Ramos Roofing

Kenyatta D.

I oversee several properties in the Bay Area and Ramos Roofing has been my goto person for the past several years. His team is well experienced and they do their job in a timely manner. It has been my experience that you can trust that he will give you an honest opinion on what needs to be done. I would highly recommend Ramos Roofing.

Frank R.

I have used Ramos Roofing to re-roof my main house in 2002 and more recently to re-roof my garage. I am very satisfied with their value of the services provided .. and particularly impressed with the responsiveness of their follow-up.

Peter T.

Ramos Roofing- STOP READ THIS- you'll be glad you did. Ramos bid project. Did exactly what he said he would do and we could not be happier. 3500 square foot house, professional, punctual, detailed, clean- great crew. Was referred by a friend and it was the best advice - best choice we made. Thank you. (Oakland/ clay tile roof)

Gordon W.

So Ramos had purchased Jay's Roofing, which is now closed.... Here is my review of Ramos when he was working as ""Jay's Roofing"".... This was two years around, but it makes we angry everytime I see my back roof. He SUPER ripped us off and did such a poor job. He didn't even use full packs off roofing, just whatever space (non-matching) shingles he had. It looks so horrible, but I can't afford to replace it now

***********FROM 2015 - Jay's Roofing (now closed) **********************

Like others, we had previously wonderful experiences with Jay (would give him 5 stars), but when we recently had a roof leak and called Jay, we got Ramos. I just learned from other reviews that Jay retired and Ramos took over (Ramos just told me he worked for Jay). Ramos was quick to come over and give us a quote, but we definitely felt fleeced ($900 to fix a leak that took him 3 hours to fix, with probably $150 worth of material). Ignorantly, we did not shop around.

He fixed the leak, however, he took no effort to match the shingle colors. He personally used 3 different colors of shingles on an approximately 75 sq ft patch. It looks horrible. When I asked him about why the tiles didn't match, he said that home depot was really low in inventory. However, I went to home depot later that evening and saw they had PLENTY of shingles that were almost identical to the rest of my roof. The only explanation I could come up with is that (1) he lied, and (2) he just used whatever 'left over' roofing materials he had remaining from previous jobs.

Definitely not impressed and will not use again.

Sue M.

I had my roof done by Ramos' crew in 2014. This January, my husband noticed a leak in the attic. We called Ramos to come take a look and he came by the next day to go on the roof and re-caulk around the roof jack. After the most recent storm, the same spot is still leaking, so I need to call him back, but I wanted to write a review for the timeliness of his response and that he stands by the guarantee of his work.

Jan B.

In 2014 We had Mr Ramos and his crew roof our 100 year old rental property in Oakland and as said by another reviewer he suggested fixes to drainage issues before I could bring them up. After the rains finally came back I am happy to say the roof has not leaked at all in 2 years and drainage works like a charm. I am planning to have Ramos Roofing do the job on our home in North Berkeley this season.

Dave R.

I want to let all our Pleasanton friends who keep asking who did our roof it was Ramos Roofing out of Oakland and we couldn't be happier with the final product.
I need to tell you all if you want someone with a great price, honest and very professional and clean workmanship Lauro Ramos and his crew is it.
I had some challenges I wanted added to my roof and Lauro said no problem we can do that and he did.
I was so impressed with how quick everything was and they always cleaned up at the end of the day.
My wife Maxine and I cannot thank you enough because the next day after he finished the roof it rained so hard and Lauro said don't worry you will be fine and we were.
My family and I thank you for being able to come home and not walk through the house looking for leaks because our old roof was in such bad shape.
I also want to thank your crew for all there hard work and doing a great job!!
Dave and Maxine Ricci

Brad L.

Ramos Roofing has low overhead (no fancy trucks), access to the same high quality materials as the over bidders, and a very professional team. He's very communicative and displays high attention to detail. His team replaced a very steep roof on my 1930's house. They took 4 days to demo the 3 layers of old roofing and replace. Covered with cdx plywood (don't use obs), 18 inch valley flashing and added crickets to the flat spots. I have a construction background and watched them for around 3 hours each day. Didn't observe any problems since the 6 of them were working like a coordinated team. After they finished I climbed on the roof to inspect and overall they did a great job. Test will be when it rains, but it looks pretty water tight. I picked Ramos because he answered my question correctly. The fact that he was one of the lower estimates was an added plus.

Update: In addition to the house (composite shingles) I had him roof two apartment buildings (modified bitumen) in Oakland. Very, efficient, clean and fast. In his estimate he recommended corrections necessary for these 103 year old buildings to drain properly before I had a chance to bring them up. His team was courteous enough to take down the old TV antenna. I'll use him for my other properties in the future.

These three buildings are ready for the next El Nino.

Rob B.

I hired Ramos Roofing to replace my 20 year old steep combo shake/tar & gravel roof based on recommendation from my contractor, reviews, and the fact he had worked with Jay Lee (See reviews) for 10 years before taking over the company upon Mr. Lee's retirement. I was on sight during much of the job and found Mr. Ramos' crew consistent with other reviews... efficient, hard working, professional, and very neat...they actually appeared to enjoy their work and each other. It impressed me that an inspector showed up and mentioned to me that Ramos has a good reputation. Upon completion, I asked a Class A contractor friend who has a great eye for detail to examine the job. He was impressed with the quality of the work and cost, however found the flashing at the base of stone chimney to be fully functional but aesthetically a little rough. I pointed this out to Mr Ramos and he immediately brought a couple of crew members back to cover flashing with a smooth layer on the rough surface and it looks great. I love my new roof, and appreciate every aspect of my experience with Ramos Roofing. They will be my roofer of the future!!

John R.

They gave me a good price and did a good job on the roof, itself. That's the good and the only reason he gets two stars. The bad: I think he overcharged me for some additional work that had to be done - and bear in mind that additional work is often necessary. That's not the worst part: They did an extremely sloppy job on some flashing and it wouldn't have even held water out. I had to call and call again to get him to come out and correct it. Then, worst of all, after the rains started I found that the gutters were installed incorrectly, with the water running away from the downspouts. I've called several times. The last time he arranged to come and look at it but he never showed up. No call. Nothing.

Update: I was finally able to get ahold of Lauro and I informed him that I'd given him a negative review on Yelp and if I had to get another roofer to come out I'd demand he pay the bill. He then did come out and got some of his crew to more or less repair the problem. Just giving credit where it's due, but I still would not recommend him.