Roof Replacement in Burbank — Written Price, Workmanship Warranty

Fast, Reliable Roof Replacement Across Burbank

A full roof replacement in Burbank typically runs $14,500 to $32,000 for the main house, with detached structures adding $4,000 to $12,000 each depending on decking condition and square footage. That range reflects what we actually see on Rancho Equestrian lots, Magnolia Park bungalows, and the hillside blocks above Glenoaks, not a national average. We’re Koreatown Roofing, a roofing-only contractor serving Burbank homeowners with free estimates, written line-item quotes, and a seven-brand material selection. Call (866) 974-2271 and we’ll walk your roof with you before we ever put a number on paper.

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Key Takeaways

• Full roof replacement on a Burbank house: $14,500 to $32,000, with detached ADUs, shops, and tack rooms quoted separately.
• Burbank’s older bungalows and ranch homes frequently hide skip sheathing and layered roofing that the city Building Division will require you to address before sign-off.
• We carry GAF, CertainTeed, Owens Corning, Boral, and more, so material choice is driven by your roof and budget, not a supplier contract.
• Koreatown Roofing does roofing only. Inspection, repair, replacement. That’s the whole board.
• Free estimates. Written quotes. Call (866) 974-2271.

Why Koreatown Roofing Is Burbank’s Preferred Roof Replacement Company

We earn Burbank work the slow way. Homeowners on Chandler, Verdugo, and Scott Road call us because a neighbor already did. That’s how a roofing company builds a name in a town this tight. We don’t run rotating crews from a call center, and we don’t have five other trades fighting for your project’s attention. Every crew we send into Burbank does roofs. That’s the whole job, every day.

Manny Cordero runs Koreatown Roofing, and the company’s reputation lives in the neighborhoods we serve. Burbank homeowners tend to check on a contractor before they sign. They ask who actually shows up, whether the quote holds, and whether the permit gets pulled. We answer those questions with flat pricing, a real person on the phone, and a scope that accounts for Burbank’s older housing stock before we quote, not after. Response time from Koreatown to central Burbank is consistently under an hour for estimates, and we schedule jobs around your timing, not ours.

Our Roof Replacement team knows Burbank’s Building Division requirements the way a local should. That matters when your 1940s bungalow still has its original skip sheathing and the inspector wants it sheathed over before underlayment goes down. Out-of-area roofers discover that on tear-off day. We plan for it on day one.

Roof Installation in Burbank

Roof Installation in Burbank means tearing off what’s there and putting a complete new system in its place, deck to ridge. On the flats around downtown, we’re typically working on Spanish Colonial and Craftsman bungalows from the 1920s and 1930s whose low-slope sections and shallow pitches need membrane detailing, not just shingle work. On the hillside blocks above Glenoaks and in Rancho Equestrian, we’re dealing with steeper ranch roofs, Santa Ana wind uplift, and ember exposure that shapes every flashing detail.

A standard composition shingle roof installation on a 1,400 square foot Burbank house runs $14,500 to $21,000 with tear-off, new underlayment, drip edge, and ridge vent. Architectural shingles push that to $18,000 to $26,000. If your home is in the hills with steeper slopes, add $2,000 to $4,000 for staging and access.

Older Bungalow Decking Scope

Burbank’s pre-1950s homes often have 1×6 skip sheathing with gaps between boards. Current code requires solid decking before new underlayment, which means sheathing over with OSB or plywood on most of these roofs. We flag this as a separate line item, usually $2,800 to $6,500 for a typical bungalow, so it never becomes a change order you didn’t authorize.

New Construction Roof Installation

For new builds and major additions across ZIP codes 91521, 91522, 91523, and 91526, we work from your architect’s plans and Burbank’s current Title 24 cool-roof requirements. New construction scopes include full decking, underlayment, shingle or tile system, and all roof-to-wall junction detailing. Quotes run $18,000 and up, depending on roofline complexity and material selection. We pull permits and walk it through inspection with you.

Roof Replacement Contractor in Burbank

A Roof Replacement Contractor in Burbank should be someone who knows the difference between a 1941 bungalow with three layers of roofing and a 1970s ranch with original skip sheathing, because both show up here constantly, and they price completely differently. We’re that contractor. Roof replacement is our core service, and we scope every Burbank job by walking the roof, checking the deck from the attic, and counting every structure on your lot before we quote.

Main house replacement in Burbank runs $14,500 to $32,000 depending on size, pitch, deck condition, and material. A detached two-car garage with a simple gable adds $6,000 to $9,000. An ADU with living space, insulation, and its own permit path runs $9,000 to $14,000 on its own. If you’re in the Rancho Equestrian area with a tack room or barn shed, expect $5,000 to $10,000 for those structures depending on framing condition.

The Multi-Structure Scope

Larger Burbank lots in Rancho Equestrian and the hillside Magnolia Park blocks frequently carry detached shops, ADUs, and tack rooms whose roofs hit the same replacement cycle as the house. Each outbuilding needs its own square count, its own decking inspection, and its own flashing detail. A single-line quote that lumps everything together is almost always wrong on these lots, and we don’t write them.

Tear-Off Depth and Deck Condition

Many of Burbank’s older roofs have been layered over two or three times. That changes the labor: three layers of tear-off is heavier, dirtier, and takes longer than one. We price tear-off by layer and by deck condition, and we show you that math in the quote. If the deck is soft, we tell you before we start, not after.

Trusted Brands We Service in Burbank

We install products from GAF, CertainTeed, Owens Corning, and Boral, along with the rest of our seven-brand lineup. That means your material recommendation is based on your roof’s pitch, your block’s exposure, and your budget, not on whatever one manufacturer happened to have in stock. Your roof, your material choice. We keep local stock access for Burbank jobs, which means tear-off to ridge cap moves without a week of waiting on a shingle order. If you want a 50-year CertainTeed architectural shingle with a wind rating that makes sense for the Verdugo foothills, we can do that. If Boral tile fits your Spanish Colonial better, we can do that too.

Common Roof Replacement Problems We See in Burbank Homes

• Original skip sheathing under old shakes: The older bungalows in the Magnolia Park and Rancho districts often have 1×6 boards with gaps, and Burbank’s Building Division requires sheathing over them before underlayment. Out-of-area roofers miss this until inspection day. We count it on day one.
• Layered roofing hiding deck rot: Two or three layers of old shingles trap moisture and hide soft spots that only show up after tear-off. We inspect from the attic and probe the deck surface before quoting, so the line item is already in your number.
• Low-slope membrane failures on flats blocks: Burbank’s 1920s-1940s bungalows often have low-slope rear sections or parapet details that need built-up or modified bitumen membrane work, not shingles. These sections fail at the roof-to-wall junction first, and the first winter rain burst shows it.
• Detached structures left off the quote entirely: On acreage lots across Rancho Equestrian, we regularly see quotes that cover the house and ignore the shop, the ADU, or the tack room. Each outbuilding carries its own decking, flashing, and permit path, and we scope them separately from the start.

Pricing for Roof Replacement in Burbank, CA

We Also Serve Cities Near Burbank

Koreatown Roofing handles Roof Replacement in Burbank and the surrounding communities, including Universal City, North Hollywood, Glendale, and Studio City. If your property sits just outside Burbank proper, the same crews, the same seven-brand material options, and the same straight-talking quote process apply. Call (866) 974-2271 and we’ll figure out which side of the city line your permit falls on.

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