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Irvine, CA / Roof replacement

Roof replacement cost in Irvine, CA

Professional replacement for a typical home roof of about 1,300–1,800 sq ft of surface. Asphalt-shingle installed range $5,800–$20,000. High $46,000 is the published broad high (steep or premium materials).

Labor for Roof replacement in Irvine, CA is indexed to the BLS construction-and-extraction occupations mean hourly wage for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA of $37.07 (May 2025), applied to the 55% labor share.

Reuses already-cited Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim May 2025 construction mean $37.07 (same OEWS metro as los-angeles-ca / long-beach-ca / anaheim-ca).

City of Irvine Community Development / Building and Safety is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Irvine Schedule II Building Safety Fees, Resolution 24-41 (effective Aug 15, 2025), retrieved 2026-09-01, is $321. Fee model: flat.

The national typical for this job is $9,607. Materials stay at the national figure while labor is wage-indexed for Irvine, CA.

1 square = 100 sq ft of roof surface. A typical house is about 13 to 18 squares.

Typical all-in

$10,879

Job cost plus the recorded local permit fee at this size.

Low
$6,807
Typical
$10,879
High
$50,875

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$5,807
Materials (allocated)$4,751
Job subtotal$10,558
Permit$321
All-in typical$10,879

Labor is adjusted for construction wages in this metro. Materials stay at the national figure. This is an estimate, not a contractor quote.

Permit fee

Fee model
Flat fee
Typical fee
$321
Range
$321
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Permit issuance (residential other than new construction) — $31Included.
  • Re-roofing inspection (each residential job) — $249Included. Plan check $251.41 is only when calculations are required and is not added for like-for-like covering.
  • Automation fee 10% — $2810% of issuance + inspection. Included.
  • SMIP residential — $13$13 per $100,000 of valuation. Included.

Typical: issuance $30.87 + inspection $248.93 + auto $27.98 + SMIP $13.00 = $320.78. Documented 1,000/1,500/1,800 sf does not change this flat inspection.

City of Irvine, not unincorporated Orange and not Anaheim. Like-for-like covering reroof uses the residential re-roofing inspection line; plan check requiring calculations is not applied.

City of Irvine Schedule II Building Safety Fees, Resolution 24-41 (effective Aug 15, 2025)

Citations

  1. How Much Does Roof Replacement Cost? [2026 Data] Retrieved Aug 12, 2026. Average $9,607; range $5,902–$46,000; $4–$11 per sq ft; asphalt $5,800–$20,000.
  2. City of Irvine Schedule II Building Safety Fees, Resolution 24-41 (effective Aug 15, 2025) Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. City of Irvine, not unincorporated Orange and not Anaheim. Like-for-like covering reroof uses the residential re-roofing inspection line; plan check requiring calculations is not applied.
  3. BLS OEWS construction wages — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA BLS OEWS construction-and-extraction mean hourly wage / national same vintage, applied to laborShare only. Not a city-specific bid survey.

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