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Roof Inspections Across Toronto And The Greater Toronto Area
Inspection is a piece of cake and a major determining factor. Typically, there are thousands of differences between a fault detected in October and the same fault detected in March when the meltwater has been taking action throughout winter. At Roofing Repairs Dun-Rite Inc., we have a certified crew who estimate your roof job, is the same crew that will climb on top of your roof. No subcontractors are used and nothing is evaluated from a driveway using binoculars.
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Book A Professional Roof Inspection Before Winter Arrives
We can inspect shingle, flat or metal systems on homes or commercial buildings throughout the area and the smart time of year is fall before the first freeze takes care of whatever the summer left behind. Our inspectors visit the surface, conduct a physical inspection and take pictures of all findings. A written report is made that identifies each problem (cosmetic to urgent) before leaving. Please give us a call and we will schedule a time to work around you, residential or commercial.
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Request A Storm Damage Assessment After Severe Weather
When the wind, hail or ice has hit your property, we act promptly and respond quickly because insurers want documentation and damage without assessment will only get worse over time. Our storm evaluations encompass the entire roof area, flashing systems at all roof transitions, perimeter details and the interior, where moisture may already be present. Photographs and written documentation will be gathered of all that has been found, providing you with a record of condition whether you are making the claim, negotiating with the contractor, or simply determining what needs to be done first.
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Order A Pre-Purchase Roof Inspection Before You Buy
We evaluate roofs for those who wish to discover what’s above before closing date, not after. An inspection of a house often includes a brief scan of the roof from afar and insufficient examination to determine the potential service life. The system type, how far along it is in its life, what is blocking, what is not working, and approximately what it will require in the next five years are described in our report. Those are the details you need to include in your negotiating.
What Does A Roof Inspection Actually Cover?
Our inspectors do not just inspect the surface – they work through the whole system. This includes the condition of the shingles, membrane or panels throughout the area, the deck and sheathing where they can be seen and the flashing at valleys, chimneys and all penetrations. We inspect ice/water shield at eaves and valleys, underlayment and exposed areas, and ridge cap, drip edge and perimeter seals. When the structure is inspected from the inside, moisture intrusion is investigated as appropriate. In flat systems we add on drainage behaviour and ponding to the list.
Why Flashing Fails Before The Roof Does
The majority of roofs that we inspect are not failing as roofs. They are not working well at the joints, where different materials join and where the waterproofing is being transported by a metal connection. Water collects at chimneys, skylights, vent stacks, wall intersections and valleys and the flashing sealing these areas is thinner, more active, and will age sooner than the rest of the surface. We check every transition thoroughly for this very reason, the fact that if a homeowner is viewing good shingles, the leak is likely not caused by something in regard to shingles.
How Shingle, Flat And Metal Roofs Differ Under Inspection
The age of each system is revealed in various ways, and each is evaluated accordingly. On asphalt shingles, we check for granule loss, curling, cracking and valleys, ridge caps and flashing details. On flat systems, whether EPDM, modified bitumen or tar and gravel, we examine seam integrity, membrane wear, standing water and whether the drainage still clears the surface. On metal roofs we check fastener tightness, panel movement, sealant condition and coating loss, since those systems rarely fail across the sheet.
How Often Should A GTA Property Be Inspected?
Twice a year work best for most buildings this region, checks before and after winter are best because the freeze and thaw cycle is most damaging to roofing in our climate. Older roofs, roofs with heavy tree canopy and flat roofs all should be given special consideration as well as roofs that have just experienced severe weather. Just one of the reasons to schedule a roof inspection now is if you don’t know the age of your roof and it hasn’t been inspected before.
You Receive A Report, Not A Sales Pitch
We provide our findings in an itemised, photographed and listed-by-priority format; this way, you can get a sense of what should go first, and what can be deferred, say, a season or two. We tell you when a roof has years left in it which a lot of contractors won’t say out loud. Brad Ellis personally reviews the findings from the walk-through to the written report and nothing is overlooked and nothing is turned into something you don’t need.
What Inspections Prevent When They Are Done Early
Small faults rarely stay small on a roof. A displaced shingle allows water to enter and to seep the underlayment, find its way to the deck and spread across the deck sheathing. Separated seam allows water to sit until it reaches the insulation below. A blocked drain turns standing water into a permanent load working against the membrane. If identified early, each one is a simple fix. Left through a winter, they turn into deck replacement, attic mould, ruined insulation and a full replacement years ahead of schedule.
Ongoing Maintenance And Support After The Inspection
We provide preventative maintenance packages for busy homeowners who do not want to remember when their home needs checking out, and schedule the inspection based on the weather that presents the problem. Targeted patch repairs are done as they occur rather than built up into a larger job. We remove debris and growth from flat surfaces BEFORE it gets water logged. With emergency storm dispatch on standby throughout the entire service area, if you have a problem, someone is already familiar with your roof.
Serving Property Owners Right Across The GTA
Roof inspections are performed in Etobicoke, North York, East York, Scarborough, Markham, Richmond Hill, Thornhill, Pickering, Ajax, Oshawa and Mississauga. We have been owned by North York residents for decades. Harsher weather in the Durham Region results in assessments that suit the properties in the region. The same certified crew, the same standard and the same direct oversight – and a 100% satisfaction commitment – are provided at every location.
What We Leave Behind When We Finish
Your property remains in the same condition as it was found. Landscaping is respected, ladders are placed carefully, and we clean the site properly before leaving rather than treating an inspection as too small to bother. In work following there is a uniform fastener check as well as a final site sweep; and longer material warranties apply to work we do. Whether or not you decide to have us make the repairs or not, if there is a written record of what’s been found, it remains yours.
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Book Your Roof Inspection
Let us know what type of property it is, what type of roof system (if known), and what the issue is. We will inspect and snap pictures of all that we see, and provide you with a written report prior to leaving. Throughout GTA, Monday to Sunday.