is documented by drone, before and after. The full set is yours to keep.
  • Written, itemized pricing — materials, scope, and timeline in writing, never a verbal number.
  • A 10-year workmanship warranty, in writing, on every job.
architectural shingle roof on a home in Granada Hills, California — a Samuel Roofing Inc. job photo
Granada Hills — a new architectural-shingle roof. Our own job, from our project photos, not stock.
Our work in Granada Hills

What Granada Hills roofs are up against.

Granada Hills stretches from the flat Valley floor up into the foothills of the Santa Susana Mountains, and that range matters. Down in the grid, the story is Valley heat — long hot summers that wear south-facing slopes and dry out tile underlayment. Up in the northern hills, homes sit in elevated fire terrain where a Class A fire-rated assembly and ember-resistant detailing — valley metal, closed eaves, blocking at the ridge — are not optional, especially with the larger lots and open space nearby. Fall Santa Anas rake the ridgelines hard up here, lifting tile and tabs on anything exposed. A Granada Hills roof has to be matched to its spot: heat-built down low, fire-built up high.

The roofs we work on most in Granada Hills: Concrete and clay tile on the hillside and newer homes; Asphalt shingle on the Valley-floor ranch tracts; Flat and low-slope over additions.

Most of what we're called for here: Wind-lifted tile and tabs on exposed foothill ridgelines; Brittle, slipped tile over failed underlayment; UV-worn shingles on the Valley-floor homes.

Every stage of our work is photographed by drone so you can see the deck before it's covered. That documentation isn't an extra — it's how we work on every roof.

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Granada Hills rules that affect your roof

Title 24, fire zones, and old decking — what applies to your house.

We check what applies to your parcel before we quote, and we'll confirm it with the permitting authority for you.

Energy / cool roof (Title 24)

Granada Hills sits in California Energy Commission Climate Zone 9. Under Title 24, Part 6, a low-slope or flat roof here must use a cool-roof product (aged solar reflectance of at least 0.63 and thermal emittance of at least 0.75 — roughly SRI 75) when you replace 50% or more of the roof or about 1,000 sq ft or more. Steep-slope (pitched) residential roofs in Climate Zone 9 are exempt from the cool-roof requirement, so standard shingle or tile is fine. Small like-for-like repairs generally don't trigger it. See the California Energy Commission standards and the CRRC directory for rated products.

Fire — hillside parcels

Granada Hills' northern foothill parcels near the Santa Susana Mountains and Aliso Canyon are in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, where Chapter 7A requires a Class A roof assembly and ember-resistant construction; flatter southern parcels generally aren't. You can check any parcel on the CAL FIRE hazard-zone viewer.

Decking / sheathing

Many older Granada Hills homes were built with spaced 1×6 “skip” sheathing under the original roof. For a modern shingle or tile system — and for a Class A assembly — that decking often has to be overlaid with solid sheathing, and any rotted boards replaced. We confirm exactly what your roof needs with a deck inspection at tear-off, not a guess.

Color & materials

Roof color isn't regulated by code. Where a cool roof is required you need a CRRC-rated product that meets the SRI — and those come in a wide range of colors, not just white.

Full code notes for Granada Hills: Title 24, fire, decking, color

Energy / cool roof (Title 24)

Granada Hills sits in California Energy Commission Climate Zone 9. Under Title 24, Part 6, a low-slope or flat roof here must use a cool-roof product (aged solar reflectance of at least 0.63 and thermal emittance of at least 0.75 — roughly SRI 75) when you replace 50% or more of the roof or about 1,000 sq ft or more. Steep-slope (pitched) residential roofs in Climate Zone 9 are exempt from the cool-roof requirement, so standard shingle or tile is fine. Small like-for-like repairs generally don't trigger it. See the California Energy Commission standards and the CRRC directory for rated products.

Fire — hillside parcels

Granada Hills' northern foothill parcels near the Santa Susana Mountains and Aliso Canyon are in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, where Chapter 7A requires a Class A roof assembly and ember-resistant construction; flatter southern parcels generally aren't. You can check any parcel on the CAL FIRE hazard-zone viewer.

Decking / sheathing

Many older Granada Hills homes were built with spaced 1×6 “skip” sheathing under the original roof. For a modern shingle or tile system — and for a Class A assembly — that decking often has to be overlaid with solid sheathing, and any rotted boards replaced. We confirm exactly what your roof needs with a deck inspection at tear-off, not a guess.

Color & materials

Roof color isn't regulated by code. Where a cool roof is required you need a CRRC-rated product that meets the SRI — and those come in a wide range of colors, not just white.

Source: the City of Los Angeles (LADBS), the California Energy Commission, and CAL FIRE. Roofing codes change and are parcel-specific — confirm with the City of Los Angeles (LADBS) before your project, or call us at (866) 685-3889 and we'll confirm it for you.

Sam, owner of Samuel Roofing Inc., at the company office in Sherman Oaks
Who shows up

You'll deal with Sam.

Nearly a decade of hands-on roofing experience, a C-39 license, and an office in Sherman Oaks. Sam walks the roof, flies the drone, writes the itemized price, and answers the phone afterward. His answers to the five questions homeowners ask before hiring a roofer are on our homepage.

Book your free inspection in Granada Hills.

We come out, walk the roof, take drone photos, and send you a written assessment within 48 hours. No pressure, no theater.

CSLB Lic. #1137536 · C-39 Roofing · Bonded · Insured

Financing

Financing available for qualified Granada Hills homeowners

You don't have to pay for a roof all at once: financing is available for qualified homeowners, subject to qualification — written itemized pricing first, financing second, never any pressure. And because Title 24 cool-roof products are qualifying energy improvements, a Granada Hills re-roof that needs one may also qualify for PACE-style energy financing — ask us and we'll confirm what applies to your property. How roof financing works in Los Angeles →

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