October 21, 2015
The most critical part of doing repairs is surface preparation. That goes for any sort of work whether it’s painting a room in your house or […]
October 18, 2015
I don’t understand why some roofers of old did not install ventilation into the roof. I was on a “Vancouver Special” roof today and it had […]
July 20, 2015
We’re starting a large new construction job of a Cold Storage facility in Vancouver and the work involved in organizing such a big project can be […]
June 24, 2015
We were on a job today, in West Vancouver, whose simple task was to clean the roof. There was no leak; no caulking or patching required…. […]
June 4, 2015
The power of water is undeniable. Typically it is water in massive quantities being driven by Mother Nature. We can’t help but see it on the […]
June 2, 2015
It amazes me that there is no better invention for a maintenance friendly dryer vent on flat roofs. These current style vents have a necessary bug […]
May 31, 2014
I have a client whose Mother’s house I have repaired and sister’s house I have re-roofed. He’s a good guy. He’s always well intentioned. He has a […]
May 28, 2014
I was in New Westminster today following up on a leak in a Laundromat. The leak was heavy. Buckets were being filled hourly during the rain. […]
May 16, 2014
We do a lot of hidden or concealed gutter work. Especially at the beginning of a roofing season as weather and temperatures limit our work “windows” […]
May 15, 2014
The odds were against it. I had never EVER torn off one Cemwood roof and this year I am invited to do two! Cemwood is a […]
May 3, 2014
Today we were working in Port Moody doing repairs to a hidden gutter system. The temperatures are now warm enough that we can put our patches […]
April 25, 2014
So we were in Vancouver today helping a homeowner deal with a leak issue. It wasn’t an easy one. There were many possibilities and no obvious […]
April 16, 2014
It wasn’t but a month ago that I wrote a blog about a failed copper spun drain and the leak it caused. Wouldn’t you know I […]
April 7, 2014
Pan flashings don’t necessarily just have to be around skylights. Many walls utilize this same detail. Today in Vancouver we cleaned a long pan flashing along […]
April 1, 2014
We were in Burnaby today and found something that happens too often. A railing without waterproofing below the exposed surface. In this case there was a […]
March 21, 2014
It’s hard to believe that over time a nail can back out of a position it was once hammered into without any form of assistance from […]
March 18, 2014
Leaks come in all shapes and sizes. Today in Vancouver we were tasked with finding a duroid shingle roof leak. Now it’s not often we inspect […]
March 15, 2014
Allow me to rant. I was shocked. I know I shouldn’t have been… but I was. I’ve seen some dumb things. In fact I have seen […]
March 8, 2014
I was in Vancouver today looking for a roof leak. Here’s a challenge for you. What is this photo of? Want some hints? It wasn’t shot […]
February 18, 2014
There is always an argument between HVAC technicians and roofers when a leak is evident near a roof top unit. The roofer says “It isn’t my […]
February 11, 2014
With the recent cold temperatures we had for the last few weeks I was called out to assess several cases of condensation. Such was the case […]
February 4, 2014
We’re very proud to announce that the container housing project we roofed this spring has been presented with 2 GEORGIE AWARDS! Congratulations to Atira Women’s Resource […]
January 31, 2014
I was in Vancouver today responding to a leak call on a metal roof. When we got to the site and set up our ladder I […]
January 30, 2014
Just because I am a Journeyman Roofer doesn’t just limit me to working on roofs. Take today in Coquitlam. There were three leaks on this house […]
November 21, 2013
We were working in Vancouver today and the task was a pan flashing maintenance. Through our work, we modified the detail to be more accommodating. Let […]
November 20, 2013
If you are one of the unfortunate homeowner’s to have a specific type of concrete roof tile made by Monier, I feel sorry for you. The […]
October 15, 2013
Today we were in Burnaby. My customer had a single ply APP membrane roof system installed on a small flat top area of his concrete tile […]
September 21, 2013
We recently installed a drip edge flashing detail on a tile roof. There is quite the need for this as many times water finds it’s way […]
August 28, 2013
Today we battled Mother Nature. We were doing modifications to a tar and gravel roof in Vancouver. Three new plumbing vent stacks and elimination of two […]
August 8, 2013
We were treating an old APP torch down roof in Vancouver today. Aluminum paint is applied to provide UV protection. Without this protection the roof will […]
July 22, 2013
We’re working in Vancouver today. Doing roof upgrades to critical areas of this home. We’re adding new drains, overflow scuppers and a layer of granular cap […]
July 10, 2013
The greatest invention since sliced bread is that of an inline down pipe clean out. We installed half a dozen of these today in Burnaby. You […]
June 15, 2013
The evidence was overwhelming. I saw it in Vancouver today and I’ve seen it elsewhere before. An aged skylight had a cracked frame and was failing. […]
June 11, 2013
We were up in North Vancouver a couple weeks ago working on a tile roof. There was leakage around an attic space vent so we were […]
June 6, 2013
Today we were in Vancouver doing a re-roofing job on a house. It has a flat roof with wall venting on all perimeters. The builder even […]
May 31, 2013
Today’s work took us into Vancouver Roofing Company territory. Actually it should be a scaffolding company territory because we were working off a swing stage on […]
May 29, 2013
Today’s blog takes us to Annacis Island situated under the Alex Fraser bridge between Delta, Richmond and New Westminster BC. The worst case scenario leak occurs […]
May 28, 2013
Look at this photo and tell me you empathize with the owner. I do. Initial installation is failing. That’s a 4″ long blade shoved right into […]
May 23, 2013
Critters. The most unwanted of guests possible. They come uninvited, stay too long and cost money during their stay. We went to see a Vancouver roof […]
May 16, 2013
Writing this blog is fun. I enjoy it. But just because I enjoy it doesn’t mean I remember or feel like doing it all the time… […]
April 16, 2013
Wow. It’s amazing how much damage a tiny little hole in a roof system can cause. Take the example of today in Vancouver BC. The interior […]
April 13, 2013
We were working on a roofing project in Vancouver when I looked over and saw a worthy blog topic. Ventilation. Adequate ventilation is so important to […]
April 9, 2013
Today’s roof leak investigation took us into Vancouver for a look on a torch on roof. As soon as I saw the perimeter edge detail I […]
April 3, 2013
This photo attached is of an old bathroom fan ducting section we removed today in Burnaby BC. This whole section of ducting is hidden from view. […]
April 1, 2013
We responded to a roof leak in Vancouver today. We found an improperly applied torch-on membrane roof system that the installers had taken far too many […]
March 30, 2013
Today took us out to Tsawwassen to replace some plumbing vent stacks. The original installer used sloped leads, meant for a minimum 4/12 pitch roof, on […]
March 19, 2013
When working on a concrete tile roof today in Vancouver we had an opportunity to remove old caulking and replace it with a new fresh bead. […]
March 18, 2013
I was asked to come to a residence in central Vancouver and inspect and report on what I found with regards to their APP membrane roof […]
March 16, 2013
When working on a roof it’s impossible not to start looking at all the other roofs around you. Today in Vancouver I was fixing a leak […]
March 11, 2013
Here’s one that goes on our resume. The first of it’s kind in North America! Social Housing built using used shipping containers. AND Crucial Roof Services […]
March 5, 2013
Today’s topic takes us into North Delta. A rubber roof leaking around a concrete cinder block wall. We noted the field membrane had wrinkled near the […]
February 19, 2013
Today’s blog comes from Vancouver. This so common. The membrane wasn’t installed properly and has now separated from the flange of the copper drain. Water must […]
February 15, 2013
Today took us into Vancouver to find a leak on a balcony. To be specific it was a Strata lot in Gastown. We had to disassemble […]
February 14, 2013
Roof cleaning is pretty easy. I’m talking basic house keeping efforts. Clear the drains and pick up debris. But when the roof is 40,000 square feet […]
February 9, 2013
Today’s challenge was the disassembling of a failing waterproofing detail around a chimney and the fabrication and installation of new pan flashing system. After you’ve seen […]
February 5, 2013
Finding leaks on tar and gravel roofs is not an exact science. But once you have found them what is the next step? In most cases […]
February 4, 2013
You know you have a roofing issue when the roof has “caved-in”. That’s what I saw today in Vancouver. Now this just didn’t happen over night […]
January 22, 2013
Plumbing vent stacks in old houses are commonly made of cast iron. Today they use ABS plastic pipes. Common sizes are from as small as 1.25″ […]
January 17, 2013
Concrete tile roofs are supposed to be installed with a minimum 3″ “headlap”. That is the lap distance from row to row. When that 3″ lap […]
January 8, 2013
Once in a while I’ll run into a roof that should have been re-roofed a couple years ago. There’s nothing that can be done except putting […]
December 31, 2012
There is not much that can be said when you go on a roof and find a skylight buried in leaves…. except maybe can I borrow […]
December 20, 2012
Today’s topic comes from a leak we had in a warehouse in Vancouver. The roof system was a 20 year old torch on membrane using the […]
December 19, 2012
Snow. It’s happening more and more in Vancouver. Just so happens here in North Delta we get more than our fair share. Something about the geographic […]
December 7, 2012
It is unfortunately too often that I see things on a roof that puzzle me. I shake my head and think, “Didn’t he know this would […]
December 5, 2012
The simplest leak to prove evidence on is a tile roof leak. If there is a skylight within 6 feet of the drip location odds are […]
November 29, 2012
Other than what insurance companies call an “Act of God”, there are two main reasons a roof can start to leak. Either through poor/negligent workmanship or […]
November 22, 2012
I was once asked what I liked most about my journeyman roofer job. Being in my early twenties I responded that it allowed me to have […]
November 20, 2012
Today’s leak surprise was in New Westminster when we found a gooseneck roof vent on a tar and gravel roof that had been sitting in water […]
November 18, 2012
Just because you can’t see it doesn’t mean it isn’t a problem. When we do our pan flashing maintenance service packages on concrete tile roofs we […]
November 17, 2012
Finding a leak on a tar and gravel roof is usually not too difficult for an experienced roofer like myself. Most times it’s easily found but […]
November 5, 2012
It can’t be any clearer. I was on a roof in Vancouver, out by The University of BC. We were adding an emergency overflow roof scupper […]
November 4, 2012
Finding roof leaks is not an exact science. In fact it can be downright frustrating to find a roofing leak for home owners and roofers alike. […]
October 25, 2012
So a duck and a rooster walk into a bar…. Well not really. But they were on a roof that I was finding a leak on. […]
October 23, 2012
Wow. This thing is going legal and someone is going to have to pay big time. That is what I was thinking when I discovered the […]
October 19, 2012
Went into Champlain Heights in south east Vancouver and found a rooftop flood today. There were two good drains on the roof but unfortunately they had […]
October 15, 2012
Today’s challenge proved it doesn’t have to be a roof system deficiency to cause a water leak. When we first arrived to this New Westminster Strata […]
October 12, 2012
Well today’s rain all over the Lower Mainland tested roofers work. I recently sealed my concrete coping stones with a clear coat of my favorite product […]
October 9, 2012
Wow. Bacteria are getting mean. I can’t remember the last time I got kicked so hard by those little buggers. Fever, shivers and aches. Those were […]
October 4, 2012
It’s official. We’re the first ones on our block to start putting out decorations celebrating the scariest of occasions. Does that make us the North Delta […]
October 3, 2012
Today’s challenge brought us into Vancouver to check out a condensation problem. Airflow in an attic space is critical to both roof system life expectancy and […]
October 1, 2012
A very common deficiency found on concrete tile roofs is the sliding of tiles that were originally in contact with a hip or ridge board. This […]
September 25, 2012
So what happens when an inexperienced worker is put on a Columbia Tile roof and told to power wash the concrete tiles. Well several things can […]
September 21, 2012
So what do you do when you have a flat roof that holds a lot of water? The most common result of this ponding water is […]
September 17, 2012
Worked on more hidden gutter repairs today out in Coquitlam. It’s easily got to be 95% of the EPDM rubber gutters out there in the Lower […]
September 12, 2012
Not only do I do roof repairs, roof maintenance and re-roofing projects but today I waterproofed a door threshold and foundation in Coquitlam. We used a […]
September 11, 2012
It was 11 years ago yesterday, I was in the Calgary airport waiting to board a flight home to Vancouver. I had just been to my […]
September 7, 2012
On the roof. A beautiful day. A view of the Grouse Mountain gondola. Making progress on a tar and gravel re-roof to to my RCABC approved […]
September 6, 2012
Doing a re-roof on a house in North Vancouver. Good bye tar and gravel. Hello torch on. The swimming pool in the back yard is very […]
September 4, 2012
Membrane gutter repairs. You never know how it’s going to go. Will the cleaning be easy or require serious elbow grease? How long will the patches […]
August 30, 2012
I have always recognized the value in having reliable transportation. I make a point to upgrade my vehicles before they get past 5 years. If I […]
August 29, 2012
You never know what you are going to find when challenged with finding and stopping a leak. Today’s charge was a tricky one. It leaked through […]
August 29, 2012
Did I say I loved Mother Nature in my last post? I must have been on a happy pill or something because she messed up my […]
August 24, 2012
Mother Nature is a bully. My biased opinion is that she messes with Roofers more than anybody else. I was scheduled to go into Coquitlam and […]
August 23, 2012
Hi and welcome to my daily web log. I call it “The Daily Climb” because that is what it seems like I do all the time. […]
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