Lakeport Lake House

Lakeport, CA

A Lakeside Home in Lakeport, Deserving of a Lakeside Standard

Perched alongside the water in Lakeport, California, this lakeside home had a setting that few could match. But behind the scenic backdrop, the roofing system told a different story. The previous install wasn’t a disaster — it was something in some ways harder to work with: a roof that was functional enough to pass a glance, but built with the kind of craftsmanship that reveals itself the moment a trained eye gets on top of it.

The Telltale Signs of Amateur Work

The shingles snaked their way down the slope — a classic sign that the layout was never properly planned from the start. On one side the coursing lined up, and on the other, three extra lines had to be forced in just to make the ridge cap reach. The ridgeline itself was cooked from years of inadequate ventilation, and the fascias were cut too short to properly meet at the peak. No gutters existed anywhere on the home, leaving the entire foundation perimeter exposed to rainfall with nowhere to go — a slow and silent threat to the structure’s long term stability. And on the parapet walls, a pieced-together flashing system held together by improvisation and hope sat waiting for its next failure point.

This roof didn’t need emergency intervention. It needed to be done correctly for the first time.

A Dual-System Overlay, Done the Right Way

This home featured both a pitched roof section and a flat roof section — and both were completed as an overlay, meaning the existing roof remained in place beneath the new system. Before a single material went down, we had the roof formally inspected by Lake County inspectors to verify the structure could safely carry the added weight. The inspection passed, the green light was given, and we got to work.

On the pitched section, we used a welded weave valley style for both the underlayment and shingle installation — the only appropriate application for this roof’s geometry, and one that lesser crews often skip in favor of easier but inferior methods. The pitched section was then finished with a Sherwood Green Pabco shingle system, a color that ended up complementing the home and its lakeside backdrop beautifully.

On the flat section, we first installed a polystyrene insulation barrier between the old and new systems before laying up a full TPO roofing membrane — a modern, highly durable flat roofing solution built for longevity and weather resistance.

Engineering the Details

The parapet walls got the attention they deserved. Rather than continuing the patchwork approach left behind by the previous crew, we custom fabricated single-piece flashings for both parapet walls — eliminating every unnecessary seam and fail point in one decisive move. When you eliminate the joints, you eliminate the leaks.

The fascias that fell short were pulled and replaced with properly sized boards, giving the roofline the clean, finished transition it should have always had. Ventilation was brought up to Lake County’s strict fire code requirements through a combination of solar powered exhaust fans and eyebrow vents — a system that works with the structure rather than against it.

Protecting the Foundation, Completing the System

With no gutters previously on the home, every rainstorm had been sending water crashing directly against the foundation perimeter for years. We remedied that with a new gutter system designed to capture and divert water to natural drainage points that carry it safely toward the lake — protecting the foundation and working with the property’s natural landscape at the same time.

The Result

Two roof systems. One cohesive, code-compliant, properly engineered solution. From the custom parapet flashings to the welded weave valleys, the TPO flat roof to the Sherwood Green Pabco shingles, every decision on this project was made with intention. The color landed perfectly against the home and the lake beyond it. The foundation now has the protection it was always missing. And for the first time, this lakeside home has a roof that matches the quality of its setting.