Roofing Contractor in Avocado Heights, CA

Avocado Heights is a different kind of Los Angeles County neighborhood. It runs along San Jose Creek, has horse trails and corrals, and lots are large enough for barns, sheds and arenas next to mid-century houses. It is about 33 miles and 60 minutes from our South Bay base. The property you ask us about may be two roofs, not one.

Services for horse properties

Four services cover most of what we see. The cards explain each.

Unincorporated land and county permits

Avocado Heights is not part of a city, so roof permits go through Los Angeles County Public Works. Our Los Angeles County service area page compares county and city offices. Confirm with the county how a barn or agricultural structure is treated, because it may differ from a house.

House roof and barn roof, each with its own failure

Mid-century houses here usually have composition shingle roofs that are on their second or third go-round. Barns and outbuildings tend to have corrugated or standing-seam metal. Metal roofs leak at screw heads where the rubber washers have dried out, at laps, and at the ridge cap.

Our metal storage building guide explains why those leaks come back after a quick sealant fix, and the metal roof repair page describes the repair options.

Dripping with no rain: condensation or a leak?

A barn can drip on a dry day. Warm, damp air from animals, bedding and wet hay rises, meets the cool underside of an uninsulated metal roof and condenses into water. It looks like a leak, but the fix is airflow or insulation, not sealant. A real leak appears after rain, follows a screw line or lap, and leaves rust or staining along the same path each time. We look for both and photograph what we find so you can see which you have. Sealing screws will not stop condensation, and we say so before anyone spends money on sealant.

Roof water, corrals and arena footing

Roof water on a horse property goes somewhere your animals stand. Without gutters, a barn roof drops a line of runoff along its eave, which turns footing to mud and erodes the soil under fence posts. Downspout extensions take that water to a drain or a landscaped area away from the corral. Gutter size is worth discussing on a long roof, because more roof area means more water at the downspout.

We look at where the water lands, not only at the roof.

Equestrian districts, trail edges and San Jose Creek

County planning materials describe Avocado Heights as made up of equestrian districts, with trails in place of sidewalks along one side of some streets. San Jose Creek runs along the community, and Avocado Heights Park and Avenue Park are among its public spaces. On many streets a trail edge, a horse crossing and a driveway gate are all in the same few feet.

For a roof job, that means two checks. We ask whether horses or riders use the trail by your property, so a truck and ladder do not block it, and we ask where trailers and equipment are stored so material has a clear path to the barn. Gates are closed behind us, and animals stay away from ladders and debris.

Arranging a visit with animals on site

Free estimates and roof inspections are same day or next day. Tell us where the horses are kept. We ask that animals be moved away from ladders and debris, and we protect landscaping and driveways, close gates behind us and clean up thoroughly. You get photos of what we find. Before we arrive, note which roof leaks where (the house, the barn or an outbuilding) and whether drips show up only after rain or also on dry mornings. That tells us which of the two failures above to look for first.