San Marino roofing,
done the careful way.
Roofing in San Marino means careful work on established, character-rich homes — many with original clay or concrete tile, mature trees overhead, and standards a roof has to live up to.
CSLB Lic. #1137536 (C-39) · Licensed · Bonded · Insured · 5.0★ on Google, 72 reviews
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, San Marino 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.
Roof repair, replacement, and inspection in San Marino.
Roof repair
Leaks, lifted shingles, cracked tile, failed flashing, skylight curbs. Fixed where the roof actually failed, with photos of the repair.
Roof repair in San MarinoRoof replacement
Full tear-off to the deck, new underlayment, and a shingle, tile, or flat system chosen for your roof — with the deck-repair rates written into the agreement before we start.
Roof replacement in San MarinoRoof inspection
A free, drone-documented look at what your roof actually needs, and an honest repair-vs-replace answer in writing. No pressure either way.
Roof inspection in San MarinoWhat San Marino roofs are up against.
San Marino is a small, heavily-treed city of established homes, and that shapes its roofs. Towering oaks and deodars shade the streets and drop heavy debris into valleys and gutters; shaded north slopes stay damp and grow moss, while the dry San Gabriel Valley summers still bake the exposed slopes. A great many homes wear original clay or concrete tile — tile that lasts for generations while the underlayment beneath it quietly fails. Homeowners here care about how the roof looks: they want repairs and re-roofs that keep the period character, with matching tile and low, quiet detailing rather than something that fights the architecture. The work is slower and more careful by nature, which is exactly what these homes need.
The roofs we work on most in San Marino: Clay and concrete tile on the traditional and Spanish-style homes; Slate and composition on some larger homes; Flat and low-slope over additions and rear wings.
Most of what we're called for here: Cracked and slipped tile over underlayment that has failed; Moss and trapped debris in shaded valleys under mature trees; Leaks at old chimney, dormer, and sidewall flashing.
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.
See more before-and-after drone photosTitle 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)
San Marino 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
San Marino is flat and isn't in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, so a standard Class A roof is typical. Confirm your specific parcel. You can check any parcel on the CAL FIRE hazard-zone viewer.
Decking / sheathing
Many older San Marino 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 San Marino: Title 24, fire, decking, color
Energy / cool roof (Title 24)
San Marino 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
San Marino is flat and isn't in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, so a standard Class A roof is typical. Confirm your specific parcel. You can check any parcel on the CAL FIRE hazard-zone viewer.
Decking / sheathing
Many older San Marino 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 San Marino Building & Safety, the California Energy Commission, and CAL FIRE. Roofing codes change and are parcel-specific — confirm with the City of San Marino Building & Safety before your project, or call us at (866) 685-3889 and we'll confirm it for you.
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 San Marino.
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 available for qualified San Marino 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 San Marino 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 →