Roofing Contractor in Compton, CA

Sunny Cove, Leland and Richland Farms: what Compton roofs are made of

Compton's median home dates to 1957 by Census figures, and 56 percent of homes are owner-occupied. Most of the housing is single-story stucco built after the war, which puts a lot of roofs on a second or third layer. Neighborhoods named in the city's history include Sunny Cove, Leland, downtown and Richland Farms.

Richland Farms stands apart. It began as farm-sized lots, so a visit there can mean a main house plus a detached garage, a rear addition or an outbuilding, each with its own pitch and its own flashing. We look at every roof on the lot, not only the one you called about.

On older Compton houses the same few parts fail first: dried pipe boots, cracked sealant at flashing, shingles that have lost their granules, and decking that was never plywood to begin with. A roof replacement is the right call when the decking and several layers are tired together. A single leak is a roof repair job.

City limits, county pockets and your Compton permit

Compton is an incorporated city, which means a permit for a home inside its limits comes from the city, not from Los Angeles. The map is patchy, though. Unincorporated Willowbrook, West Compton and Rancho Dominguez touch the city, and East Rancho Dominguez sits inside it along Atlantic Avenue. Those addresses use the county, and our Los Angeles County page covers the wider picture.

Mailing addresses do not settle this. Ask the building department that covers your parcel, and compare quotes written for the same agency.

Richland Farms, four freeways and Alondra Boulevard: Compton's ground rules

Richland Farms exists because of a land condition. Griffith D. Compton, who led 30 pioneers to the area in 1867, donated land for the city on the condition that some acreage be zoned only for agriculture. That acreage became Richland Farms, which is why the large residential lots there still hold house, garage and outbuilding roofs together.

Four freeways frame the city: I-710 on the east, State Route 91 on the south, I-105 on the north and I-110 on the west. Alondra Boulevard carries Compton Airport, which opened in 1924, and the Metro A Line Compton station stands next to the Renaissance Shopping Center. Just outside the city, the Dominguez Rancho Adobe sits in unincorporated Rancho Dominguez, a reminder of how mixed the jurisdictions are. For deliveries and dumpsters we plan around those freeways and arterials.

A roof visit from Van Nuys to Compton

Heading south takes about 55 minutes by our estimate, and heavy freeway traffic adds to that, so we give you a real window when you call. Up on the roof we look at the surface, flashing, vents and access to the attic. Reviewers in Van Nuys mention getting pictures and measurements ahead of the quote, and we want the same for you.

Gutters and stucco walls on older Compton houses

Water that misses a failing gutter lands against stucco and stays there. Streaks, soft paint and cracks at the base of a wall often trace back to a roof edge. New gutters with clear downspouts are cheaper than repairing the wall.