by Randy Brown, Co-Owner & General Contractor | Aug 31, 2026 | Roofing
Most Bay Area homeowners getting their first roofing bids are surprised by the range of timelines they hear. One contractor says two days. Another says a week. A third says “probably ten business days, weather permitting.” That spread isn’t about how difficult the...
by Randy Brown, Co-Owner & General Contractor | Aug 21, 2026 | Roofing
From the outside, every roofing company in San Jose looks roughly the same. They all have a logo, a website, a phone number, a Google listing with five-star reviews, and a “licensed, bonded, insured” banner across the top of the page. To a homeowner gathering three...
by Randy Brown, Co-Owner & General Contractor | Aug 14, 2026 | Roofing
Tear-off is the most consequential day of a roof replacement. Most homeowners think of it as the noisy part, the day the dumpster shows up, the day the crew rips off the old roof, the day to keep the kids and the dog inside. From the roofer’s perspective, it is the...
by Randy Brown, Co-Owner & General Contractor | Aug 10, 2026 | Roofing
Every residential reroof in the Bay Area requires a building permit. That’s not a contractor preference; it’s the law in every jurisdiction across San Jose, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Los Gatos, Campbell, Saratoga, Monte Sereno, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Palo Alto, and...
by Randy Brown, Co-Owner & General Contractor | Aug 3, 2026 | Roofing
Some of the most aggressive marketing in the Bay Area roofing market right now comes from companies that don’t actually live here. They advertise in San Jose, bid in Sunnyvale, and install in Cupertino, but their offices, crews, and service operations are based in...
by Randy Brown, Co-Owner & General Contractor | Jun 17, 2026 | Roofing
Tile roofs have a reputation for lasting 50 years or more, and that reputation is earned — when the system underneath them is sound. But here in Santa Clara Valley, thousands of tile roofs are failing well before that mark, and the homeowners who live under them are...
