Asphalt shingle is the most common roof on homes across Los Angeles County, and for good reason. It looks clean, it costs less than tile or metal, and a good shingle roof handles our climate well. Orian Construction & Roofing repairs, replaces, and installs shingle roofs, and we know how our sun ages them.
Walk most residential streets in the Valley and you will see asphalt shingle on ranch homes, split-levels, and newer builds. It earns its place. Architectural shingles give a home a solid, layered look, they install cleanly on the pitched roofs these houses have, and they cost less up front than tile or metal. For a lot of homeowners, shingle is the sensible balance of looks, life, and price.
What shingle asks in return is attention to age. Our sun is hard on asphalt. Over the years the heat bakes the oils out of the shingle, the protective granules wash off, and the material turns brittle. A shingle roof in this climate runs roughly twenty to twenty-five years, and the last few of those are when leaks start. Knowing where your roof sits on that curve is the difference between a small roof repair and a full roof replacement.
If your shingle roof is leaking, the source is often the flashing rather than the shingle field, and our leak detection finds it. If you are just not sure how much life is left, a written roof inspection gives you a clear answer.
Shingle gives plenty of warning before it fails. These are the tells we look for, and most you can spot from the ground or the gutters.
The sandy grit that protects the shingle washes off and collects in the gutters. Bald, shiny patches on the roof are shingle that has lost its shield.
Edges that lift or corners that cup upward mean the shingle has dried out and lost its flexibility. Wind gets under curled edges and finishes the job.
Brittle shingles crack, and wind tears them off. Every gap is a spot where water reaches the underlayment and the deck.
The metal at chimneys, walls, and valleys often fails before the shingle field does, which is why a leak on a decent-looking roof usually traces to a transition.
A shingle roof gives you a clear repair-or-replace decision, mostly driven by age. Here is how we read it on site.
Family owned and based on Ventura Blvd in Sherman Oaks. We install shingle rated for our heat and set the flashing so the transitions hold as long as the field.
We replace missing and cracked shingles, rebuild worn flashing, and seal wind-lifted edges so the roof sheds water again.
Roof repair →When the field is spent, we strip the old shingle, repair the deck, and install new underlayment and shingle. See reroofing.
Reroofing →Wind peels shingle tabs and tears sections loose. We reset and replace after a storm and document it for a claim.
Storm damage →We repair and install shingle roofs for homeowners across the county from our shop on Ventura Blvd in Sherman Oaks, with steady work on the ranch and split-level homes that fill the Valley:
Tell us about your shingle roof and what it is doing. We come out, check the field and the flashing, and give you a written estimate.