Commercial Roofing: Costs, Lifespan and Alternatives

We start at the flashings, check the deck from inside the attic, and photograph every elevation. On a Burbank property we pay particular attention to dried-out underlayment and attic temperature.

Size, pitch, layer count and deck condition drive the number on any Burbank roof. The line that moves is deck repair, so it belongs in the Burbank quote at a rate per sheet rather than as an allowance.

Two visits a year: clear valleys and gutters before the rains, then check flashings after the first real storm. In Burbank that matters most because asphalt dries out and sealant pulls back from penetrations years before the field wears through.

Burbank sits in Los Angeles County and takes long dry heat, hard thermal cycling and rain that arrives in a few concentrated storms. In practice that means asphalt dries out and sealant pulls back from penetrations years before the field wears through.

Yes. Burbank is about 15 miles from our Santa Monica yard, and we work it alongside Toluca Lake, Glendale and North Hollywood on the same routes.

Yes. Low-slope sections on Burbank buildings need a membrane or coating system rather than shingle laid flatter than it is rated for, and they are quoted separately from the pitched roof.

One to three days on a typical Burbank property, depending on size, pitch and how much deck needs replacing. Nothing is left open overnight.

In inland conditions, composition shingle runs roughly fifteen to twenty-five years, tile underlayment twenty to twenty-five, and coatings seven to fifteen depending on the system.