In Oxnard, a roof repair over 40 square feet is a permitted job.
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If the roof still has good years left, the report tells you.
Roof replacement and free written roof inspections across Oxnard. The median home in the city was built in 1977, and the 1970s and 60s together account for nearly four in ten. Those roofs sit on an open plain where the Santa Ana winds come out of the Santa Clara River Valley and head for the ocean.
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 check on an Oxnard roof
Wind across an open plain
Santa Ana flow channels through the Santa Clara River Valley and out over the Oxnard Plain, with little in the way. We check ridge caps, edges and the last row of shingles or tile, because that is where wind starts to lift a roof.
The 1970s tracts
More Oxnard homes were built in the 1970s than in any other decade. Many of those roofs are on their second covering, and some have a new layer over an old one. We count the layers and check the decking under them.
Damp mornings near the harbor
From the Channel Islands Harbor to the beach neighborhoods, the marine layer keeps roofs wet for hours. Shaded slopes grow algae and moss, and that holds water where it should drain.
Before the rain in Oxnard
Fall wind, then winter rain.
Wind before water
Santa Ana events across the plain loosen ridge caps and edge shingles in the fall. The first winter storm finds every one of those openings.
Layers over layers
A 1970s home re-roofed over its original covering carries extra weight and hides the decking. If the roof feels soft underfoot, have it checked before the rain.
Gutters full of dust and leaves
Dry months leave gutters packed with dust from the fields and leaves from the yard. Clear them, and point every downspout away from the slab.
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.
The rules that apply to an Oxnard roof
Set by the City of Oxnard, which runs its own building division.
A roof repair over 40 square feet needs a building permit from the City of Oxnard.
A repair that goes past the roof covering into the underlayment or the structure needs a permit, whatever its size.
Small permitted repairs add up. When patches cover enough of a roof, a full replacement is often the cleaner job, and the report says which it is.
We get on the roof, photograph what we find and write it up.
Get my free reportAfter a wind event, look at the edges first.
Wind damage usually starts at the ridge, the rakes and the eaves, and it is easy to miss from the ground. Our written report, with dated photographs, shows you exactly what moved.
the median year built for Oxnard homes, by the Census count. The 1970s alone account for more than one home in five.
Roof questions in Oxnard
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.
Do I need a permit to fix a few shingles?
Not always. In Oxnard a repair of 40 square feet or less, kept to the roof covering, does not need one. Bigger than that, or into the underlayment, and it does. The report tells you which side of that line your repair is on.
Know what the wind and the weather have done.
The report gives you roof age, remaining life and condition in writing, plus whether the work needs a permit. The answer may be a replacement, or a repair and a few more years.
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