Richmond Hill

Roofing in Richmond Hill: suburban homes with complex roofs. Leak repairs, shingle replacement, ice-dam damage, flat roofs and full re-roofs are the usual requests here.

Roofers laying cedar shingles — Photo: Intermountain Region US Forest Service, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

Homes and roofs in Richmond Hill

Richmond Hill has 1980s–2000s homes with asphalt shingles and complex rooflines, and older homes near Yonge Street.

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

Freeze-thaw, ice dams and windstorms are the usual causes of leaks.

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 Richmond Hill

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 Richmond Hill

We take roofing enquiries from Richmond Hill 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.