Nobody thinks about their gutters in August. They are dry, quiet, and doing nothing. Then the first real fall system rolls in off the water, the rain starts and does not stop for four days,…
Ask ten homeowners what roof maintenance means and you will get ten versions of the same answer: clean the gutters sometimes, and call someone when it leaks. That approach works right up until it does…
Ice damming gets talked about mostly in the context of colder interior and prairie climates, and a lot of Island homeowners assume it does not apply here. It does, just less frequently and usually tied…
When a roof leaks, the instinct is to assume the shingles failed somewhere in the open field, which is the big flat expanse of roof most people picture when they think of a reroof. In…
Most homeowners think about their roof from the outside—shingles, gutters, moss on the north slope. Few think about what is happening in the attic above their ceiling, and that is exactly where a lot of…
If you own a home on Vancouver Island, your roof works harder than most. The same coastal setting that gives us mild winters and green summers also throws a steady mix of rain, salt air,…
By the time June rolls around on Vancouver Island, the weather starts to shift in a noticeable way. The rain begins to ease up. The days get longer. Homeowners finally get a break from the…
Summer storms can arrive fast. One day your roof and gutters seem fine, and the next day heavy rain, wind, and sudden runoff are testing every weak spot on your home. For homeowners, that is…
Spring on Vancouver Island is beautiful, but it’s also when a lot of hidden roofing problems start showing up. Skylight leaks in spring are one of the most common calls we get. Vancouver Island winters…
Most homeowners think about their roof when something goes wrong. The shingles lift, a leak appears, a storm does visible damage. Attic ventilation doesn’t work that way. When it fails, it fails quietly, and often…