Roofing in Santa Clarita, CA: tile, shingle and roofs under solar
Cali Energy repairs and replaces roofs in Santa Clarita under its C-39 roofing license and, with C-10 electrical as well, builds the roof and the solar as one project. On our Santa Clarita whole-home battery project three layers of shingle came off about thirty squares under their own permit before the array went on, and the first winter's rain found no leak anywhere in the new roof.
Santa Clarita is a tile town: flat concrete, shake-profile and clay S-tile sit on most homes we work on here, with composition shingle on the rest. Tile outlasts its underlayment, so the common job is a lift-and-relay with new underlayment and flashings under the same tile; a shingle roof near the end of its life is torn off and rebuilt before solar goes on. Cali Energy roofs Santa Clarita homes under its C-39 license, permits the roof alongside the array, and on our 2024 project tore off three layers of shingle over about thirty squares before 28 modules and four battery units went in.
Santa Clarita roofs
- Tile on most homes we work on. Flat concrete, shake-profile and clay S-tile, on housing with a median build year of 1989. On 23 of our 34 Santa Clarita solar projects the roof was tile. What 23 Santa Clarita tile-roof projects show
- Underlayment, not tile. Tile can last fifty years or more; the underlayment under it fails first. A leaking tile roof here is lifted, relaid over new underlayment and flashings, and keeps its look. Tile roof repair
- Shingle before solar. Where a shingle roof is near the end of its life, it comes off before the array goes on. On our 2024 Santa Clarita project three layers of shingle came off about thirty squares under a re-roof permit first.
- Fire-hazard terrain. Much of the valley sits in or beside high fire-hazard terrain, so a new covering is a Class A assembly. Roof fire class, hazard zones and solar
- Heavy roofs and big arrays. On a 17.2 kW tile-roof project here, plan check asked whether the structure carried the load, and a licensed structural engineer's calculations went into the set.
What we do
| Work | What happens | Read more |
|---|---|---|
| Tile lift-and-relay | Tile lifted and stacked, new underlayment and flashings, sheathing replaced where damaged, the same tile set back | Tile roof repair |
| Shingle replacement | Tear-off, decking, underlayment, flashings and Class A shingle | Shingle roof replacement |
| Leak repair | The entry traced and the layer that failed repaired | Roof leak repair |
| Roof and solar together | The roof first, under its own permit, then the array on new flashed attachments | Roof replacement |
Permits
Inside the city, the City of Santa Clarita Building & Safety issues the re-roof permit, and qualifying solar, storage and panel permits are issued instantly online. Stevenson Ranch, Castaic, Agua Dulce and Val Verde are unincorporated and go through LA County Public Works. On our 2024 project the re-roof ran under its own permit, the array under the solar permit, and the fire department reviewed the storage separately. Re-roof permit rules across LA-area cities
Roofing in our Santa Clarita projects
Santa Clarita: the batteries came out of the garage.
Three layers of shingle over about thirty squares torn off and replaced under their own permit, then 28 modules and four battery units; no leak after the first winter's rain.
Santa Clarita: the correction needed a structural engineer.
A 17.2 kW array on a tile roof, with a structural engineer's calculations added to the set when plan check asked whether the roof carried the load; the permit issued and the array went on.
How roofing runs in Santa Clarita
- Inspection and measurement, on the roof and from the attic.
- Written scope with materials named and the decking allowance spelled out.
- Permit with the city or LA County Public Works.
- Tear-off or lift, decking checked, underlayment and flashings renewed.
- Covering back: tile relaid, or new shingle laid.
- Final inspection and the permit closed; with solar, the array on and brought online.
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Roofing questions for Santa Clarita
Does Cali Energy do roofing in Santa Clarita?
Yes. Cali Energy repairs and replaces tile and shingle roofs in Santa Clarita under its C-39 roofing license, with the city or county permit and final inspection. On our 2024 Santa Clarita project three layers of shingle came off about thirty squares before the solar and batteries went in. CSLB #1032379, based in Northridge; call +1-323-844-7777.
My Santa Clarita tile roof leaks. Do I need new tile?
Not when the tile is sound. The underlayment and flashings under the tile are replaced, and the same tile goes back.
Can you replace the roof and install solar together?
Yes, as one project with two permits. On our Santa Clarita whole-home battery project the roof came off and went back on under its own permit, then 28 modules and four battery units went in, and permission to operate came at the end of January 2025.
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Get your Santa Clarita roof scoped
Send photos of the roof and tell us if it is tile or shingle, and whether solar is on it or planned. We will inspect it and give you a written scope with the materials named and the permit it needs.
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