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Regular roof maintenance can prevent roof degradation and extend its lifetime. Here are a few regular maintenance tasks and suggestions for taking care of your investment:

1. Regularly inspect and clean drains to avoid increased roof weight load from standing water.
2. Inspect the roofing system at least every 2 years. Check for blisters, protrusions, missing caulking, debris, moss, etc.
3. Keep petroleum-based products off the roofing system membrane.
4. Install a grease pan around an active kitchen vent.
5. Minimize foot traffic.
6. Remove leaves and debris from the roof with a soft broom or leaf blowers.
7. Remove snow after a heavy snowfall. (This action should be performed by the roofing contractor so as not to affect any warranty remaining.)
8. Install and clean gutters (before the rain season begins and after all the leaves have fallen). To save time, coordinate down pipe flushing with gutter cleaning.

During periods of warm temperatures, roof ventilation systems remove heat by moving air through the roof space, keeping the building cooler. In periods of cool temperatures, ventilation systems remove trapped moisture from a building with a steady flow of fresh, dry air.

During a site inspection, a Cambie Roofing expert will check the following structural roofing elements:

  • Fascia – for splitting, rusting, felt deterioration, punctures and fastener failure
  • Flashing – for punctures, deterioration, blistering and open laps
  • Expansion Joint Covers – for open joints, punctures, rusting, etc.
  • Gum/Pitch Pans – for fill material shrinkage
  • Roof Penetrations – for open laps and punctures
  • Roof Drains – for overflows or blockage

Site inspections will also include a check on the condition of the roof’s surface, membrane and general overall appearance, as well as intersecting roof planes, equipment housing, soil stacks, valleys and ventilation. These roofing FAQ will help you to understand everything related to our Roofing Services.

Sloped roofing systems:

  • Laminate shingles
  • Asphalt shingles
  • Shake
  • Metal roof systems

Flat roof systems:

  • 2 ply SBS
  • IRMA roofs (inverted roof membrane assembly)
  • Various liquid membranes
  • Cold process roof systems
  • EPDM