Finding the Best Roofers in Canada

Finding the Best Roofers in Canada

It rained very hard over the weekend drenching my newly upholstered living room set. The ridge of my Vancouver home’s stone coated roofing cracked, thus water leaked through. So unfortunate is the fact that I’m left all alone at home as my housemate took a five-day vacation in Paris. I’m left with no other choice but to resolve this by myself.

After exhausting my efforts browsing the yellow pages for reliable roofing contractors in Vancouver, I stumbled on a great review about a team of Canada roofers that I contacted them immediately.

Found out that they manufacture the best slate roofs in Canada, but they’re also known for their other exemplary works in the areas of re-roofing, installation of concrete tile, clay tile and metal tile roofing. In fact, I checked the company’s portfolio and was amazed upon learning that many residents in Vancouver trust these tile roofers!

It did not take long for the team of roofers to arrive and to assess and inspect my roof so they can trace the root of the problem. After having performed a thorough inspection, they left to gather the equipment and materials that are necessary to properly execute their work.

As I observed them working, their attention to details impressed me a great deal. This is not only a team of professionals but perfectionists and did I get so excited about the outcome of their project. Before working on the roof’s ridge, they studied meticulously the valley, vent, underlayment, gable, hip, eave, and its other parts.

In my initial inquiry with the company, I found out that they have been providing homes in Vancouver, BC with high quality roofing systems for 13 years now. Whether it’s oriental or modern, the company can pull off any roofing requirement.

Once they were done with my gabled roof, I was speechless. I could only think of one word to describe it – Flawless. No wonder they are tagged as Calgary’s best!

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  1. By DL on Aug 21, 2010

    Warranties on roofing materials are rarely used, for several reasons:
    1. The bulk of the cost is in labor, rather than materials.
    2. Manufacturers only cover defective materials, and the vast majority of problems with your roof are caused by incorrect installation, inappropriate materials given your location, "acts of God", etc.
    3. Even if you do determine that you have defective materials, the warranty is typically pro-rated after a few years, so that after 10 years you'd only get a percentage of the amount you had originally spent.

    It is much more important to get a guarantee from the roofing contractor that you hired.

    Finally, although proof of purchase is helpful, it isn't usually required by manufacturers. Most roofing materials include a serial number or other method of identification, and this should be adequate should you wish to invoke the warranty. This article provides more detail: http://www.roofery.com/shingles/warranty.html.

  2. By biggun on Aug 21, 2010

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  3. By Wordpress on Aug 21, 2010

    Very nice job

  4. By billaryboy on Aug 21, 2010

    HCl is soluble in water. Adding water to a HCl solution dilutes the acid. Add enough water and the HCl solution approaches the acidity of rain water. The HCl has been completely washed away by 3 days of rain. There certainly won't be any HCl solution left on the roof. The HCl was probably washed away by the contractor when he rinsed off the roof after cleaning it.

    The owner is confused about HCl. The gas, HCl, ionizes in water and is corrosive. Exposing the roof to concentrated HCl solution is more corrosive than exposing a dry rood to HCl gas. However, the more water you add to a HCl solution, the weaker (and less corrosive) it becomes.

  5. By gc27858 on Aug 22, 2010

    You have to have ventilation. Metal is not an insulator, it's a conductor. If it's shiny it will reflect, but it won't stay shiny. If there is insulation under the metal, then the reflective quality will be helpful, but if not, the metal will heat up and it will get hotter than hell in your attic, and make your AC work harder. The more ventilation you have, the better. Ridge vents are good.
    The problem with your existing fans is that they were made to install on a shingle roof, and the flange is probably full of nail holes and roofing cement, and hard to tie in on a metal roof. They can probably be modified in various ways, (e.g. curb mounted), by a good sheetmetal mechanic to work with a metal roof, and hopefully, your roofer is a good sheetmetal mechanic. Alternatively you could put gable fans, if you have gables.

  6. By rock 1050 on Aug 22, 2010

  7. By lyn g on Aug 23, 2010

    A metal roof is not installed by a plumber, it would be installed by a roofer or a sheet metal worker.

  8. By OMEGA1 on Aug 23, 2010

    There are so many variables here that anything we say will only be a guess. The condition of your roof, the whole roof, not just the shingles, how many layers of shingles are on the roof right now, what the local codes require, most will allow two layers of shingles but not three. When I have a situation like this, I call the local building inspector and ask him/her, after all they are the ones that will have the final say. The inspectors in my area don't mind stopping by and giving their opinion.

  9. By billaryboy on Aug 24, 2010

    Hcl eats metal. If there were holes in the enamel the acid when applied would attack the roofing. The damage would be immediate and obvious.

    Hcl becomes diluted (weaker) when you add water. If the contractor was careful to rinse well and then you had three days of rain it's hard to imagine any acid residue could have remained or done any damage.

    You might buy one piece of roofing and duplicate the cleaning and flushing process to see if it damages the metal. This could provide some insights.

    good luck.

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