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Fast, Reliable Roof Replacement Across Burbank
Roof replacement in Burbank typically runs $9,500 – $22,000 for a standard single-family home, depending on whether you’re replacing a pitched shingle field, a flat low-slope section, or both. Most Burbank projects take 2 – 5 days once materials are on site, though studio-district and add-on patio work can stretch that. We know the difference, because we work on both sides of it in Burbank week in and week out. If you’re looking at a roof that’s past its useful life, call Barnwood Roofing at (855) 382-1073 for a free, honest assessment.
Why Barnwood Roofing Is Burbank’s Preferred Roof Replacement Company
Burbank homeowners call us because we’ll tell you when a repair is enough. We carry seven manufacturer lines: GAF, CertainTeed, Owens Corning, IKO, Atlas, Tamko, and Boral. That means the recommendation you get is matched to your roof and your budget, not to whatever single brand we happen to have in the yard. Ruben Calloway built Barnwood Roofing around a simple idea: inspect first, recommend second. If your roof has three more years in it, you’ll hear that from us.
We work in Burbank’s older neighborhoods: Magnolia Park, the Chandler Bike Path corridor, the flats off North Hollywood Way. Those 1920s bungalows and 1950s ranches have quirks. Original low-slope rear sections. Add-on patios with membrane tie-ins. We know what those roofs do when the first winter storm hits, because we’ve pulled enough of them apart. Our crew responds to Burbank callbacks quickly, and we stock common valley, flashing, and membrane materials locally so a follow-up doesn’t wait on a truck from Fontana.
The studio and production side is different. Flat built-up roofs over soundstages and post-production offices near Alameda and Victory have penetrations everywhere: HVAC curbs, exhaust vents, cable trays, screening. You don’t treat those like a house in the flats. We understand scheduling around production noise restrictions and occupied office space, and we scope the drainage before we touch the membrane. That’s not something every roofer does well here, and it’s a real difference in Burbank.
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Roof Installation in Burbank
Roof Installation in Burbank means putting a new system on a home that either never had a proper one or is getting a full re-frame and deck replacement. We do this on new additions, detached ADUs, and total tear-offs where the old roof wasn’t worth salvaging. A full new roof install in Burbank runs $11,000 – $25,000 for residential work, and more on large flat commercial or studio buildings. When we quote a full install in Burbank, we’re looking at the whole assembly: decking, underlayment, ventilation, flashing, and the surface material itself.
New Construction and Add-Ons
New construction in Burbank is tight. The city is nearly built out, so most new roof work happens on teardown rebuilds, second-story additions, and detached ADUs in the flats. We coordinate with your general contractor on load paths, tie-ins, and venting so the roof doesn’t fight the rest of the structure.
On add-on patio and low-slope sections, we don’t treat the shingle field and the flat membrane as the same scope. Mixing a new asphalt roof with a poorly flashed patio membrane is how you get a leak at the tie-in within two winters. We scope both parts separately and explicitly.
Flat and Low-Slope Systems
Flat roofing in Burbank is everywhere, and not just on studios. Pre-war bungalows often carry a shallow-pitch rear section or a flat patio cover. We install built-up, modified bitumen, and single-ply membrane systems from our brand portfolio. The Burbank difference is drainage: if the roof can’t shed water, it doesn’t matter what membrane you put on. We correct slope and flashing before we roll the new surface.
Roof Replacement Contractor in Burbank
Roof Replacement Contractor work in Burbank is about knowing what to tear off and what to leave. Most Burbank homes built before 1980 have one or two layers of old shingles, and some have a low-slope section hiding under a patio or a rear addition. We don’t strip a roof and call it done. We inspect the decking beneath, replace anything soft, and re-flash every penetration on the roof, not just the ones that leaked last winter. A standard shingle replacement on a Burbank single-family home runs $9,500 – $18,000, while a full replacement that includes a flat membrane section typically lands between $14,000 and $22,000.
Asphalt and Architectural Shingles
We install both three-tab asphalt and architectural shingles across Burbank. Architectural shingles hold up better in the eastern Valley heat, so we recommend them more often here than we do in coastal LA. The thicker laminate also earns a better wind rating when installed to the manufacturer’s nailing pattern. We nail to spec, because that’s what makes the wind rating real.
Tear-Off and Decking Work
Burbank’s older homes hide decking issues. You don’t know until the shingles come off. We quote deck replacement as a line item and tell you during the estimate how likely it is, based on the age of the home and what we see in the attic. On a 1920s Magnolia Park bungalow, the odds are higher than on a 1990s build in the 91522 zip. We’d rather tell you ahead of time than surprise you mid-job.
Trusted Brands We Service in Burbank
Barnwood Roofing installs and services materials from seven industry-leading manufacturers, including CertainTeed architectural and three-tab shingles, Owens Corning duration and starter lines, IKO’s entry and mid-tier shingles, and Atlas specialized products. That breadth matters in Burbank because the right roof for a 1930s bungalow in the flats is not the same as the right roof for a flat production office near the airport. We stock common valley, ridge, and membrane accessories locally, and we can get any of our brand lines to Burbank quickly when a full replacement is scheduled.
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AfterCommon Roof Replacement Problems We See in Burbank Homes
- Flat low-slope patio and add-on sections ponding after winter rains. On pre-war and mid-century homes, the leak shows up at flashing and penetrations, not across the open field. A surface-only replacement fails again because the drainage was never corrected.
- Eastern Valley sun degrading asphalt faster than coastal LA. Summer heat in Burbank routinely pushes into the 90s and 100s, and that shortens the effective life of shingles and flat membranes compared to Santa Monica or Venice. Underlayment and decking get exposed sooner.
- Original low-slope rear sections tied into newer pitched roofs. The transition between a 1920s shallow-pitch original roof and a later addition or patio is a chronic failure point. We see valley leaks and flashing failures there more than anywhere else on the home.
- Rooftop HVAC and screening penetrations on studio-adjacent buildings. Around the Burbank media district, flat commercial roofs carry dozens of penetrations. We spend more time re-flashing curbs and drains than resurfacing the field, because that’s where water actually gets in.
Pricing for Roof Replacement in Burbank, CA
Here’s what we charge in Burbank, straight up: A standard asphalt shingle replacement on a single-family home runs $9,500 – $18,000. Add a flat low-slope membrane section or an add-on patio tie-in, and the total typically lands at $14,000 – $22,000. Full new roof installation, including decking replacement, runs $11,000 – $25,000 for residential work. What moves the number: the square footage of the flat section, how many penetrations need re-flashing, whether the decking underneath is sound, and whether your home is in a tight-lot area where material staging is slow. We scope all of that during the estimate and give you a written line-item quote. Call (855) 382-1073 to schedule your free estimate, and we’ll tell you honestly if a repair is enough.
We Also Serve Cities Near Burbank
Our crews work throughout the eastern San Fernando Valley and the Verdugos. If you’re in Roof Replacement in Burbank or the surrounding area, we cover Universal City, North Hollywood, Glendale, and Studio City with the same honest assessment, the same seven-brand material access, and the same straight answer on whether you actually need a new roof. You’re getting the same Roof Replacement team whether your home is in the Burbank flats or just over the city line.
Serving Burbank, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Burbank 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 About Roof Replacement in Burbank
We scope them separately. The pitched shingle field gets one square-foot price based on the material and decking condition. The flat section gets a separate line item for membrane type, drainage correction, and flashing at every penetration. Burbank homes built before 1960 commonly have both, and treating them as one number is how you end up with a leak at the tie-in. We quote both explicitly, with no blending. Call (855) 382-1073 for a written breakdown.
Because flat roofs don’t shed water the way pitched shingles do. Burbank’s pre-war and mid-century patio covers and low-slope rear sections lack enough slope to drain, so water sits at the middle and finds the penetrations. The leak shows up at a vent pipe or a corner flashing, not across the field. The fix is correcting the drainage first, then re-membraning and re-flashing. A surface-only patch will fail again next winter.
Yes, it does. Burbank sits inland, where summer heat regularly reaches the 90s and 100s. That constant thermal cycling bakes asphalt shingles and breaks down flat membranes years faster than in Santa Monica or Venice, where marine layer and cooler air slow that degradation. A shingle roof that’s a 25-year proposition at the beach is routinely a shorter cycle in Burbank. When we inspect your roof, we look for heat-related wear, not just age.
Both, but the install is where most roofs fall short. The shingle carries a tested wind rating from the manufacturer. The roof only earns that rating if the shingle is nailed to the manufacturer’s pattern, with the right nail count and placement, and with the correct starter strip and sealant strip engagement. We nail to the spec pattern on every Burbank job, because a few misplaced nails voids the wind warranty just as fast as a defective shingle does. If you want the rating, the install has to match the label.
Usually yes, but not always on the low-slope part. If the pitched field is sound and the flat section is small, we can do a partial replacement: tear off the membrane, correct drainage, re-flash, and leave the shingle field alone. But if the decking under the patio is soft or the original low-slope roof is too far gone, a partial fix just defers the problem by a season or two. We’ll inspect the attic and the decking before we recommend which path makes sense, and we’ll tell you straight if a full tear-off is overkill. Call (855) 382-1073 for a free assessment.
Written by Ruben Calloway, Owner at Barnwood Roofing, serving Burbank and the eastern San Fernando Valley with inspection, repair, and replacement services.