Every Roof System Whittier Has, One Contractor.
Mars Roofers is the roofing contractor Whittier homeowners call — historic clay tile in Uptown, Friendly Hills estates, and mid-century tract shingles, all in-house. Licensed CSLB #1138550.
Call 310.880.9718
Roofs We Work On In Whittier
Whittier has the most varied roofing of any city in this group, because its housing spans the widest range of eras and styles. Uptown Whittier and the historic districts around Philadelphia Street and Painter Avenue hold 1920s and 1930s homes — Spanish-revival houses with original clay tile, Craftsman bungalows whose wood shake roofs were replaced with composition shingle decades ago, and early ranch homes with layered shingle systems. The Friendly Hills area and the hillside neighborhoods carry larger custom homes and estates under concrete and clay tile. Between and around these areas, 1950s and 1960s ranch tracts wear composition shingle, many now at end of life. Additions with flat or low-slope sections appear across all of it. Our Whittier crews are fluent in every system: tile and underlayment on the historic and hillside homes, shingle age on the tracts, and flat tie-ins wherever additions were built.
The findings vary by roof type, which is what makes Whittier work interesting. On the historic tile roofs, the tile itself is often serviceable while the underlayment beneath it — decades old — has deteriorated at eaves, valleys, and penetrations; slipped, cracked, or missing tiles are the visible symptoms. On the old shingle roofs: advanced granule loss, brittle and cupped tabs, and flashing details buried under multiple re-roof layers. On the tract homes, end-of-life shingles, dried pipe boots, corroded valley metal, and aging skylight flashings are standard. Flat sections over additions show ponding and patched seams throughout the city. Preservation-minded owners in the historic districts want repairs that maintain the home’s character, and our tile work is specified tile-compatible where the architecture calls for it.
Roofing Services In Whittier
- Tile roofs — original clay tile preserved through lift-and-relay; concrete tile on the hillside estates
- Roof replacement — complete systems across Uptown, Friendly Hills, and the tracts
- Tear-off & re-roof — layered systems stripped so buried flashing and deck damage get fixed
- Shingle roofs — architectural shingle for the ranch tracts and bungalow replacements
- Roof repair — pipe boots, valley metal, skylight flashing, tile reseating
- Flat & TPO roofs — addition sections with corrected drainage
- Gutters — capacity for hillside drainage, not just flatland runoff
- Emergency leak repair — call 310.880.9718 when the rain finds it first
What Drives The Cost In Whittier
System is Whittier’s price driver: a clay tile lift-and-relay on a 1928 Spanish revival, a tract shingle tear-off, and an estate tile replacement are three different trades at three different numbers. Layer count and buried flashing rebuilds move the older homes; hillside staging and drainage move the estates. Size and pitch apply underneath everything. We inspect first — standard inspections are $300, with attic-side checks where the deck history is in question — then write the proposal with deck terms stated. The roof cost guide, roof cost estimator, and sample estimates show you how we build the number.
Whittier’s geography adds factors the flatter cities don’t have. The hillside neighborhoods face drainage challenges — water moving down slopes tests flashing, valleys, and gutter capacity more aggressively than on flat lots — and the elevated, exposed homes catch the full force of Santa Ana winds, which lift shingles and stress tile attachment. Across the whole city, inland summer heat bakes composition shingles and accelerates granule loss, while winter rains find every weakness in aging underlayment and flashing.
Whittier Roofing Questions
Can the original clay tile on our Uptown home be preserved?
Usually — that’s exactly what lift-and-relay is for. We lift the tile, replace the failed underlayment and flashing at eaves, valleys, and penetrations, repair the deck, and reset your original tile. The historic face stays; the waterproofing underneath is new.
Our hillside gutters overflow in every storm. Is that a gutter problem or a roof problem?
Often it’s capacity: hillside lots shed water faster than flatland gutters were sized for. We evaluate the whole drainage path — valleys, gutter size, downspout count — and correct the system, not just the one overflowing section.
Buying or selling in Whittier?
For a certified roof report for a transaction, our sister company Get Your Roof Certified handles NRCIA certification inspections in Whittier. For the contractor work, call Mars Roofers.
Call 310.880.9718 — Mars Roofers, licensed CSLB #1138550.