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If you’re searching for a Roofing Company that shows up on time, puts the price in writing before any work starts, and stands behind the job for a full year, Brennan Roofing operates to that standard on every roof we touch in Los Gatos. We work throughout the town, from the flats near Los Gatos Boulevard up into the steep pitches of the Santa Cruz Mountains foothills. Every Los Gatos job gets a background-checked, uniformed technician and a no-hassle upfront price. Call (361) 320-9467 for a free estimate and you’ll talk to a live person, not a voicemail.
Los Gatos roofing is different from roofing in most neighboring towns. The wildfire code changes the materials you can use. The historic overlay downtown changes what the town will let you install. The hills change how we work safely on steep ground. We know those differences because we work them every week, and we write our quotes around them.
Why Brennan Roofing Is Los Gatos’s Preferred Roofing Company
Brennan Roofing is an independently owned and operated member of the Garrison Partners family, founded in 2000, led here by Travis Oakley. Travis runs the Los Gatos work to The Garrison Standard: written price before any work starts, background-checked uniformed technicians inside the promised window, and a 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing on every job. If a repair or installation fails within one full year, we come back and fix it at no charge. That is the guarantee, plain text.
Los Gatos homeowners call us because the quote does not move at the door. We put the price on paper before we set foot on the roof, and it stays there unless we find something that requires a written change order. That matters on older Los Gatos homes where tear-off routinely reveals decking or framing work that a drive-by quote never accounted for.
Our phones are answered by a live person 24/7. When a Los Gatos homeowner calls with a leak over the kitchen on a Sunday night, they get a person, not a queue.
Metal Roof Installation in Los Gatos
Metal Roof Installation in Los Gatos has become a serious option for the hillside homes that want a fire-resistant assembly that is also built to last 40-plus years. The cost for a standing seam or stone-coated steel roof in Los Gatos typically runs $18 – $32 per square foot installed, which puts a full replacement on a 2,000-square-foot roof at roughly $36,000 – $64,000 before any structural or decking work.
Metal makes particular sense on the steep, complex pitches common in the Santa Cruz Mountains foothills. A properly installed metal roof carries a Class A fire rating, sheds embers instead of trapping them, and holds up to the dry summer heat and wet winter storms better than most composition systems. But the substrate has to be right. On older Los Gatos homes, that often means re-decking and laying a non-combustible underlayment before any metal goes down, all of which goes into the written quote before work begins.
What we check before metal goes on
Metal roofing does not forgive a bad deck. We start with a Roof Inspection in Los Gatos to check the sheathing, the framing, and the underlayment condition before we quote, so the number on the page matches the roof we are actually building. If the existing roof has old wood shakes over skip-sheathing, we write a decking allowance that covers the likely re-deck. That way the metal quote is honest, not a teaser.
Chapter 7A and metal roofs
In Los Gatos, a metal roof still has to satisfy Chapter 7A as a complete assembly: Class A rated system, ember-resistant vents, and non-combustible underlayment. A metal panel alone is not the upgrade. We sequence the whole assembly and permit it so the inspection passes the first time.
Residential Roofing in Los Gatos
Residential Roofing in Los Gatos covers everything from a simple composition re-shingle on a mid-century ranch near Blossom Hill Manor to a full tear-off and rebuild on a Victorian in the Almond Grove historic district. A standard architectural shingle re-roof in Los Gatos typically runs $8 – $14 per square foot installed, so a 2,000-square-foot roof lands around $16,000 – $28,000. When tear-off exposes decking rot or framing issues, that number moves and we document exactly why in a written change order before anyone touches the work.
The single biggest driver of Los Gatos residential roof costs is what the existing roof is hiding. Wood shake roofs are common in the hills and in older downtown neighborhoods, and many have been patched over the years with materials that would never pass a WUI inspection. Once we tear off and expose the deck, we often find that the sheathing is too irregular to receive new underlayment cleanly. We handle that with a written allowance in the original contract, photographed documentation, and your approval before any added work begins.
Re-shingle versus full replacement
Some Los Gatos homes can take a re-shingle over one existing layer, where the deck is solid and the roof falls outside the historic overlay’s stricter design rules. Most homes in the WUI zone need a full tear-off to meet Chapter 7A. We tell you which applies to your roof in the first inspection, not after the permit is filed.
Working inside the historic overlay
If your home is downtown within the historic design guidelines, the town may require specific shingle profiles or colors to keep the district’s character intact. We check that before we quote, so the roof we propose is the roof the town will approve. No surprises at the permit counter.
Trusted Brands We Service in Los Gatos
Brennan Roofing installs materials from GAF, CertainTeed, Owens Corning, IKO, Atlas, Tamko, and Boral, and we service what we install. For Los Gatos homeowners, that matters because the Chapter 7A assemblies we build often combine a manufacturer’s fire-rated shingle system with specific ember-resistant venting and underlayment lines. We stock the common Los Gatos parts locally and can turn around follow-up repairs fast. Whether you choose a GAF Timberline system or a CertainTeed Presidio product, we explain the fire rating, the warranty, and the installed cost plainly so you can pick with confidence, not guesswork.
Common Roofing Company Problems We See in Los Gatos Homes
- Old wood shake roofs patched with flammable materials. A prior owner spreads roofing cement or installs a patch of combustible felt over a failed section, and that patch fails both the water test and the WUI inspection. On Los Gatos hills, you cannot leave that in place when you re-roof.
- Quotes that leave out re-decking. A contractor prices a straight tear-off and re-shingle, then finds rotten or irregular sheathing once the old roof comes off. The number jumps mid-job. We write the decking allowance into the original contract and get your approval in writing before any change.
- Vents and underlayment that are not Chapter 7A-compliant. A roof gets closed up with standard ridge vents and a combustible underlayment, then fails the WUI inspection. We build the assembly to Chapter 7A from the first nail, so the inspector signs off and the roof stays closed.
- Steep pitches and complex roof geometry in the foothills. Many Los Gatos hillside homes have 8/12, 10/12, and even 12/12 slopes with intersecting valleys and dormers. Roof work on slopes that steep requires fall protection, trained crews, and safety anchors, and it is not a job for a pickup and a ladder.
Pricing for Roofing Company in Los Gatos, CA
Here is what Los Gatos homeowners should expect, based on the work we price every month:
- Composition shingle re-roof: $8 – $14 per square foot installed, most Los Gatos homes landing between $16,000 and $28,000.
- Standing seam or stone-coated steel: $18 – $32 per square foot installed, typically $36,000 – $64,000 for a full replacement.
- Roof inspection: We do not charge for a roof inspection when it is part of a reroof or repair estimate. Standalone inspections are priced at $250 for most Los Gatos single-family homes.
- Repairs (flashing, valley rebuilds, leak diagnosis): Most Los Gatos repairs fall between $400 and $1,800, depending on what the tear-back exposes.
Every quote is written before work starts, and it does not move at the door. Call (361) 320-9467 to schedule your free estimate and get your roof’s real number on paper.
We Also Serve Cities Near Los Gatos
Brennan Roofing works throughout the South Bay and Peninsula, and we serve Roofing Company customers in Saratoga, Campbell, Cupertino, and Santa Clara. If you live just outside Los Gatos, the same written-price standard and 365-Day Done Right Promise apply to your roof. Call (361) 320-9467 and we will schedule your estimate.
Serving Los Gatos, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Los Gatos 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 Roofing Company in Los Gatos
Yes. Los Gatos sits in a high-severity Wildland-Urban Interface zone, so nearly every reroof, even a simple composition tear-off on the flats, must be rebuilt as a Class A fire-rated assembly with ember-resistant vents and non-combustible underlayment under Chapter 7A. That code does not apply in most neighboring Santa Clara County cities, but in Los Gatos it is the baseline. Call (361) 320-9467 and we will tell you exactly what your roof needs to pass inspection.
On older Los Gatos homes, we usually find one of three things hidden under the old roof: irregular or rotted skip-sheathing that cannot accept new underlayment cleanly, framing that has been compromised by years of slow leaks, or old wood shake roofs that were patched with flammable materials. We write allowances into the contract for that work, document it with photos, and get your written approval before any added cost is incurred.
Yes, but the town’s historic design guidelines may restrict the profile and color of the metal you can install. Some downtown Los Gatos homes within the Almond Grove and other historic overlay districts require specific roof shapes or colors to keep the district’s character intact. We check the guidelines before we quote, so the metal roof we propose is the one the town will approve. Call (361) 320-9467 and we will walk your roof against the overlay rules.
The gap usually comes down to what each contractor does with Chapter 7A compliance, re-decking allowances, and historic overlay approvals. One quote prices a straight tear-off with standard vents and combustible underlayment; another prices the full Class A assembly, the decking allowance, and the permitting the town actually requires. The second quote is higher and honest. Brennan writes the full assembly and the allowances into the quote from day one, so the number you see is the number you pay unless you approve a change in writing.
With full fall protection, trained crews, safety anchors, and a quote that accounts for the slope. Steep 10/12 and 12/12 pitches change how long the work takes, how many crew members we send, and what safety equipment the job requires. A one-man crew with a ladder cannot do that work safely, and should not. We staff and price it correctly up front. Call (361) 320-9467 to get a written quote for your roof’s actual slope and geometry.
Written by Travis Oakley, owner at Brennan Roofing, serving Los Gatos and the surrounding South Bay communities to The Garrison Standard.