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Roofing company · Repairs and new roofs
Roof repair across Los Angeles, checked after the first rain.
Free roof check, free written quote, and every repair we do gets looked at again after the first real rain. If it leaks in the same place, we come back at no charge.
Leaking now? Call, and a roofer comes out today.
Checked again after the first rainSame leak in the first winter, no new billFree roof check10 years on our workmanship
The first-rain visit
A roof repair isn't finished until it has rained on it.
Before anyone climbs up, we tell you which visit this is: the stop-the-water visit, or the permanent repair.
After the first real rain of the season we get in touch. If you want, we come out and check that the ceiling is dry.
If it leaks in the same place within the first winter, we come back. There's no new bill.
Our workmanship carries a 10-year warranty. The shingles or tiles carry a separate warranty from the company that made them, and you get both warranties in writing when the job is done.
Say we finish your repair on October 22.
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Oct 22Repair finished
- Nov 14First real rain
- Nov 16Ceiling checked. Dry.
Through the first winter, if the same place leaks, we come back with no new bill.
After the rain
What the last storm left behind
The morning after a storm, walk the house and look for these.
- A stain on the ceiling that grew, or a new one in the hallway
- A drip at a light fixture, or water along the top of a window frame
- Tiles that slipped or cracked when the wind came through
- Water still standing on the flat roof two days later
- Granules in the gutter, like coarse black sand
- Daylight showing in the attic, or a damp smell in a top-floor closet
One of these is worth a call. Two of them, call today.
What we do
Roofs we repair, check and replace across Los Angeles
Repairs and leaks lead our week in the wet months. New roofs, tile relays and flat roofs fill the dry ones.
Leak repair
We find where the water gets in and stop it the same day. The proper repair waits for a dry roof.
How we find a leak
Roof repair
Flashing, valleys, pipe boots, slipped tiles and lifted shingles, fixed on a dry day and checked after the first rain.
See how we do it
Free roof check
About 45 minutes up top and in the attic, photos the same day, and a written list of what needs doing before the rain and what can wait.
What the check covers
Tile roofs
On most LA tile roofs the felt under the tile fails long before the tile does. The tiles come off, new underlayment goes down, and the same tiles go back on.
How a tile relay goes
Flat roofs
Torch-down, cap sheet and roof coatings for additions, duplexes and apartment buildings. If it ponded last winter, or the scupper spills down the wall, start here.
See how we do it
Roof replacement
Composition shingle and tile. Book it for the dry months, while the schedule is open and no storm is due.
How a new roof goes
Commercial roofs
Low-slope roofs on shops, offices and small industrial buildings, with the work scheduled around your opening hours.
Book a free roof check
Not sure which one you need? Book the check and we'll tell you on the roof.
Step by step
How a repair goes with us
Steps one to five are the job. Step six is the reason for our name.
Call, or book the check
Water inside today? A roofer comes out the same day. For anything else, we ring you within a few hours and you pick the day.
If it's raining, the water stops first
The first visit is a cover or a temporary seal that keeps the room dry tonight. The lasting repair comes once the roof has dried out.
The roof check, once it's dry
About 45 minutes up top, and in the attic if there is one. Before we leave, we tell you what we found.
Your quote, in writing, in 48 hours
It splits the work into what to fix before the rain and what can wait for a dry month.
The repair
Plants tarped, the pool covered, and a magnet sweep for nails every evening. If your job needs a permit, we pull it, and the fee goes to the city.
The first-rain visit
Once the first real storm has passed we call, and if you want, come and look at the ceiling. If the same place leaks during the first winter, we come back with no new bill.
The LA rain calendar
Most of the rain Los Angeles gets in a year falls between November and March. Book the check before it starts.
When to book the check
Roofers book up the week it rains. A check in the dry months puts your roof on the list while the schedule is still open, and leaves time to fix what we find before the first storm. Nobody can tell you the day that storm comes. Some years it's late October, some years it waits until December. What we can tell you is what's on your roof before it does.
Already raining? Call first. We stop the water, then book the check for the next dry week. The check is free. Plan on about 45 minutes.
What the roof check covers
- Valleys, gutters and downspouts cleared of leaves and granules
- Step and counter flashing at chimneys and walls
- Pipe boots, vent flashings and skylight seals
- Cracked, slipped or missing tiles, and lifted shingle tabs
- On flat roofs: drains, scuppers, parapet seams and where water pooled
- The attic from inside, for daylight and old stains
Book a free roof check
Already raining? Call (310) 857-2520. Leaks come first.
Before you call
The questions change with the weather
While it's dry
Do I have to be home for the roof check?
Only if you want us in the attic. The roof itself we can check from outside, and the photos reach you the same day either way.
Can you do the whole roof too?
Yes. Composition shingle, tile relays and flat roofs, on houses and small apartment buildings. Plan a new roof for the dry months. The same workmanship warranty covers it.
While it's raining
What should I do while I wait for you?
Put a bucket under the drip and move anything electrical away from it. If the ceiling is bulging, keep people out of that room and don't poke it. Then call us. Water coming through a ceiling gets a roofer the same day.
Is this visit the temporary fix or the permanent repair?
We tell you before anyone climbs up. In the rain, the first visit stops the water. The permanent repair waits for a dry roof, and you see its price in writing first.
After the first rain
How do you decide the first real rain has come?
It's the first storm that soaks the roof for hours and fills the gutters. Once it passes, we call every customer whose repair hasn't been rained on yet.
Does the first-rain visit cost anything?
No. It's part of the repair. We get in touch after the first real rain, and the visit to look at the ceiling is included in what you already paid.
Where we work
We work across Los Angeles County.
The Valley
Van Nuys, Sherman Oaks, Encino, Studio City, North Hollywood, Woodland Hills, Northridge, Reseda
Burbank to Monrovia
Burbank, Glendale, La Cañada Flintridge, Pasadena, Altadena, Sierra Madre, Arcadia, Monrovia
Hollywood to Boyle Heights
Hollywood, Hancock Park, Los Feliz, Echo Park, Silver Lake, Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Boyle Heights
Santa Monica to San Pedro
Santa Monica, Culver City, Mar Vista, Westchester, Inglewood, Torrance, Redondo Beach, San Pedro
Somewhere else in the county? Call and ask. If we don't work there, we'll say so.
Who we are
A Los Angeles roofing company that plans the year around the first rain
We repair, check and replace roofs across Los Angeles County: clay tile on the Spanish houses, composition shingle on the Valley ranches, cap sheet and coatings on the flat roofs of duplexes and small apartment buildings.
A single slipped tile or a whole new roof, every job runs by the same three rules.
Three rules we work by
- Water first.In the rain we stop it that day. The lasting repair waits for a dry roof.
- Dry months for roof checks and new roofs, wet months for leaks.A new roof goes on when no storm is due, which keeps the rainy weeks open for leaks.
- Every repair is checked after the first rain.We call once the first real storm has passed. If the same place leaks during the first winter, we come back without a new bill.
Dry months
Rain coming?
Book the free roof check while the schedule is open. We ring you within a few hours to pick a day, and your quote in writing follows within 48 hours of the check.
Wet months
Water in?
Call now and a roofer comes out the same day to stop it. Put a bucket under the drip while you wait.