Between Aldershot, Roseland, Alton Village and the waterfront, Burlington has housing stock from just about every decade of the last century. What they share is exposure: the lake is right there, and so is the escarpment. Highland has been putting metal roofs on all of it for over twenty years.
Burlington is squeezed between the lake and the escarpment, and both push weather at it. Aldershot and Roseland have older housing with roofs to match; Alton Village and Tyandaga are newer and higher up, which means more wind and, in a bad winter, noticeably more snow than the shoreline gets.
Down at the waterfront near Spencer Smith Park and the canal, salt is not a factor the way it is on a coast, but constant wet-dry cycling is. Fasteners are what usually go first on a shingle roof there. Standing Seam has none exposed.
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Roofing homes in Burlington
Aldershot and Roseland have older housing with roofs to match; Alton Village and Tyandaga sit higher and take noticeably more wind for it.
Most of the decision is the profile rather than the colour. A deep tile like Banff suits older roofs with steep pitches and plenty of visible surface; Standing Seam is flatter and cleaner and sits better on a long modern run. Banff is available in black only; Standing Seam offers eight finishes.
Eight finishes
Black 9005 through Terra Cotta 8004, on every profile except Banff.
Snow
sheds rather than holds it, so there's less weight on the structure and less ice building at the eaves.
Summer heat
reflective coatings cut how much reaches the roof deck.
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Commercial roofing
The commercial stock is spread between the downtown waterfront and the business parks inland, which is two quite different roofing problems.
On a commercial building the case for metal is mostly about what stops happening. Flat and low-slope roofs need attention on a cycle, and that cycle costs money whether or not anything has actually gone wrong — inspections, recoating, patching, and scaffolding booked every few springs. Metal takes most of it off the calendar.
Fasteners
Standing Seam fixes with concealed fasteners, so there are no exposed screws to work loose.
Finish
matched to the existing brick, cladding or curtain wall rather than fighting it.
Long runs
panels are rolled in Europe and cut to the building, so there are fewer joints.
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New builds and custom homes
Most new building is happening on the higher ground north of the older town, where exposure is the thing worth designing around.
The useful time to involve a roofer is while it is still on paper. Pitch, valley detailing and how the panel meets the fascia are all cheaper to resolve at the drawing stage than on site. We would rather be in the conversation with your architect early than be handed a finished deck and asked to make it work.
Early involvement
we work with architects and builders through detailing, not just at installation.
Seven profiles
the roof can be part of the design rather than a constraint on it.
Lifespan
metal outlasts asphalt by a wide margin, which matters on a house you intend to keep.
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Eavestroughs
Runoff off the escarpment means Burlington gets water arriving from above as well as falling on it.
Metal sheds water fast — that is the point of it — but it does mean more water reaches the eavestrough in less time than a shingle roof would send down. Undersized or leaking gutters are the usual reason water ends up sitting against a foundation, so we size the system to the roof rather than fitting it afterwards.
Coated steel
four protective layers, warranted 40 years by the system's manufacturer.
Sized to the roof
metal sheds water faster than shingle does, so the system is sized for the roof rather than matched to whatever was on the house before.
Coordinate the eavestrough finish with your chosen roof. Confirm the available materials and colours.
SEVEN PROFILES. UP TO EIGHT COLOURS.
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