Cole Valley Roofing & Commercial Roof Repair

Licensed, insured and working in Cole Valley

On most jobs, where Cole Valley buildings have been re-roofed twice, the next job is a tear-off regardless of what the homeowner would prefer. This holds across San Francisco County. In practice, moss on a shaded Cole Valley slope should be treated rather than scraped, since scraping takes the granules with it. Checking the attic following the soonest heavy rain in Cole Valley finds leaks while they are still stains rather than damage. Afternoon sun on a west-facing Cole Valley slope ages that side years ahead of the rest of the roof.

Garage and patio roofs in Cole Valley are frequently lower slope than the house and call for an entirely different system. Solar arrays on Cole Valley roof coverings complicate replacement, and the panel age rarely matches the roof covering age. Resealing penetrations on a Cole Valley roof covering every few years is the cheapest work anyone will ever do on the building. We see it on Cole Valley roofs every week. Housing stock in Cole Valley runs across several eras, and each one brings its own roof. What sits above the ceiling generally tells you when the building went up.

Clearing the Cole Valley gutters in late autumn prevents most of the damage the first storm would otherwise cause. That is as true in Cole Valley as anywhere in San Francisco County. Thermal cycling does the damage in Cole Valley — hot afternoons, cool nights, and materials expanding and contracting against their fixings all year. That is as true in Cole Valley as anywhere in San Francisco County. As a rule, roof covering surface temperatures in Cole Valley routinely run well above the air reading, and every material on the roof feels it. It is the same story on most Cole Valley streets. Flashings at the chimney on an older Cole Valley house usually require attention well before the covering does.

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