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Roofing Company in Highland, CA, for Fire-Zone Reroofs and Roof Repair
The 2024 Line Fire started at Baseline Street and Alpine Street, just north of Highland, and the City’s reroof handout asks more of a roof in its fire zone than a Class A rating alone. Overhead Roofing handles roof repair and reroofing projects in Highland, CA, and schedules each inspection visit in advance.
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Highland’s homes span a century: 11.1% predate 1950, the 1980s were the biggest building decade at 22.6%, and the median year built is 1983 (American Community Survey, 2020 to 2024). The City’s reroof handout reflects that spread, covering spaced board decking on older houses as well as fire-zone ember details.
Firestopped tile and 72-lb cap sheet in Highland's fire zone
Highland’s handout, Roof Recovering and Replacement, Residential, sets two requirements inside the City’s fire zone. Every new roof covering must be Class A at minimum. And where the roof’s profile leaves a space between covering and deck, as curved tile does, that space must be firestopped, or the combustible deck must be covered with one layer of 72-lb mineral-surfaced, nonperforated cap sheet (ASTM D3909) to keep flames and embers out.
The foothill edge explains why. The Line Fire began on the evening of September 5, 2024, north of the City of Highland, and burned 43,978 acres; CAL FIRE lists 2 structures destroyed, 5 damaged, and arson as the cause. CAL FIRE’s 2025 map for local areas puts a point in north Highland in Very High and a point in East Highlands in High, while a point in central Highland is non-wildland. Those are spot checks, so we look up each parcel before pricing; our San Bernardino County roofing guide covers the 2025 maps.
On a tile roof in the fire zone, that usually means lifting the tile, adding the cap sheet or firestopping, and relaying it. Highland lets existing slate, clay, or cement tile go back on, but not damaged, cracked, or broken pieces, so we count replacement tiles at the inspection. Our tile roof replacement page shows the steps.
Sizing a roof repair in Highland, CA, against the City's thresholds
The same handout requires a reroof permit before any recovering or replacement starts, then sorts repairs by size:
Under 10% or 100 sq ft, whichever is less
No permit, if restored to its prior condition
10% to under 50%
Permit; the replaced part meets current code
Over 50%
Permit; the whole roof meets current code
Source: City of Highland reroof handout (June 2021).
Above 50%, the state cool roof rule also applies. A small roof repair in Highland, CA, such as a few cracked tiles, usually stays in the first row.
Recovering has limits, too. Highland does not allow a new roof over a water-soaked or deteriorated deck, over slate, clay, cement, or asbestos-cement tile, or over two or more existing layers. Exposed spaced board decking needs added sheathing of at least 15/32-inch CDX plywood or exterior OSB, which counts toward roof weight. Rusted or damaged vent flashing, metal edging, drain outlets, and collars can’t be reinstalled, so we price new metal and flashing from the start.
Choosing a roofing company in Highland, CA, for tile, shingle, and historic homes
We handle roof repair and reroofing projects in Highland, schedule each visit in advance, and build the job around the City’s inspection steps:
- Sheathing inspection: City staff inspect the roof sheathing before the new covering goes on
- Ventilation: attic cross ventilation at 1:150 net free area, or 1:300 when 40 to 50% of the vents are within 3 feet of the ridge and the rest are at the eaves
- Final inspection: clear overflow drains, secured equipment, extended and secured fireplace flues, and painted exposed wood and flashing
On Highland houses we repair and replace tile, shingle, and low-slope roofs; on the city’s 955 mobile homes, 5.7% of its housing, we first confirm the framing and the permit path.
Highland Historic District: This National Register district, roughly bounded by Cole and Nona Avenues and Pacific and Church Streets, holds Bungalow/Craftsman and Queen Anne buildings; its period of significance runs from 1875 to 1949. A reroof there needs Planning approval before the building permit is issued, and we build that step into the schedule.
Overhead Roofing holds CSLB license #1119699 (C-39 Roofing), is bonded and insured, and is BBB Accredited with an A rating. Our team brings 25+ years of roofing experience. Estimates cost nothing, and completed roofs are covered by a workmanship warranty. After wind or fire damage, we photograph the roof and write an estimate you can send your insurer. The 24/7 emergency line is (877) 557-7778.
Highland, CA reroof questions on fire zones, tile weight, and inspections
How do I know if my Highland, CA home is in the City's fire zone?
Look up the parcel rather than the neighborhood. On CAL FIRE’s 2025 map, a north Highland point is Very High and an East Highlands point is High, while a central point is non-wildland. We check the address with Building & Safety at (909) 864-8732 ext. 232; inside the fire zone, the roof must be Class A, with firestopping or a 72-lb cap sheet under profiled tile.
Can I switch from shingles to tile on a Highland, CA house?
Possibly, but the framing comes first. Under City Policy 230, roofing heavier than 6.0 pounds per square foot may require added framing, Building staff need details on the existing framing, and an engineer or architect may be required if the new roof weighs more than the old one. New sheathing over spaced boards counts toward that weight.
What does a roofer in Highland, CA, need on site for inspections?
The handout requires the job card to be posted where it is visible from the street and a 300-lb (Type IA) ladder on site that extends 3 feet above the roofline. Inspectors check the sheathing before recovering and return for the final, so both stay in place until sign-off.
Does a new roof in Highland, CA, have to be a cool roof?
If more than half of a residential roof is replaced, yes. Highland’s cool roof handout places the city in Climate Zone 10, where the 2025 California Energy Code calls for a CRRC-rated cool roof product on steep-slope roofs and cool roof compliance on low-slope roofs. That posted handout still shows 2019-code values, so we confirm the current requirement before ordering.
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