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Roof repair in Ojai typically runs $400-$1,800, and a full roof replacement on a valley home usually lands between $8,000 and $20,000 depending on materials and fire-hardening requirements. If you’re dealing with a leak, missing tiles, or wind damage after the last Santa Ana event, the fastest way to get a real number is to call (877) 610-1318 and talk to a person, not a call center. We’ve been walking Ventura County roofs since 1998, and we know exactly what the post-Thomas Fire building codes mean for your house in the 93023 or 93024 zip. We’re Roofing contractors who answer our own phones and show up when we say we will.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Ojai’s Preferred Roofing Company
Tom Barrett founded this company in 1998, and his sons run the crews that work across Ojai today. When you call, you’re not getting a franchise dispatcher and a subcontractor you’ll never see again. You’re getting an owner-operated local team that has pulled permits and passed inspections on hundreds of Ventura County roofs, including plenty in the hillside neighborhoods where the county’s fire marshal pays extra attention.
Ojai homeowners tend to check references hard, and we respect that. Tom publishes his name, address, and license number on every contract. Look it up before you sign anything. We also carry a written 90-Day Done Right Promise on every job: if something isn’t right, one call brings Tom back to make it right. No fine print, no runaround.
Response time to Ojai matters. Scheduling is coordinated from our Los Angeles office, but crews serve Ojai locally and we schedule work in the valley every week. A live person answers the phone 24 hours a day, so when you call about a roof leak in Meiners Oaks or along Ojai Avenue, you’ll talk to someone who can actually help.
Our Roofing Services in Ojai
Roof Repair
Roof repair in Ojai usually means one of three things: a tile cracked during a wind event, flashing failing around a chimney or skylight, or an older composition shingle roof simply reaching the end of its life in a climate that bakes it for four months a year. Repairs here typically run $400-$1,800, and we write every scope and every price as a written change order before work starts. No surprise invoices.
Roof Replacement & Installation
Full roof replacement in Ojai ranges from $8,000 to $20,000. What pushes that number isn’t just square footage. It’s whether your home sits inside a State Responsibility Area, whether your roof deck needs new sheathing to meet Chapter 7A fastening requirements, and whether the county plan-checker requires ember-resistant vents and a Class A assembly. We’ve guided dozens of Ojai homeowners through this process, and we pull every permit and call for every inspection. The permit inspector works for you, not for me. That’s why I like him.
Metal Roofing
Metal roofs in Ojai are a smart long-term call for homes on the eastern valley floor and hillside parcels where wildfire exposure is a real annual concern. Standing seam metal installations here typically run $15,000-$40,000, but they carry Class A fire ratings and handle 100-degree summer heat without the thermal fatigue that cracks tile and dries out composition shingles. For Ojai homeowners rebuilding after the Thomas Fire or planning a major renovation, metal is worth a hard look. We install GAF and CertainTeed systems, along with standing seam profiles built for California WUI zones.
Tile Roofing
Barrel tile and flat tile roofs are everywhere in Ojai, from the 1920s Spanish Colonial Revival cottages near the downtown arcade to newer custom homes up on the hillsides. Tile roof repair in Ojai runs $600-$2,500 depending on how many tiles need replacing and whether the underlayment is still sound. One thing we see often in Mira Monte and the older parts of the valley: tile roofs that look fine from the street but have underlayment that’s been baked brittle by years of Ojai heat. When that’s gone, a repair becomes a re-roof, and we’ll show you exactly what we’re seeing before you spend a dollar.
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 Ojai
We install GAF and CertainTeed roofing systems, and we stock the fasteners, flashing, and underlayment products those systems require for Ojai’s hotter, drier climate. That means when a storm or a falling branch takes out a section of roof on a Saturday, we’re not waiting a week for parts to ship from a distributor in another county. We also carry Cambridge Pavers and Techo-Bloc for any hardscape work adjacent to your roofline. If your roof project turns up a gutter or fascia need, we’ll quote it in writing before anything is added. And if you’re replacing skylights during a re-roof, we also handle Windows & Doors in Ojai so you’re not coordinating two different contractors.
Common Roofing Problems We See in Ojai Homes
- Santa Ana wind damage: Ojai sits at the closed end of a valley that funnels Santa Ana winds directly through town. We regularly see lifted flashing, cracked tiles, and blown-off ridge caps in neighborhoods like Arbolada and the East End after a strong wind event. Roof repair after wind damage should happen fast, because exposed underlayment doesn’t survive the next rain.
- Heat fatigue on older composition shingles: Summer temperatures in Ojai routinely pass 100°F, far hotter than coastal Ventura. That cooks asphalt shingles from above while attic heat bakes them from below. Homes across the valley floor that were last roofed before 2005 are now showing granule loss and curling at the edges years earlier than identical roofs in cooler coastal towns.
- Tile underlayment failure: Those barrel tile roofs on the 1920s and 1930s Spanish Revival homes around downtown Ojai look beautiful, but the underlayment underneath often dates back decades. Tile can last 50 years or more; the waterproof layer beneath it doesn’t. We’ve opened up roofs on Ojai Avenue homes where the tile looked brand new and the underlayment crumbled in our hands.
- Ember intrusion on hillside parcels: Homes inside State Responsibility Areas above Ojai need ember-resistant vents and Class A roofing assemblies when a roof is replaced. If an out-of-area contractor quotes a re-roof without factoring in Chapter 7A vent and assembly requirements, the permit process will catch it and the price will change. We quote it correctly the first time because we’ve done it here for years. We also install Fence Installation in Ojai with the same attention to local code, especially on properties where fencing meets defensible space requirements.
Pricing for Roofing in Ojai, CA
Here’s what we see in Ojai right now. Roof repair: $400-$1,800. Tile roof repair: $600-$2,500. Full roof replacement: $8,000-$20,000. Metal roof installation: $15,000-$40,000. What moves the number is roof complexity, square footage, your home’s location relative to state fire maps, and whether the existing deck and underlayment can be reused. Every estimate is free, every scope is written, and every price change arrives as a written change order before work happens. No allowances that aren’t on paper. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk the roof with you and tell you what you’re actually looking at.
We Also Serve Cities Near Ojai
Our crews work throughout the Ojai Valley and the surrounding county. If you’re in Mira Monte, Ventura, Santa Paula, or El Rio, Roofing services from Barrett & Sons are available there too. Give us a call and we’ll schedule a free estimate at your home, whether you’re five minutes from downtown Ojai or down the hill toward the coast.
Serving Ojai, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Ojai 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 Ojai
We schedule work in Ojai every week, and a live person answers the phone 24/7 at (877) 610-1318. For an active leak or storm damage, we’ll get someone out to assess the roof as soon as our next Ojai route date allows, and we’ll tell you on the phone exactly when that is. Call us for a free estimate and we’ll pin down a date before we hang up.
Yes. We serve 93023 and 93024, covering downtown Ojai, Meiners Oaks, Mira Monte, the East End, Arbolada, and the hillside communities above the valley floor. That includes homes inside State Responsibility Areas where Ventura County’s stricter fire-safe building codes apply.
Yes, and this catches a lot of homeowners off guard. A roof replacement in Ojai typically requires a permit, and if your home sits in a Wildland-Urban Interface zone or State Responsibility Area, the county will require Chapter 7A compliance: Class A roofing, ember-resistant vents, and specific fastening patterns. We pull every permit and call for every inspection, so there’s no surprise at the end. Call (877) 610-1318 for an estimate that accounts for all of it from day one.
Roof replacement in Ojai runs $8,000-$20,000, which is similar to Santa Paula and slightly above Ventura for the same square footage. The difference is that Ojai’s fire-hardening requirements, hillside access, and larger share of tile and Spanish Revival homes push more projects toward the upper end. We’ll give you a written line-item quote so you can see exactly where the money goes. Estimates are free.
Every completed job carries our written 90-Day Done Right Promise. If something isn’t right, call Tom and he’ll come back and make it right, one call. Manufacturer warranties from GAF and CertainTeed apply to materials on top of that. Call (877) 610-1318 to schedule your free estimate and we’ll put all of it in writing before you sign anything.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Ojai and the surrounding valley since 1998.