Montecito sits just east of Santa Barbara, tucked between the Santa Ynez Mountains to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. It is a community of large estates on wooded hillside lots, many of them older Spanish Colonial Revival and Mediterranean homes shaded by mature oaks. And in a place like this, where a roof might be steel-troweled tile on a 1920s estate off San Ysidro Road, the roof over your head is not a small thing.
That is where we come in. Action Roofing has served the Central Coast since 1985, and you can reach our team at (805) 500-2086. We are locally owned with a homegrown crew, and we know what coastal roofs in this county actually go through. The reality is that a roofing company shipping in from Los Angeles does not understand a hillside estate above Montecito Creek the way a Santa Barbara County outfit does.
Let us start where every good roofing project should start.
Before you replace anything, you need to know what you are working with. A proper inspection tells you whether you have a small repair on your hands or a full replacement, and it saves you from paying for work you do not need.
Montecito’s Mediterranean climate makes this especially worthwhile. Summers are warm, dry, and essentially rain-free, which means small problems can hide for months before the winter rains arrive and expose them. And on the steep foothill terrain behind the community, the stakes are higher. The 2018 debris flow that followed the Thomas Fire is a reminder that hillside properties near the creeks carry real wildfire and post-fire risk, and a sound roof is part of a home’s defense.
Our inspections cover the details that matter here: flashing around chimneys and skylights, tile condition, underlayment, gutter performance, and any signs of movement or water intrusion. We give you a straight assessment and a clear path forward.
Once we know the condition of your roof, we handle the rest. Here is the full range of roofing work we provide across Montecito and the surrounding area:
Repairs make sense when the roof has good life left and the damage is contained. But when the underlayment is failing across the whole deck, replacement is the smarter money. And on new construction, we work directly with architects, builders, and general contractors, with a plan submission form on our site to keep large projects moving.
The catch with Montecito roofs is variety. A tile roof on a Mediterranean estate near the Biltmore is a different animal than a single-ply system on a commercial building along Coast Village Road. We work in all of it:
Our custom sheet metal work is worth calling out. On older estates with unusual rooflines and detailing, off-the-shelf parts rarely fit. We fabricate what the job needs.
We have been doing this for over four decades, and that history shows up in the work. Action Roofing is fully licensed and insured, and we were named Best of the Best Contractor 2025. Financing is available if you want to spread out the cost of a larger project, and we do offer free estimates so you can plan with real numbers in front of you.
The good news is that you are not gambling on an unknown crew. You are hiring a company that has weathered plenty of Central Coast winters, from the coastal flats down by Butterfly Beach to the estate lots climbing toward the Santa Ynez range.
Whether you need an inspection on a hillside estate, a repair before the winter rains, or a full replacement on a coastal home, our team is ready. Call Action Roofing at (805) 500-2086 and let a homegrown Central Coast crew take care of your roof.
Yes, along with Santa Barbara and Ventura County, including Summerland.
Yes to both.
We are open Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 5:00pm.
Yes. We keep a project gallery on our website so you can see completed jobs.
Yes, we work with architects, builders, and GCs on new construction.
