Roof Replacement in Orland, CA

Orland's homes: historic core, ranch homes, new streets

Orland's oldest homes sit in the blocks around downtown and the old Southern Pacific line — craftsman bungalows and farmhouses from the 1910s through the 1940s with steep pitches, skip sheathing and layers of past roofing that come off before anything new goes on.

The mid-century ranch homes that spread out from the core toward Highway 32 and County Road 200 have low-slope sections, minimal attic ventilation and original or second-generation composition roofs. Newer subdivisions on the east and south edges of town were built with 25-year shingles that are now coming due together.

And surrounding all of it are the orchard and ranch properties along the county roads, where a re-roof usually includes a shop, a barn or a pump house on the same visit.

The north wind, the heat and the olive dust

Orland sits on the west side of the valley with nothing between it and the north wind but orchard rows, and that wind is the first thing we design for: high-wind shingle installation with six nails per shingle, sealed starter strips, and ridge caps rated for it, or standing-seam metal with a mechanically fastened perimeter.

The second thing is heat — long summers over 100 degrees that age asphalt fast and make a cool-rated shingle or a light-colored metal roof both a code requirement in our climate zone and a genuine comfort improvement. The third is dust. Almond and olive harvest fills the air every fall and settles into gutters, valleys and attic vents, where it holds moisture through the winter fog.

We set up valleys and gutters to clear easily, vent the attic so the roof dries out, and choose products rated for algae resistance on the shaded north slopes.

City and county permits in Glenn County

Homes inside the Orland city limits are permitted through the City of Orland Building Department; rural parcels on the county roads go through Glenn County. We know both counters, pull the permit that applies, schedule the inspection and hand you the final paperwork.

Inspectors check underlayment, flashing and the cool-roof rating of the product on most steep-slope re-roofs, and an outbuilding on the same parcel can often ride on the same permit. Homes out toward the foothills west of Orland can sit in a mapped fire hazard area; we check the parcel during the estimate and build a Class A assembly if it applies.

How an Orland roof replacement runs

A free inspection of the roof and attic comes first, followed by a written scope that says what comes off, what goes on and what happens if we find soft decking. Most Orland homes take three to four days, longer for older homes with several layers or for a house plus outbuildings.

In summer we tear off early and seal the roof by evening; in the fog season we work around the forecast.

Our crews are Butte Roofing employees with one foreman from start to finish, the yard is magnet-swept every day, and every roof leaves with the manufacturer warranty registered in your name and our 5-year workmanship warranty — from a company twenty-five minutes east that has been roofing the North State since 1950.