Roof repair and re-roofing in Lakewood Village, Long Beach

Lakewood Village sits on the northeast side of Long Beach, next to the city of Lakewood, but it is a Long Beach neighborhood with its own older character. Building started before World War II and continued through the post-war years, so a single block can hold an English-style cottage, a small Spanish home and a 1950s ranch. Streets are tree-lined and quiet, and many homes have been carefully kept up over the decades.

That mix means our crews see almost every kind of residential roof here. We fix leaks around skylights and chimneys, repair shingle and tile, replace low-slope sections over additions, and re-roof homes whose last roof has simply worn out. We explain what we find in plain terms before any work starts.

Cottages, ranch homes and their roofs

The earlier cottages tend to have steeper pitches, gable ends and small dormers, usually covered in composition shingle today. Some keep original plank sheathing under the roof, which we check board by board at re-roof time. Spanish-influenced homes carry clay or concrete tile, and the post-war ranches have long, lower roofs in shingle or concrete tile.

Many homes have been expanded with rear additions and garage conversions. Those additions often have a flatter roof than the house, and the seam where old roof meets new is a frequent leak point. Skylights added in later decades are another common source of drips.

Roof problems we see most in Lakewood Village

Roofing in Lakewood Village

Lakewood Village is inside the City of Long Beach, so re-roofs here go through the Long Beach building department even though the neighborhood borders the city of Lakewood. We pull the permit and schedule inspections. Title 24 cool-roof rules can apply to some re-roofs depending on slope and climate zone, and we check before ordering material.

The neighborhood is inland, warmer than the coast in summer, and away from the heaviest salt air, so sun and age wear these roofs more than corrosion does. Tree cover matters too, so a fall cleanup of gutters and valleys is worth doing before the rains. Both our downtown Long Beach office and our La Mirada office are within easy reach.