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AfterFast, Reliable Roof Replacement Across University of California-Davis
A full roof replacement in University of California-Davis typically runs $12,500 to $28,000 for a standard asphalt shingle home, and $18,000 to $42,000 for the low-slope and flat roof assemblies that dominate the city’s 1960s and 1970s rental stock. Tilehurst Roofing answers the phone with a live person 24/7, and every job starts with a written price before any work begins. If you’re looking at a roof that’s leaking, ponding, or simply past its useful life, call (945) 303-9821 and we’ll walk the roof with you, explain what we found, and put a fixed number in your hands before you commit to anything.
We know the roofs of University of California-Davis because we’ve opened a lot of them. The duplexes off Anderson Road, the fourplex blocks near Sycamore Lane, the faculty single-family homes in West Davis, the garden-style apartment complexes along Russell Boulevard – these buildings share a common story. Their roofs were installed during the UC Davis expansion boom, they’ve been through decades of 100-degree summers and Tule fog winters, and most of them are now past due for full replacement. If that sounds like your building, we should talk.
Why Tilehurst Roofing Is University of California-Davis’s Preferred Roof Replacement Company
Greg Holloway leads Tilehurst Roofing, a local member of the Kingswell family of roofing companies. Kingswell was founded in 2000, and every Tilehurst location operates under the same written guarantee structure: a written price before any work starts, a written guarantee on every repair delivered before the crew leaves, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If something isn’t right on a University of California-Davis job, we return and make it right at no charge, for a full year after completion. That’s not a slogan. It’s the Kingswell Way: say the price before the work, show up in the window we gave, leave the place cleaner than we found it, put the guarantee in writing, come back if it fails.
Our crews serving University of California-Davis are background-checked and uniformed, so you know exactly who is on your roof. When a crew sets up on a duplex near Anderson Road or a single-family home in South Davis, the homeowner or property manager gets a clear scope, a real schedule, and a phone number that rings to a person – evenings, weekends, whenever you call. No voicemail trees, no callback queue.
We carry material options from seven manufacturers: GAF, CertainTeed, Owens Corning, IKO, Atlas, Tamko, and Boral. That matters in Davis because a dark 3-tab shingle that bakes under Sacramento Valley sun and a cool-roof-rated architectural shingle that reflects it are very different products. You choose what fits your building and your budget, not whatever happens to be on our truck.
Roof Installation in University of California-Davis
Roof Installation in University of California-Davis means something different depending on the building. On a 1970s duplex block near the UC Davis campus, it usually means tearing off aged modified-bitumen on a low-slope deck, verifying drainage, and laying a Title 24-compliant cool membrane. On a faculty single-family home in North Davis, it more often means full tear-off of 3-tab asphalt shingles and a new architectural shingle system with proper underlayment, drip edge, and ridge cap. A mid-range architectural shingle install on a typical University of California-Davis ranch runs $13,000 to $21,000. A low-slope cool-roof membrane on a small apartment building or duplex runs $18,000 to $34,000 depending on decking condition and roof access.
New Decking and Slope Correction
Davis is almost perfectly flat. That’s not a quirk, it’s a roof design problem. On a 1970s duplex block off Anderson Road near the UC Davis campus, our crew tore off a failed modified-bitumen roof and found the existing slope, nominally a quarter-inch per foot, had flattened at the east end and was holding standing water against the fascia. We re-decked those bays, cut proper slope to the existing scuppers, set a base sheet with ice and water shield at the perimeter, and laid a Title 24-compliant cool membrane so the landlord wouldn’t lose the unit to another leak cycle. That’s what roof installation actually involves here: fixing the deck and the slope before anything else goes down.
Cool-Roof Rated Membrane Systems
California Title 24 cool-roof requirements apply whenever a low-slope roof is replaced on a University of California-Davis building. We install compliant membrane systems that reflect solar heat instead of absorbing it, which matters on a Davis roof deck that regularly sits above 140 degrees in summer. The product choice varies by building: a single-ply TPO or PVC membrane on a garden-style complex, a modified bitumen with cool-roof granule cap on a smaller duplex. The common thread is that we spec the membrane for the local heat load, not for a generic California zip code.
Roof Replacement Contractor in University of California-Davis
A Roof Replacement Contractor in University of California-Davis has to understand what happens when you open an older flat roof here. The 1960s and 1970s built-up and modified-bitumen roofs on student rental blocks have been through 50-plus summers of thermal cycling. The UV oxidation alone cracks membranes fast, and the first Tule fog week of winter drives water straight through the seams. When we strip one of those roofs, we almost always find decking that’s rotted at the low corners, lost slope at the scuppers, and flashing details that were never right in the first place. We don’t cover any of that up. We expose it, document it, price the fix in writing, and get your approval before we put anything back.
What a Full Tear-Off Reveals
Most Davis re-roofs are not simple shingle swaps. Once the old membrane comes off, we see what the original builder left: undersized decking, water-damaged plywood at the parapets, old thermal expansion joints that failed years ago. Greg Holloway’s crews photograph every layer and walk the building owner through what needs replacement and what can stay. No change orders appear on your invoice without a signed approval attached. The written price you got before we started is the price you pay, unless we find something and you approve a change in writing.
3-Tab vs. Architectural Shingles
On single-family homes in the same 1960s and 1970s neighborhoods around UC Davis, most original roofs were 3-tab asphalt shingles. Those are near end-of-life now. We typically quote architectural shingles from GAF, CertainTeed, or Owens Corning as the replacement because they carry a higher wind rating, weigh more, and hold up better to the UV intensity here. A full 3-tab tear-off and architectural re-roof on a University of California-Davis single-family home runs $12,500 to $19,000 for a typical 1,200 to 1,800 square-foot roof.
Trusted Brands We Service in University of California-Davis
We install GAF, CertainTeed, and Owens Corning systems most often across University of California-Davis, alongside IKO, Atlas, Tamko, and Boral where the building calls for something specific. Because we maintain relationships with all seven manufacturers, our scheduling isn’t hostage to one distributor’s stock. That means a cool-roof membrane or a specific architectural shingle color can usually be on the roof within the same window we promised when we quoted it. Dispatch and scheduling for our local crews are coordinated from the brand’s Los Angeles office, so your call gets answered around the clock and the crew arrives when we said they would.
Common Roof Replacement Problems We See in University of California-Davis Homes
- Ponding water on near-flat roofs. Davis is flat enough that even a small slope error creates a permanent puddle at the low corner. Every replacement we price on a low-slope building starts with a drainage survey, not a material takeoff, because if the water can’t get to the scupper or drain, the new roof fails no matter what membrane we put on it.
- Oxidized and cracked membranes from triple-digit summers. Sacramento Valley heat destroys uncoated dark membranes years faster than the same product in a coastal city. Once the membrane cracks, the first fog and rain season drives water in through those seams, and the leak is already inside the decking before anyone sees water on the ceiling.
- Rotted decking hidden under the old roof. On 1960s and 1970s duplexes and fourplexes, we regularly find water-damaged plywood and sagging bays once the old roof is stripped. The original roof was not the problem; the deck underneath it is. We re-deck what needs it and only cover what our inspector signs off on.
- Title 24 cool-roof compliance on rental stock. When a landlord replaces a low-slope roof on a building originally built before cool-roof standards, the permit triggers compliance requirements. We’ve seen Davis buildings fail final inspection because another contractor laid a dark membrane that wasn’t rated for the heat load. We spec the compliant product from the start so the permit doesn’t stall at the end.
Pricing for Roof Replacement in University of California-Davis, CA
A full roof replacement on a University of California-Davis single-family home with architectural shingles runs $12,500 to $21,000 for an average roof. Low-slope and flat roof replacements on duplexes, fourplexes, and small apartment buildings run $18,000 to $42,000 depending on square footage, decking condition, and whether we’re correcting slope. Steep-slope slate, tile, or premium systems run higher. What moves a Davis quote more than anything is what we find when the old roof comes off: rotted decking at the low corners, previous patch layers that have to be removed, or a Title 24 membrane upgrade the permit requires. We write those allowances into the contract as realistic ranges, not optimistic blanks, and we never ask you to approve a change order without a written price in front of you. Call (945) 303-9821 for a free estimate. We’ll come out, walk the roof, and give you the real number.
Our Roof Replacement team works on every building type in the city, from single-family homes in West Davis to rental blocks near campus to apartment complexes along Russell Boulevard.
We Also Serve Cities Near University of California-Davis
Our crews serve all of University of California-Davis and the surrounding region, including Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and San Francisco. If you manage rental properties across multiple cities, one call covers the full portfolio. You get the same written pricing, the same written guarantee, and the same 365-Day Done Right Promise on every building.
Serving University of California-Davis, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the University of California-Davis area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Roof Replacement in University of California-Davis
Yes. Any full replacement of a low-slope roof in University of California-Davis triggers California Title 24 cool-roof compliance. That means the new membrane must meet solar reflectance and thermal emittance standards, and your inspector will check. We spec compliant membranes from the start so the permit doesn’t fail at final inspection. Call (945) 303-9821 and we’ll walk you through what your specific building needs.
Almost certainly because slope and drainage weren’t field-verified before the new membrane went down. Davis is flat enough that a modest slope miscalculation creates chronic ponding, and water sitting at the low corner will find its way in within 18 months. We run a drainage survey on every low-slope replacement we price in the UC Davis rental blocks. It’s the first thing we do, not an add-on.
Usually a combination of aged, cracked membrane, water-damaged decking at the parapets and low corners, and lost slope at the scuppers. On older student rental blocks we also see old patch layers stacked on top of failed material. We strip it all, document what’s sound and what’s not, price any additional work in writing, and only cover what you’ve approved. Nothing gets hidden.
For most Davis homes from the 1960s and 1970s, yes. Architectural shingles weigh more, carry higher wind ratings, and handle the UV intensity here better than the 3-tab product originally installed. The cost difference is modest, usually a few thousand dollars on a typical University of California-Davis ranch, and the lifespan difference is measured in decades. We’ll show you samples from GAF, CertainTeed, and Owens Corning side by side so you can decide for yourself.
We inspect the decking before anything gets covered, document what we find, and give you a written price for any additional work that isn’t in the original contract. Nothing is approved by default. If you approve the change, we do the work. If you don’t, we cover what’s approved and you sign off on the rest. That process is the same on every University of California-Davis building we touch, from a duplex near Anderson Road to a complex on Russell Boulevard. Call (945) 303-9821 to schedule your free estimate.
Written by Greg Holloway, Owner at Tilehurst Roofing, serving University of California-Davis and surrounding communities.