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The Reason the Homeowner Called Mr. Roof Repair:
This was a maintenance call and we asked to complete a roof tune up.
The Problems We Found:
We inspected the main roof. There are designer shingles at the front of the home and they appeared to be cracking and deteriorating. The roof is showing signs of aging on both the front and the sides of the home.
The back of the roof was different than the front and was done in a 3 tab Heatherblend shingle. The shingles were starting to deteriorate in the valleys …
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The Reason the Homeowner Called Mr. Roof Repair:
The homeowner noticed missing shingles on the roof.
The Problems We Found:
We inspected the entire roof surface. There were no missing shingles and the shingles were in good condition; there was no shifting or lifting.
There was one detailed shingle on the laminate that was glued on the second level that had come off. The Shingle was intact – no holes or damage and was still in perfect condition. The shingle was a 30 yr laminate and the colour was Weatherwood.
Solutions for the Roof:
We did …
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Why Homeowners Called Mr. Roof Repair:
We were called in to recover a 500sq foot front section of the roof.
The Problems We Found:
The A frame roof and 2 valleys are worn out, which includes chimney, hip and ridge shingles and a small separate eyebrow roof section.
The Solution For the Roof:
We installed laminate shingles – the main home had a 7 12 pitch, dormer 10 12, lower porch was 8 12. New flashings on chimney and lower porch roof were also installed to complete the job.
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Why the Homeowner Called Mr. Roof Repair:
Roof maintenance and tune-up was wanted by home owner.
Problems We Found:
Upon inspection of the roof we determined that 9 vents, 2 plumbing stacks, hips, ridge, ridge caps and exposed nail required sealing. Several shingles were lifted around the roof’s surface.
Eavestroughs were in good shape although there were 3 rubber balls blocking the water flow.
Flashing on the front of the home (garage area) required sealing.
Solutions for the Roof:
We sealed off the vents, plumbing stacks, hips, ridges and ridge caps, as well as the exposed nails. …
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The Reason the Homeowner Called Mr. Roof Repair:
We were called in to perform roof maintenance and to give it an overall check and tune up.
Maintenance Done:
We sealed 9 vents and 2 plumbing stacks along with the ridges, ridge caps and hip.. All the exposed nails were also sealed. All lifted shingles were re-secured and flashing was sealed on garage portion at the front of the home.
The eaves troughs were inspected and in good shape, however there were three rubber balls trapped and blocking the water flow, which we removed.
Further Recommendations:
We …
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The Reason Homeowner Called Mr. Roof Repair:
Missing shingles were noticed at the back of the home
The Problems We Found:
The missing shingles (heatherblend 3 tab) were missing at the back of the home due to wind damage.
The Solution for the Roof:
We replaced the missing shingles and did a roof tune up which included: sealing vents, pipes and exposed nails. Roof is in good condition as are the shingles on the rest of the roof.
Recommendations for the Owner:
We found 3 attic vents installed that should be bathroom exhaust vents. These existing exhaust …
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Why the Homeowner Called Mr. Roof Repair:
The home was missing shingles and a roof tune up was requested.
Problems We Found:
We inspected the roof and found that there were exposed nails on 13 attic vents, 2 plumbing stacks, and 30 ft of the top wall flashing. There were also exposed nails on the ridge caps and all along the valley.
2 shingles had come completely loose and others were starting to do the same.
Solutions for the Roof:
Overall the roof is in good condition. We sealed off all the exposed nails, re-installed the …
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Why the Homeowner Called Mr. Roof Repair:
The homeowner called and requested a roof tune up.
Work That Was Completed:
We went on the roof and sealed all vents, plumbing stacks, ridge caps, and exposed nails. We then sealed all flashing and the nails on the flashing. We sealed around the Selkirk chimney and resecured pins on eaves trough.
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Repair Summary:
Mr Roof Repair re-roofed the area where the flat roof meets the shingled roof and installed a ridge vent.
We removed the shingles from the sloped area of roof and installed underlayment (water proof membrane). We then installed new shingles using roof cement and nails.
After installing the new shingles, we installed a 15 ft ridge vent. We removed the cap shingles and installed the ridge vent. Installed hip and ridge and cap shingles to complete repair.
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Repair Summary:
There was a hole in a shingle due to animal damage from a raccoon or squirrel.
We removed the damaged shingle and sealed the area with chem caulking and replaced the shingle.
The damaged shingle was in a tie in area of the roof so to ensure extra protection in this area, we sealed the left and right of each shingle hip and ridge tab where the hole was under. There was no underlayment underneath so this additional sealing allows additional protection.
Did an overall roof tune up and in general roof …



