For property managers
Commercial Roofing for Property Managers
A roofing vendor that makes you look good to the owner.
- Certificate of insurance within 24 hours of request
- Photo-documented reports
- Good, better and best scopes
Illustrative image, not a completed project.
Deliverables
What you get on every job
Everything is written to be forwarded to an owner or asset manager.
- A certificate of insurance within 24 hours of request
- Photo-documented findings
- A line-item scope
- Good, better and best options
- Closeout photos
When a tenant reports a leak
Keep people away from the wet area, have power shut off to anything getting wet, move or cover equipment, and photograph it before cleanup. The full first-hour checklist is on commercial roof repair and leak response.
What to send us
- Property address and suite
- Where the water is showing inside, and what's underneath it (electrical or IT equipment especially)
- Photos of the ceiling or floor
- How to access the roof
- Roof warranty paperwork, if any
That lets the visit be prioritized, the right materials brought, and warranty requirements checked before anyone touches the roof. For an active leak, call (408) 770-5992.
Planning roof capex across a portfolio
Repair, coat or replace, framed for the owner
Owners approve what they can compare: a repair, a coating or a replacement. Where more than one option is reasonable, they're priced side by side with the trade-offs in plain language. Start with a free roof condition report.
Title 24 and permits in the budget
On nonresidential low-slope roofs, California's Energy Code applies cool-roof requirements when the area replaced, recovered or recoated is more than 50% of the roof or more than 2,000 square feet, whichever is less (Energy Code §141.0(b)2B). The new surface must be a CRRC-rated product that meets the code's reflectance and emittance minimums, and a re-roof over conditioned space in Bay Area climate zones 3, 4 and 12 generally also needs R-23 continuous insulation (BayREN, Table 141.0-C). Recoats are exempt from the insulation rule. Multifamily buildings follow different Title 24 rules. Permit thresholds vary by city: San Jose requires a permit at 25% or more of the roof (Bulletin #201), and San Francisco's DBI requires permits for roofing work unless a code exemption applies. Our Title 24 re-roof guide walks through the trigger, the cool roof values and the insulation rule.
Timing
Owners typically set capex budgets in Q3 and Q4. Re-roof in the dry season, and inspect in September and October, before the rains: about 82% of San Jose's annual rain falls from November through March (National Weather Service). A roof maintenance program keeps every building on that fall and spring schedule. In-house facility teams: see roofing for facility managers.
Getting three comparable bids
Capital roof work usually needs three bids. They're only comparable if every bid prices the same scope: area, system, tear-off or recover, insulation, flashing and sheet metal, drains, permits and Title 24 compliance. After that, compare warranties, schedule and exclusions.
A line-item scope is what makes that comparison possible, which is why our bids are written that way.
How to verify any roofer
In California, roofing contractors hold a C-39 license from the Contractors State License Board, and C-39 holders must carry workers' compensation insurance even if they have no employees. You can look up any license's status and its workers' comp coverage on cslb.ca.gov before hiring. Ask for the certificate of insurance in writing too.
Buildings we work on
Office and business parks
Low-slope roofs carrying rooftop HVAC, where tenant leaks hit finished space.
Retail centers
Long roofs with many penetrations and tenant-specific equipment.
Light industrial and tilt-up
1960s–80s concrete tilt-ups with low-slope roofs and parapets.
Mixed-use
Commercial roofs over residential and retail, with more stakeholders to coordinate.
Multifamily
Low-slope sections, podiums and carports; associations see HOA and condo roofing.
Medical
Occupied buildings where access, noise and odor need careful planning.
Where we work
Commercial, industrial, multifamily and HOA roofing across six Bay Area counties.
- Santa Clara County, CASan Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Milpitas
- San Francisco County, CASan Francisco
- San Mateo County, CARedwood City, San Mateo, South San Francisco, Burlingame, Foster City
- Alameda County, CAOakland, Fremont, Hayward, Newark, Pleasanton, Berkeley
Frequently Asked Questions
Look for a CSLB-licensed C-39 roofer you can verify online, who will send a certificate of insurance quickly and document every visit with photos and a written scope. Test them on a small repair first. We send a COI within 24 hours of request and good, better and best scopes you can forward to the owner.
Send the property address and suite, where the water is showing inside, photos of the ceiling or floor, how to access the roof, and any roof warranty paperwork. Note whether electrical or IT equipment is nearby. That lets the roofer prioritize, bring the right materials and check warranty requirements first.
In California, roofing contractors hold a CSLB C-39 license, and C-39 holders must carry workers' compensation even with no employees. You can look up any license's status and its workers' comp coverage on cslb.ca.gov before hiring.
Make sure every bid prices the same scope: area, system, tear-off or recover, insulation, flashing and sheet metal, drains, permits and Title 24 compliance. Then compare warranties, schedule and exclusions. A line-item scope makes this possible.
Yes. A certificate of insurance is provided within 24 hours of request.
Let's get started
Request a bid or a free condition report
Tell us the property, the building type and what you need. Choose Property Manager as your role. For a leak ticket, call.
- (408) 770-5992Calling is fastest for an active leak