Torch Down Modified Bitumen Roofing in Castro

Pitch and exposure decide it before appearance does. Given inland conditions in Castro, reflective coverings and real attic ventilation make the biggest difference.

Yes. Claims on Castro properties turn on documentation taken before anything is tarped or cleared, and we work alongside the adjuster rather than around them.

Yes. Low-slope sections on Castro 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.

Repair makes sense on a Castro roof with life left and one localised failure. Once the covering is past its service life, repairs buy months and a replacement buys decades.

Castro sits in San Francisco 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.

Granules in the gutters, curling tabs, repeat stains in the same ceiling after every storm, and soft spots underfoot. In Castro, asphalt dries out and sealant pulls back from penetrations years before the field wears through.

Check the licence, liability cover and workers' compensation, then ask any Castro contractor what happens if the deck is worse than expected — and get that answer in writing before the covering comes off.

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