Free roof inspection with deck photos before we talk money - GAF and Owens Corning certified installation
Fast, Reliable Roof Inspection Across St. Helena
A roof inspection in St. Helena typically runs $290 – $460 for a standard single-family home, and most inspections take an hour to ninety minutes on site. The report you get afterward should tell you exactly what condition your roof is in, square by square, with photos and plain-English notes. We serve the entire St. Helena area, from the historic grid near Main Street out to the acreage parcels off Silverado Trail and Spring Mountain Road. Call (361) 320-9467 to schedule yours.
St. Helena is a different inspection than most towns. You’ve got 1880s Victorians with original redwood shake, 1920s bungalows with cedar shingles, and newer wine-country estates with tile or composite. And after the 2020 Glass Fire, Napa County tightened its wildfire code so far that almost every re-roof here now triggers Class A assembly requirements. That changes what an inspection has to look for. Our Roof Inspection team documents what’s failing now and what the county will require when you eventually replace it, so the quote you get reflects the real scope, not a ballpark.
Why Brennan Roofing Is St. Helena’s Preferred Roof Inspection Company
We show up when we say we will, and the price goes on paper before any work starts. That’s the Garrison Standard, and it applies the same on a 1,200-square-foot bungalow near Lyman Park as it does on a 6,000-square-foot estate off Howell Mountain Road. Travis Oakley runs our St. Helena operations, and every tech dispatched here is background-checked and in uniform. You know who is walking your roof.
St. Helena homeowners call us because inspections here are not routine. A house in town might share a property line with a 130-year-old structure. A place out in the county might have three buildings on one parcel. We have scoped enough of both to know where problems hide. Our reports include photos, specific measurements, and a written price for any repair or re-roof the inspection turns up. One visit, one document, no second-guessing.
When you call (361) 320-9467, a live person answers. Not a voicemail system. That matters when you’re standing in your kitchen looking at a water stain and trying to figure out how urgent it is. We’ll get you scheduled, and if the inspection turns up a problem, we come back to fix it under the same Garrison Standard.
Hail Damage Roof in St. Helena
Hail Damage Roof in St. Helena is less common than wind-driven ember damage, but it does happen, usually in spring when a cold front pushes through the valley. Hail here tends to bruise asphalt shingles and crack clay tile before it causes obvious leaks, which means damage can sit unnoticed for months. An inspection after a hail event documents bruising, granule loss, and impact fractures before they become full failures.
What We Check After a Hail Event
We look for circular impact marks, soft spots in asphalt that indicate a bruised mat, and cracked or spalled tile. On metal roofs, we check for dimpling that can compromise the coating. We also inspect flashing and vents, because hail rarely hits only the field of the roof.
Documenting for Your Insurance Claim
We photograph every impact area, mark it on a roof diagram, and note the age and condition of the surrounding material. That documentation goes straight into your claim file. A typical hail-damage repair in St. Helena runs $600 – $2,800 depending on how many slopes took hits. Call (361) 320-9467 to get an inspection on the books.
Roof Estimate in St. Helena
A Roof Estimate in St. Helena should start with a real inspection, not a drive-by from the street. We walk the roof, document what we see, and then write a number that covers the actual scope. Most full roof replacements here run $14,000 – $38,000 on a standard single-family home, with acreage properties and historic homes trending higher because of fire-rated assembly requirements and structural unknowns. The written estimate you get from us is the price. It does not move at the door.
What a Real Estimate Includes
Our estimates break out materials, tear-off, decking replacement, underlayment, flashing, vents, and disposal as separate line items. No lump-sum mystery. If the county requires ember-resistant vents or a non-combustible underlayment, that is in the estimate from the start, not added later as a surprise.
Scoping Before Quoting on Acreage
On larger parcels, we walk every building before we quote. A detached shop, a guest house, a barn with a failing ridge vent, each one changes the number. We also check access paths for material delivery and waste removal, because a long haul from the road to the structure adds labor hours. Grading and drainage get noted too, since water running toward a foundation shortens any roof’s service life. Call (361) 320-9467 to schedule a free estimate.
Trusted Brands We Service in St. Helena
We install and inspect roofing systems from GAF, CertainTeed, and Owens Corning, and we know which of their product lines perform in St. Helena’s specific conditions. GAF’s Timberline HDZ holds up well under the valley’s UV load, CertainTeed’s Presidential Shake gives historic homes a shake look with a Class A fire rating, and Owens Corning’s Duration series handles wind-driven rain well on exposed slopes. We keep commonly needed accessories stocked locally for St. Helena jobs, which means a faster turnaround when an inspection turns up a repair. You pick the material. We install it to manufacturer spec and stand behind it in writing.
Common Roof Inspection Problems We See in St. Helena Homes
- Deteriorated underlayment beneath original shake. Redwood and cedar shake from the late 1800s and early 1900s often sits on felt that has turned to powder. The shake looks intact from the ground, but water is getting through. We map every bad square before quoting.
- Brittle drip edge and failing rake flashing. Decades of St. Helena’s hot, dry summers bake metal flashing until it cracks. The wind that comes through the valley in fall then works water under the edge. This is a common issue on homes off Madrona Avenue and in the older neighborhoods near downtown.
- Skipped outbuildings on acreage parcels. A shop, detached garage, or ADU has its own decking, flashing, and ridge vent condition. When an inspection only covers the main house, the quote is wrong before it’s written. We scope every structure on the parcel.
- Ember-intrusion vulnerabilities. Post-Glass Fire code now requires ember-resistant vents and non-combustible underlayment on most re-roofs in Napa County. An inspection needs to flag whether your current vents and underlayment would pass, because that determines whether a simple re-roof becomes a full fire-rated assembly upgrade.
Pricing for Roof Inspection in St. Helena, CA
Our roof inspections in St. Helena run $290 for a standard single-family home up to about 3,000 square feet. Larger homes, steep-pitch roofs, and properties with multiple structures run $380 – $460. If the inspection turns into a repair or replacement, the inspection fee is credited toward the job. A hail-damage-specific inspection runs $300 – $450 depending on roof access and size. Every inspection comes with a written report, photos, and a line-item estimate for anything we find. Call (361) 320-9467 and we’ll give you an exact inspection price before scheduling.
Brennan Roofing is part of the Garrison Partners family, founded in 2000, and independently owned and operated to the Garrison Standard. Every inspection and every repair carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, we make it right, in writing, at no charge, for a full year.
We Also Serve Cities Near St. Helena
Our crews work throughout Napa County and beyond. If you’re outside St. Helena proper, we also serve Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and San Francisco. Many of those jobs come from homeowners who started their search in St. Helena and recommended us to family elsewhere. Same standard, same written price, same guarantee.
Serving St. Helena, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the St. Helena 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 Inspection in St. Helena
Yes. Acreage properties outside city limits often route through county rather than city permitting, which changes the fire-rated assembly requirements the inspection must document. We also scope outbuildings, shops, and detached ADUs on the same parcel, plus access paths for material delivery and grading that can push water toward the foundation. A town inspection is simpler, but an acreage inspection takes longer and costs $380 – $460 instead of $290. Call (361) 320-9467 for an exact quote, the estimate is free.
Original redwood and cedar shake near downtown St. Helena is often 100-plus years old, and the underlayment beneath it has usually failed even when the exposed shake still looks sound. Post-Glass Fire code updates in Napa County now require Class A fire-rated assemblies with ember-resistant vents and non-combustible underlayment on most re-roofs, including historic structures. Your inspection needs to document both the current condition and what the county will require on replacement. Call (361) 320-9467 to schedule yours.
Ember intrusion is when wind-driven embers from a wildfire enter through roof vents, gaps in flashing, or deteriorated underlayment and ignite the structure from the inside. St. Helena sits in the wildland-urban interface, and Napa County’s post-2020 code now requires ember-resistant vents and non-combustible underlayment on most re-roofs. Our inspections specifically flag any vent, flashing gap, or underlayment condition that would fail an ember-intrusion test. Call (361) 320-9467 to get your roof checked before the next fire season.
We walk every structure: main house, detached garage, shop, guest house, ADU, barn. Each building gets its own decking, flashing, ridge vent, and underlayment documentation, and each one goes into the same written report. If a repair is needed on any building, it appears as a separate line item in the estimate. Most multi-building inspections in St. Helena run $380 – $460. Call (361) 320-9467 to schedule.
Ask for a line-item estimate that separates tear-off, decking, underlayment, flashing, vents, and disposal. Ask whether the scope includes the fire-rated assembly details Napa County will require, because leaving those out makes the estimate artificially low. Ask whether every building on the parcel is included. We provide all of that in writing before any work starts. Call (361) 320-9467 and we’ll walk you through the estimate line by line.
If you own a home or acreage property in St. Helena, a roof inspection is the cheapest insurance you can buy against a five-figure surprise. We inspected a 1900s farmhouse off Madrona Avenue with original cedar shake on the main house and a detached shop on the same lot. Our tech found deteriorated underlayment beneath the shake, brittle drip edge at the rakes, and cracked boot flashing around plumbing penetrations, plus a failing valley where the porch roof met the main roof. We documented everything with photos, mapped each square of decking that needed replacement, and scoped the re-roof with ember-resistant vents and a non-combustible underlayment to meet county fire standards before quoting. That’s the difference between an inspection and a Brennan inspection.
Call (361) 320-9467 to schedule your free estimate. A live person answers, and the price goes on paper before any work starts.
Written by Travis Oakley, Owner at Brennan Roofing, serving St. Helena since 2000.






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