Typical jobs across San Diego County

The calls we handle most often: what homeowners notice, what our technicians do, and what to expect.

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What homeowners notice: On a Spanish-style house with red clay tile, a course near the ridge has slipped so its lower edge sits proud of the row below. A branch that brushes the roof each windy afternoon has been working the tiles loose for a season, and a stain has begun to show on the ceiling below a valley.
What we do: The technician works from the ridge and the boards, lifts the affected course in order and checks the underlayment and the valley metal beneath it. Two cracked tiles are replaced with matching salvage, the course is re-set, and the valley is re-lined where a nail hole had let water through.
What to expect: The course sits level again, the valley is dry on the test, and the owner receives a scope and photographs for the file, with a note to trim the branch back from the roof.

3-4 hours typical visit

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What homeowners notice: A top-floor room in a 1920s house shows a stain that sits close to the wall rather than in the middle of the ceiling. The parapet above is finished in clay tile, and a few pieces of coping have shifted so the joint between them has opened.
What we do: The coping pieces are lifted in sequence, the bed beneath is cut out where it has turned to sand and the base flashing is re-made where it had lifted. The joints are re-sealed with a product that suits clay, and the wall is flood-tested from the top to confirm the water runs off.
What to expect: The test shows no water reaching the room below, the plaster is dried over several checks and the owner receives the readings and the photographs for the record.

4-5 hours typical visit

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What homeowners notice: A two-story house a short walk from the beach shows rust along the lower lip of the drip edge, and the fascia below has blistered paint with soft wood at one corner. The gutter bracket nearest the corner has begun to pull away.
What we do: The technician removes the corroded drip edge and fits a new piece in a metal chosen for the exposure, with fixings that match it. The soft fascia is cut back to sound wood and replaced, the bracket is re-fixed into a solid backing and the trim is primed on every face.
What to expect: The edge is dry on the next check, the gutter holds its line, and the owner is given a list of the coastal checks to make each year.

3-4 hours typical visit

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What homeowners notice: A single-story house in an inland street has a shingle roof whose west-facing slope shows bare mat in patches and curling tabs at the eave. The opposite slope is in better condition and the attic is hot on summer afternoons.
What we do: The deck on the sunny slope is checked from the attic and soft boards are replaced. The slope is stripped and re-covered with a new underlayment and shingles, and the intake at the soffit is cleared so air can move beneath the new covering.
What to expect: The slope is covered and the attic readings taken before and after show a lower afternoon temperature. The owner keeps the scope with the list of the slope and the vents that were changed.

1-2 days typical visit

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What homeowners notice: After a windy night a block of shingles on a mid-century house has lifted and the underlayment is exposed. Water has reached the ceiling of the room below in two places, and a branch lies across one corner of the roof.
What we do: The crew clears the branch and the loose debris from the opening and photographs the damage from the ground. A tarp is laid over the open section, fixed to the battens and framing with straps and weighted at the edges, and the room below is dried with a plan for the permanent repair.
What to expect: The tarp holds through the following rain, and the owner receives the photographs, the date and a scope for the permanent repair, which is booked for a dry week.

2-3 hours on site typical visit

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What homeowners notice: A three-story apartment building beside the river has a flat roof whose seam at the parapet has lifted. Water stands in a low area beside one drain for more than a day after each rain, and the top-floor ceiling shows a faint stain.
What we do: The seam is cut back to sound membrane, the edge is re-taped and bonded, and a patch overlaps the sound sheet by the width the manufacturer requires. The drain basin is cleared and tested, and the ponding area is mapped so the owner can see where the water stands.
What to expect: The ponding clears within the test window, the stain is dry on the next check and the owner has a plan and photographs for the building file.

1 day typical visit

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What homeowners notice: A post-war house has a roof that was re-covered once, and the earlier worker closed the ridge line over. The attic is hot in summer and the darkened sheathing near the ridge shows that the air has not moved for years.
What we do: The covered ridge is opened and a continuous ridge vent is fitted with the flashing sealed. The soffit intake is cleared of insulation, baffles are added at each rafter bay and the readings before and after are recorded.
What to expect: The attic runs cooler in the afternoon by the owner's own readings, and the scope records the vents and their pairing for any future work.

half a day typical visit

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What homeowners notice: The gutter on the rear elevation of a coastal house sags between two brackets and holds water at the dip. The first heavy rain of the season spills over the front edge and runs down the fascia below.
What we do: The sagging section is lifted and re-hung on new brackets fixed into a solid backing, and the run is re-pitched toward its outlet. The outlet is cleared and extended with a splash block so the water leaves the foundation, and the run is tested with water.
What to expect: The run drains clear in the test and the outlet discharges away from the wall. The owner is given the date of the next check and the list of what to look for.

2-3 hours typical visit

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