Roof Replacement in Van Nuys — Written Price, Workmanship Warranty

Fast, Reliable Roof Replacement Across Van Nuys

Roof replacement in Van Nuys usually runs between $9,800 and $18,500 for a full tear-off and re-roof on a typical 1,200-square-foot 1950s bungalow, depending on whether you’re doing a standard asphalt shingle or upgrading to an architectural profile. If you’re in Van Nuys and your roof is on its second shingle layer, we’ll likely recommend a full tear-off rather than an overlay, because the spaced sheathing underneath those postwar roofs hides deck damage you can’t see from above. Call (866) 942-4187 and we’ll come out, get on the roof, and tell you exactly what you’re working with before any money changes hands.

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We know Van Nuys roofs because we’ve pulled enough of them apart. The tract homes off Van Nuys Boulevard, the dingbat apartments near Victory, the bungalows between Sherman Way and Oxnard – they all share a DNA that a generic roofer from outside the Valley doesn’t recognize. Our Roof Replacement team spends its days diagnosing the specific failure patterns of 1940s and 50s construction, not guessing at them.

Why Orange County Roofing Co Is Van Nuys’s Preferred Roof Replacement Company

We’re not the cheapest bid in Van Nuys and we won’t pretend to be. What we are is the company that tells you the truth about what’s under your shingles. Van Nuys homeowners call us after another contractor quoted an overlay without ever checking whether the decking below could hold another layer. We show up, we look, and we explain what we find in plain English.

Kurt Hensley runs our roofing operation and sets the standard for how we handle every Van Nuys job: document what’s there, explain what needs to happen, and quote a fixed price that doesn’t shift once the tear-off starts. That approach matters more on Valley tract homes than anywhere else, because surprises hide under those original roofs. We’ve been on enough Van Nuys tear-offs to know what we’re likely to find before the first shingle comes off, and that’s exactly the kind of local knowledge you want when you’re pricing a five-figure replacement.

We install products from seven major manufacturers – GAF, CertainTeed, Owens Corning, IKO, Atlas, Tamko, and Boral – because no single brand fits every Van Nuys roof. A shallow-pitch bungalow with afternoon sun exposure needs a different shingle than a flat-roof dingbat, and we’d rather show you the trade-offs than steer you toward whatever’s easiest for us to stock. Our inspection tells you exactly what your roof needs, nothing more.

New Roof Installation in Van Nuys

New roof installation in Van Nuys means starting from the deck up, and that’s the most common scenario we see on any original 1940s or 50s roof that’s never been re-covered. You’re not just swapping shingles – you’re replacing decking where the spaced sheathing has warped or cracked, installing new underlayment, re-flashing every penetration, and sizing ridge ventilation to your home’s square footage. A new roof on a standard Van Nuys bungalow typically runs $12,000 to $18,500 with architectural shingles, and the job takes three to five days depending on decking condition.

What makes Van Nuys new roof work different from other parts of Los Angeles is the thermal cycling. Summer highs over 100°F bake the original mastic at every pipe boot and chimney flashing until it’s brittle. When we do a new installation here, we use sealants and flashing materials specified for that heat load, not whatever’s standard on a coastal job.

Full Tear-Off and Re-Deck

Most Van Nuys homes with original roofs need this. The 1950s spaced sheathing – boards with gaps between them – doesn’t meet modern code for shingle fastening, and it hides rot you can’t detect from the attic. We remove everything down to the rafters, replace damaged decking, and install solid sheathing before the new roof goes on. Expect this to add $1,800 to $3,000 to the total, but it’s the difference between a roof that lasts twenty years and one that starts sagging in five.

Architectural Shingle Upgrades

If you’re replacing a roof on a Van Nuys bungalow and plan to stay, architectural shingles are worth the premium. They carry longer manufacturer-backed warranties and hold up better under Valley UV exposure, which degrades three-tab shingles fast. An architectural upgrade adds $1,200 to $2,600 to a standard re-roof, and you’ll see the difference in both curb appeal and how the roof handles summer heat.

Reroofing in Van Nuys

Reroofing in Van Nuys is the single most common job we do, because thousands of these tract homes were already re-covered once in the 1980s or 90s and the second layer is now failing. A reroof with a full tear-off of both existing layers runs $11,500 to $16,800 on a typical bungalow, and that includes dump fees, new underlayment, drip edge, and ridge vent. We don’t recommend overlays on Van Nuys homes with spaced sheathing, because a third layer over a deck that’s already compromised is a future lawsuit, not a roof.

Reroofing also includes the flat and low-slope work that dominates the apartment stock. Van Nuys dingbats with tar-and-gravel roofs need membrane work and seam reinforcement far more often than sloped shingle homes, and the skills are different. We handle both on the same project when a property has mixed roof types.

Flat Roof Membrane Replacement

On Van Nuys flat roofs, the failure point is almost always the seams and penetrations, not the membrane itself. Ponding water after winter storms finds every weak joint, and the hot-day cold-night cycle works those seams loose over time. We strip the old membrane, reinforce the seams, install new flashing at every penetration, and use sealants rated for Valley heat rather than coastal conditions.

Decking Repair During Reroof

Here’s what we actually see on Van Nuys reroofs: the original decking is fine under the field, but cracked and rotted around the chimney, the plumbing vents, and wherever an old satellite dish was mounted. We replace only what’s failing. That keeps your reroof cost honest – you pay for the decking you need, not a full re-deck someone tacked on to inflate the bid. A typical reroof includes $800 to $2,200 in targeted decking replacement.

Trusted Brands We Service in Van Nuys

We carry Owens Corning, IKO, and Atlas among our seven-brand lineup, and we stock enough local inventory for Van Nuys jobs to avoid the two-week supply delays that hit some contractors during fire season. That matters when your roof is already open and the weather window is tight. Because we install products from competing manufacturers, we can recommend honestly – the right material for your Van Nuys roof, backed by the manufacturer’s own warranty, not the brand that gives us the best margin. GAF, CertainTeed, Owens Corning, IKO, Atlas, Tamko, Boral – we install them all, so the recommendation is about your roof, not our supplier.

Common Roof Replacement Problems We See in Van Nuys Homes

• Two shingle layers over spaced sheathing. The original 1940s or 50s roof was re-covered once, and now a second layer is failing. We pulled two layers off a 1952 bungalow off Van Nuys Boulevard near the 91405 line and found spaced sheathing with sun-cracked mastic at every penetration – so we went full tear-off and re-deck rather than an overlay, because a third layer would have trapped heat and hidden the cracked decking until it failed underfoot.
• Flat-roof dingbat seam failure. On the flat-roof apartment a block over, ponding after the last winter storm had found every seam. We replaced the flashing with hot-dip galvanized and set marine-grade sealant at the joints. The freeze-thaw of a hot Valley day and cold night works every seam and flashing mastic loose, and the only real fix is full seam reinforcement, not spot patching.
• UV-baked sealant at penetrations. Van Nuys summer heat over 100°F dries out the sealant around pipe boots, chimneys, and vents years before the shingles themselves wear out. By the time a homeowner notices a leak, water has already been getting in for months, and the decking below is usually the first casualty.
• Asphalt shingle fracturing from thermal swings. Day-night swings of 30 degrees or more crack aging asphalt shingles on Valley roofs faster than coastal roofs ever see. What looks like normal wear is actually the shingle granule surface failing from expansion and contraction, and it means your roof is aging in dog years compared to a Santa Monica roof of the same age.

Pricing for Roof Replacement in Van Nuys, CA

We Also Serve Cities Near Van Nuys

Our crews cover the entire central San Fernando Valley, including Valley Glen, Sherman Oaks, Encino, and North Hills. If you’re across the 405 in Sherman Oaks or up in North Hills, the same team that knows Van Nuys tract roofs handles your project. Learn more about our work across the Valley on our Roof Replacement in Van Nuys page, or call us for service anywhere from the 101 corridor north to the 118.

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