The default for most Lower Mainland homes.
The intersection
Maple Ridge shingle work runs from Silver Valley and Albion subdivisions hitting their first big re-roof to the older post-war stock in Hammond and the acreage out through Websters Corners. The climb up to Silver Valley changes the roof — wider ice-and-water shield and a tighter fastener spec up where the weather lands harder.
Local intel
Maple Ridge is a regular stop for us, and the spread of housing means the shingle job changes with the address. Silver Valley and Albion are full of 90s and 2000s subdivisions now hitting their first architectural re-roof — granules stripped off the south planes, the odd ridge-cap failure, decks generally sound. Hammond and the downtown core run older, post-war and earlier, where we more often find sheathing that needs attention once the old shingles come off. Out through Websters Corners and Whonnock it's semi-rural acreage, usually a house and a shop or a second structure on the same lot, handled on one mobilization. The real variable is elevation. The climb from the Fraser flats up to Silver Valley at the foot of Golden Ears is enough to change the weather: the upper subdivisions catch more rain, the occasional snow load, and stronger wind out of the pass. On those roofs we extend the ice-and-water shield wider up the plane and tighten the perimeter and field fastening to hold the edge in a mountain-pass windstorm. Lower down along the Fraser the standard package is plenty. Synthetic underlayment goes across the field on every job, never felt, and ice-and-water shield runs the full length of every valley and eave regardless of elevation..
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.
Frequently asked
The shingle's the same, but the install package is upgraded up the hill. Silver Valley sits higher at the foot of Golden Ears and catches more rain, more wind, and the odd snow load than the Fraser flats downtown. Up there we run the ice-and-water shield wider and tighten the fastener spec to hold the edge in a pass windstorm. Downtown and in Hammond the standard package performs fine. We spec to the elevation, not blanket across the city.
Yes, that's a common Websters Corners and Whonnock job. We spec the house and the outbuilding together and do both on one mobilization so you're not paying twice to bring the crew out. The shop can take a more economical panel or shingle if budget's the driver; the house gets the full architectural spec. Both go on the same written warranty and closeout.
Yes. We run a block of Fraser Valley site walks together so we're not billing you for the drive. Usually a few Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows walks in the same day.
Yes, and we usually save you money by running both in a single site visit and a coordinated install. Metal on the shop, asphalt or metal on the house depending on the roofline.
It does. Upper Silver Valley sees meaningfully more rain and occasional snow versus the flats. We bump the ice-and-water shield spread and go up on fastener spec accordingly.
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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