Roofing in Downtown Brea

Published California averages run from about $9,000 to $22,000. In Brea, contractors' published estimates put asphalt shingle on a typical single-family home at about $9,500 to $18,000, standard roofs at up to about $25,000, and concrete tile from about $18,000. Your own figure depends on the roof shape, the layers coming off and the deck underneath, so it is a written quote once the roof has been seen.

For asphalt shingle on a typical Brea home it is above the published estimates of about $9,500 to $25,000, so ask what is driving it. It can be reasonable for concrete tile, which starts from about $18,000, or for a large Eagle Hills house with steep gables and many valleys. The total alone does not settle it; the itemized roof area, tear-off, decking rate and permit do.

Leaks in more than one place at once; shingles curling or bare of granules across whole slopes, or tile slipping across a whole slope; a sag you can see from the street; daylight through the deck in the attic; and repairs needed every season. Age is a prompt to have the roof read, not a verdict on its own. One sign by itself is usually a repair.

When it stops being repairable, not on a calendar. Asphalt shingles are generally rated at 15 to 30 years and tile lasts longer, though the underlayment under tile usually gives out before the tile does. A roof is done when it leaks in several places, sags, or needs a new repair every season, and not before. For a sale, that answer belongs in writing.