Crew fitting panels on a standing-seam metal roof

Roof Repair in the Bay Area

Missing shingles, damaged flashing, a leak that keeps coming back: we find the cause and fix it.

Is it better to repair or replace a damaged roof?

Often a repair is enough. A leak can come from flashing that has worked loose or from one damaged section, and fixing that stops it. When the roof as a whole has failed, or the deck under it has rotted, a repair won’t hold and replacing makes more sense. We look first and tell you which.

What a repair includes

  1. We meet you at the house and look at the roof with you.
  2. We find where the water is getting in, not just where it shows.
  3. We tell you whether a repair will hold or the roof should be replaced, and give you a free estimate.
  4. We fix the cause: missing or damaged shingles, damaged flashing, vents, valleys and skylights, and we patch flat roofs.
  5. We document everything and include photos.

Repair or replace?

What you seeWhat it usually means
A leak at a chimney, vent or wall, where flashing has come looseA repair
One damaged sectionA repair
Cracked, curled or missing shingles across the roof, and a lot of the granules goneTime to look at replacing
A soft, rotted or warped deck under the roofingThe deck is fixed first, then the roof goes over it
A roof that’s already been covered over onceUsually a full replacement

Signs it needs a repair

  • Cracked paint, discolored drywall or peeling wallpaper on an upstairs ceiling or wall
  • Stains or wet spots on the rafters when you shine a flashlight in the attic
  • A few shingles missing or cracked after a storm
  • Flashing lifting or rusted around a chimney or vent

Why Sunshine Gutters and Roofing

  • Family-owned since 2002, trusted by thousands of returning Bay Area homeowners
  • Licensed roofing contractor (CSLB #1053780, C-39 Roofing), bonded, with $2 million in general liability coverage
  • GAF Certified SG’s GAF listing →
  • Our own crew, never subcontractors
  • We show you what we found, with photos, so you decide what happens next
  • We keep track of local regulations, fire safety rules and insurance programs
  • We document everything and include photos

What our customers say

Before: a split, taped pipe boot on a flat roof. After: a new sealed pipe boot in its place
A leaking pipe boot replaced in Oakland: before and after

Questions people ask

What is flashing?

The metal, or roll roofing, that seals a roof where it meets a chimney, vent pipe, wall, dormer or valley. It goes where a roof is most likely to leak, so it’s worth checking when a leak shows up.

Can new shingles go over the old ones?

Sometimes, once. In many places the building code allows “no more than one roof re-cover before a complete replacement is necessary,” and new shingles can’t go over a deck that is warped or rotted.

Get a slow leak looked at before the next storm makes it a fast one.

We reply the same business day. Quotes in Spanish on request.

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We work in all nine Bay Area counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma. Service Areas →