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Hamilton's weather comes off the escarpment and the lake, and its oldest roofs have the most places to fail. When water is coming in — around a chimney, through a valley, under an ice dam — we come out and stop it.(416) 846-3797Or send the form and we'll call you back.
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In the old neighbourhoods the emergency is usually the chimney: wind lifts flashing that was caulked instead of cut in, or a spalled crown lets water straight down inside the brick, and it shows up on a ceiling in Westdale or Kirkendall in the middle of a storm. On the Mountain it's snow — deep, held for weeks, then a thaw that sends it all through the eaves at once, or an ice dam on a 1950s bungalow with no eave membrane. Stoney Creek along the lake and the open subdivisions of Ancaster take wind that lifts 20-year-old shingles on exposed slopes. And across the city, a branch from a mature tree is a common way for a storm to end.
Call and tell us what you're seeing. If water is coming in, we come out, get on the roof and do what stops it that day — re-secure the lifted section, seal the open flashing, clear an ice channel, tarp the chimney or the hole. Then in daylight we come back, look at the whole roof and the chimney — on a century home, one failure usually has company — and give you a written, itemized quote for the permanent repair, with photos you can hand to your insurer. The emergency work holds until then; it isn't the fix.
Call when water is dripping or a stain is growing, when there's water down the chimney chase or the fireplace wall, when shingles are on the lawn after wind, when ice has built up along the eaves with a wet wall below, or when a branch has come down on the roof. On an old house, waiting to see if it stops usually means plaster coming down instead of drywall.
Could be either, and on a century home it's often both: a failed crown lets water in at the top, and failed flashing lets it in at the roof. We stop it at whichever point it's entering today, then look at both properly.
Yes — Dundas, Ancaster, Waterdown and Stoney Creek are all part of the area we respond to. Tell us where you are and what's happening and we'll give you an honest arrival window.
Usually, when it's a sudden event — wind, a branch, a storm — rather than gradual wear. We photograph the damage and describe the cause and the repair in writing so you have what an adjuster needs. The decision is your insurer's.
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Tell us what's happening and the owner will come out for a free itemized quote.
