Roofing in Northridge, CA, from our office in Northridge
Cali Energy replaces and repairs roofs in Northridge, where our office is, under its C-39 roofing license. On three Northridge houses the roof came first, twenty-eight, thirty and thirty-one squares of composition shingle, and the array went onto the new covering after it.
Northridge's single-family homes have a median build year of 1958, 90.1% of the 10,887 were built before 1978, and LADBS issued 406 re-roof permits on one- and two-family homes here from January 2025 to May 2026. A full re-roof in Northridge falls under the City of Los Angeles cool-roof rule. Cali Energy replaced three Northridge roofs from 2020 to 2023 and put solar on each of them afterwards, so every one of those arrays went onto a new covering.
Northridge roofs
- Our home ground. Our office is at 19201 Parthenia Street in Northridge, and our own crews do the work.
- Houses from the late 1950s. Median build year 1958; 57.1% of Northridge's single-family homes were built before 1960.
- Re-roofs are frequent here. LADBS issued 406 re-roof permits on one- and two-family homes in Northridge from January 2025 to May 2026. How often LA roofs get replaced
- The cool-roof rule. Northridge is in the City of Los Angeles, so a full re-roof needs a covering rated by the Cool Roof Rating Council. The cool-roof rule
A cool roof first, then the array
On our 2023 Northridge project the roof was assessed on 2 February and the tear-off followed that month: thirty-one squares of old covering stripped, damaged sheathing replaced, and a shake-profile shingle laid in a cool-rated color, with 120 feet of ridge cap, drip edge, five low-profile vents and new step and valley flashing. Twenty-five modules went on in two blocks around the roof vents, each with its own microinverter, and the modules never touched the old covering.
A roof that waits for the solar
A new roof does not have to be followed by solar the same month. On one Northridge house we replaced twenty-eight squares in 2020 and designed the array onto the new covering the following spring; on another, thirty squares went on in 2022 and the array came a year later. Both roof permits were finaled before the solar was drawn. Roof replacement
Inspection by video
LADBS runs a remote video inspection program for solar work. Our 2021 and 2023 Northridge arrays both went through it; on the 2023 project the inspection was a scheduled fifteen-minute slot on 19 July, the city released the project the next day, and LADWP granted permission to operate on 26 July.
Northridge roofs we have replaced
Thirty-one squares came off first. Then twenty-five modules went on.
Thirty-one squares torn off, damaged sheathing replaced and a cool-rated shake-profile shingle laid; twenty-five modules went on the new roof and were connected in October 2023.
Five quotes for the same roof. Then five years of coming back.
Twenty-eight squares of composition shingle in 2020, the permit finaled; the array followed the next spring and reached permission to operate on 14 May 2021.
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Thirty squares of composition shingle in 2022, the permit finaled; a year later the array went on and reached permission to operate three weeks after the application.
How a roofing job runs in Northridge
- Inspection of the covering, the deck from the attic, the flashings and the vents.
- Written scope: squares, sheathing terms, underlayment, flashings and vent count.
- LADBS roofing permit, and the solar permit when an array is planned.
- Tear-off and new roof under our C-39 license, cool-rated as the city requires.
- Final, then the array on new flashed attachments, now or later.
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Roofing questions for Northridge
Does Cali Energy do roofing in Northridge?
Yes. Cali Energy is based in Northridge and replaces and repairs roofs here under its C-39 roofing license, with the LADBS permit and inspections. We replaced three Northridge roofs from 2020 to 2023 ahead of solar. CSLB #1032379, 19201 Parthenia St, Northridge; call +1-323-844-7777.
Does my new Northridge roof have to be a cool roof?
On a full re-roof in the City of Los Angeles, yes: the covering must be rated by the Cool Roof Rating Council. On our 2023 Northridge re-roof that was a shake-profile shingle in a cool-rated color.
Can I re-roof now and add solar later?
Yes. On two Northridge houses we replaced the roof and finaled the permit, and the array came the following spring on one and a year later on the other, designed onto the new covering.
What if the sheathing is damaged?
It is replaced during the tear-off, before the new covering goes on. On our 2023 Northridge re-roof the damaged sheathing was replaced before the new shingle went on.
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Get your Northridge roof scoped
Tell us the roof's age and whether solar is on it or planned. We are in Northridge, so we can measure it, check the deck from the attic and give you a written scope with the shingle, the vents, the flashings and the permit.
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