South Coast Shingle Company
Company Overview
South Coast Shingle Company, Inc. & A-1 Building Material offers expertise in roofing materials and masonry solutions. We don’t provide installation services, we are glad to recommend trustworthy contractors that we trust and have worked with successfully.
Since 1946, South Coast Shingle Co./ A-1 Building Material has been dedicated to serving both contractors and homeowners in Long Beach and nearby areas.
Jimmy has dedicated thirty years to our company, starting his career here as a young man. Throughout his tenure, he has forged lasting bonds with both contractors and homeowners. With his vast expertise, he is here to assist you in any way possible. Come by to meet him, and you’ll see why he’s such an asset. He can offer guidance on products and refer you to trustworthy contractors.
Business Services
- New roof installation
- Roof repair
- Roof replacement
Business Location & Hours
Mon: | 6:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
Tue: | 6:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
Wed: | 6:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
Thu: | 6:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
Fri: | 6:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
Sat: | 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Sun: | Closed |
Recommended Customer Reviews

With in with lil knowledge of roofing; after a quick Roofing 101 class, left feeling like it's never too late to learn.
Super helpful, pleasant & patienc

I initially came on here to tell you guys that there customer service sucks. You walk in and there are a few guys working but they won't tell you a thing. You literally have to be the one to initiate and ask them everything and when you do ask a question the rep sitting down replies all rude and condescending. 2nd, why would anyone buy here! Their prices are more expensive than Home Depot! And that's saying something! Normally a higher price means exceptional customer service but this place has neither. If you take anything out of this, anything you buy here, you're getting ripped off! Go somewhere else, look up wholesale roofing supplies or go on Fb marketplace they sell wholesale prices and you will spend a lot less

After finding SiteOne in Los Alamitos to be useless, drove to South Coast Shingle and immediately found what I wanted. Customer service was great, and business was clean and well organized. Price was good, too.

Their prices are the highest in. Los Angeles and orange county. Save your money. Shop around. Guarantee you'll save 10-20 %. I've compared for over 10 years. Always the highest.

Update:
This is the best place for landscaping for any stones, rocks, gravel, and slate pavers. They provide the best customer service. Yesterday, while looking for stones and gravel in the lot, Adrian offered to help me with anything I needed. He was extremely helpful.
Of course, Brian S. offered excellent service to handle my orders in the front office. I highly recommend South Coast Shingles!

My husband and I came across this business when looking for new wall caps. Miguel was very helpful in showing us exactly what we were looking for and it didn't take long for us to make a decision and place an order. It has been a couple weeks and we realized that made a huge error in our purchase. I called to see if it was something that could be fixed. Ryan was extremely helpful and went out of his way to help me and ended up saving us a ton of money. I can't thank him enough for the kindness and incredible customer service he showed me today. If I need anything else in the future, I will definitely be visiting this company. I will be recommending this business to all my family and friends...or just anyone I overhear needing anything that this company sells. Please visit this location. You will not be disappointed!

I called to purchase barn shingles to replace a section of garage that had to be reconstructed. I spoke specifically to a sales person named Frank. I gave Frank the ""actual"" length, width and thickness and specific wood type (Cedar) of the shingle. I also gave him the exposure and spacing for the area to be covered.
Frank stated that he had plenty of 1/4 x 6 x 36 Cedar shingles in stock and that there were 25 shingles in each bundle. He stated I would need 38 shingles to cover the area. I ordered 2 bundles and drove over 2 hours to pick them up. I was furious that they were not the Cedar as I requested when I picked them up from the receiving area. I went back to the sales area and was told by a different rep that Cedar was only a special order. Since the shingles were going to be painted, I decided that Redwood would be fine.
After, I inspected the area myself, I calculated that there needed to be between 65-90 shingles to complete the job correctly accounting for spacing and overlap into the surrounding area. My contractor picked up two more bundles and began the job. After he started the second row, he realized that the shingles were not an ""actual"" 6 inch width, but 5 1/2"".
I contacted the company for a discount to account for the misrepresentation. Jimmy, the manager, said he found it hard to believe that Frank would have told me this and would not compensate me for his error. He said that I was quoted for a ""nominal"" size. I told him that was not the conversation that took place between Frank and myself. I
am readily familiar with actual and nominal sizes. The sales rep likely lied because he thought I would not know the difference in wood or sizes. He also could not mathematically calculate the amount needed to complete the job based on the info I gave him.
This calls into question the level of education of the individuals working there. I even spoke to another rep who could not calculate the correct amount. And, when he tried to make excuses for Frank, he said I must not have told him about the spacing in between each shingle. He said that would make more shingles. I couldn't believe he said that because more spacing between shingles, would require less shingles!
I would not recommend this place for any project. It's clear that they are not truthful, not well informed about product specs and calculations and like most places in this industry, just interested in the sale.

they charge a ten percent restocking fee
it is written on the back of their receipt
make sure to read the fine print
when i made the purchase i asked if it
could be returned
employee said yes but failed to
mention the restocking fee

Have been a customer since 1995, when a friend and I installed the roof I just removed. Knowledgeable counter staff, generally pretty friendly, and have a very large selection, stuff you can't find at the big home centers. Even did our back yard with materials they sell several yrs ago. Don't think I'll need another roof now after stripping the shingles they delivered last century & installing Landmark Silver Birch, but if I did, I wouldn't go anywhere else.

I came in to order roofing materials for my garage roof. I came in with a list and a 2 year old that ran around the office while I tried to concentrate on what I needed. The office staff was super helpful and patient helping me get what I needed. I had already priced out the materials at Home Depot and found that this place was comparable. But their customer service exceeded my expectations. I ended up giving my list to a gentleman that took care of everything for me. I told him what color I wanted for the shingles and he explained the different types and I made my choice from there. While I chased my toddler around this man put in the order and arranged the delivery as well. He gave my son a flashlight to play with to keep him entertained. They have a kiddy corner with coloring books and crayons but my kid would end up coloring the walls so I couldn't leave him there without supervision. Overall I had a great experience doing something that I thought would be complicated. This place was wonderful to work with and their delivery was on time and expedient. They even sent a thank you card afterwards. Exceptional customer service and very knowledgeable about their products!