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Long Beach, CA / Roof replacement

Roof replacement cost in Long Beach, 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 Long Beach, 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.

City of Long Beach Community Development Department, Building and Safety Bureau is the issuing office. The typical permit fee recorded from City of Long Beach Building Permit & Plan Check Fees, effective May 20, 2026, retrieved 2026-09-01, is $462. Fee model: valuation.

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

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

Typical all-in

$10,964

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

Low
$6,835
Typical
$10,964
High
$51,097

Breakdown

Labor (allocated)$5,807
Materials (allocated)$4,751
Job subtotal$10,558
Permit$406
All-in typical$10,964

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
Based on project value
Typical fee
$406
Range
$349 – $543
Retrieved
2026-09-01
  • Building permit (valuation table) — $309$149 + $16 per additional $1,000 over $2,000. Included.
  • Processing fee — $115Records Management and Processing Fees, $115/application. Included.
  • Records management and retention — $355% of permit fee, min $35. Included.
  • SMIP (1–3 story residential) — $2$0.13 per $1,000, min $0.50. Included.
  • Green Building Standards (CBSC) — $1$1 per $25,000, min $1. Included.
  • Plan check85% of building permit (min $154) when plans are required. Like-for-like covering reroof is not assumed to need plan check.

Typical $12,000: building $309.00 + processing $115 + records $35.00 + SMIP $1.56 + CBSC $1.00 = $461.56. Low $397.04; high $616.86.

City of Long Beach Building and Safety, not LADBS or LA County. Like-for-like covering reroof uses the valuation building-permit table without plan check. Combination 150% permit is not used.

City of Long Beach Building Permit & Plan Check Fees, effective May 20, 2026

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 Long Beach Building Permit & Plan Check Fees, effective May 20, 2026 Retrieved Aug 31, 2026. City of Long Beach Building and Safety, not LADBS or LA County. Like-for-like covering reroof uses the valuation building-permit table without plan check. Combination 150% permit is not used.
  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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