Roofing services · Campbell River
Flat and Low-Slope Roofing in Campbell River
Campbell River Roofing lays membrane on the flat and low-slope sections of houses in Campbell River, Oyster River and on Quadra Island. We look at where the water sits and where it is meant to drain before we price the work, and we reply to a quote request within 24 hours.
Where does a flat roof turn up on a house?
Flat and near-flat sections sit over additions, carports, dormers and porch roofs. They shed water slowly or not at all, so the membrane and the drainage do the job that pitch does on the rest of your roof.
What do we look at before we price it?
We look at where the water stands after rain, where it is meant to drain away, and how the flat section meets the sloped roof beside it. That joint is the first place we check when a flat section leaks.
Flat sections we work on
Addition and extension roofs
Low-slope sections over a rear or side addition.
Carport and porch roofs
Near-flat sections that run off the side of the house.
Dormer tops
The small flat tops on dormers, and the flashing where they meet the slope.
How we do a flat section
- 1
The visit — we get on the flat section, check the falls, and find out where the water is going.
- 2
The written price — you get the scope and the price in writing after that visit.
- 3
Strip and prep — we take the old membrane off and put right whatever is under it before anything new goes down.
- 4
Membrane and flashing — the new membrane goes on and the flashing is carried up under the wall or the sloped roof beside it.
What does the weather here mean for your roof?
A flat section on this coast has to move rain off itself with almost no pitch to help it. We check the falls and the drainage on yours before we quote, and we tell you what we found up there.
What does a job like this look like?
- The problem
- An addition on a Campbell River house has a low-slope roof over it.
- What makes it harder
- Water stands on the flat section after rain instead of draining, and the ceiling below has started to mark.
- What we do
- We strip it, correct the fall where the framing lets us, and lay a new membrane with the flashing carried up under the wall.
People also ask
What is a low-slope roof?
A roof too flat to shed water on its own, so the membrane and the drainage do the work instead of the pitch.
Do you do flat sections on a house?
Yes. Additions, carports, dormers and porch roofs are most of the flat roofing we do.
Where do flat roofs usually leak?
Usually at the joint where the flat section meets the sloped roof, and at the flashing where it runs into a wall.
Can you look at one that is already leaking?
Yes. Send us the address and where the water is showing up, and we will come and look at it.
Next to this one, see metal roofing and roof repairs, or compare typical prices in the roofing price guide. See also Oyster River and Campbell River.
Roofing in nearby communities
Keep reading
- Roofing cost guideWhat we charge for shingle, metal and repair work.
- Roof Repairs and Leak TracingWe trace the leak to its source and fix what caused it, from $300 for a small repair.
- Metal RoofingStanding seam, interlocking shingles and screw-down panels, at $14 to $25 or more per square foot.
- Campbell River Roofing home
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