The intersection
Willoughby, Walnut Grove, and Murrayville went up in the '90s, and those roofs are hitting the end of their first shingle cycle right about now — granules gone off every south-facing plane. We re-shingle these subdivisions every week. GAF, Malarkey, and IKO architectural lines specced for 1,200mm of rain a year, coastal salt air, and the odd winter snow load. Ice-and-water shield up every valley and eave, synthetic underlayment across the field, done the way it should have been the first time.
Local intel
Most of our Langley asphalt calls come out of Willoughby and Walnut Grove — '90s subdivisions shingled with a mid-tier three-tab or first-gen architectural line, now 25 to 30 years old with the granules stripped clean off the sunny side. Fort Langley is a different job. Heritage homes there need a cedar-look architectural shingle to keep the streetscape right, so that's what we run. Murrayville and Brookswood lean older — '70s and '80s builds already on their second re-roof. On every one, ice-and-water shield runs the full length of every valley and eave to stop wet-season backup. Synthetic underlayment goes across the whole field, never felt — felt buckles in the coastal humidity and telegraphs ridges through the finished shingle. The newer Aldergrove subdivisions catch more wind than the flats, so we tighten the perimeter fastening on those roofs to hold the edge in a Fraser windstorm..
The detail
Full tear-off, deck check on every plane, ice-and-water shield up every valley and eave, then synthetic underlayment across the field. Architectural shingles laid to the manufacturer's nailing pattern. Copper or aluminum drip edge on the eaves depending on the fascia.
A mid-tier shingle installed right will outlast a top-tier shingle installed wrong. We run the underlayment and flashing at a spec that most crews reserve for high-end jobs. That's why our shingle roofs hit the top end of the warranty span.
Ice-and-water shield only where it looks like you need it. Skipping the step flashing where the roof meets siding. Nailing the shingles too high on the strip so they never seal down properly. We check for all three before we call a job done.
Recent work
Frequently asked
We price every Willoughby, Walnut Grove, or Murrayville re-roof after we walk it — never off a per-foot template. Pitch, valley count, chimney flashing, and any deck rot we find under the old shingles all move the number. We get on the roof, document what's there, and hand you a written, itemised quote after the site walk.
Yes. Where the Fort Langley character review applies, we spec a cedar-look architectural shingle that reads right from the street and still carries the full modern asphalt warranty. Real cedar shake is on the table too — we bring samples of both to the site walk so you can see them against the house before you decide.
Yes. Straight re-roof usually doesn't need one, but anything structural or a change in roofing material does. We pull the permit, coordinate the inspections, and hand you the closed paperwork at the end. Same in the City of Langley.
October through January books tightest. If you're planning a re-roof, we like getting the site walk done in August or September and the install scheduled before the first big system rolls in. Emergency storm response we run year-round, tarp inside 24 hours in most cases.
Yes. We've done cedar shake and cedar-look asphalt matches for Fort Langley homeowners who need to keep the streetscape. If your neighborhood has a character review, we'll spec to it before we quote.
25 to 40 years depending on the manufacturer line and how the install went. Our jobs hit the top end of that range because we don't compromise on the underlayment, the flashing, or the valley detail. Homeowners who bought their roof from us in 2010 haven't called us back for a re-roof yet.
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Langley · Asphalt shingle
Send Innovation Roofing your address or draw the outline of your roof. A named project manager will conduct the site walk, photograph every problem area, and return a written, itemised proposal within one business day — no call centre, no follow-up pressure.
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