Boral Roof Replacement & Installation in Los Angeles: What to Know First
We provide independent Boral roof replacement and installation in Los Angeles, with most full replacements completed in two to three days and repair calls scheduled same-day or next-day. Our estimates are free, our pricing is upfront, and the number we quote is the number you pay. We’re not the cheapest crew in town, and we don’t try to be - we’re the ones who come back if something isn’t right.
This page is for Los Angeles homeowners who already have a Boral roof and need to know whether it can be repaired, whether it should be replaced, and who they can trust to tell them the truth either way. If that’s where you are, call us at (844) 563-1816. A live person will answer, 24 hours a day.
How Boral Products Fail - and How We Fix Them
We’ve worked on Boral roofs across Los Angeles since the late 1980s, from the clay tile installations in Pasadena to the concrete tile jobs in the San Fernando Valley. Here’s what we actually find:
- Boral Saxony 900 Slate concrete tiles develop edge chipping after 15-20 years in Los Angeles’ freeze-thaw cycles, especially on north-facing slopes in the foothills where morning frost lingers. The tiles don’t fail all at once - they shed granules, then crack at the tail. We replace with matching Saxony 900 or transition to Boral’s newer Villa 900 profile when inventory is thin, always using Boral’s specified fastening pattern to keep the wind warranty intact.
- Boral Barcelona 900 low-profile concrete tile shows premature underlayment failure where the tile profile sits tight to the deck and traps heat. In Los Angeles, that accelerated bake on west-facing roofs in Woodland Hills or the Valley can cut underlayment life by a third. We strip to deck, install high-temp synthetic underlayment rated for 250°F, and reset the original tile where it’s sound or source matching Barcelona from our supplier network.
- Boral Cedarlite concrete shake suffers from fastener corrosion where the zinc coating on original nails degrades in the alkaline concrete, then Los Angeles marine air finishes the job near the coast. We’ve pulled Cedarlite in Redondo Beach and Torrance where the nails were dust but the tile still looked fine. We re-fasten with stainless steel, Boral-specified, and document every penetration with photos for your record.
- Boral genuine clay tile (Mission and Two-Piece Straight Barrel) cracks from foot traffic during satellite dish or solar panel installs - a constant in Los Angeles. The tile itself is often 50-year material, but a cracked tile is a broken tile. We carry clay color matches in our warehouse for the common Los Angeles blends, and when we don’t have it, we pull from your own roof’s hidden stock (the builder’s leftover pile in the garage, if you still have it) before we talk about a full replacement.
- Boral Slate tile (synthetic composite line) expands and contracts more than the manufacturer literature suggests, opening gaps at the headlap in the temperature swings between a 110°F Encino afternoon and a 45°F January morning. We see this on roofs installed in the 2005-2012 period. The fix isn’t more sealant - it’s proper gapping during reinstall and, when replacement is the call, switching to a profile with more forgiving tolerances.
Our Boral Roof Replacement & Installation Process
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You call, we answer. A live person at Ridgeline Roofing Co. picks up, day or night. We schedule your free inspection, usually within 24 hours in Los Angeles.
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Photo-documented inspection. Our background-checked, uniformed technician walks your actual roof - not a drone flyover, not a binocular survey from the driveway. We photograph every area of concern and review them with you on-site or via email.
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Honest diagnosis: repair or replace. Pete Navarro still reviews the borderline cases personally. We’ll tell you if your Boral roof has another eight years with targeted repairs or if replacement is the square deal.
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Parts decision: OEM Boral or quality equivalent. As an independent Boral service provider, we source genuine Boral products when available and appropriate. When a line is discontinued or back-ordered, we specify quality aftermarket with equivalent wind ratings and thermal performance - never a substitution we wouldn’t use on our own homes.
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The work, done right. Our crew installs to manufacturer spec and Los Angeles building code, with a foreman check at mid-job and final walkthrough with you.
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Cleanup, documentation, and our word. We magnet-sweep for fasteners, deliver your photo packet, and activate the 90-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not right, we come back. No paperwork, no arguing.
What Boral Roof Replacement & Installation Costs in Los Angeles
Boral roof replacement in Los Angeles typically runs $18,000-$42,000 for a full tear-off and reinstall on a standard 2,000-square-foot home, depending on profile complexity and deck condition. Here’s how the numbers break:
| Scenario | Typical Range |
| Boral concrete tile repair (localized, under 100 sq ft) | $850-$2,400 |
| Boral clay tile repair with underlayment section | $1,800-$4,500 |
| Full Boral concrete tile replacement, standard pitch | $18,000-$28,000 |
| Full Boral clay tile replacement, complex roof | $28,000-$42,000 |
| Deck repair/replacement (per sheet, if needed) | $85-$140 |
What moves the price: tile profile (Saxony 900 runs more than Barcelona 900), roof pitch and access, whether we find deteriorated decking, and whether you need full underlayment replacement or spot repair. We quote the full number before we start. Call (844) 563-1816 for your exact estimate - it’s free, and there’s no obligation.
Why Los Angeles Homeowners Call Ridgeline Roofing Co. for Boral Work
We’ve been on Los Angeles roofs since 1984 - long enough to have installed some of the Boral products we’re now replacing, and to know which batches from which years held up and which didn’t. Our 90-Day Done Right Promise means if something’s not right, we make it right. No paperwork, no runaround.
Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and trained on Boral’s fastening patterns, underlayment requirements, and the specific wind and fire ratings that matter in Los Angeles County. And because we’re authorized installers for GAF, Owens Corning, and CertainTeed as well, we can offer genuine alternatives when Boral discontinues a line or when your home’s architecture suits a different material.
A roof doesn’t lie - it just waits until the rain to tell you the truth. When yours starts talking, we’re here to listen and fix it properly.
FAQs
No - the original Boral material warranty expired on its own timeline, typically 50 years for clay and 30-50 years for concrete, but workmanship warranties from the original installer are long gone. Our 90-Day Done Right Promise is your new protection, and we document our installation to manufacturer spec so any remaining material coverage stays intact where applicable. Call (844) 563-1816 and we’ll review your specific warranty status.
Sometimes yes, sometimes no - we maintain relationships with Los Angeles-area distributors who still stock discontinued Boral lines, and we warehouse common color blends ourselves. When genuine Boral isn’t available, we source matching aftermarket tile with equivalent ASTM ratings. We’ll show you both options and the price difference before you decide.
Repair is cheaper today, but replacement is cheaper over a ten-year horizon if your underlayment is failing or if more than 20% of your tiles show damage. We don’t push replacement for replacement’s sake - we’ll show you the math on repair cost versus remaining life, and you decide. Free estimates make that conversation easy: (844) 563-1816.
Most full replacements take two to three days, weather permitting. We don’t work in rain - Los Angeles doesn’t see much, but when it comes, we wait rather than rush. Emergency tarping is same-day, and we schedule replacement starts within one to two weeks of estimate approval.
Yes - we’re authorized installers for GAF, Owens Corning, CertainTeed, IKO, Atlas, and Tamko. If your Boral roof has reached end of life and you want to explore asphalt composite, metal, or a different tile manufacturer, we’ll quote options with no pressure either way.
Written by Pete Navarro, Owner, Ridgeline Roofing Co. at Ridgeline Roofing Co., serving Los Angeles and nearby areas.