Depending where you live in Burnaby plays a large role in the kind of roofing you have and the opportunities of new roofing products available to you. Burnaby had different building booms at different times creating patterns around the City of Burnaby.
In the North of Burnaby the terrain is very mountainous in some areas allowing houses to be built by individual builders, as a result this is one area where each house differs from the next and makes it a one on one situation for home owners when dealing with roofing product and cost. These homes deal with an average of a slightly higher estimate based on difficulty. remember I am not talking about all the homes in North Burnaby, there are some easy access up North in Burnaby but there is also a lot of steep driveway access.
Central and South Burnaby had much more accessible terrain allowing building companies to make several houses at a time which created patterns. Cedar shake which is spotted throughout the central but mostly the south is becoming a rare roof in Burnaby. Almost all cedar roofs in Burnaby are being converted to asphalt shingle roofing. Mostly due to the cheaper cost but more importantly the stronger warranty.
Shingle roofs were nearly the only roofing product that was installed during the eighties and nineties in Burnaby. At that time shingle roofing were installed over a shiplap deck which is an issue in roofing today. A lot of the cottage style roofs in Burnaby that are getting replaced need to get plywood laid over the shiplap. This is an unfortunate cost but definitely worth it.
Last but not least is the slate roof. Thanks to the Italian presence in the City of Burnaby there are many houses, specifically in the North where many homes have slate roofs. These roofs take many years to need a replacement but it is best to stick with slate once a replacement is needed.
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