What happened to RSI Roofing?

For nearly forty years, Roofing Services International — RSI Roofing — was one of the most established roofing contractors in San Diego. It started in 1986, incorporated in 1993, worked out of a yard on Buckhorn Street in Kearny Mesa, and built a book of business across offices, industrial buildings, apartment complexes, shopping centers, and homes throughout the county. It was a fixture in BOMA San Diego, a certified GAF contractor, and it ran the 24/7 leak-call service that a lot of property managers quietly depended on.

Sometime in 2026, it went quiet. There was no announcement and no press release. What the public record shows: the company pulled no building permits in 2026 after a steady decline through 2025, its website has been replaced by a blank parked page, its GAF contractor listing has been taken down, its address of record moved from the Buckhorn Street yard to a mailbox suite, and the Better Business Bureau's file now reads "it appears that this business is no longer in business." Its state contractor license is no longer in good standing for new work.

We want to say something plainly, because it matters and because it's true: RSI was a good company. They held a 4.7-star average across more than a hundred Google reviews and zero BBB complaints in their final three years. This isn't a story about a contractor who cut corners or walked away from customers. It's a story about a long-running San Diego business that closed — and left a lot of buildings without the roofer who knew them.

What their closing means for your roof

The workmanship warranty has no company behind it. If RSI installed or repaired your roof and gave you a labor warranty, that promise needs a company to honor it — and there isn't one answering. (That's the practical reality, not legal advice; if you have an active dispute or a claim in progress, talk to an attorney.)

Your manufacturer's materials warranty almost certainly survives. RSI installed name-brand systems, and those material warranties run from the manufacturer to the building owner — not through the contractor. GAF, Polyglass, and the other manufacturers are still very much in business. The catch is that filing a claim generally requires a licensed roofing contractor to inspect, document, and submit it. That legwork is exactly what we do for our customers.

Your roof records went dark with the office. RSI held the specs, the as-builts, the material details, and the service history on your roof. If you don't have paper copies, that documentation needs rebuilding — and rebuilding it is straightforward for a contractor who knows what to look for.

And if you had leak-call coverage, you no longer do. That's the one that bites in January.

If you manage buildings, read this part

RSI's commercial book was substantial — their commercial projects ran into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, far beyond typical residential work. If you're a property manager, HOA board member, or building owner who had RSI on speed dial, you have four practical items in front of you:

• Get a current condition assessment on every roof they maintained — not a sales walk, a written report with photos, remaining service life, and prioritized repairs. This is what a board or an owner needs to budget from.
• Re-establish your documentation — system type, membrane age, manufacturer, warranty status and expiration, and a record of what's been repaired. This is the file that protects you at claim time.
• Re-establish emergency coverage — know who's answering when a tenant calls about water at 6 a.m. before the first real storm, not after.
• Check your manufacturer warranty status — some commercial manufacturer warranties carry maintenance and inspection requirements. A lapse in documented maintenance can complicate a claim later.

What we do for RSI's former customers

• A $399 roof inspection report — credited toward your job — every penetration, seam, flashing detail, and drain checked, with condition, remaining service life, and prioritized findings in writing. For a commercial property it doubles as the budgeting document and the warranty-claim documentation.
• Emergency and routine leak repair — under our own written warranty.
• Commercial roofing — flat and low-slope systems, torch-down, TPO, coatings, and maintenance programs. (See: commercial roofing in San Diego.)
• Residential roofing — repair, replacement, and the honest repair-versus-replace answer. (See: roof replacement in San Diego.)
• Manufacturer warranty claim support — we inspect, document, and file.
• Roofing and solar under one license — B, C-10, and C-39 on CSLB #1130793: one crew, one warranty, no finger-pointing between trades.

We've been doing this in San Diego County since 1981, with in-house crews and a written warranty on every job. Estimates are always free. Call (858) 541-1097.

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