Roof repair, replacement and flat-roof membrane work across Berkeley — from West Berkeley live-work flats to brown-shingle Craftsmans and hills homes that need their fire rating in writing. City of Berkeley permit handled for you.
Berkeley is really two roofing markets sharing one city. West of San Pablo Avenue, flats and low-slope roofs dominate — old gravel and built-up systems on bungalows, ADUs and live-work conversions that fail by ponding and seam-splitting, not by losing shingles. East of Shattuck the stock turns to Craftsmans, brown-shingles and hills homes under heavy tree cover, where the roof problems are moss, debris-choked valleys and flashing that predates the second world war.
We work both. Tear-off, decking repair, membrane or shingle system, and the City of Berkeley permit carried through final inspection — one crew, one written scope.
Recently completed in Berkeley: a West Berkeley flat roof on Page Street stripped of its aging gravel built-up system and replaced with a reflective white membrane — plus earlier re-roofs on Byron Street and up on Ardmore Road in the North Berkeley hills.
Residential and commercial roofing across Berkeley and the inner East Bay.
Full tear-off, decking repair and a new roof system — shingle or membrane, matched to the roof you actually have.
Learn more →Membrane and modified-bitumen systems for West Berkeley flats, additions and ADUs.
Learn more →Leak tracing, seam and flashing repair, and slipped or cracked material fixed before it reaches the decking.
Learn more →A written condition report on decking, underlayment, flashing and ventilation — useful for insurers, essential before buying.
Learn more →Class A assemblies documented in writing for Berkeley hills properties.
Learn more →Panels removed, the roof replaced underneath, and the array reset and reconnected by the same crew.
Learn more →Same-day tarping to stop water entry while the permanent repair is scheduled.
Learn more →Seamless gutters and downspouts sized for winter storm runoff under Berkeley's tree canopy.
Learn more →Both systems, one crew Membrane and shingle installed by the same company — no referring your flat roof out to somebody else.
License you can check C-39 #1090028, verifiable on the CSLB website before you sign anything.
Old-house honest Century-old decking is priced as a written line item before tear-off, not discovered as a surprise after.
We pull the permit The City of Berkeley permit is ours to obtain and carry through final inspection.
Berkeley track record Completed projects on Page Street, Byron Street and Ardmore Road — photos below, not stock imagery.
16+ years, 1,000+ roofs A+ BBB rated, working across the Bay Area since 2010.
Old Berkeley flat roofs are mostly gravel built-up systems, and they fail from the inside out: the layers dry, seams open, water ponds at low spots, and by the time a stain shows on a ceiling the insulation below may already be wet. Patching a system like that buys months, not years.
The modern replacement is a single-ply or modified-bitumen membrane — and in most cases we spec it white and reflective, which satisfies California's Title 24 cool-roof requirements for low-slope roofs and keeps the rooms below noticeably cooler. That is exactly the conversion we did on Page Street: aging gravel off, white membrane on.
Tapered where it ponds Low spots get corrected with tapered insulation so water drains instead of standing.
Edge metal and parapets done right Most flat-roof leaks start at the edges and penetrations, so that is where the detailing budget goes.
ADUs and additions included Small low-slope roofs are quoted alongside the main roof, not treated as an afterthought.
A re-roof is the cheapest moment to fix everything that penetrates the roof plane. We flag aged skylights, unlined chimneys and disconnected vents during the inspection so they can be handled while the roof is open.
Yes — a full membrane replacement is a re-roof under the code. Minor seam or flashing repairs generally are not, and we confirm the line with the city before quoting rather than guessing.
The right roof in Berkeley depends on which side of the city you're on.
Bungalows, live-work conversions and ADUs with low-slope roofs — gravel built-up systems at end of life, replaced with reflective single-ply membrane. Our Page Street project is three blocks off San Pablo.
Winding streets, heavy tree cover and homes climbing into the hills, where fire-rated assemblies and ember-resistant detailing belong in the written scope. Our Ardmore Road re-roof sits in this pocket.
Berkeley's signature brown-shingle and Craftsman homes. The look can be kept while the assembly underneath is brought to a modern Class A fire rating — the shake aesthetic no longer requires shake risk.
Post-war bungalows with simpler rooflines and a growing number of solar retrofits — detach-and-reset is part of most replacement quotes here.
Every photo below is a completed Lifetime project in Berkeley — West Berkeley flats to the North Berkeley hills.
Berkeley sits in the middle of our East Bay coverage — Oakland to Richmond and out through the Tri-Valley.
Verified Google reviews from our Business Profile — rated 4.8 stars.
"We received the dreaded 'Your homeowners insurance is not going to be renewed' letter… They had the best warranty BY FAR and they handled the permitting process entirely. I knew there was some wood rot that needed repair so had budgeted more than quoted just in case the price went over. Nope. The final price was the exact price quoted."
"Ray and team did an excellent job removing my 20+ year old roof and installing the new roof. They were efficient and kept my property clean during the process. Highly recommend!"
"The roof over our garage had aged much faster than the rest of the house because it gets direct afternoon sun. We ended up replacing that section along with the main roof, and everything blends together perfectly."
Berkeley tracks the inner East Bay market — our completed 2026 re-roofs next door in Oakland ran $12,500 to $34,000, with a typical project near $22,000, and comparable Berkeley roofs land in the same band. Flat-roof membrane replacements are priced by their own logic (area, insulation, edge and parapet detail) and often come in below a steep-slope tear-off of similar footprint. Every figure is quoted in writing after an inspection. See the Bay Area cost guide for the wider ranges.
A single-ply or modified-bitumen membrane, usually white and reflective — it meets Title 24's cool-roof requirements for low-slope roofs, sheds heat, and its seams are welded or torched rather than relying on gravel and tar. That's the conversion we did on Page Street in West Berkeley. Our flat-roof guide compares the systems.
Yes. The brown-shingle aesthetic lives in the walls and trim — the roof itself can be a Class A fire-rated assembly in a compatible color. On hills properties we document the rated assembly in writing, which insurers increasingly ask to see.
Yes. We obtain the permit and carry it through final inspection so the work is on record — important in a city where unpermitted work reliably surfaces during a sale.
Yes — we detach the array, replace the roof underneath, and reset and reconnect it with the same crew, avoiding the scheduling gap between separate roofing and solar contractors.
Yes. If the decking and underlayment are sound and the problem is localized — one seam, one flashing, one slope — a repair is the right call, and we'll say so. We inspect the attic and decking before recommending anything.
A written scope with decking and dry rot priced up front, the City of Berkeley permit handled, and the right system — membrane or shingle — for the roof you actually have. No obligation.
