Most people who call us in Richmond Hill are on their second or third roof and are tired of the cycle. That's the real argument for metal — not that it looks better, though it usually does, but that you stop thinking about it. Highland has been installing European panels across Ontario for over twenty years.
Mill Pond is the historic part — heritage houses on large lots, mature trees, and rooflines worth being careful with. Oak Ridges to the north sits on the moraine and gets weather the south of the town does not. Bayview Hill and Jefferson are 1990s onward, large houses with complicated roofs and a lot of visible surface.
That visible surface is the point on a big house. When a roof is a third of what you see from the road, the profile and colour do more work than on a bungalow where you barely notice it. Worth choosing deliberately rather than defaulting to black.
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Roofing homes in Richmond Hill
Mill Pond has heritage houses on large lots; Bayview Hill and Jefferson are 1990s onward, with big complicated roofs and a lot of visible surface.
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
Most commercial work here is along Yonge and the plazas off it, where the buildings are low and the roofs almost entirely flat.
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
Jefferson and the land toward the Oak Ridges Moraine carry most of the recent building.
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
Oak Ridges sits on the moraine, and ground that drains well in summer can stay frozen and shed everything in March.
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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