Spray Foam Roofing
New foam roofs and recoats for Eichler and other low-slope homes.
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Roofing in Palo Alto, including the city's 2,700 Eichlers
Palo Alto has more Eichler homes than anywhere else, and its building department reviews cool-roof paperwork more strictly than most of the valley. Both shape how we roof here.
Answered 24/7Served from the San Jose office
What we treat
- Concrete and clay tile
- Composition shingle
- Flat, torch-down and TPO
- Spray foam
- Standing seam metal
Quick answer. Roof Doctor serves Palo Alto from the San Jose service office: Eichler foam, built-up and single-ply roofs, skylight and clerestory leaks, shingle and tile re-roofs, and solar removal and reinstall. Every permitted re-roof ships with complete Title 24 cool-roof documentation, because Palo Alto checks it closely.
Palo Alto
The Eichler capital
Palo Alto has more than 2,700 Eichler homes, more than any other city, and two of its Eichler neighborhoods, Green Gables and Greenmeadow, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Their roofs are low-slope or flat, usually foam, built-up or single-ply, and they fail at skylights, edges and clerestory walls long before the middle of the roof.
A recoat on sound foam, a new cricket at a ponding skylight, or a single-ply roof over tapered insulation are the usual answers. Our Eichler foam roof guide walks through recoat, repair or replace.
Palo Alto
Permits here get read carefully
Title 24's cool-roof rules apply to permitted re-roofs across the county, but Palo Alto is one of the cities that reviews compliance strictly, often asking for product specification sheets and checking labels on site, alongside Cupertino and Mountain View. We submit the rated product data with the application and keep the labels for the inspector, so a Palo Alto re-roof does not stall at final.
Palo Alto
Beyond the Eichlers
The older neighborhoods of Professorville, Old Palo Alto and Crescent Park carry shingle, tile and slate-look roofs on much older framing, where decking condition and flashing at dormers and chimneys decide the scope. The newer houses in south Palo Alto are largely shingle. Solar is common across the city, so we often coordinate panel removal and reinstall with a re-roof.
Coverage
Towns and neighborhoods we cover in Palo Alto
We work across Professorville, Old Palo Alto, Crescent Park, Community Center, College Terrace, Midtown, Green Gables, Greenmeadow, Fairmeadow, Charleston Meadows, Barron Park and the neighborhoods of south Palo Alto.
Served from the San Jose office, on the same number, (669) 259-7490, answered 24 hours a day.
Services
Roofing jobs we are called out for most in Palo Alto
Flat Roof Replacement
TPO, PVC and torch-down systems with tapered drainage for low-slope roofs.
Learn moreSkylight Leak Repair
Curb, flashing and seal failures on skylights and sun tunnels.
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Silicone and acrylic coatings that extend a sound flat or metal roof.
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Composition shingle re-roofs with Class A and cool-roof options, permitted and inspected.
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Panels detached and reset around a re-roof, with every stanchion resealed.
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Other areas we serve
FAQ
Roofing questions from Palo Alto
Yes: foam recoats and repairs, built-up and single-ply roofs, skylights and clerestory edges.
It reviews cool-roof compliance more strictly than many cities; we include the rated product data with every permit.
Yes. Foam keeps the profile and builds in slope; single-ply adds tapered insulation.
Yes, as part of the re-roof schedule, with the electrical side handled by a qualified person.
Yes; we match the roof system and profile the neighborhood expects.
Palo Alto roof leaking?
Call any hour. Tell us whether it is an Eichler, a flat roof or a pitched one, and we will plan the visit on the call.