Thousand Oaks roofs after the Woolsey Fire
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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 Thousand Oaks and the Conejo Valley, for houses, condos, HOA and apartment buildings. Seven years on, many roofs that survived the fire are worth a close look. Ember exposure ages an assembly in ways a walk-around will not find.
Deck, underlayment, then shingles or tile. The underlayment keeps the water out, and you can only check it from up on the roof.
What Woolsey left behind
Scorched but standing
Heavy radiant heat leaves tile brittle and underlayment cooked while the roof still reads fine from the street.
Vents that admit embers
Most homes here predate current ember-resistant venting rules. Swapping the old vents for ember-resistant ones is a good fire upgrade.
Ridge tiles working loose
Santa Ana events funnel through the grade. Ridge and hip lift long before the field of the roof shows any wear.
Before the rain in Thousand Oaks
A very strong El Niño is forecast this winter. Here is what it means for roofs on this side of the Conejo grade.
Tile that survived Woolsey
Roofs that came through the 2018 fire can look whole and still have brittle tile and cooked underlayment. A long atmospheric river is when that turns into a leak.
Wind first, then water
Santa Ana events funnel through the grade in late fall and lift ridge and hip tiles. The January storms then pour straight into the gaps.
Hillside drainage
On sloped lots, the gutters and downspouts decide where a winter of runoff ends up. We check them in the same visit as the roof.
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.
We get on the roof, photograph what we find and write it up.
Get my free reportRoof age and insurance are one conversation here.
Carriers in a fire zone read the hazard designation first and the roof second, judged from aerial imagery rather than an inspection. Several now decline on roof age alone.
years: the roof age above which several major California carriers decline outright.
Roof questions in Thousand Oaks
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.
How fast can this happen?
Your notice has a date on it. Bring it to the visit, and we plan around that date.
Book the free inspection when the letter arrives.
Most non-renewal notices give you 75 days. That is enough time to find out where you stand, decide, and if you need to, replace. It is not enough time to wait a month first.
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