Ottawa
Roofing in Ottawa: heavy snow, extreme cold and the 2022 derecho. Leak repairs, shingle replacement, ice-dam damage, flat roofs and full re-roofs are the usual requests here.
Homes and roofs in Ottawa
Ottawa has older brick homes in the Glebe and Westboro with shingle and metal roofs, large suburbs with asphalt shingles, and flat roofs on downtown buildings.
Common coverings here include asphalt shingles, some slate, cedar and metal roofs, and flat roofs with modified bitumen, EPDM or TPO membranes.
Weather, storms and access
Heavy snow, deep cold, the 1998 ice storm and the May 2022 derecho — which damaged roofs and trees across the city — make roofing here a four-season concern.
A roofer checks the covering, flashings, valleys, penetrations, gutters and the deck or battens underneath, because a leak inside rarely sits directly under the damage on the roof.
Licensing and building rules
Ontario has no compulsory licence for roofers; Roofer is a voluntary trade with Skilled Trades Ontario. Workers who use fall protection on construction projects must complete approved working-at-heights training, and the Consumer Protection Act, 2002 gives a 10-day cooling-off period on contracts signed at your door.
Like-for-like re-shingling usually does not need a building permit in many Ontario municipalities, but structural changes, new roof decks or additions do under the Ontario Building Code. Snow loads are set by the code for each location.
Typical roofing work in Ottawa
Emergency leak repairs and tarping, storm and hail damage, shingle and flashing repairs, ice-dam damage and ventilation, flat-roof repairs, gutters and full re-roofs. Every roof is different, so it is inspected before any work is quoted.
Stay off the roof yourself, especially when it is wet or after a storm. If you are claiming on insurance, photograph the damage from the ground and keep receipts for any emergency covering.
Ontario Roofing Pro in Ottawa
We take roofing enquiries from Ottawa and the surrounding neighbourhoods around the clock. Tell us the address, what is happening with the roof and how urgent it is, and we will arrange an inspection.