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Roof replacement in Maywood typically runs $8,000 to $20,000, while roof repair jobs land between $400 and $1,800 depending on what’s failing. We’ve worked the tight lots and 1940s bungalows across Maywood long enough to know that a roof here is never a simple drop-and-go job. The crew staging matters as much as the shingle choice. If you’re looking for a roofer who understands how Maywood’s density, permit process, and postwar housing stock shape every project, call Barrett & Sons Construction at (877) 610-1318.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Maywood’s Preferred Roofing Company
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews. When we say a name is on the truck, that’s literal. Maywood homeowners don’t get a dispatcher in another state, and they don’t get a different crew than the one they met at the estimate. They get Tom’s sons, background-checked and uniformed, showing up in a truck with Barrett & Sons on the door.
Working in Maywood means we’ve learned the rhythm of 90270. We know that Spanish-style barrel tile from the 1950s sits on half the bungalows east of Atlantic Boulevard, and that flat built-up roofs on the old apartment buildings near Slauson Avenue fail in predictable patterns after heavy winters. That kind of local familiarity means our quotes are accurate the first time, not a guess that becomes a change order.
We also answer the phone. Not a voicemail box, not an out-of-state call center. A live person picks up 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When a Maywood homeowner calls with a leak after a January downpour, they talk to a person who knows what a wet ceiling in a 1950s stucco bungalow means. That’s the whole point of hiring owner-operated.
Our Roofing Services in Maywood
Roof Repair
Most Maywood roof repairs fall between $400 and $1,800. We see the usual suspects: cracked tile from tree debris, failed flashing around chimneys on the old bungalows, and ponding water on the flat roofs of two- and four-unit apartment buildings along 53rd Street. Small repairs get done in a day. We bring the tile, match it, swap it, and you’re dry again. Our Roofing team handles repairs across every housing type in Maywood, from single-family stucco boxes to multi-unit rentals.
Roof Replacement & Installation
A full roof replacement in Maywood runs $8,000 to $20,000. That’s a wide range because the roof on a 900-square-foot bungalow is a different animal than a 4,000-square-foot apartment building with a built-up roof. In Maywood, the bigger variable is staging. A 25-foot-wide lot leaves almost no room for a dumpster, material stack, and lift. We plan every replacement around where the truck parks, where the tile bundles sit, and how fast the tear-off happens so the street isn’t blocked longer than it has to be.
Permits matter here, too. Maywood doesn’t have its own building counter, so every replacement permit goes through LA County Building and Safety. We handle that end to end, from filing to inspection sign-off. If the inspector flags something, we fix it before the final sign-off. The permit inspector works for you, not for me, and that’s why I like him.
Metal Roofing
Metal roof installation in Maywood runs $15,000 to $40,000. It’s the longest-lasting option for a climate like this: low-lying LA Basin heat, occasional winter rains, and the kind of UV exposure that bakes asphalt shingles before their time. We install standing seam metal, and we do it right on the old bungalows where a metal roof can actually lighten the load compared to multiple layers of old built-up roofing. On a Maywood lot with shared walls, metal also means less tear-off debris stacking up next to a neighbor’s stucco.
Tile Roofing
Tile roof repair in Maywood runs $600 to $2,500, and matching the original tile style matters for resale and curb appeal. Half the bungalows in 90270 still carry their original clay or concrete tile from the 1940s and 1950s. We source matching pieces rather than slapping on a mismatched patch. For full tile roof replacements, we stage deliveries carefully, because a pallet of barrel tile needs a flat spot that a 25-foot lot simply doesn’t have. We’ve hand-carried tile bundles through side yards too narrow for a wheelbarrow, more times than we can count.
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 Maywood
We install materials you can look up, not mystery brands off a van. On Maywood roofs, that means GAF and CertainTeed for composition shingle, plus the same standard of brand accountability for tile and metal systems. We quote the brand name in writing, with the warranty terms spelled out. If you’re comparing estimates and one is half the price without naming a manufacturer, ask why. The last contractor most Maywood customers used told them permits were optional, and they’re not falling for that again.
Common Roofing Problems We See in Maywood Homes
- Baked-out composition shingles on postwar bungalows. The 1940s-to-1960s houses that dominate Maywood were built when asphalt shingles were meant to last 20 years, not 30. Add a flat, heavily paved urban landscape that holds heat, and roofs here age faster than in coastal cities ten miles west. Curling shingle edges and granule loss on the driveway are the usual tells.
- Ponding water on built-up flat roofs. The two- and four-unit apartment buildings along Slauson Avenue and roads off it often carry built-up gravel roofs with minimal slope. Maywood is nearly all pavement and structures, leaving almost no permeable surface, so winter rains sit on those roofs longer than they should. Ponding leads to cracks, which lead to leaks.
- Failed flashing around chimneys and parapet walls. Shared walls mean parapet walls in Maywood, and parapet walls mean flashing details that get overlooked until the first heavy rain. We regularly find rusted-out metal where a chimney meets a bungalow roof near 56th and Heliotrope, or where a parapet cap has pulled away on an apartment building.
- Asbestos in old roofing and attic materials. The small postwar houses across 90270 routinely contain asbestos in drywall, duct wrap, floor tile, and sometimes in old roofing paper or adhesives. We don’t tear into that blind. If testing is needed, it gets written into the scope and the price, in writing, before a single nail moves. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date.
Pricing for Roofing in Maywood, CA
Here’s what you can expect to pay for roofing work in Maywood. These are real ranges from jobs we’ve quoted and completed in this area.
| Service | Typical Price Range in Maywood |
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| Roof Replacement | $8,000 - $20,000 |
| Roof Repair | $400 - $1,800 |
| Tile Roof Repair | $600 - $2,500 |
What moves a Maywood roof quote up or down? Lot access is the big one. A 25-foot-wide lot with no driveway means hand-carrying materials and renting a street parking spot for staging. A two-story apartment building means taller scaffolding and more edge protection. Asbestos abatement, if testing comes back positive, is a written change order, not a surprise at the end. Every scope, every allowance, every price change arrives in writing before work happens. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate with line-item pricing.
We Also Serve Cities Near Maywood
If you’re looking for Roofing in Maywood, you may be close to us. Our crews also work in Bell, Cudahy, Commerce, and Huntington Park. Each of those cities runs its own permit department, unlike Maywood’s LA County arrangement, and we know the difference. If you’re just over the line, the process changes, and we’ll tell you that up front.
Serving Maywood, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Maywood 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 Maywood
Yes, but you won’t get it from City Hall. Maywood contracts its building and safety permitting to Los Angeles County, so roof replacement permits in the 90270 ZIP are issued and inspected by LA County Building and Safety. This surprises a lot of homeowners, and more than a few contractors. We file the paperwork, schedule the inspections, and meet the inspector on site. Call (877) 610-1318 if you want us to handle the whole thing.
We plan for it before the quote is finalized. On a typical 25-to-40-foot lot, we reserve one marked street parking spot for staging, hand-carry materials through the side yard, and coordinate the dumpster drop so it’s not blocking the only access point for more than a day. Maywood parking enforcement is tight, and neighbors watch everything. Staging is part of the estimate, not an afterthought.
Often, yes. The 1940s-to-1960s houses across Maywood routinely contain asbestos in drywall, duct wrap, floor tile, and old roofing materials. If we’re tearing off a roof on a bungalow of that vintage, testing is the responsible first step. The abatement scope and cost get written into a change order before any hazardous material is touched. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact answer on your specific roof.
You need a final inspection sign-off from LA County Building and Safety after the reroof is complete. Depending on the scope, there may also be a nail inspection or sheathing inspection before the underlayment goes on. We schedule every inspection for you and stay on site until the inspector signs. The inspector works for you, not for me, and we don’t hide anything.
Yes. We match the profile, color, and installed look of the original tile, whether clay or concrete. The barrel tile on the Spanish-style bungalows east of Atlantic Boulevard has a specific curve and thickness, and we source matching pieces rather than patching with something close. If the original tile is beyond sourcing, we’ll show you options in writing before we order anything.
Working on a Tight Maywood Lot - What We Do Differently
Maywood is one of the most densely populated incorporated cities in the country. Roughly 1.18 square miles holding mostly small postwar bungalows and two-to-four-unit apartments on 25-to-40-foot-wide lots. That changes everything about roofing. Equipment staging, parking, material storage, noise hours, and shared-wall etiquette all get planned into the quote, because a roofer who ignores them will either get towed, get cited, or get a neighbor calling the city.
The permit situation adds another layer most roofing pages won’t tell you about. Maywood shed its own building department during the 2010 fiscal crisis and outsourced permitting to LA County. So when you pull a roof permit in 90270, you’re filing with LA County Building and Safety, not a local counter. That means different timelines, different inspector jurisdictions, and a process that trips up crews used to working in Huntington Park or Bell, which run their own departments. We know which office to file with, which forms to bring, and how long the inspection queue runs. That’s the difference between a roof done in two weeks and a roof stalled for two months.
On a 30-foot-wide lot near 51st and Greenwood, our crew stripped a 1948 bungalow’s failing built-up roof while neighbors’ stucco walls sat just 18 inches from the scaffold. We hand-carried tile bundles through a side yard too narrow for a lift, kept staging in one marked street parking spot, and coordinated a same-day LA County inspection sign-off before the tear-off tarp came down, so the shared wall never saw so much as a dropped nail. That’s the standard on every Maywood lot, not just the memorable ones.
We keep the site clean because on a street this tight, your neighbors see everything. Tarps over the shared wall, magnet sweeps for dropped nails at the end of every day, and a dumpster that doesn’t sit out any longer than it has to. The noise ordinance matters too. We don’t fire up tear-off at 6 a.m. and wake the block. Work hours are set in writing before the job starts, and we hold to them.
If your roof has reached the point where the last contractor left you with a handshake promise and a different bill at the door, let’s talk. Barrett & Sons Construction is owned and operated by Tom Barrett, founded in 1998, with a 90-Day Done Right Promise on every contract: if it’s not done right, one call brings Tom back. Every eligible job includes permits pulled and inspections signed. Every price change arrives as a written change order before work happens. And a live person answers the phone 24/7 at (877) 610-1318.
Call now or fill out the contact form to schedule your free estimate. We’ll walk the roof, look at the lot, and give you a written line-item quote you can compare. No trip charge inside the county. And if you have a written estimate from another company, we’ll give you a free second opinion. Ask for Tom. He answers his own phone.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Maywood and the surrounding region since 1998.