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The moraine gets the weather first. When a storm has lifted shingles off a roof in Oak Ridges or a valley is pouring water into a Bayview Hill ceiling, we come out, stop it, and then fix it properly.(416) 846-3797Or send the form and we'll call you back.
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Richmond Hill's emergency calls come from wind more than anything else. The northern neighbourhoods sit on the Oak Ridges Moraine, high and exposed, and a storm that's a stiff breeze in Markham tears shingles off ridges in Oak Ridges and Jefferson. Large roofs with many planes have many edges for the wind to catch. Winter brings deep snow that sits in the valleys and on north-facing dormers, then a thaw sends all of it through valley flashing at once — and if the flashing was thin, that's an emergency in March. Older houses in Doncrest and Mill Pond lose chimney flashing in wind, and the water comes down the chimney chase into the living room.
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 or replace lifted shingles, seal an opened valley, clear an ice channel, tarp a section if more weather is coming. When the house is dry we come back in daylight, look at the whole roof — because wind that took one section has usually loosened others — and give you a written, itemized quote for the permanent repair, with photographs you can hand to your insurer.
Don't wait for the next rain to find out if it held. Call when shingles are in the yard, when you see water on a ceiling or running down a wall, when a valley is dumping water where it shouldn't, when ice has built up thick along the eaves, or when the chimney has visibly shifted. Every hour of water inside is more to replace.
Usually, when it's a sudden event rather than wear. We photograph the damage, describe the cause in writing and itemize the repair so you have what an adjuster needs. Approval is between you and your insurer.
Safely, yes — that's what the tarp and the staging are for. We stop the water with what can be done safely in the conditions, and do the permanent repair when the roof is dry and the light is good.
If water is coming in now, it's an emergency and we treat it as one. Valleys carry a lot of water, so a small failure lets in a lot. Once it's stopped we assess whether the valley alone needs redoing or the roof is telling you something bigger.
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