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Roof replacement in Highland typically runs $8,000 to $20,000, while most repairs land between $400 and $1,800. If you live north of Baseline Street, your job almost certainly triggers WUIMP fire-hardening requirements that flatland homes a mile south never see. We know that because we work those hillside lots every month, and we’ll tell you exactly what the code requires before you sign anything. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate from a crew that knows Highland’s soils, winds, and permit office by first name.
Highland sits on alluvial fans draining out of the San Bernardino Mountains, with the San Andreas Fault running through the northern foothills. That geology shapes every roof we install here. Expansive clay shifts under slab foundations, Santa Ana winds hit 60 mph in the fall, and summer heat above 105°F bakes composition shingles faster than most homeowners expect. If you want a roof that holds up, it needs to be designed for Highland specifically, not for a generic Inland Empire suburb.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Highland’s Preferred Roofing Company
We’ve been Roofing in this valley since 1998, and Tom Barrett’s name, address, and license number are published right on our contracts. You can look us up before you sign. That matters in Highland, where half the homes we inspect were built under old county codes before the city incorporated in 1987, and homeowners have learned the hard way that permits are not optional.
Our crew members are Tom’s sons and their teams, not dispatched strangers. When we tell a Highland homeowner we’ll be there Tuesday morning, the same faces show up week after week. We answer our own phone at (877) 610-1318, 24 hours a day. No voicemail box, no out-of-state call center. You call, a person picks up, and that person knows what a WUIMP check means for a hillside re-roof off Greenspot Road.
Every scope, every allowance, every price change arrives as a written change order before work begins. The allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date. We put it in writing because Highland’s permitting process has enough surprises of its own without a contractor adding new ones.
Our Roofing Services in Highland
Roof Repair
Most Highland roof repairs run $400 to $1,800, and the most common culprits are wind-torn flashing, failed pipe boots, and cracked tile from falling debris kicked up in Santa Ana events. On pre-1990 tract homes south of Baseline, we routinely find roof-edge flashing without a proper kick-out diverter, which sends runoff down the stucco wall and into the siding near the lot line. We fix the leak, but we also fix the reason the leak happened so you’re not calling us back after the next storm.
Roof Replacement & Installation
A full roof replacement in Highland spans $8,000 to $20,000 depending on square footage, pitch, and whether you’re north of Baseline in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. Hillside lots trigger Class A non-combustible roofing, ember-resistant vents, and ignition-resistant materials. Those requirements add real cost, but skipping them means a failed inspection and a roof that a wind-driven ember can light during the next red flag warning. We pull the permit, we schedule the inspections, and the inspector works for you, not for me. That’s why I like him.
Metal Roofing
Metal roof installation in Highland runs $15,000 to $40,000, and it’s the right call for homes in the upper fire zone. Standing seam panels shrug off embers better than any composition product, and they handle the 60 mph gusts that come through the pass every fall. We install GAF roofing systems, and for metal work we spec materials your insurance company will recognize. If you’re in a WUIMP zone, a Class A metal roof is often the simplest path through plan check.
Tile Roofing
Tile roof repair in Highland typically costs $600 to $2,500. Barrel tile looks right on the Spanish-style homes scattered through the older neighborhoods, but the underlying felt and battens break down faster than the tile itself. Expansive clay movement under slab foundations also shifts parapet walls, splitting the metal coping seams and letting water behind the tile assembly. We open up the affected section, document what we find, and issue a change order before any new material goes down.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Highland
We stock GAF composition shingles and accessories for Highland jobs, and we’re set up to service whatever system is already on your roof, whether that’s a 1990s three-tab or a recent standing seam install. Because we work this city weekly, we keep common flashing profiles, vent boots, and tile-match stock within a short drive of your job site. That means fewer days with a tarp on your ridge and fewer surprise delays from the supply house.
Common Roofing Problems We See in Highland Homes
- Wind-torn flashing on Santa Ana exposures. Fall gusts exceeding 60 mph peel flashing at rake edges and around chimneys. Once the seal breaks, water follows the gap straight into the deck sheathing, and by spring you’ve got dry rot in the rafter bays.
- Ember entry through unrated vents on pre-1990 homes. Older tract houses south of the fire zone still have mesh screens that a wind-driven ember sails right through. That fails a WUIMP plan check north of Baseline and it’s a real fire risk anywhere in the city.
- Runoff damage from alluvial-fan drainage patterns. Water sheds off the mountains and across Highland’s shallow slope, concentrating at roof edges. Without a proper kick-out diverter, gutters overflow and the stucco wall near your lot line erodes within a couple of wet winters.
- Parapet wall movement from expansive clay. Homes on slab foundations in the 1960s-1980s tracts sit on soils that swell and shrink with moisture. That movement shifts parapet walls, splits metal coping, and opens leak paths that a simple re-screw job will never permanently close.
Pricing for Roofing in Highland, CA
Here’s what we see across Highland right now:
| Service | Typical Range in Highland |
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| Roof Replacement | $8,000 - $20,000 |
| Roof Repair | $400 - $1,800 |
| Tile Roof Repair | $600 - $2,500 |
| Metal Roof Installation | $15,000 - $40,000 |
Three things move the number on Highland jobs: whether you’re in the fire zone north of Baseline, how steep your roof pitch runs on the fan slopes, and whether the existing deck sheathing survived the last decade of Santa Ana seasons. If your home sits on expansive clay, expect some parapet or flashing work your valley-floor neighbor didn’t pay for. Call (877) 610-1318 for a written line-item quote. Estimates are free, and the number we quote is the number you pay. No trip charge inside the county.
We Also Serve Cities Near Highland
We work throughout Highland, and our crews regularly handle roofing jobs in San Bernardino, Muscoy, Redlands, and Loma Linda. Same owner-operated crew, same written change orders, same 90-Day Done Right Promise. If you’re a few miles down the road, call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll schedule the same free estimate we give our Highland neighbors.
Serving Highland, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Highland area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Roofing in Highland
Yes, if your property sits north of Baseline Street within the CAL FIRE Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. That designation triggers mandatory WUIMP plan check requirements: Class A non-combustible roofing, ember-resistant vents, and ignition-resistant materials. The review adds cost and inspection time, but it’s not optional if you’re pulling a permit, and skipping the permit leaves you exposed if a wind-driven ember finds your roof during red flag weather. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll check your exact parcel before you budget.
We don’t anchor any roof component to a shifting slab without checking what’s already moving. Barrel tile systems and parapet walls on older tract homes sit on structures that swell and shrink with wet winters and dry summers. Before we replace a roof on one of those homes, we inspect the parapet coping, the flashing transitions at stucco walls, and the deck condition along the perimeter. If the clay has moved the framing, we document it, issue a change order for the correction, and get the inspector to sign off before the new roof goes over it. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule that inspection.
For a typical replacement, the sequence is: application with the City of Highland, plan check (which includes WUIMP review if you’re in the fire zone), permit issuance, then inspections at the sheathing-and-underlayment stage and the final roof-off stage. On a tight lot we stage materials in your driveway and the front strip so the street stays open. We schedule inspections so you’re never waiting a weekend with a torn-off roof and a weekend forecast. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk you through the exact sequence for your street.
Yes. Highland enforces standard noise and work-hour restrictions, and emergency repairs for storm damage generally fall outside those windows when safety is at risk. If a Santa Ana event tears off flashing or exposes your underlayment, we can tarp and stabilize immediately, then return during permitted hours for the full repair. Call (877) 610-1318 the moment you see damage. We answer 24/7.
Because your neighbor’s roof likely doesn’t require WUIMP fire-hardening, and yours does. North of Baseline, you’re paying for Class A non-combustible materials, ember-resistant vents, and the additional inspections those trigger. Hillside access also means steeper staging and sometimes a longer material carry. A flatland bid for the same square footage is almost never apples-to-apples. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll show you exactly which line items drive the difference.
On a 1960s ranch tract off Greenspot Road, we replaced a wind-torn composition roof where Santa Ana gusts had ripped flashing and exposed the original slab-on-grade home’s underlayment. Our crew staged materials in the driveway and front strip to keep the tight street clear. When we pulled the old shingles, we found dry rot in two rafter bays from years of slow flashing leaks. We photographed it, documented the scope, and issued a change order before the next draw schedule so the inspector could sign off on the new barrier before we roofed over it. That’s how we work in Highland. Nobody’s surprised, and the inspector leaves happy.
If you need roofing work in Highland and you want a contractor who will put every change in writing and stand behind the job for 90 days with the Done Right Promise, call (877) 610-1318. Tom Barrett’s sons run the crews, permits get pulled on every eligible job, and the estimate is free. No trip charge inside the county. Ask anyone on your street, or look up the license number yourself.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Highland and the surrounding Inland Empire since 1998.