Avenue Road Roofing

The True Test of Time - Cabbagetown Flat Roof December 18, 2013.
With the recent heavy snowfall so early this December (14th), more snowfalls sure to follow for the next 4 months. This will make some homeowners anxious if their roof will withstand the winter, then the spring thaw.
To rate the expertise and workmanship of a roofing job, the ultimate test would be the function of the roof to protect against external elements with NO LEAKS .
We have lived through several roof leaks. The resultant damages not only affected the interior of the house through several floors but also sapped our energy and sanity.
In the early 1980’s , we hired a contractor to gut and renovate an old Victorian house. We knew when finished, the 3rd floor flat roof sloped the wrong way. Being ignorant , we thought it would be very simple to re-roof in the future as we were anxious to move into the house after one long year of tedious commuting to work during the renovation. Ten years later we did re-roof to correct the slope even though the roof did not leaked.
We chose Avenue Road Roofing to re-roof in 1993.We almost did not hire Avenue Road Roofing as we did not know /understand the torch membrane system proposed. Thanks to Ed Standish, the owner of Avenue Road Roofing for his patience, understanding and explanation , thus gained our confidence. The roof was corrected to slope away from the wall using multi-layers of sloping material to a gradual single layer .Then a double layer of torched membrane went over top.
To date, this roof had past the true test of time. It went through 20 years of winter ( some years of very heavy snowfalls ), 20 years of spring ( of constant freezing & thawing), 20 years of summer heat ( some of extreme temperatures) and 20 years of rain and even the odd hail storm. It even stood up to this year of extremely heavy and prolonged rainfalls. This roof is predicted to have another 3 to 5 more years of life. It even out-lived our deck & air conditioner.
I highly recommend Avenue Road Roofing if you want a quality & “ worry free” roof.