Project · Westchester, Los Angeles
Full Roof Replacement on Truxton Avenue
A 22 square re-roof on a single-family home in Westchester, minutes from LAX. New solid sheathing across the whole roof, a Class A rated covering, and a Cool Roof product to meet Title 24. Permitted through LADBS and closed out in June 2025.
- Westchester, LA 90045
- 22 squares
- Permit closed June 2025
The job at a glance
Scope, location and what was specified.
What the permit specified
- Class A or B roof covering weighing under 6 pounds per square foot, installed over new solid sheathing.
- Cool Roof compliance. Because the replacement covered more than 50% of the roof area, a CRRC-certified Cool Roof product was required under Title 24.
- Express Permit, no plan check. Filed and issued the same day, 14 June 2025.
- Two inspections passed. OK to Cover signed 18 June 2025, project final signed off later the same month.
- Photographed daily from the air. The drone footage above runs in job order, from tear-off on the morning of 16 June to the finished roof on 23 June.
The permit record for this job, shown as issued. The owner name and street number are redacted. Click to open it full size.
The deck came off too, not just the covering
The permit called for new solid sheathing across all 22 squares, which is what separates a re-roof from a resurface.
Plenty of re-roofs stop at the covering: strip the old material, lay new underlayment on whatever deck is already there, finish. That works when the sheathing is sound. It does not when the deck itself has taken years of moisture.
This job was permitted for new solid sheathing throughout, so the structure under the roof was replaced rather than reused. It costs more up front and it is the difference between a roof that lasts its rated life and one that fails early from underneath.
Westchester sits close enough to the coast for salt air and marine layer, and far enough inland to take the full run of summer UV. Roofs here age from both directions at once.
Seven days apart
The same roof from the air, mid-rebuild and finished.
How the job ran
Four stages, same sequence as every replacement we take on.
Assessment
We walked the roof, photographed the condition and checked the underlayment where we could reach it, then put the findings in writing before quoting anything.
Permit
Truxton Avenue sits inside City of Los Angeles limits, so this was filed with LADBS as an Express Permit, issued 14 June 2025 with no plan check required.
Tear-off and new sheathing
Existing roof stripped, new solid sheathing laid across all 22 squares, then the Class A rated covering installed and every penetration reflashed. Inspector signed OK to Cover on 18 June 2025.
Final inspection
Drainage checked, debris and fasteners cleared from the property, project final signed off by LADBS and the closed permit handed to the owner.
Day by day from the air
Six frames from the drone record, in the order the job ran.
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