ARS handles the permit application and coordinates required inspections for your El Cerrito reroof. We manage the permit paperwork and explain any owner signature, property access or approval needed from you.
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Before the work starts
Rules for El Cerrito
Permits
We handle your El Cerrito roofing permit application and coordinate required City reviews and inspections. You won’t need to manage the permit application or City paperwork yourself. El Cerrito’s FY2026/27 residential reroof base is $708 through 1,500 square feet, plus $14 for each additional 100 square feet. That replaces the older $685 base in our February receipt. Applicable additional assessments and processing charges still need to be included in the current total. ARS allows approximately one week for permitting; issuance is not guaranteed.
Waste-plan exemption
Residential reroofs do not require the City’s waste-management plan. We confirm the exemption against your permit scope, including any addition or other work.
Replacement or overlay
We coordinate the replacement roof’s required deck-nailing and installation checks before final; the in-progress check is around one-third complete. An approved overlay uses final only. We confirm the correct route before roofing begins.
From the El Cerrito building department and our own project records. Rules updated October 15, 2026; permit-fee references reviewed October 11, 2026; detailed inspection guidance checked October 10, 2026. Fees change, so we confirm yours when we pull the permit.
Inspections
Inspections and booking
Deck and sheathing — We confirm El Cerrito’s tear-off and Roof Deck Nail requirements before covering new or repaired decking. The routine in-progress visit follows tear-off and any needed new sheathing; we ask whether your permit also requires a separate pre-cover check.
In-progress — For new roofing over new or existing sheathing, we arrange Roof In-Progress when about one-third of the new roofing is installed, then final. An eligible overlay over existing roofing requires final only. We keep any separately assigned sheathing check in the plan.
Final closeout — We confirm and coordinate the applicable requirements. Building/Roof Final after the new roof is installed and all assigned corrections/conditions are cleared.
Scheduling — We submit the City inspection request form at least 2 business days ahead, excluding Fridays in the lead-time calculation; scheduling page lists a 4 p.m. cutoff. Staff confirmation is required. Visits Monday–Thursday and open alternate Friday mornings; AM 8–12 or PM 12–4, no Friday afternoons.
Official references
Inspections checked October 10, 2026; public prose and permit-cost source mapping reviewed October 11, 2026. Fee components retain their stated effective dates; historical examples are not current quotes. See individual official references for applicability.
