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A roof leak in Hollywood rarely announces itself politely. You will spot the water stain on the ceiling first, usually after a Santa Ana wind event or one of those surprise February downpours that catches everyone off guard. When that happens, you want a roofer who knows the difference between a 1920s Spanish Colonial barrel tile roof and a 1960s flat tar-and-gravel apartment lid, because Hollywood has both, often on the same block. Barrett & Sons Construction has been fixing and replacing roofs in Hollywood long enough to know which streets run hot with historic review and which just need a fast, straight repair. Call Tom Barrett’s crew at (877) 610-1318 and you will get a live person, not a call center.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Hollywood’s Preferred Roofing Company
Tom Barrett has been running Barrett & Sons Construction since 1998, and his sons still run the crews. You’ll find the company’s name, address, and license number published right on the contract, the way it should be. When we say we pulled permits, we mean the Hollywood field inspector signed off, and you’ll have the paperwork to prove it. That matters more in Hollywood than almost anywhere else in Los Angeles, because so much of this neighborhood falls under HPOZ review or seismic retrofit deadlines that other contractors do not flag until the job is already behind schedule.
Hollywood homeowners call us because they have been burned before. They hired a national outfit that quoted one number on the phone and produced a different invoice at the door. With Barrett & Sons, every price change arrives as a written change order before a single nail moves. The 90-Day Done Right Promise sits on every contract: if it’s not right, Tom comes back. One call. That’s the whole promise. We answer our own phone around the clock, and the person who answers knows roofing in Hollywood, not a script in another state.
Our Roofing Services in Hollywood
Roof Repair
Roof repair in Hollywood usually means chasing a leak through layers of history: a shingle patch over original bitumen, a chimney flashing that has not been touched since the Eisenhower administration, a clay tile cracked by a falling palm frond. A typical repair in Hollywood runs $400 to $1,800. We find the actual source of the water, not just the wet spot on the ceiling, and we fix it with materials matched to the existing roof, whether that’s a GAF asphalt shingle or a custom-fired tile.
Roof Replacement & Installation
Full roof replacement in Hollywood runs $8,000 to $20,000 depending on square footage, pitch, and the material you choose. That’s honest money, and we lay it out in a written line-item estimate before you sign anything. If your building sits in a designated historic district near Whitley Heights or the Hollywood Grove, the roof may require design review through the LA Office of Historic Resources before a permit is issued. We know how to run that process, and we factor the timeline into the schedule up front so you are not left wondering why the job stalled at the permit desk.
Metal Roofing
Metal roofing makes sense for Hollywood hillside homes and flatland moderns alike, especially where wildfire risk or steep-slope access makes a durable, low-maintenance roof the smarter long-term call. Standing seam metal roof installation in Hollywood runs $15,000 to $40,000. We install GAF and CertainTeed metal systems, and we handle the steep-slope grading and drainage considerations that come with building at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.
Tile Roofing
Hollywood’s older Spanish Colonial and Mediterranean homes were built with barrel tile roofs for a reason: they shed water, they breathe in the heat, and they last for generations. Tile roof repair in Hollywood runs $600 to $2,500 for broken or slipped tiles, re-bedding ridge caps, and flashing work. If your courtyard apartment complex has original clay tile under HPOZ protection, we match the tile profile and color as closely as the current manufacturers allow, and we document the match for the historic review file.
What happens when you call
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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 Hollywood
When a roof is going on a Hollywood home, the material brand matters. We install GAF and CertainTeed roofing systems because they’re names you can look up, with published warranty terms and decades of track records. If you are pairing roof work with a driveway or patio rebuild, Windows & Doors in Hollywood and Fence Installation in Hollywood fall under our roof too, and we spec Belgard and Techo-Bloc pavers the same way we spec roofing: named brands, written scopes, no mystery material off the back of a van. We keep common flashing, underlayment, and tile profiles in rotation for Hollywood jobs specifically, which shortens turnaround when a repair is urgent and the weather window is tight.
Common Roofing Problems We See in Hollywood Homes
- Tile slippage on steep hillside pitches. Hollywood Hills homes, especially those climbing up Beachwood Canyon or hanging off Mulholland, deal with gravity and rain erosion differently than flatland LA. A single slipped barrel tile opens the underlayment to water, and by the time you see the stain, the decking has been wet for weeks.
- Flat roof ponding on 1950s-70s apartment buildings. The soft-story wood-frame apartments that line Hollywood’s flatland corridors often have near-flat tar-and-gravel roofs. Ponding water after a rain season leads to membrane failure, and those buildings are already under mandatory retrofit pressure from Ordinance 183893. A neglected roof makes a retrofit worse.
- Historic tile matches on HPOZ courtyard complexes. Courtyard bungalow complexes in Hollywood’s historic districts need sign-off from the LA Office of Historic Resources before a re-roofing permit issues. Out-of-area roofers miss that step, start work, and get red-tagged. We run the review first, on paper, before the first tile comes off.
- Santa Ana wind damage to flashing and ridge caps. The winds that scream through the Cahuenga Pass every fall lift flashing and ridge caps first. Hollywood roofs built before modern wind codes are particularly vulnerable, and the damage is often hidden until the first heavy rain of winter.
Pricing for Roofing in Hollywood, CA
We Also Serve Cities Near Hollywood
Beyond Roofing in Hollywood, our crews cover Universal City, West Hollywood, Koreatown, and Echo Park. If you’re in one of those neighborhoods and your roof started leaking after the last storm, the same Roofing team that works Hollywood will handle it. Same written change orders, same 90-Day Done Right Promise, same live person answering the phone at (877) 610-1318.
Serving Hollywood, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hollywood 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 Hollywood
How fast can you get to a roof leak in Hollywood?
For an active leak, we get a crew to Hollywood as quickly as the schedule allows, and a live person answers the phone 24/7 at (877) 610-1318. We’ll talk through emergency tarping if needed and get your repair on the books. If you need us, call now.
Do you handle historic homes in the Whitley Heights or Hollywood Grove areas?
Yes. We work regularly in Hollywood’s HPOZ districts, including Whitley Heights and the Hollywood Grove, and we handle the LA Office of Historic Resources review process as part of the job. The review step can add weeks to a permit, and we plan for it up front instead of discovering it mid-project. Call (877) 610-1318 for an estimate that accounts for the review timeline.
Is emergency roof service available in Hollywood during the rainy season?
Yes, we run emergency roof work in Hollywood when storms hit. For genuine storm damage, call us at (877) 610-1318, and we’ll get a crew out to assess, tarp if needed, and put the repair or replacement in writing before any paid work starts.
How much does roof replacement cost in Hollywood compared to nearby cities?
A full roof replacement in Hollywood runs $8,000 to $20,000, which is in line with West Hollywood and Echo Park pricing. Hillside properties in the Hollywood Hills run higher because of access and slope requirements. Koreatown flat-roof apartment work falls at the lower end of the replacement range unless seismic retrofit work overlaps. For an exact number, call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk the roof with you on site.
What warranty do you offer on roofing work in Hollywood?
Every roofing job comes with our written 90-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, call Tom Barrett and he comes back. On top of that, the GAF and CertainTeed roofing systems we install carry their own manufacturer warranties. We put the warranty status in writing, alongside a copy of the permit and the signed inspection record, before we ever ask for a final payment. Call (877) 610-1318 to get started with a free estimate.