Displaying items by tag: east york roofing

Certainteed Carriage House shingles on Toronto roof

2010-08-28T21:39:53Z

We recently installed the Certainteed Carriage House luxury asphalt shingle in Colonial Slate colour on a roof in East York, Toronto. Our client tastefully selected this premium shingle in order to preserve the appearance of the original natural slate which we removed.

The Certainteed Carriage House are super-heavy weight asphalt shingles which provide premium performance and are intended to evoke the pride and prestige of scalloped edge natural slate. These shingles come with a limited lifetime manufacturers warranty and provide premium performance in terms of wind and fire resistance and algae protection. Our client's home initially featured slate which was recovered with designer asphalt shingles by the previous owner. To preserve the appearance of the original slate in a cost effective manner, our client decided on the Carriage House shingle in the Colonial Slate colour. The shingle was a great choice given the large sweeping roof and dormer which account for a large portion of the home's front area. The colour was also a great choice as it provides a nice contrast with the red brick and off white painted natural slate on the dormer as shown in the photo gallery below. Our client was very pleased with the aesthetic improvement the shingles provided to his home. This is another example of the positive aesthetic effect the selection of a luxury shingle can provide to a home. Please scroll down to view the image gallery below.

Flat roof Toronto balcony repair. Roofing Toronto

2010-06-30T16:27:40Z

Last week M&R Roofing completed a flat roof balcony repair in Toronto where we installed our two ply modified bitumen flat roofing system with polyiso roof insulation and built a new balcony railing.

Our client's home featured a balcony accessible from the dormer walkout on the front slope of the house. This house design is typical in western East York neighbourhoods. Many of the homes have balconies that are leaking and are rotten. The railings, decks and even rafters under the decks are rotten because the balconies are covered with subpar materials. Since the balcony is exposed to the outdoors it should be waterproofed with some type of flat roofing system. Specifically one that inludes some form of insulation as the balcony area is above a warm area of the house and should be insulated to prevent condensation problems. Previously the balcony was covered with welded galvanized metal. Metal is not a good solution for this sort of flat roof area because with time the welds will begin to crack and the metal will begin to move around. Metal also causes condensation as the warm air from the house meets the cold metal surface. To prevent condensation issues we installed 1.5 inch polyiso insulation. We also disassembled the side wood walls and the door step in order to run the rubber membrane up onto the walls and under the door step. We then flashed the area with black metal flashing and caulked it appropriately. After installing the new flat roof we built and installed a new wood railing on the balcony. The new railing is built according to code standards which makes it sturdy and accessible for the client. The client can now confidently choose to install some form of decking to her liking over the flat roofing system.

Toronto slate roof tile repair

2010-06-27T21:46:22Z

Here M&R Roofing is repairing and replacing slate roof tiles in East York, Toronto.

Our client’s roof still contains the original slate tiles which appear to be about 100 years old, but some were broken and missing and needed to be replaced. The original tiles were much smaller then those currently available on the market, so we had to cut them down to the appropriate size. We also tried to match the colour as closely as possible, however the match will never be perfect because of available stock, wear of original tiles and the nature of stone. In this case it was possible to repair some of the slate roof tiles because they were quite solid. In other cases, the roofing slate may be of inferior quality and very soft, in which case it is very difficult to repair since many will break in the process. Those borken must be replaced and the process is less cost effective then installing new slate tiles on the roof. Below are some photos of such a case where the slate is so soft it easily breaks and turns into dust.