Granada Hills was built in a hurry in the 1950s. Many of its roofs are on their second or third life.
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If the roof still has good years left, the report tells you.
Roof repair, roof replacement and a free written roof inspection in Granada Hills, for houses, condos, HOA and apartment buildings. The median home in ZIP code 91344 was built in 1963, and the 1950s produced more of the housing here than any other decade. The streets climbing toward the Santa Susana foothills are in the city’s Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone.
Deck, underlayment, then shingles or tile. The underlayment keeps the water out, and you can only check it from up on the roof.
What we look for on a Granada Hills roof
Long, low ranch roofs, a protected Eichler tract and a fire line to the north.
Layers on a ranch house
A single-story ranch from the 1950s has had decades to collect roofing over roofing. We check how many layers are up there and what the decking underneath looks like before anything is quoted.
North of the 118
The Saddleridge Fire burned into Granada Hills and Porter Ranch in October 2019. Homes near the foothills sit in the Very High zone, where a new roof has to be Class A.
Eichlers in Balboa Highlands
The 108 homes in the tract are a city Historic Preservation Overlay Zone. Flat and slant roofs there follow a preservation plan as well as the building code, so the material choice comes first.
Before the rain in Granada Hills
Mostly older ranch homes, a tract of flat Eichler roofs, and foothills to the north. Here is what a strong El Niño winter will test.
Decks under 1950s roofs
When a roof has been covered over more than once, soft spots in the original sheathing stay hidden until a long storm soaks through. A walk of the roof in fall finds them first.
Flat roofs that hold water
Eichler flat roofs and low patio covers drain slowly. Check that the drains and scuppers are clear, and look for ponding marks from last winter.
Wind before water
On the foothill streets above the 118, wind season comes first and rain second. Debris on the roof and in the gutters after a Santa Ana event should be cleared before the first storm.
Before the first big storm: book the free roof check, or read our winter storm roof guide.
From our roofs
Recent MAMOS roofing work: shingle re-roofs, flat ADU roofs and tile.
What governs a roof in Granada Hills
City rules, plus one historic district with its own plan.
Addresses in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone need a Class A roof assembly. Wood shake and shingle are off the table across the city.
In-kind asphalt shingle replacement is conforming work. The 2010 plan calls clay tile, slate and built-up roofs inappropriate for these houses.
The city’s Department of Building and Safety issues re-roof permits. Replace more than half the roof and the new surface must be a CRRC-rated cool roof product.
We get on the roof, photograph what we find and write it up.
Get my free reportGet a 1950s ranch roof checked from the deck up.
On an older ranch roof the question is usually whether the deck is sound, not whether the shingles look tired. We go up, photograph it, and put the answer in writing.
the decade that built more of Granada Hills than any other: about 6,900 of the 18,400 homes in ZIP 91344, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Roof questions in Granada Hills
Repair or replace?
Usually the underlayment decides it, and you have to get on the roof to check that. The report gives you the answer, with photos.
What does a new roof change for my insurer?
Most letters name roof age. The permit and completion papers show the new roof’s date; what the carrier does with them is its decision.
Can I re-roof an Eichler in Balboa Highlands without a hearing?
Often, yes. The preservation plan treats in-kind replacement of an asphalt shingle roof as conforming work, reviewed by planning staff. A change of material or roof form is a different conversation, and the report flags it before you commit.
Know what is under the shingles before you decide.
You get roof age, layer count, deck condition and fire zone status in writing. Some homes need a new roof, and others can get a few more years from a repair.
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