Home Visualizer

See the roof before you buy it

Put 42 roof colors on a house, side by side, in the light you will actually see them in. Then try it on a photo of your own roof without sending the photo anywhere.

Material

Color

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Colors here are close matches for shades sold across Southern California, mixed to read right on a screen. They are not exact product matches, so hold a real sample against the house before you sign anything.

Try it on your own roof

Pick a photo, brush over the roof, and the color lands on it with the shadows still in place. The picture never leaves this device and nothing is uploaded.

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Hold shift while brushing to rub the color back off.

What each material costs and how long it lasts

Architectural shingle

700 to 1,100 dollars a square, 20 to 30 years.

The default on most Los Angeles homes. Laminated in layers so it reads thicker than three tab from the street.

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Three tab shingle

500 to 800 dollars a square, 15 to 20 years.

One flat layer with cutouts. The cheapest roof a licensed crew will install, and it shows every wave in the deck.

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Clay barrel tile

1,100 to 2,000 dollars a square, 50 to 100 years.

The roof this county is known for. Fired earth that keeps its color for decades, sitting over an underlayment that does the waterproofing.

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Concrete tile

900 to 1,600 dollars a square, 40 to 60 years.

What most valley tract homes wear. Molded and colored through, cheaper than clay, and heavier once it soaks up rain.

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Standing seam metal

1,400 to 2,500 dollars a square, 40 to 70 years.

The pick in the fire zones above Glendale, Altadena and Malibu. Panels lock at raised ribs so no fastener sits out in the weather.

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Slate and composite slate

1,600 to 3,000 dollars a square, 50 to 100 years.

Steep, layered and heavy. Composite versions copy the look in a rated material at a fraction of the load.

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Flat roof membrane

600 to 1,200 dollars a square, 15 to 30 years.

For the flat sections over garages, additions and most small commercial roofs. White reflects the sun and reads cooler inside.

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