Samuel Roofing Inc.
architectural shingle roof on a home in Hidden Hills, California — a Samuel Roofing Inc. job photo
Hidden Hills · 91302

Hidden Hills roofing,
done the careful way.

Hidden Hills, in ZIP 91302, is a gated, guard-controlled equestrian city of large custom estates tucked against the hills next to Calabasas.

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

Why Hidden 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, Hidden 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 Hidden Hills, California — a Samuel Roofing Inc. job photo
Hidden Hills — a new architectural-shingle roof. Our own job, from our project photos, not stock.
Our work in Hidden Hills

What Hidden Hills roofs are up against.

Fire is the defining factor in Hidden Hills. The city sits within a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone and was directly threatened by the 2018 Woolsey Fire, which burned across the surrounding hills. That history makes Class-A fire-rated assemblies, ember-resistant detailing at vents and eaves, and sealed roof-to-wall transitions central to every project, not afterthoughts. Beyond fire, Hidden Hills shares the hot, dry summers of the western Valley and Santa Monica Mountains foothills, with strong UV on exposed slopes and Santa Ana winds that drive embers and lift loose material. Winter rains are short but intense. On large estate roofs along Long Valley Road with complex geometry — multiple ridges, valleys, dormers, and tower elements — those rains find any detail that isn't right.

Hidden Hills estates run to premium materials. Clay tile is common, chosen for its fire resistance and its fit with the Mediterranean and ranch-estate architecture along Round Meadow Road; slate appears on higher-end and more traditional homes; and standing-seam metal is increasingly chosen for its clean lines, longevity, and Class-A fire performance. These are not commodity roofs — they involve heavier loads, specialized flashing, and exacting craftsmanship, and they must clear the city's architectural review for profile and color before a single piece goes up. We work across all three, and where underlayment renewal or fire-rated upgrades are needed we use systems beneath premium finishes, always documented for the review process.

Most of what we're called for here: Premium roofs with aging underlayment or detailing. A slate or clay-tile roof on Spring Valley Road can last generations, but the underlayment, flashing, and sealed details beneath have a shorter life. We frequently find sound-looking tile or slate over underlayment that is failing; Fire-zone gaps after Woolsey. Even on high-end homes we find open eave venting, unsealed transitions, and non-rated accessory structures that are exposures in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. We close those gaps with Class-A assemblies and ember-resistant detailing; Material and color approvals that stall projects. Because architectural review governs material and color, the wrong tile profile or finish can hold a project up. We source to the approved spec and provide the documentation the review requires from the start.

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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Hidden 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)

Hidden 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 — Class A required (most parcels)

Hidden Hills sits against the Santa Monica Mountains, and most of the city is in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, so the building code requires a Class A roof assembly and ember-resistant construction, and wood-shake roofs aren't allowed. Confirm your specific parcel. You can check any parcel on the CAL FIRE hazard-zone viewer.

Decking / sheathing

Many older Hidden 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 Hidden Hills: Title 24, fire, decking, color

Energy / cool roof (Title 24)

Hidden 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 — Class A required (most parcels)

Hidden Hills sits against the Santa Monica Mountains, and most of the city is in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, so the building code requires a Class A roof assembly and ember-resistant construction, and wood-shake roofs aren't allowed. Confirm your specific parcel. You can check any parcel on the CAL FIRE hazard-zone viewer.

Decking / sheathing

Many older Hidden 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 Hidden Hills Building & Safety, the California Energy Commission, and CAL FIRE. Roofing codes change and are parcel-specific — confirm with the City of Hidden Hills Building & Safety 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 Hidden 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 Hidden 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 Hidden 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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