34 Roofing Companies in Oakland, California

We don’t yet have enough itemized residential roofing permits in Oakland to publish a reliable local cost range. Across California, the median filed residential roofing-permit amount is $14,000 - a real filed figure rather than a national estimate. As more Oakland permits come on record, we’ll show the local range here.

Of the 15 companies we track in Oakland, 7 have an active contractor license located in public records, 8 are registered business entities, and 6 operate from a commercial rather than residential address. California requires roofers to carry a C-39 roofing-contractor license from the Contractors State License Board (CSLB). A company not appearing with a license here isn’t proof it’s unlicensed - some jurisdictions don’t publish - so verify directly, and always confirm liability and workers’ comp insurance before work starts.

The roofers we track in Oakland have been in business a median of 10 years, by their state formation date. The longest-operating is General Roofing Company, in business since 1948 (78 years); 1 was formed less than two years ago. A verifiable formation date and registered agent on file is one of the clearest lines between an established local company and a transient operator.

Roofing demand in Oakland is driven less by storms than by wildfire exposure, heat aging, and Title 24 cool-roof rules. Class A fire-rated assemblies and cool-roof-compliant materials are the priority in most jurisdictions. Of the 15 companies we track, 4 hold a manufacturer certification for these systems.

4 of the 15 roofers we track in Oakland hold at least one manufacturer certification (GAF, Owens Corning, CertainTeed, TAMKO, IKO, Malarkey). The most common here is Owens Corning, held by 3 companies - versus 46% certified across California. Certification means the manufacturer vetted the contractor and lets them back your roof with stronger, longer material-and-labor warranties. Not required to install a roof, but a real signal of training and standing.

Across the 15 companies we track in Oakland, the average rating is 4.8★, combining Google, BBB, and Yelp. 11 appear on more than one platform and 9 have owners who actively respond to reviews. Look for steady, recent, multi-source ratings over a handful of old five-star reviews on one site - any single platform can be cherry-picked.

Roofing is a high-fall-risk trade, so safety history matters. Of the 15 companies we track in Oakland, 2 have at least one federal OSHA violation on record in the past 10 years, and 13 have none. We show any recorded violation - citation, severity, and penalty - on each profile. A clean record isn’t a guarantee, but repeated serious violations are a real red flag.