In Westwood, most roofs belong to a building, not a house.
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If the roof still has good years left, the report tells you.
Roof replacement and free written roof inspections across Westwood, for homeowners and associations. Six in ten homes in ZIP code 90024 are in buildings of 20 units or more, and the median one was built in 1975. A roof over dozens of households is a board decision, and it deserves a written record.
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 Westwood roof
The board owns the problem
Under California Civil Code 4775, unless the declaration says otherwise, the association repairs and replaces the common area. On a condominium building, the roof is usually common area.
The reserve study asks for a number
Civil Code 5550 requires a visual inspection of major components every three years, with their remaining useful life. A written roof report gives the board a roof-specific figure, with photographs, to put beside it.
Houses on the edges
Only about one home in eight here is a detached house. Portions of Westwood are inside the city’s Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, where a re-roof must be Class A. The report says which side of the line your house is on.
Before the rain in Westwood
Large low-slope roofs on apartment and condominium buildings, and older houses on the streets around them.
Drains and scuppers
A low-slope roof depends on its drains staying open. One blocked drain in an atmospheric river can pond water across a roof and put it into a top-floor unit.
Rooftop equipment
Air conditioning units, vents and conduit on a building roof all pass through the membrane. Each one is a seal, and the seals are a common place for a building roof leak to begin.
The oldest houses
About one in ten homes in 90024 was built before 1940. On a roof that old, the flashing at chimneys and walls is the first thing to check before the wet months.
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 Westwood roof
City of Los Angeles rules for the roof, and state law for who decides.
Re-roofs are permitted by the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, for buildings and houses alike.
Replace more than half the roof and the product needs a cool roof rating from the CRRC. On a large low-slope roof, that shapes the choice of membrane.
Condominium boards must have major components, the roof among them, visually inspected at least once every three years for the reserve study.
We get on the roof, photograph what we find and write it up.
Get my free reportOne leak on the top floor is a building question.
Water that shows up in a top-floor unit usually started somewhere else on the roof. A written report with dated photographs and a roof plan tells the board where, how far it has gone, and what can wait.
of homes in Westwood’s ZIP code 90024 are in buildings of 20 units or more, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey for 2020 to 2024.
Roof questions in Westwood
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 you inspect for our homeowners association?
Yes. We inspect the whole roof and give the board a written report: condition, remaining life, drains and flashing, with dated photographs. It is written so the board can read it at a meeting.
Give the board something in writing.
Roof age, remaining life and the condition of drains, flashing and membrane, with dated photographs. The board can see whether to replace the roof or make targeted repairs for a few more years.
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Roof age, remaining life and drainage, written for an owner or a board. We call back within 15 minutes: 8am to 5pm Monday to Thursday, 8am to 2pm Friday.
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