The intersection
Surrey covers more housing types than any city on our route — post-war bungalows in Newton, mid-century split-levels in Guildford, custom builds in South Surrey, and '90s subdivisions in Fleetwood, all in the same week's schedule. Every one runs the same spec: ice-and-water shield up every valley and eave, synthetic underlayment across the field, and a 10-year workmanship warranty no matter which corner of the city it sits in.
Local intel
Surrey is the biggest city on our route, and the housing stock runs from post-war bungalow to 2020 new-build. Newton and Whalley hold the older bungalow and multi-family stock, where we're often on the first or second re-roof over 60- to 70-year-old decking that gets a full plane inspection before a single shingle goes down. Guildford and Fleetwood are '90s and early-2000s subdivision territory, a lot of it hitting its first re-roof now — most shingled with a first-gen architectural line that's lost its field granules on the sunny side. South Surrey and Elgin sit close enough to White Rock's coastal exposure that they get the salt-adjacent spec — coated fasteners, upgraded flashings — as standard. Cloverdale still has enough acreage that a farmhouse or heritage re-roof with an odd pitch shows up regularly. Ice-and-water shield runs the full length of every valley and eave across every Surrey address. On multi-family and duplex work we pay extra attention to the ridge cap, because a lot of that older stock shares attic space and a bad ridge cap surfaces as a leak two units over..
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
Every neighbourhood. Guildford, Whalley, Newton, Fleetwood, Cloverdale, South Surrey, and Elgin are all in the weekly Surrey schedule. The drive's never a scheduling issue no matter which corner you're in, and we don't bill you for it.
Yes. Multi-family and duplex roofs are regular Surrey work. We coordinate scheduling with every unit, handle any strata process, and watch the ridge cap and shared attic detail so a repair in one unit doesn't turn into a leak in the next. The job's documented end to end.
All of it. Guildford, Whalley, Newton, Fleetwood, Cloverdale, South Surrey, Elgin. We're on Surrey roofs almost every day of the week, so the drive is never a scheduling issue.
Yes. We run torch-on flat systems on strata multiplexes, walkway waterproofing, and traffic coating on parkades. A strata board can email us and we'll do the site walk with your building manager and a copy for your engineer.
South Surrey homes see more coastal exposure and more wind on the flatter lots, so we bump the wind-uplift spec and the fastener corrosion resistance. Newton is more inland, older housing stock, and the priority is usually catching valley failures before they open up the deck.
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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