North Hollywood neighborhoods we cover
- NoHo Arts District
- Lankershim Boulevard
- Magnolia Boulevard
- Valley Plaza
- NoHo West area
- Laurel Canyon Boulevard
- Chandler Bikeway area
- North Hollywood West
- North Hollywood Northeast
What’s hard on roofs around North Hollywood
Long, hot Valley summers
North Hollywood has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate, and June through August are nearly dry. Flat streets with little shade leave roofs in full sun for months. Heat dries out shingles, sealants and underlayment over time, so worn spots often show up only when the first winter storm arrives.
1920s and postwar houses
Much of North Hollywood’s housing dates from the late-1920s boom and the years after World War II. Many of those houses have been re-roofed more than once and added onto along the way. A licensed roofer checks the decking, the flashing around chimneys and vents, and the seams where newer rooms meet the original roof.
Flat roofs on apartment buildings
North Hollywood keeps adding apartments, including residential towers around the Arts District. Flat and low-slope roofs on apartment and mixed-use buildings depend on clear drains and sealed seams. When water can’t drain after a winter storm, it ponds and finds its way through weak spots.
Los Angeles cool-roof rules
North Hollywood is part of the City of Los Angeles, which has a reflectivity requirement for new and replaced residential roofs. So the product chosen for a re-roof has to meet the city’s cool-roof standard, which is stricter for low-slope roofs than for steep ones. A licensed roofer picks a product that qualifies.
Apartment and commercial buildings here often have flat or low-slope roofs, where ponding water and worn seams are the usual trouble.
