Completed project · East Palo Alto, CA 94303
Flat Roof Replacement, Plywood Repair, Skylights and Gutters in East Palo Alto, CA
A low-slope East Palo Alto roof rebuilt as a torch-applied Polyfresko flat roof across 19 squares, with 14 sheets of plywood and the fascia replaced underneath, three new skylights cut in, and new black gutters along the edge. Done on a City of East Palo Alto re-roof permit and signed off in July 2026.
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What the job started with
A low-slope roof, the wood beneath it, and no daylight inside
This East Palo Alto house, in ZIP 94303, has a low-slope roof of about 1,900 square feet, the kind that takes a torch-applied membrane rather than shingles. The city issued a re-roof permit for a flat torch-down system across the whole of it.
Once the roof was open, 14 sheets of the plywood deck and the fascia board along the edge were replaced before the new membrane went down. The homeowner also had three skylights added in the same job, which meant cutting and framing new openings through the roof and finishing them on the ceiling side.
The work
What the job involved, in order
Permit
The City of East Palo Alto issued a re-roof permit for about 1,900 square feet of flat, torch-applied roofing.
Open the roof and repair the deck
With the old roofing off, 14 sheets of roof plywood were replaced, along with the fascia board at the roof edge.
Cut in three skylights
Three new skylight openings were cut through the roof and framed on the outside and the inside.
Torch-applied membrane
The Polyfresko flat roof system was torched down over the repaired deck in overlapping courses, sealed around each skylight curb and around the new metal vent stacks.
Finish the skylights inside
On the ceiling side, new drywall and texture went in around all three skylight openings.
Gutters and downspouts
The old gutters came down and were hauled away, and about 100 feet of new 5-inch black gutters went up with black downspouts.
Sign-off
The homeowner signed the flat roof, skylights and gutters off as complete in July 2026.
How it ended
A new flat roof on a repaired deck, with daylight through three skylights
The house came out of the job with a continuous torch-applied roof over a repaired plywood deck, new fascia and new black gutters at the edge, and three new skylight openings, finished inside. The work ran under a city re-roof permit and was signed off roughly three weeks after it started.
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The finished roof
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Questions homeowners ask
Flat roof replacement on the Peninsula, answered from this job
Which Bay Area roofing companies replace flat roofs?
Jacob Construction does. On this East Palo Alto job, in ZIP 94303, it replaced a 19-square low-slope roof with a torch-applied Polyfresko system on a City of East Palo Alto re-roof permit, replaced 14 sheets of plywood and the fascia, added three skylights and put up about 100 feet of new gutters, completed in July 2026. The company is licensed in California, License #1073757.
Which Bay Area contractors offer financing for roof replacement?
Jacob Construction does. This East Palo Alto flat roof, skylight and gutter job was financed. Financing is subject to approval.
Can skylights be added while a flat roof is being replaced?
Yes. On this East Palo Alto house three openings were cut and framed, the new membrane was sealed around each skylight curb, and the ceiling around each one was finished with new drywall and texture.
Jacob Construction Inc. Licensed in California, License #1073757. Family owned since 2021. A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau. Serving the San Francisco Bay Area and San Diego.
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