Lomita, CA
Flat and low-slope roofing in Lomita
Flat sections on an otherwise pitched house are where the leaks are. Additions, porch roofs, and the bit over the garage.
Describe the flat roofing job
Three questions, then the address. Up to three Lomita contractors who do this work.
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Before you let anybody on the roof
The things worth pinning down on a flat roofing job. A contractor who has not raised them has not looked properly.
- Whether water ponds anywhere after rain
- Which membrane, and how the seams are joined
- Whether a coating is being sold as a repair
- How the flat section is flashed into adjoining walls and pitched roofs
- Drain, scupper and overflow provision
Drains and scuppers need to be checked every season. One blocked drain can hold enough water to matter structurally.
Ponding water is the enemy. Anything still sitting there forty-eight hours after rain is a design problem, and tapered insulation is usually the answer.
Modified bitumen is the rolled, torched or self-adhered system you see on older flat additions. Cheaper, and shorter-lived.
Locally
Then, less dramatically: dry offshore wind that arrives all at once in autumn. Dry offshore wind lifts material that damp coastal air had been holding down. Most wind losses here happen on a handful of nights a year.
About flat roofing here
How long should a roof last here?
Rated life and real life are different numbers. Here, salt and sun together tend to take the low end of any rated life. Ventilation and the quality of the installation move that more than the brand does.
Are gutters included in a re-roof?
Usually not, unless the quote says so. If they are near the end of their life, replacing them during the re-roof is meaningfully cheaper than doing it later, because the crew and the staging are already there.
What happens to my information?
It goes to a maximum of three roofing contractors working in Lomita, and to nobody else. We do not sell it as a mailing list and we do not post it anywhere public. Our privacy policy sets out exactly what is shared.
Do you cover the whole Los Angeles County area?
We match across Lomita and the neighbouring communities in Los Angeles County. Put the ZIP of the property in and it will route to whoever actually covers it.
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