Roofing Contractor in Novato, CA

Most Novato roofs are composition shingle on moderate pitches, which sounds simple and mostly is. The variation comes from the setting: hillside lots against open space at one end of town, and low-lying waterfront properties at the other.

Wind is an underrated factor here. Novato sits where air moving between the bay and the Petaluma Gap picks up speed, and sustained wind is what finds under-nailed shingles, lifts ridge caps and peels back rake edges. A great deal of the storm damage in Novato is not really about rain at all — it is shingles nailed high or short of the required count finally letting go.

On the western and northern edges — San Marin, the slopes below Mount Burdell, and the properties backing onto open space preserves — wildland-urban interface requirements apply, and Class A fire-rated roof assemblies are the standard. This is the same calculation being made all over the North Bay, and it is a good reason to look seriously at metal when a shingle roof is due for replacement anyway.

Down in Bel Marin Keys and the low-lying areas, salt-laden air is hard on metal components. Gutters, flashings, fasteners and vents corrode faster near the water than they do inland, so material choice for the metal on a roof matters more here than a few miles up the road. It is worth specifying rather than accepting whatever comes on the truck.