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AfterFast, Reliable Roofing Across Lakewood
If you own a home in Lakewood, your roof is probably failing at the same time as your neighbors’ roofs – because most of the houses here were built in the same four-year window, with the same materials, and those materials have now outlived their 70-year lifespan. Barrett & Sons Construction has been climbing onto Lakewood roofs long enough to know exactly what’s up there before we open a single shingle. We’re the owner-operated crew that answers the phone live, shows up with our name on the truck, and puts every price change in writing before work begins. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Lakewood’s Preferred Roofing Company
Tom Barrett started this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews. That means when you call about a roof in Lakewood, you’ll talk to someone who knows the difference between a 90712 tract house and a 90714 one – and who has probably roofed a house on your street. Our Roofing team doesn’t dispatch strangers from an out-of-state call center. The person who shakes your hand at the estimate is the person whose name is on the contract.
Lakewood homeowners call us because Tom publishes his name, his address, and his license number. Look it up before you sign anything – that’s exactly what we’d tell a neighbor. We pull permits on every eligible roofing job and the inspections get signed, because permits aren’t optional. We also back every roof with our 90-Day Done Right Promise, written on the contract: if it isn’t done right, one call brings Tom back.
Every scope, every allowance, every price change arrives as a written change order before work happens. No surprise invoices at the end. We carry GAF and CertainTeed roofing products, so the materials on your Lakewood roof are brands you can look up, not mystery stock off a van.
Our Roofing Services in Lakewood
Roof Repair
A roof repair in Lakewood usually runs $400 to $1,800, and the most common culprit is the original 1950s galvanized flashing around chimneys and plumbing vents. After seven decades of Lakewood’s salt-tinged air, that flashing has rusted through on thousands of homes. We replace it with 316 stainless steel and hot-dip galvanized fasteners – the coastal-spec version that won’t rot out again in ten years. If you see water stains on your ceiling near a chimney or vent stack, call (877) 610-1318 before the attic decking rots.
Roof Replacement & Installation
Full roof replacement on a Lakewood tract home typically costs $8,000 to $20,000, depending on the pitch, the number of layers we’re tearing off, and whether we’re going coastal-spec on the underlayment and fasteners. Most of the original early-1950s roofs in Lakewood are hitting end-of-life in synchronized waves. That means entire blocks need replacement in the same decade. We strip to the decking, inspect for rot, install proper underlayment at valleys and eaves, and put down a GAF or CertainTeed system that will actually hold up to Long Beach’s wind-driven rain.
Metal Roofing
Standing seam metal roofing is the best long-term answer for Lakewood’s 70-year-old houses, and it runs $15,000 to $40,000 depending on the gauge and finish. The salt air near Lakewood is mild compared to true oceanfront, but it’s still enough to degrade standard fasteners and flashing over decades. For a standing seam roof, we specify marine-grade finishes and stainless or hot-dip galvanized fasteners so the roof outlasts the original by decades. This isn’t a place to save money on hardware.
Tile Roofing
Some Lakewood homes were built with or retrofitted to barrel tile or flat concrete tile. Tile roof repair in Lakewood typically runs $600 to $2,500. The tiles themselves may last, but the paper underneath and the flashing at the edges fail. We repair tile roofs in neighborhoods across Lakewood – the section near Del Amo Boulevard has a run of 1950s barrel tile that’s specifically prone to cracked caps at the hips. We’ll match the existing profile so the repair doesn’t look like a patch job.
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 Lakewood
We stock and install GAF and CertainTeed roofing systems because they’re brands any Lakewood homeowner can look up and verify. When a roof fails in Lakewood, it usually fails at the flashing and fasteners first, so we keep marine-grade stainless flashing, hot-dip galvanized fasteners, and synthetic underlayment in stock for fast turnaround on local jobs. If your existing roof uses another major brand, we can match it – the point isn’t the logo, it’s that the materials are name-brand and the installation is done to the coastal-spec standard Lakewood’s housing stock demands.
Common Roofing Problems We See in Lakewood Homes
- Rusted-out galvanized flashing. Virtually every Lakewood home built between 1950 and 1954 used galvanized steel flashing at chimneys, vents, and roof edges. After 70 years in mild marine air, it’s pitted, rusted, and leaking. On a 1953 tract home near the 90712 ZIP, we found the chimney flashing had rusted completely through, letting moisture into the attic decking. We replaced it with 316 stainless steel and hot-dip galvanized fasteners, then installed a standing seam metal roof section over the vulnerable north eave, bringing the roof to a finish that will outlast the original by decades.
- Missing or degraded underlayment at valleys and eaves. Postwar tract construction in Lakewood often skipped proper underlayment at valleys and eaves. Wind-driven rain from Long Beach storms wicks under the shingles and rots the plywood decking. We see this all over neighborhoods east of Lakewood Boulevard, and the fix is always the same: strip, inspect, rebuild the decking, and install synthetic underlayment before the new roof goes on.
- Synchronized end-of-life failures. Lakewood’s original asphalt shingle roofs were installed in the same five-year burst between 1950 and 1954. That means an entire street’s roofs hit the end of their lifespan in the same decade. If three of your neighbors have reroofed in the past two years, your roof is probably telling you the same thing.
- Corroded vent collars and flashings from salt-tinged air. Lakewood sits about 10 miles inland, but the marine layer still carries enough salt to eat standard hardware. Original galvanized vent collars are now past their 70-year corrosion life. We replace them with stainless or hot-dip galvanized versions so the new collar doesn’t rust out in ten years.
Pricing for Roofing in Lakewood, CA
You won’t find a cheaper roof in Lakewood than the inland-spec version – and you shouldn’t want one. The cheap spec uses standard galvanized fasteners and basic underlayment, and it fails within a decade in this salt-tinged air. The coastal-spec version costs more up front and lasts decades longer. The math is simple: pay once or pay twice.
| Service | Price Range in Lakewood |
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| Roof Replacement (coastal-spec materials) | $8,000 – $20,000 |
| Roof Leak Repair (flashing replacement) | $400 – $1,800 |
| Standing Seam Metal Roof Installation | $15,000 – $40,000 |
The largest cost drivers are the number of roof layers we’re tearing off, the decking that needs replacing, and the hardware spec. Coastal-spec stainless and hot-dip galvanized fasteners cost more than standard zinc; that’s part of why the inland-spec roof is cheaper on the bid. We’ll show you the difference in writing, line by line. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate with a written, itemized scope – no surprises at the end, ever.
We Also Serve Cities Near Lakewood
Our crews work across Lakewood and the surrounding area every week. If you’re in Signal Hill, Bellflower, Long Beach, or Paramount, the same coastal-spec standards apply – older housing stock, salt-tinged air, and flashing that’s past its lifespan. We bring the same written change orders and the same named-brand materials to every job, no matter the ZIP code.
Serving Lakewood, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lakewood 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 Lakewood
Because virtually all of Lakewood’s 950 to 1,100 square foot tract homes were built between 1950 and 1954 with the same original materials – the same galvanized flashings, the same asphalt shingles, the same underlayment practices. Those materials share the same lifespan, about 70 years, so they’re all hitting end-of-life now, citywide, in the same decade. If your street is reroofing, your roof is on the same clock. Call (877) 610-1318 for an inspection and a written estimate.
Yes. Lakewood sits about 10 miles inland, but the marine layer carries enough salt to pit and rust standard galvanized fasteners and flashing over decades. We specify 316 stainless steel and hot-dip galvanized hardware for coastal-spec roofs in Lakewood because the standard inland-spec hardware corrodes faster. It costs more up front; it’s cheaper within a decade. If your existing roof is leaking around vents or flashings, call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate.
A full coastal-spec roof replacement in Lakewood runs $8,000 to $20,000, and a standing seam metal roof with marine-grade finishes runs $15,000 to $40,000. The inland-spec version can come in lower on the bid because standard zinc fasteners and basic underlayment are cheaper – but those materials fail early in Lakewood’s salt-tinged air, and you’ll pay to fix them sooner. We price both specs in writing so you can see the difference line by line. Estimates are free at (877) 610-1318.
Yes, a full roof replacement in Lakewood requires a permit and an inspection, and that’s exactly how we do it. The permit inspector works for you, not for us – that’s why we pull permits on every eligible job and get the inspection signed. A roofer who tells you permits are optional on a 1950s tract home is telling you to skip the person paid to check their work. Call (877) 610-1318 for a written scope that includes permits and inspections.
Yes. If your Lakewood home still has its original barrel tile, flat concrete tile, or a specific early-1950s shingle profile, we can match the profile so the repair or replacement doesn’t look like a patch job. We’ve matched original roof profiles on tract homes across Lakewood, from the section near Del Amo Boulevard up through the 90712 and 90713 ZIPs. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate and we’ll tell you exactly what your roof originally looked like – and what it should look like now.
Get a Free Estimate for Roofing in Lakewood
Most Lakewood roofs are 70 years old, and the time to find out what’s failing is before it leaks into the attic. We’ll climb up, inspect the flashing and underlayment, and give you a written, line-item estimate with the brand names and hardware specs spelled out. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate. A live person answers – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Lakewood since 1998.