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Fast, Reliable Roofing Across Seaside
Roof replacement in Seaside typically runs $8,000-$20,000, while a targeted roof repair costs $400-$1,800 depending on what the inspection turns up. Most jobs on the 1950s-60s military tract homes that fill this city take three to five days once permits clear. Call (877) 610-1318 and Tom Barrett or one of his sons will walk you through what your roof actually needs.
We know Seaside’s housing stock because we’ve worked on it for years. Not from a satellite office. Not from a call center. The homes up in Del Monte Heights, the streets around Ord Grove, the older pockets near Broadway Avenue and Noche Buena Street - those flat and low-slope roofs have a personality all their own. And they don’t respond well to contractors who treat them like a standard pitched roof in Salinas.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Seaside’s Preferred Roofing Company
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and he still answers his own phone. His sons run the crews. When you hire Barrett & Sons, the name on the truck is the name standing on your roof. That matters in Seaside, where word travels fast and a contractor’s reputation lives or dies by how the last roof on your block turned out.
We publish our license number, our address, and our phone number. Look us up before you sign anything - we’d rather you did. Every roof replacement includes permits pulled and inspections signed. Every change to scope arrives as a written change order before anyone touches a nail. And every job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, one call brings Tom back.
Seaside homeowners tell us the same thing over and over: a national company quoted one number on the phone, then handed them a different invoice at the door. That doesn’t happen with us. The price we write is the price we honor. If something changes, you see it on paper first.
Our Roofing Services in Seaside
Roof Replacement & Installation
A full roof replacement in Seaside runs $8,000-$20,000. The range is wider here than in newer cities because so many of our jobs involve 1950s-60s military tract homes with original low-slope roof decks, corroded flashing, and framing that predates modern seismic code. We write allowances for the unknown before we start, so a rotted deck section doesn’t become a surprise invoice.
Roof Repair
Most roof repairs in Seaside land between $400 and $1,800. The salt-laden marine fog that rolls in off Monterey Bay corrodes exposed flashing and fasteners faster than people expect. A leak that looks minor from the attic is often a corroded vent boot or failed seam at a roof penetration. We fix the cause, not just the symptom.
Metal Roofing
Standing seam metal roofing in Seaside starts around $15,000 and can reach $40,000 depending on the roof’s pitch and the condition of the deck below. Metal makes a lot of sense here - it holds up against persistent coastal fog, handles the low-slope geometry of old Fort Ord-era homes better than many materials, and won’t rust out the way old galvanized vents and flashing did. We install standing seam systems properly, with the underlayment and detailing the marine layer demands.
Tile Roofing
Tile roof repair in Seaside runs $600-$2,500 for typical repairs. Barrel tile looks right on the Spanish-influenced ranch homes scattered through this city, but cracked tiles from decades of thermal cycling let water through to the underlayment, which is often original to the house and near end of life. We match the tile, replace the broken pieces, and tell you honestly if the underlayment underneath needs attention.
Trusted Brands We Service in Seaside
We install and service roofing from manufacturers you can look up. On Seaside homes, we commonly work with GAF and CertainTeed shingle systems, plus standing seam metal panels from manufacturers that hold up to coastal air. For homeowners focused on energy performance and moisture control in this fog-heavy climate, we’ve installed Simonton skylights and PGW-related accessories. No mystery brands off a van. If we put it on your roof, you can verify it.
Common Roofing Problems We See in Seaside Homes
- Salt corrosion on flashing and fasteners. Seaside sits directly in the Monterey Bay marine layer corridor. The same fog that keeps summers cool eats exposed metal at roof penetrations, chimneys, and valleys. We see flashing that’s corroded through on homes where the shingles themselves look fine.
- Low-slope roof deck rot from trapped condensation. The postwar military tract homes built for enlisted families often have flat or very low-slope roofs. Without proper ventilation, condensation sits behind the barrier and rots the deck from the inside. By the time you see a stain on the ceiling, the deck damage is usually bigger than the visual leak suggests.
- Original galvanized vents and boots at end of life. Those 1950s and 1960s homes were built with galvanized plumbing vents and roof boots that were never meant to last 60 years in salt air. The seams rust out, water follows the pipe down, and the attic soaks it up before anyone notices.
- Undersized framing that sags under modern loads. Many original Seaside roof structures were built to minimal standards. Add decades of deferred maintenance and slab foundations with less rebar than current seismic code requires, and you get roof decks that sag and transfer stress in ways a simple re-shingle won’t fix.
Pricing for Roofing in Seaside, CA
Here’s what we charge across Seaside - and we’ll put the exact number in writing before anyone starts:
| Service | Seaside Price Range |
|---|---|
| Roof Replacement | $8,000-$20,000 |
| Roof Repair | $400-$1,800 |
| Tile Roof Repair | $600-$2,500 |
| Metal Roof Installation | $15,000-$40,000 |
What moves the number? The condition of the deck under your shingles, whether the home sits on a former Fort Ord parcel that triggers FORA soil-disturbance review, and how much flashing and penetration work the marine corrosion has already consumed. We write allowances into the contract for deck repair, underlayment replacement, and any structural upgrade a permit inspection requires. Nothing gets added without your signature. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, and we’ll give you a line-item scope you can take to any contractor in town.
We Also Serve Cities Near Seaside
Our crews work across the Monterey Peninsula. If you’re in Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, or Salinas, the same Barrett & Sons team handles your roof - same written scopes, same permit standards, same Done Right Promise. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll come out and look.
Serving Seaside, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Seaside 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 Seaside
Yes, and we pull it. A roof replacement in the city of Seaside requires a permit, and if your home is on a former Fort Ord parcel, you may also need to coordinate with FORA (Fort Ord Reuse Authority) for soil-disturbance and environmental review. That last part catches homeowners by surprise. We identify FORA triggers before we file anything, so the permit doesn’t stall mid-job. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll check your parcel.
No, not necessarily. A targeted repair on corroded flashing, boots, and penetrations typically runs $400-$1,800 if the underlayment and deck are still sound underneath. The trick is knowing whether they are. We’ll inspect the attic and deck before recommending anything. If the deck is rotted from trapped condensation, we’ll show you photos and a written scope before we expand the job.
They change when and how soil can be disturbed. FORA parcels in eastern and northern Seaside fall under environmental requirements tied to unexploded ordnance risk zones, which means any ground disturbance needs sign-off before the dump trailer even lands on site. A roofing job with no ground disturbance usually clears quickly. One that requires trenching or plumbing work triggers a longer review. We map this before the contract is signed, so you’re not finding out about it after demo starts.
Yes. Standing seam metal works particularly well on low-slope roofs like the ones on Seaside’s 1950s-60s military tract homes. It handles the marine layer better than exposed fasteners ever did, and it gives those flat profiles a clean profile that matches the mid-century look. Metal roof installation runs $15,000-$40,000 depending on deck condition and roof complexity.
Rotted deck sections and failed underlayment, especially on the low-slope military-era homes where condensation has been sitting behind the original barrier for decades. That’s why we write allowances for deck repair, underlayment replacement, and structural upgrades into every contract before we start. If we open the roof and find more rot than expected, you approve the change in writing before work continues. No surprise invoices. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote - estimates are free.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Seaside since our founding in 1998.







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