In Van Nuys, most roofs sit on homes built before 1980.
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If the roof still has good years left, the report tells you.
Roof replacement and free written roof inspections across Van Nuys. The median home in ZIP code 91406 was built in 1965. Valley heat, decades of patching and the city’s re-roof rules all land on the same roof.
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 a Van Nuys roof
Flat Valley streets, older housing and some of the hottest afternoons in the city.
Heat on the south and west planes
On September 6, 2020 the Van Nuys Airport station passed 115 degrees. Summers like that dry out shingles and crack sealant on the sun side first, so we look there before anywhere else.
Patches on patches
A house from the 1950s or 60s has usually been repaired many times. We map every patch and every layer, because the number of layers decides whether a tear-off is required.
Chimneys after 1994
Masonry chimneys came down across the Valley in the Northridge earthquake. Many were rebuilt or capped, and the flashing where an old chimney meets a newer roof is a seam we always open up.
Before the rain in Van Nuys
Flat streets, low-slope roofs and older homes. In a strong El Niño winter, water that cannot run off finds a way in.
Low slopes and flat sections
Many Van Nuys ranch homes and apartment buildings have low-pitch or flat roofs. Ponding water after a long storm is what finds a tired seam.
Scuppers and drains
On flat roofs the drains and scuppers carry everything. A season of leaves and dust can block them, and a blocked drain turns a roof into a pool.
Heat-cracked flashing
A summer above 100 degrees opens the sealant around vents, pipes and chimneys. Those gaps stay hidden until the first heavy rain.
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 a Van Nuys roof
Van Nuys is part of the City of Los Angeles, so these come from LADBS and the LAFD.
A re-roof here is permitted by the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, not the county. Re-roofs can go through an express permit.
Replace more than 50 percent of the roof and the new covering has to be a CRRC-certified cool roof product.
Since 1989, replacing more than a tenth of the roof covering within twelve months brings the whole roof up to current code, anywhere in the city.
We get on the roof, photograph what we find and write it up.
Get my free reportSeven in ten Van Nuys homes predate 1980.
An older roof is not automatically a failing one. A written report with dated photographs tells you which parts still have life, which parts do not, and what the city will require if you replace it.
of the homes and apartments in ZIP code 91406 were built before 1980, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020 to 2024.
Roof questions in Van Nuys
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 cool roof if I only replace part of my roof?
Only when the work covers more than half the roof. Below that, a repair can match what is there. The report tells you which side of that line your job falls on before you commit to anything.
Know what your roof has left before you replace it.
The report covers roof age, layers, remaining life and the permit path in writing. Often a repair buys years before a new roof is needed.
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