How long does a roof last in Richmond Hill?

An asphalt shingle roof usually lasts 15 to 25 years. Ventilation, the shingle grade and how the roof was installed change that number more than the age alone. Many builder roofs from the 1990s and early 2000s are at the end of that range now.

Do you fix leaks or only replace roofs?

Both. Most leaks are at a flashing, a vent, a skylight or a valley, and a repair fixes them. We only recommend a replacement when the shingles are worn across the whole roof or the deck is failing.

Which parts of Richmond Hill do you serve?

All of it: Langstaff, Richvale, North Richvale, Crosby, Harding, Doncrest, Bayview Hill, Mill Pond, Devonsleigh, Rouge Woods, Westbrook, Elgin Mills, Headford, Jefferson and Oak Ridges.

Are you Richmond Hill Roofing Inc?

No. Mill Pond Roofing is a separate business with no connection to Richmond Hill Roofing Inc.

Richmond Hill roofing · Langstaff to Oak Ridges

Roofing in Richmond Hill

Mill Pond Roofing repairs and replaces roofs on Richmond Hill houses. In the 2021 Census, 56% of Richmond Hill homes were built between 1981 and 2005, so many still carry the roof the builder put on. That roof is due now, and we look at the deck and the details under it, not only at the shingles.

Repair or replacement, named before the price
The Richmond Hill permit rule, checked for your job
Insurance and WSIB clearance shown before work

A red and grey house with snow on the roof

Roof repair and roof replacement in Richmond Hill

We do roofs and eavestrough, and we do them on houses. A roof repair stops a leak or fixes one area: lifted shingles, a failed flashing at a wall or skylight, a cracked vent boot, a valley that lets water in. A roof replacement takes the roof down to the deck and builds it again. Eavestrough carries the water away, and a roof inspection tells you which of these you need.

Most calls start with one question: is this a repair or a new roof? We answer that on the roof, with photos, before we give a price.

Leaks at skylights, walls, valleys and plumbing vents
Wind-lifted and missing shingles after a storm
Ice dam damage at the eaves
Full tear-off and re-roof, asphalt shingle
Eavestrough and downspout replacement
Attic ventilation checked with every replacement

When Richmond Hill homes were built

Richmond Hill is a young city by roof age. In the 2021 Census, 56% of its occupied homes were built between 1981 and 2005, and only 15% before 1981.

A roof installed by the builder in 1990 or 2000 is at the end of its life now. That makes Richmond Hill a city of first replacements: the builder's original shingles, the builder's original vents and flashing, and an attic nobody has looked at since the house was new.

What that age means on the roof

A builder roof from the 1990s was put on fast, across a whole street at once. The shingles were often a basic three-tab grade, the attic ventilation was the minimum, and the skylights and vent boots are now as old as the shingles. When we replace one of these roofs we fix those details too, so the next roof lasts longer than the first.

The Environment Canada station in Richmond Hill recorded an average of 150.6 cm of snow and 895.2 mm of precipitation a year, about 40% more snow than Toronto Pearson. In an average March it goes above 0 °C on 23 days and to 0 °C or below on 26 nights. That daily freeze and thaw is what builds ice dams at the eaves.

Permits for roof work in Richmond Hill

The City of Richmond Hill does not require a building permit for roof shingling, unless it is a clay tile roof, or for eavestroughing. Work that changes the roof structure is a different matter, and every project still has to follow Richmond Hill's zoning by-laws. We tell you which side of that line your job is on before the quote.

How a quote works

You call and tell us where the problem shows: a stain, a drip, missing shingles, or an old roof.
We inspect the roof and the attic if we can reach it, and take photos.
We say if it is a repair or a replacement, and why, with the photos.
The quote lists the work line by line. Deck repair is priced per sheet, so a surprise under the shingles has a known cost.

Questions

How long does a roof last in Richmond Hill?: An asphalt shingle roof usually lasts 15 to 25 years. Ventilation, the shingle grade and how the roof was installed change that number more than the age alone. Many builder roofs from the 1990s and early 2000s are at the end of that range now.
Do you fix leaks or only replace roofs?: Both. Most leaks are at a flashing, a vent, a skylight or a valley, and a repair fixes them. We only recommend a replacement when the shingles are worn across the whole roof or the deck is failing.
Which parts of Richmond Hill do you serve?: All of it: Langstaff, Richvale, North Richvale, Crosby, Harding, Doncrest, Bayview Hill, Mill Pond, Devonsleigh, Rouge Woods, Westbrook, Elgin Mills, Headford, Jefferson and Oak Ridges.
Are you Richmond Hill Roofing Inc?: No. Mill Pond Roofing is a separate business with no connection to Richmond Hill Roofing Inc.