Lakewood, CA
Get your Lakewood roof looked at properly
An inspection is the cheapest thing on this site and the one that saves the most money, because it turns a guess into a number.
Describe the inspection job
Three questions, then the address. Up to three Lakewood contractors who do this work.
You are on the list.
No provider in Lakewood is taking requests through this service yet. We are lining them up, and yours is kept until one can.
- Nobody gets your details yet. Your request stays with us and is not passed to any company.
- One email when someone can help. When a provider covering your area can take it on, we email you once and ask whether you want that company, by name, to contact you.
- Deleted after 90 days. If nobody can take it on, or you do not say yes, your contact details are deleted 90 days after your request.
- You decide, or you do not. There is nothing to cancel and nothing to pay us.
Nobody will call you about this request unless you say yes to a company by name.
Before you let anybody on the roof
The things worth pinning down on a inspection job. A contractor who has not raised them has not looked properly.
- Whether the inspection includes going into the attic
- Whether the fee comes off the job if you proceed
- Photographs of anything they flag
- An estimated number of years left in the covering
- A written report, not a verbal summary
Ask for an estimated remaining life in years, and what would extend it. That answer is the useful part.
The point of an inspection is not to find a disaster. It is to find the two hundred dollar problem before it becomes a twelve thousand dollar one.
Either way, ask for photographs. A report with pictures of your actual roof is worth ten times one with a tick-box condition rating.
Locally
Close behind that: dry offshore wind that arrives all at once in autumn. They also drive ember risk, which is why vent screening and Class A assemblies matter more here than the colour of the covering.
About inspection here
What warranty should I expect?
Two separate things. The manufacturer covers the material for its rated life, but only if it was installed to their specification. The contractor covers workmanship, commonly five to ten years, and only for as long as they are trading.
Do I need a permit?
Yes, in nearly every jurisdiction a re-roof is permitted work. A contractor who suggests skipping it is telling you something useful about how they work.
Is this really free?
Yes. You pay nothing, now or later. Roofing contractors pay us for the introduction, which is why the service costs you nothing and why we are upfront that it is how we make money.
What does a new roof cost in Lakewood?
For a typical Lakewood home of about 24 squares, an architectural asphalt re-roof usually lands between $12,500 and $28,500. Tile, slate and standing-seam metal run well above that. The number moves on how many old layers come off, how much decking is soft underneath, and how easily a truck can get to the house.
What is it going to cost?
Free, no obligation, and your details go to no company until you say yes.