Roof Replacement in Gridley, CA
Butte Roofing replaces residential roofs in Gridley and Biggs, CA — cool-rated shingle, metal and tile chosen for a valley town with triple-digit summers and weeks of tule fog in winter — with the City of Gridley or Butte County permit handled and a 5-year workmanship warranty. In-house crews, 30 minutes down Highway 99 from our Chico shop.
Gridley's roofs face the whole range of Sacramento Valley weather: brutal summer heat, a hard north wind in fall and spring, and winter fog that keeps a roof wet for days at a time. We have re-roofed Gridley and Biggs for decades, and we build for all three seasons at once.
- Since 1950
- GAF Master Elite
- In-house residential crews
- 5-year workmanship warranty
Want a ballpark before we visit? Our instant quote tool prices a Gridley roof from satellite measurements in about a minute.
Instant roof quoteGridley's homes, from the old town to the new subdivisions
Gridley grew up around the railroad and Highway 99, and its oldest neighborhoods — the streets around Hazel and Kentucky, the blocks near downtown — carry homes from the early 1900s through the 1940s with steep pitches, skip-sheathed decks and, very often, layers of past roofing that have to come off.
The mid-century ranch homes that fill in toward the south and west of town have low-slope sections and original attic ventilation that was never enough for this climate. Newer subdivisions on the edges of Gridley, and the homes in Biggs a few minutes north, were built with the first generation of 25-year composition shingles that are now reaching the end of their life all at once.
Around all of it are the orchard and ranch properties — kiwis, peaches, prunes, rice — with farmhouses and outbuildings that we roof on the same visit.
Heat, fog and wind
Gridley's summers routinely run over 100 degrees for weeks, and that heat is the main reason its roofs fail early: it cooks the oils out of asphalt shingles, opens seal strips and bakes the attic. A cool-rated shingle or a lighter metal roof reflects that heat, meets California's energy-code requirement for our climate zone, and makes a difference you can feel in the house. Winter brings the opposite problem.
Tule fog settles on the valley floor around Gridley for days or weeks, keeping roofs damp long after the rain stops, growing moss on shaded north slopes and hiding slow leaks behind condensation. Between the seasons comes the north wind, which crosses miles of open orchard and rice ground before it hits a Gridley roof and lifts any tab or ridge cap that was not sealed properly.
We install to the high-wind spec, vent the attic so the roof dries out after a foggy stretch, and choose products rated for algae and moss resistance.
City and county permits
Homes inside the city limits are permitted through the City of Gridley; homes in Biggs go through the City of Biggs; and the orchard and ranch properties around both towns go through Butte County. We know all three counters, we pull the permit that applies, we schedule the inspection and we hand you the final paperwork.
The inspector will look at underlayment, flashing and the cool-roof rating of the product, and where an outbuilding is on the same parcel we can often include it on the same permit. Nothing about the process lands on you.
How a Gridley roof replacement runs
It begins with a free inspection of the roof and attic and a written scope. Most Gridley homes are done in three to four days; older homes with multiple layers and decking repair, or a house plus a barn, take longer, and we tell you the schedule before we start.
In summer we start tear-off early and keep the roof sealed by evening; in the fog season we watch the forecast and do not open a roof with rain coming.
Our crews are Butte Roofing employees with a single foreman from the first day to the final walk, we sweep the yard with a magnet daily, and every roof leaves with the manufacturer warranty registered in your name plus our 5-year workmanship warranty — from a company thirty minutes up the highway that has been in business since 1950.
+What roof handles Gridley's heat and fog best?
A cool-rated, algae-resistant architectural shingle handles both well and meets the energy code. Light-colored metal reflects even more heat and does not hold moss. Good attic ventilation matters as much as the surface in this climate.
+Will fog and moss shorten a new roof's life?
Not if the roof is built for it. We use algae-resistant products, vent the attic so the deck dries after foggy stretches, and set up valleys and gutters to drain quickly.
+Do you serve Biggs and the orchard properties too?
Yes. Biggs, East Gridley Road, and the ranch properties out toward the river are all part of our regular Gridley route, and we roof outbuildings on the same visit.
+Who issues the permit?
The City of Gridley inside town, the City of Biggs in Biggs, and Butte County for rural parcels. We pull whichever applies and meet the inspector.
+How long does a replacement take?
Three to four days for most homes. Older homes with several layers to remove, or a house plus a barn, take longer.
+Do you really come down from Chico?
Every week. Gridley is about thirty minutes down Highway 99, and we have been roofing it for decades.
Your rooferfor life.
Free estimates. Honest answers. Here when you need us.