Roofing guide
Information to help you understand your own roof — the terms, the materials, and the warning signs — so the conversation with any roofer starts on level ground.
- Roof typesEleven standard roof styles, each one illustrated — find the shape of your own house.
- Roofing materials comparedAsphalt, wood, metal, tile, slate and more, with the real advantages and drawbacks of each.
- The parts of your roofRidge, valley, fascia, soffit, drip edge, flashing — what every part is and what it does.
- Inspecting your roof from outsideThe warning signs you can spot from the ground, safely, with a pair of binoculars.
- Inspecting your roof from insideWhat to look for in the attic before a small problem becomes a critical one.
- Roofing termsA glossary of the words roofers and inspectors use.
Request information
Send BDK Roofing your details and we will follow up. One short form — or call (705) 434-4115 if you would rather talk it through.
- Your name and phone number
- The property address in or near Alliston
- What you are seeing on the roof
- Photos, if you have them