Hotel roof repair in Berkeley, CA: leaking skylights, torn curb flashing and wet insulation fixed with guest rooms protected and kept quiet.
Property Types We Roof | Berkeley, CA
Hotels put skylights over lobbies, atriums, pools, stairwells and top-floor corridors, and every one of them sits on a curb that has to be flashed into the roof. On a hotel in Berkeley, CA, a torn flashing at a skylight curb can drip into a guest corridor or a ballroom, and a guest complaint is usually the first warning. The skylight itself can leak too, through a failed glass seal or frame gasket, and that calls for a glazing contractor rather than a roofer.
We start on the roof at the skylight nearest the leak and check the curb flashing, curb framing, frame, glass seals and nearby seams and drains. Water can travel along the deck and drip into a room next to the one under the skylight. If water is coming in now, we can install temporary protection the same day, including nights, weekends and holidays. Your chief engineer arranges access and tells us which rooms are affected. Glazing and electrical problems go to the right trades.
From inside, a flashing leak and a glazing leak look the same. Our skylight and penetration flashing work separates them. We check the base of the curb for torn, shrunken or loose flashing and open it to see whether the wood curb behind is still solid. We also inspect the skylight frame and glass seals. If the skylight is failing, the glazing contractor repairs or replaces it, ideally before we install new flashing, so nobody tears into new work later.
A skylight curb that has leaked for a while usually leaves wet insulation around it. An infrared moisture survey shows the likely wet areas, and a few small core cuts confirm them. We seal each core the same day and protect the room below. If the wet area stays close to the curb, the repair stays small. If it spreads, we show you on a roof plan before any extra work goes ahead, so the price is based on measured damage.
New flashing needs a solid curb under it. Rotted wood gets replaced, and if the curb is too short to give a proper flashing height above the roof, we raise it. Any wall or structural question goes to the right professional. The flashing matches the roof: heat-welded on PVC or TPO, compatible bitumen on modified or built-up roofs. If the membrane around the curb is too brittle to bond, we cut back to good material instead of patching over it. Caulk over a rotted curb only delays the next leak.
If the roof around the skylight is getting new insulation, our insulation and cover board replacement work can raise the surface and shorten the curb. We measure that before pricing so the curb can be raised as part of the job. New layers should never be used to bury a damaged curb. If the glazing contractor is not ready, the skylight gets a secure, labeled temporary seal until the permanent flashing can be completed.
Guests notice noise, smells and dust, and they notice crews on the roof outside their windows. Our occupied building reroofing plan shows which rooms and public spaces sit under each day's work, when deliveries and crane lifts happen, and how debris comes down. Hotel management decides which rooms go out of inventory, when, and what needs protection. We keep noisy work to daytime hours you approve and keep entrances and valet areas clear.
If we open the curb and find the damage runs over more rooms, we stop, show your engineer what we found and agree on the new area before cutting further. Those rooms may need to come out of service for a day. Every open section is sealed before the crew leaves. If the glazing contractor or an engineer still has work to do, the daily notes say so, along with what is permanent and what is temporary.
Hotels near downtown Berkeley, the waterfront, and Oakland's central districts may have skylights serving lobbies, meeting rooms, or other occupied spaces. Hotel roof appointments near the Berkeley center start with the subject property, the reported leak, and the room beneath the opening. The property contact coordinates access and reviews protections for guests and staff before an investigation stage is planned. We inspect the actual curb, attachment, and surrounding membrane to establish what preparation a lasting repair requires. A visible water mark does not by itself identify whether the source is glazing, flashing, or another roof transition.
Hotels across Berkeley, Emeryville, and Oakland can contain several skylight styles or roof additions installed at different times. Each opening needs its own review of curb height, drainage, accessible backing, and compatibility with the surrounding assembly. A glazing specialist may need to address a component issue before roofing work can close the exterior junction. We separate that responsibility from the roofing preparation and note any area that still needs confirmation. Property teams can then compare the complete scope and coordinate guest-area protection around the actual opening, rather than assuming that every skylight on the building shares the same defect.
Apartment roofs have similar curbs and occupied rooms below, with residents instead of guests. For a hotel, the closeout package includes photos of each repaired skylight curb, new flashing and any replaced insulation, plus a roof plan marking them. Temporary repairs are labeled, and anything left for the glazing contractor, an engineer or another trade is listed separately.
Restaurant roofs add kitchen exhaust and grease, which hotels with restaurants also have to watch. For your hotel, the roof plan gives the engineering team a clear reference for checking skylights and curbs before the rainy season. If a room leaks later, they can see whether it sits under a skylight we repaired or somewhere else, and send us photos so we can respond quickly.
Tell us which rooms are leaking and send any skylight or roof drawings you have. We will inspect the curbs and skylights and send a photo report with a clear repair plan.
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