Roofing Contractor in Corona, CA

City of Corona permits, tract associations and nearby county pockets

Within city limits, Corona runs its own building department. A re-roof permit in Corona does not come from Riverside County. Unincorporated pockets sit right beside it, including Coronita, El Cerrito and Home Gardens, so the office that applies can change from street to street.

Large tracts bring associations too, and their review of materials and color is separate from the permit. A cool-rated product is required on many re-roofs covering over half the roof, and the city can say how that applies to you. See Riverside County for the neighboring offices.

Grand Boulevard, Eagle Glen and the lemon-grove past

Corona began in 1886 as South Riverside, a citrus-boom town, and took its present name in 1896. It was once billed as the Lemon Capital of the World, and Grand Boulevard, the circle that gives Corona its nickname, hosted automobile races in 1913, 1914 and 1916. The oldest roofs stand in the downtown circle and the streets around it. Later tracts spread south and east, including Eagle Glen, adopted as a city neighborhood in 1991, and Dos Lagos, adopted in 2000.

Southern California Edison provides most of Corona's electricity, with the Corona Department of Water and Power serving a small part of the city, so the LADWP cool roof rebate does not apply here. The Building Division sits at 400 South Vicentia Avenue.

Hot summers and a mountain edge around Corona

Corona has a hot Mediterranean climate, with winter days in the mid to upper 60s and long hot summers. Sun is the main wear on a roof here. July and August highs average 92°F and 93°F, and the record is 118°F. It bakes sealant, cracks rubber boots and dries felt underlayment under tile.

The Cleveland National Forest and the Santa Ana Mountains form the city's west, southwest and south edges. Homes against that edge collect dry leaves and brush in valleys and gutters. Santa Ana winds blow two or three times a year between October and December and push that debris onto roofs. Rain averages about 13.95 inches a year, mostly in winter and early spring. Search for your address in CAL FIRE's hazard map viewer before you settle on a covering.

1990s tile tracts and the industrial flat roofs of north Corona

Corona is big, 38.9 square miles with 157,136 residents, and its housing is mostly tracts of the 1980s through the 2000s. The Census median is 1991 and about 64% of homes are owner-occupied, so landlords and tenants figure into many roof decisions.

At that age the surface is not the question. The question is whether the water barrier under the tile has aged out. Lifting a few tiles answers it.

The north half is industrial. Those buildings have low-slope roofs with rooftop units, drains and parapet edges, and they pond water when drains clog.

The 110-minute trip from Van Nuys to Corona

Corona sits roughly 48 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles, but the road from our base runs 72 miles, around 110 minutes on our estimate. Visits are booked ahead from photos. If a leak is active, tarp the roof, phone early and we will find the nearest open day; a closer roofer may reach you sooner. For planned work, read about roof replacement.