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Fast, Reliable Roof Replacement Across Tujunga
Roof replacement in Tujunga typically runs $12,000 to $28,000 for a standard single-story home, with most canyon-edge ranches landing in the $16,000 to $24,000 range once you factor in decking repair and Class A fire-rated materials. That’s the honest number for this market. We’ve worked enough roofs along Foothill Boulevard, off Oro Vista, and up into the 91042 canyon pockets to know what an older Tujunga home actually needs when the old roof comes off. Our Roof Replacement team handles the full teardown, sheathing inspection, and re-roof, with every step documented so you see exactly what you paid for. Call (855) 382-1073 to schedule a free estimate.
Why Barnwood Roofing Is Tujunga’s Preferred Roof Replacement Company
Most Tujunga roof replacement calls we get start with one fear: that a contractor will tell them they need a full re-roof when a repair would’ve done the job. That suspicion is earned. Too many replacement-only shops have a built-in reason to oversell. We don’t work that way. Barnwood Roofing does repairs as a core service, which means we’ll tell you if a repair is enough. That’s not marketing language, it’s the only model that makes sense when you’re working with seven brands and have no reason to push one over another.
Ruben Calloway started Barnwood Roofing on a simple rule: inspection first, recommendation second. That’s why we offer Roof Replacement and repair and inspection under one roof, with no handoff to a third-party crew. When we work in Tujunga, we’re looking at mid-century ranches, cabin-style sloped lots, and canyon-edge exposure. We know where drainage fails on these homes and where embers sneak in on a windy September night.
Styles & brands we work with
Roof Replacement Contractor in Tujunga
When you hire a full roof replacement contractor in Tujunga, you’re really hiring someone to open up your ceiling and fix what’s been failing quietly for years. On a 1950s ranch, that often means replacing water-stained decking, reframing sagging sections, reflashing the pipe boots and vents, and closing perimeter gaps that let embers into the eave returns. The job is never just a shingle swap. Roof Replacement in Tujunga done right treats the old roof as a system that includes sheathing, underlayment, flashing, drainage, and edge detailing.
Full Roof Replacement
A full replacement in Tujunga means tearing off everything down to the framing, replacing damaged decking, laying new underlayment, installing the shingle or tile system, and detailing the edges to handle wind-driven rain and ember drift. On sloped canyon-edge lots, this runs $14,000 to $26,000 for most homes. Older wood-shake teardowns skew to the higher end because rot and fire-retrofit detailing add scope.
Roof Decking Replacement
Decking replacement is the hidden cost on Tujunga roofs that look fine from the street. When wind-driven rain has backed up under old shake or early asphalt, the plywood underneath gets soft. We price decking as a fixed per-sheet allowance in your contract, so if we open 10 sheets or 40 sheets you know the number before the work starts. Surprises get documented, priced, and approved in writing, never sprung at the end.
Asphalt Shingle Roof Replacement in Tujunga
An asphalt shingle roof replacement in Tujunga is the most common job we do, and it’s the most forgiving for steep canyon slopes and odd rooflines. Architectural shingles from CertainTeed or GAF are a poor fit for Tujunga’s high-UV summers and Santa Ana winds. They’re engineered for it. We install them with six nails per shingle as standard, sealed with proper underlayment, because Tujunga’s foothill wind gusts pull three-nail shingles loose within a few seasons.
Architectural Shingles
Architectural shingles give you the dimensional look of shake without the ember vulnerability. They’re the standard move for Tujunga homes that need a Class A fire rating without the cost of tile or standing seam. Expect to pay $13,000 to $22,000 for a standard ranch with architectural shingles and full decking repair.
Flat Roofing
Some Tujunga homes, especially cabin-style builds from the ’40s and ’50s, have flat or low-slope sections over porches and additions. Those leak first. We install single-ply and built-up flat roofing systems that handle Tujunga’s rain-heavy winter weeks without ponding.
Trusted Brands We Service in Tujunga
Barnwood Roofing works with seven major manufacturers, which means your Tujunga roof gets matched to what it actually needs, not to what’s sitting in a warehouse. We regularly install CertainTeed for steep-slope shingle work, Owens Corning for budget-conscious full replacements, and IKO or Atlas for specific performance needs like wind-rated or UV-heavy exposure. For Tujunga’s canyon-edge homes, we stock local material runs through our Fontana yard and deliver to the job site so there’s no week-long wait on a popular color. Seven brands, one honest recommendation.
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AfterCommon Roof Replacement Problems We See in Tujunga Homes
- 1950s eave returns and gutter aprons with ember-sized gaps. The original framing on these ranch and cabin builds leaves the fascia and eave corners open enough for wind-driven embers to slip behind. A basic re-roof never addresses it; we build closure detailing into every Tujunga teardown.
- Wind-driven rain rotting decking on the shallow-sloped sections. Tujunga’s canyon-edge winter storms push rain under aged underlayment and flashing. Homeowners see a clean roof from the street and don’t know the plywood underneath is spongy until it’s opened up.
- UV-baked sealant and degraded shingle mats. High-altitude sun breaks down the asphalt and sealant faster on the 91042 hillsides than in the flatland Valley. Penetration points and ridge vents fail first, long before the field shingles show wear.
- Original wood-shake roofs with no fire rating. Entire Tujunga pockets still have their 1950s shake roofs. They’re past end-of-life, and they won’t pass a Class A retrofit. A shingle-over is not a fix here.
Pricing for Roof Replacement in Tujunga, CA
A standard asphalt shingle roof replacement in Tujunga on a 1,200 to 1,800 square foot single-story home runs $13,000 to $22,000. Asphalt shingle teardowns on canyon-edge ranches with decking repair typically fall between $16,000 and $24,000. Architectural shingles add $1,500 to $3,500 over the base 3-tab. Decking replacement, when it’s needed, adds $3 to $5 per square foot per sheet replaced, and we write that into the contract as a priced allowance, not an open-ended surprise. Your free estimate gives you a written, line-item number for Tujunga specifically. Call (855) 382-1073 to book yours.
We Also Serve Cities Near Tujunga
We work across the northern San Fernando Valley foothills and beyond. That includes Sunland, La Crescenta-Montrose, Shadow Hills, and Burbank. If you’re in Tujunga proper or anywhere along the 210 corridor, our Roof Replacement crew can reach your job site without the long scheduling delays that come from working with a far-away outfit. Whether your home is in Tujunga, Sunland, or Shadow Hills, the terrain and roofline challenges are familiar to us because we live and work in the same foothill belt.
Serving Tujunga, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Tujunga 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 Tujunga
No. Shingling over an existing wood-shake roof is a shortcut that skips the real problems underneath: rotted decking, ember-entry gaps at the eave returns, and a base layer that won’t meet current fire-resistant retrofitting standards. A re-roof on a Tujunga cabin starts with a full teardown to the decking, so we can assess what’s actually holding the roofing fastening surface together. Skipping this step leaves the original shake in place, which means the new roof sits on the same soft, wind-exposed substrate that gave out in the first place. Call (855) 382-1073 and we’ll walk you through what a full teardown looks like for your specific cabin.
We treat every 1950s Tujunga teardown as a closure-and-detailing job, not just a shingle swap. The original fascia and eave returns on these ranches were framed with gaps wide enough for wind-driven embers to slip behind the gutter aprons. We close those gaps during the re-roof, install ember-resistant vent screens, and lay ice and water shield through the valleys and along the eaves. That’s the difference between a roof that says “Class A” on paper and one that actually keeps embers out of your attic.
A square is 100 square feet of roofing area, and it’s the standard unit every bid should use. In Tujunga, roofing material and labor typically runs $350 to $650 per square for architectural shingles, depending on pitch, decking condition, and whether it’s a teardown or a layover (we recommend teardown). When you’re comparing bids, the square price lets you see who’s charging for material, not just who gave you the lowest headline number. Call (855) 382-1073 for a written line-item estimate so you can compare your Tujunga home’s numbers directly.
Not if they’re installed correctly and the roof is wind-rated for Tujunga’s foothill exposure. We use six nails per shingle as standard and select shingles with a wind rating that handles the canyon-edge gusts without pulling. The ridge line and eave ends are where wind tears roofs apart first, so we fasten perimeter shingles to a higher standard and install proper starter strips and drip edge. A roof that’s detailed for the canyon edge is built differently than one for a sheltered flatland lot.
No. A roof replacement stays on the exterior. We tear off the old roof to the decking, replace sheathing as needed, and re-roof. The only time walls get involved is if there’s rotted framing at the eave line or fascia that needs to be sistered or replaced, and even then we’re working from the outside. You don’t need to vacate the house or open up drywall for a standard teardown and re-roof. If we do find rot that extends into the wall structure, we’ll show you photos and give you a written price before we touch it.
Written by Ruben Calloway, Owner at Barnwood Roofing, serving Tujunga and the surrounding foothill communities.