Roof repair and tile re-roofs
Roofing Irvine, CA
leaks traced, permits filed
Roofing Irvine homes means working within three sets of rules: your association’s look, the City’s permit limits and the 2025 fire hazard map. We trace each leak to where it starts, photograph every slope and tell you straight whether a repair will hold or the layers under the tile are finished. The permit is ours to file, and the workmanship stays covered in writing for 20 years.
CSLB license #1100046
Bonded and insured
20-year workmanship warranty
Roofing Irvine index
01 / Leaks and repairs
Roof repair Irvine, CA: finding the leak before the tile shows it
On a tile roof, the roof repair Irvine homeowners need often starts under a piece that still looks perfect. Concrete tile can stay sound long after the felt below it has worn out, so a stained ceiling can mean water has been reaching the deck for a season or more. An Irvine roof inspection by our crew starts at the ridge and works down, and the four trouble spots below are what it records first. Our full roof inspection page lists everything else it covers.
Leaves where two slopes meet
01 / Underlayment
Felt past its working life
Underlayment on Irvine roofs is the real waterproof layer, and a standard sheet lasts about 25 years. On older homes that have never been re-roofed, the sheet may be past that now: brittle at the laps, torn around fasteners and no longer able to turn water away.
02 / Tile
Cracked and slipped pieces
Wind, a dropped tool or one careless step can crack a piece or nudge it out of its course. A few breaks are the kind of roof repair Irvine homeowners settle without touching the rest. When an Irvine tile roof shows cracks on every slope, the trouble is in the layers beneath.
03 / Valleys
Debris where water runs
A eucalyptus overhead sheds leaves and peeling bark that settle where two slopes meet. Once it mats down, rain backs up behind it and finds the gaps between tiles, which is why a valley is high on the list in any roof leak repair Irvine owners need.
04 / Flashing
Metal at walls and pipes
Flashing is the bent metal that seals the joints tile cannot cover: walls, chimneys, vent pipes and skylights. Its sealant dries in the sun and older steel rusts, and the water that gets in can run along the deck before it surfaces as a stain somewhere else.
02 / Fire zone rules
Class A roofing in Irvine under the 2025 fire hazard map
Irvine adopted the State Fire Marshal’s new hazard map in June 2025, and it has applied since July 23 of that year. Eight parts of the city gained a zone or saw one widen. If your home sits in one and the re-roof counts as a major renovation, a permit application filed after that date brings the zone’s building and fire rules with it. The sheet below shows what those rules can ask of anyone roofing Irvine homes inside a zone.
01
Class A covering
02
No wood shake
03
Ember vents
State code
Zone roof rules
04
Metal valleys
05
Valley cap sheet
06
Gutter guards
07
Permit date
08
Address check
01 / The code
Rules for a roof in a zone
For roofs inside a zone, the state’s wildland building code calls for a Class A covering, bans wood shingles and shakes, and asks for ember-resistant vents, metal valley flashing over a cap sheet and gutters that shed debris. Which of these apply turns on the zone and the size of the job.
02 / Your street
Looked up before the survey
Before our survey, each street address is matched to the City’s zone map, and any plan for roofing Irvine houses inside a zone is written to those rules from line one.
03 / Reading the sheet
What a dashed line means
Each dashed mark flags a requirement a zone can attach to a re-roof. We drew the sheet from two documents: the state’s wildland building code and the City’s hazard zone map, which took effect on July 23, 2025.
03 / HOA and permit
City of Irvine roof permit and HOA review, in the right order
Two approvals usually stand between you and new tile. Your association decides how the roof may look, and the City permits the work itself, online when the job fits its limits. Having both in hand before a crew arrives is what keeps roofing Irvine townhomes and houses on schedule.
One street, one tile
Your association’s review
One Irvine homeowners association’s own guidelines show how a review runs: any change of roof material needs the architectural committee’s approval, the application goes in with a sample in the proposed color, and the committee has 30 days to answer. Rules vary from board to board, which is why the brand, profile, color and fire class of the new tile appear in our written scope from the start.
Limits and extra steps from the City
The City’s re-roof page sets two limits for roofing Irvine homes on the online permit and two extra steps for jobs that go past them.
01 / Rating
Class A, every product
The online route is open only when each new roofing product is rated Class A for fire.
02 / Weight
Four pounds at most
Added weight is capped at 4 pounds per square foot, counted after the old roofing’s weight is subtracted.
03 / Drawing
Pitch and framing on file
Outside those limits, plans go in as a PDF of the roof slope and every rafter and support beneath it.
04 / Heavier roofs
Structural math, stamped
Beyond that weight, the file needs a structural review: an architect, or a California civil or structural engineer, signs the numbers.
Filed by us
The City paperwork is ours to handle. We draw up the roof plan and submit the application for you, and if the new covering adds more than 4 pounds per square foot, the signed calculations go in with the file.
04 / Relay or replace
Repair or replace an Irvine roof: what the layers decide
The tile rarely settles the question on its own. Roof replacement in Irvine often keeps every sound piece and renews only what lies underneath, because Irvine concrete tile can go back on over new underlayment. The four routes below change what is included in an Irvine roof replacement, and our roof replacement process page follows each step from strip to finish.
01 / Relay
Your tile goes back on
We lift and stack the sound tile, strip the old felt and battens, check the deck and lay new underlayment and flashing. The same tile then returns course by course, with matching spares for pieces that break in handling.
02 / New tile
A new covering
Widespread cracking, or a tile shape that is out of production, means a new covering. Lighter options can keep the job on the online permit, while tile that adds more than 4 pounds per square foot brings an engineering review.
03 / One side
One slope, rebuilt
Sometimes only one slope has worn out. We rebuild that face alone and join it to the sound slopes at the ridge, with the same permit check and, where it applies, the association’s color match.
04 / Other roofs
Shingle and low slope
Shingle roofs at the end of their life come off down to the deck and are replaced. A flat area over a garage or patio can be redone on its own with our low-slope roofing methods, under the same scope and warranty.
Online permit limit
4
pounds per square foot, added
With every product rated Class A, the permit path a re-roof takes comes down to one figure: the load it adds to the frame.
Tile staged on a ridge
Relay
Same tile, same load
Your own tile goes back on, so the only new weight is the underlayment and the flashing.
Heavier tile
Past the four pounds
A switch from shingle to heavier tile can cross the limit. An engineer then reviews the rafters on paper before any old roofing is removed.
05 / Hiring a roofer
Choosing a roofing company Irvine owners can verify
A search for roofing companies Irvine, CA turns up pages of names, and from a phone call alone, roofers in Irvine are hard to tell apart. Four checks separate what you can confirm from what you cannot, and they apply to every Irvine roofing contractor you call, our own crew among them.
01 / License
A license you can look up
Ask for the license number and look it up on the state contractors board’s site before you sign. That lookup is the first test for any roofing company Irvine homeowners consider. Ours is CSLB license #1100046.
02 / Insurance
Proof of insurance
Ask for a current certificate of insurance and check that its dates cover your job. Expect one from every roofing company Irvine residents invite to look at the roof. We are bonded and insured.
03 / Permit
Whose name is on the permit
Ask whose name goes on the permit: it should be the roofing company Irvine has on file for the job. On every re-roof we take on, we file the permit ourselves.
04 / Warranty
Terms in writing
A promise made on a call is hard to hold anyone to later. Whatever roofing company Irvine owners pick, the warranty belongs on paper, stating what it covers and for how long. Ours covers our workmanship for 20 years.
06 / Houses and rentals
Roofing Irvine houses, townhomes and rentals
Each kind of home puts the roof in front of a different decision maker. Every job still opens with a survey, photographs and a written scope, the roofing service Irvine owners, landlords and boards all get from us.
Down to new underlayment
Townhomes
Attached roofs, one board
Attached homes share one roof, so a single plan goes to the board and the crew’s dates have to work for every household beneath it. One homeowners association asks its maintenance associations to re-roof a whole tract within five years, so a phased plan often fits.
Tile under eucalyptus
Houses and rentals
Photos for owners and managers
Each photograph carries a plain note on what it shows, so an owner can judge the roof without climbing it. Landlords and managers can pass that file straight to an owner or board before any work date is set.
07 / Step by step
Survey to warranty: the six steps of every job
Done well, roofing Irvine properties is mostly desk work, and we do it in the same order every time. Steps one to four happen before a single bundle of material reaches the driveway.
01 / Survey
Every slope, photographed
We walk the whole roof, photograph what we find and send you the pictures with a short note on each.
02 / Scope
One document for the job
You get the materials by name and color, their fire rating, and whether your existing tile goes back on.
03 / Association
Board paperwork
Boards that review roofs get the product sheet straight from our scope, with nothing left to chase.
04 / City permit
Same-day or with plans
A job inside the City’s limits gets the same-day self-service permit. Any other job goes through the City’s standard online review with a roof drawing, plus signed calculations when it adds more than 4 pounds.
05 / The work
Strip, check, rebuild
Old layers come off, the deck is checked, new layers go down and the covering goes on, and the site is left clean.
06 / Warranty
Twenty years, in writing
At handover you receive our written warranty, which covers the workmanship for 20 years.
08 / ZIP codes
Roofing Irvine, ZIP code by ZIP code
Across the city, half of all homes were built before 2002 and half after, according to Census figures. That middle year swings from about 1976 in 92604 to 2013 in 92618, and for anyone roofing Irvine neighborhoods, the age of the homes says a lot about which work comes up first.
ZIP code
Area
Home age
Typical work
92602
The northeast
About 21 years
Flashing and valley repairs
92603
The south side
About 25 years
Underlayment checks, tile repair
92604
The center of the city
About 50 years
Tile relays with new felt
92606
The west side
About 33 years
Association re-roofs
92612
Southwest, mostly rented
About 33 years
Rental and condo roof repair
92614
West of center
About 38 years
Condo re-roofs in phases
92617
The far southwest
About 28 years
Condo and apartment repairs
92618
The east side
About 13 years
Leak checks on newer tile
92620
North of center
About 22 years
Valley debris and tile repair
09 / Questions
Roofing Irvine questions, answered plainly
Ten questions owners ask before they call, in roughly the order a job raises them.
How long does a tile roof last in Irvine?
The tile itself can last for decades. The limit is the underlayment beneath it, and a standard sheet lasts about 25 years. On many older homes the tile is still sound while that layer is worn out, which is why we begin roofing Irvine homes with a look under the tile.
Do I need a permit to re-roof?
Yes. A residential re-roof needs a City of Irvine roof permit, issued online when every new product is rated Class A and the added weight stays within 4 pounds per square foot. Jobs outside those limits go in with a drawing of the roof slope and framing, plus signed calculations above 4 pounds, and we file it either way. For a small roof repair Irvine homeowners book, we confirm the rules with the City first.
What happens during a roof leak repair?
We find where the water gets in, which is often well away from the stain: a cracked tile, a packed valley or tired flashing. That entry point is the first job in any roof repair Irvine homes need. We photograph it, explain it and repair only what the photographs justify.
Is my tile roof worth repairing?
Whether to repair or replace an Irvine roof depends on the layers, not the look. Scattered breaks over sound underlayment call for a simple roof repair Irvine owners can have done in place. Brittle underlayment across several slopes means a relay or a new roof, even when the tile looks fine from the street.
Can my old roof tiles be reused?
Often, yes. Concrete tile that is still sound can be lifted, stacked on the roof and relaid over new underlayment and flashing. Some pieces break in handling, so we line up matching spares before work starts.
Does my HOA have to approve a new roof?
If the material or the color changes, usually yes. One homeowners association here requires committee approval for any change of roof material, with a sample in the proposed color, and gives the committee 30 days to decide. We put those details in the written scope so the committee has what it needs.
Will the new fire zones change my roof?
They can. The map took effect on July 23, 2025, and a major renovation inside one of its zones, with a permit filed after that date, has to meet the zone rules. That is why your zone is settled before the scope is written.
How do I look up a CSLB license?
Enter the license number on the state contractors board site and check that the license is active and in the name of the company you are hiring. Then ask for proof of insurance, ask who files the permit and get the warranty in writing. Any roofing company Irvine homeowners hire should pass all four, and we expect you to run the same checks on us.
What is included in a roof replacement?
A replacement covers the permit, removal of the old layers, a deck check, new underlayment and flashing, your tile relaid or a new covering installed, a clean site at the end and the written warranty. Our written scope for roofing Irvine homes lists every item before work starts.
What does a roof inspection cover?
We walk every slope and photograph the tile, the valleys and the flashing, then send each picture with a short note on what it shows. When we are roofing Irvine townhomes or rentals, the same file goes to the board, the landlord or the manager.
10 / Book a survey
Book a walk-through and keep every photograph
Every roofing Irvine visit starts the same way: tell us what the roof is doing, whether that is a stain, a slipped tile or simply its age, and we will offer a time to walk it with you. Afterward you hold a photo record of every problem, plus a scope covering board approval and permits. That one visit starts every job, from a full re-roof to the smallest roof repair Irvine homeowners might need. California Green Roofing is a family business.
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