Samuel Roofing Inc.
clay tile roof on a home in Westlake Village, California — a Samuel Roofing Inc. job photo
Westlake Village · 91361 · 91362

Westlake Village roofing,
done the careful way.

Westlake Village was planned around the lake, and the roofs show it: tight architectural standards, active HOAs, and homes mostly built from the 1970s through the 1990s.

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

Why Westlake Village calls us

A roofer you can actually reach.

Everything here 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. We work across Greater Los Angeles, Westlake Village included.
  • You talk to Sam, the owner, not a call center. He answers his 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. Never a number over the phone.
  • A 10-year workmanship warranty, in writing, on every job.
clay tile roof on a home in Westlake Village, California — a Samuel Roofing Inc. job photo
Westlake Village — synthetic underlayment going down before the shingles. Our own job, from our project photos, not stock.
Our work in Westlake Village

What Westlake Village roofs are up against.

Westlake Village has a mild, semi-coastal climate, softened by the lake and the hills. But it sits on the LA/Ventura county line, where inland heat meets foothill wind. Fall Santa Ana winds push dry air and embers down out of the Santa Monica Mountains, and the open space along the edges near Lindero Canyon Road is real wildfire exposure. Day to day, the bigger problem is age. The original 1970s and 1980s tile roofs are past the life their underlayment was built for, even when the tile on top looks fine.

Concrete and clay tile is most of what's here. The architectural standards favored the Mediterranean and Spanish profiles you see across First Neighborhood and the foothill streets: barrel or flat tile over felt underlayment. A smaller share, mostly later additions and contemporary homes around The Landing, carry Class A composition shingle. HOA rules often dictate tile color, profile, and sometimes the manufacturer, so a replacement is a matched, documented job. We supply the spec sheets your architectural committee asks for.

What we get called for most in Westlake Village: aging underlayment under sound tile. That's the single most common finding. Forty-year-old felt cracks and leaks long before the tile fails, and a lift-and-relay with new underlayment fixes the roof without changing its HOA-approved look. HOA material matching: homeowners are surprised they can't just pick a roof. We document the existing profile and color and source a compliant match so the approval packet goes through. Flashing and valley leaks on complex rooflines: the custom multi-gable homes have a lot of valleys and penetrations, and that's where water gets in first, especially after wind strips the seal at older flashing joints.

Every stage gets photographed by drone, so you see the deck before it's covered. That's how we work on every roof.

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Westlake Village 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 confirm it with the permitting authority for you.

Energy / cool roof (Title 24)

Westlake Village 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)

Westlake Village is largely in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone on CAL FIRE's 2025 maps, so the building code requires a Class A roof assembly and ember-resistant construction; building & safety is handled by LA County under contract. Confirm your specific parcel. You can check any parcel on the CAL FIRE hazard-zone viewer.

Decking / sheathing

Many older Westlake Village homes were built with spaced 1×6 “skip” sheathing under the original roof. For a modern shingle or tile system, or 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.

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 Westlake Village: Title 24, fire, decking, color

Energy / cool roof (Title 24)

Westlake Village 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)

Westlake Village is largely in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone on CAL FIRE's 2025 maps, so the building code requires a Class A roof assembly and ember-resistant construction; building & safety is handled by LA County under contract. Confirm your specific parcel. You can check any parcel on the CAL FIRE hazard-zone viewer.

Decking / sheathing

Many older Westlake Village homes were built with spaced 1×6 “skip” sheathing under the original roof. For a modern shingle or tile system, or 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.

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 Westlake Village Building & Safety (LA County contract), the California Energy Commission, and CAL FIRE. Roofing codes change and are parcel-specific — confirm with the City of Westlake Village Building & Safety (LA County contract) 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 Westlake Village.

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

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

Financing

Financing available for qualified Westlake Village 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. If your re-roof needs a Title 24 cool-roof product, it 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

Nearby

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Westlake Village is part of our Conejo Valley roofing service area, which lists every city we cover there.

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