Roofing Service Areas by Region
Northern California isn’t one roofing market. A 1950s ranch under Lafayette oaks, a flat-roofed Eichler in Palo Alto, a tile roof in a San Ramon HOA, a torch-down flat in the Sunset and a Class A rebuild in Santa Rosa are five different jobs under five different sets of local rules. Each region and city page covers the permit process, housing stock and fire requirements for that place.
Contra Costa & Alameda counties · Home region
Our home region, from the Diablo Valley to the Oakland hills. Postwar tract homes on their third roof, Lamorinda’s fire-rated hillsides, and concrete tile in the Tri-Valley that has outlived its underlayment.
Diablo Valley
Also: Clayton, Pacheco
San Ramon Valley
Also: Blackhawk, Diablo, Tassajara
Oakland & Berkeley
Also: Montclair, Rockridge, Albany, Kensington, Emeryville
Southern Alameda & East County
- Fremont
- Hayward
- Antioch
- Brentwood
Also: Castro Valley, Union City, San Leandro, Newark, Alameda, Oakley, Pittsburg, Discovery Bay
City & County of San Francisco
The city’s own roofing trade: flat and low-slope roofs, shared party walls, historic stock and fire department rules for torch-applied work. See our torch-down roofing guide for what SFFD requires.
Northwest SF
- Richmond District
- Sunset District
Also: Sea Cliff, Lake Street, Parkside, Golden Gate Heights
West of Twin Peaks
- St. Francis Wood
- Forest Hill
Also: West Portal, Miraloma Park, Ingleside Terraces, Westwood Park
North & Central SF
Also: Presidio Heights, Cow Hollow, Russian Hill, Nob Hill, North Beach
Southeast & Mission
Also: Potrero Hill, Glen Park, Mission District, Excelsior, Bayview
San Mateo County & northern Santa Clara County
From Burlingame to Atherton and Palo Alto: 1920s tile in marine air, estate properties under architectural review, and the largest concentration of mid-century low-slope homes in California.
Mid-Peninsula
Also: Los Altos Hills, Stanford
North Peninsula
Also: Millbrae, San Bruno, South San Francisco
Central Peninsula
Also: Belmont, Foster City, Redwood Shores
Santa Clara County
San Jose’s neighborhoods, from Willow Glen bungalows to Almaden Valley tile, plus the West Valley foothills where the fire maps begin.
San Jose
Also: Rose Garden, Cambrian Park, Evergreen, Berryessa
West Valley
Also: Monte Sereno
Santa Clara Valley
- Santa Clara
- Sunnyvale
- Mountain View
Also: Milpitas
South County
Also: San Martin
Marin, Sonoma, Napa & Solano counties
Where wildfire and insurance drive most roof decisions: post-2017 rebuilds, Class A conversions and steep, wooded Marin access.
Sonoma County
Also: Windsor, Healdsburg, Rohnert Park, Sebastopol
Marin County
- San Rafael
- Novato
- Mill Valley
- Tiburon
Also: Sausalito, Larkspur, San Anselmo, Corte Madera
Napa Valley
Also: Yountville, St. Helena, Calistoga, American Canyon
Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado & Yolo counties
The capital region, where summer heat ages roofs fastest and Title 24 cool-roof rules shape most re-roofs. Much of the 1995–2007 tract wave is reaching its first replacement now.
Highway 50 Corridor
Also: Cameron Park, Shingle Springs, Placerville
Sacramento Suburbs
Also: Fair Oaks, Orangevale, Rancho Cordova
Placer County
- Roseville
- Rocklin
- Granite Bay
Also: Loomis, Lincoln, Auburn
Sacramento City
Also: Curtis Park, Natomas, Midtown, Arden-Arcade