Big Boy Roofing is a Calgary-based roofing company, licensed in Edmonton, with install crews working in Edmonton and area. We replace and repair roofs, document storm damage for insurance claims, and do the roof work on our partners' projects. Tell us about the job in the form at the bottom of this page.
Edmonton roofs fail differently from Calgary roofs. Edmonton gets less hail and more snow, a longer and colder winter, and a shorter season for roofing work. Here the problem we look for first is usually an ice dam, not a hailstone.
An ice dam is a ridge of ice that forms along the lower edge of the roof. Heat escaping from the house melts snow higher up, the water runs down, and it refreezes at the cold edge. The water behind it backs up under the shingles and into the house. The fix is mostly in the attic: insulation and ventilation (air moving under the roof deck so it stays cold). New shingles alone don't stop it.
The same documented inspection we do in Calgary: every slope photographed and written up itemized. In a colder, snowier climate a few things get more of our attention.
Shingles need warmth to seal down properly, and Edmonton's roofing season is shorter than Calgary's. If you're planning a replacement, getting the inspection and the written quote done early gives you the most choice of dates. Every quote is written for your roof, after we've looked at it.
A roof replacement in Edmonton carries the same 5-year workmanship warranty as one in Calgary, and a repair the same 1-year workmanship warranty on the work we did, plus the manufacturer's warranty. The shingles are IKO: Cambridge, Dynasty (the line we recommend) or Nordic. On an insurance claim, you file with your insurer and we document the damage and meet the adjuster.
We're based in Calgary, and the area we work in runs from southern Alberta up to and including Edmonton. Calgary-area service areas
Hail and wind events that hit Edmonton, each with its date and its source. If you think a storm reached your roof, start there.
Edmonton storm history →
The stain on your ceiling is where the water landed, not where it got in: water runs along the roof boards and rafters first, so the real entry point is usually higher up, at a pipe boot, flashing, a valley or a skylight. Look from the attic and the ground, never from a wet or icy roof, and in a Calgary winter rule out melting attic frost first, because it looks exactly like a leak.
Most roof maintenance is looking, and you can do nearly all of it from the ground and the attic: clean eavestroughs in spring and late fall, check the attic for frost after cold snaps and for stains after heavy rain, and trim branches off the roof. In Calgary, add a look after every hail or wind storm, and call a pro for anything that means walking on the roof.
Wind damage shows up as creased, torn, lifted or missing shingles, most often at the eaves, edges and ridges where uplift is strongest. A few missing shingles often means the ones beside them have lost their seal too, so photograph the damage, have the slope checked and read your policy before deciding whether to claim.
Hail leaves a random scatter of hits, often soft bruises that still have granules in them, and it usually dents gutters, vents and other soft metal on the house too. Blisters, even granule loss, scuffs along a walking path and popped nails come from age, manufacturing or installation instead, and that difference decides what your insurance covers.
An ice dam is a ridge of ice along the roof edge that forms when heat leaking into the attic melts the snow and the water refreezes at the cold eaves, then backs up under the shingles. Calgary's chinooks run that melt-and-freeze cycle many times a winter, and the lasting fix is in the attic, with air sealing, insulation and ventilation, not on the roof.
An Alberta roof claim goes in a set order: tell your insurer in writing, stop further damage, document everything, get the roof inspected, agree the scope and estimate, file a sworn proof of loss, then settle and repair. Once a completed proof of loss is delivered, Alberta law says the loss is payable within 60 days unless your policy sets a shorter period.
Yes. We're licensed in Edmonton and our install crews work in Edmonton and area. We're based in Calgary, and the area we work in runs from southern Alberta up to and including Edmonton.
We're Big Boy Roofing Corp., a Calgary-based roofing company working in Edmonton and area. Our phone number is (825) 521-7002 and our email is contact@bigboyroofing.ca. If the business you're looking for has a different number, it's a different company.
Ask about ventilation and ice dams before you ask about shingle brands. In a colder, snowier climate the failure you're most likely to get is an ice dam backing water under the shingles, and that's an attic ventilation and insulation problem. A quote that only talks about shingles is missing the bigger risk.
Report the damage to your insurer. That's yours to do, and doing it promptly matters. We inspect and document the whole exterior, photographed slope by slope, and we can meet your adjuster on site so everyone is looking at the same roof.
Yes. We have an agreement with an Edmonton solar installer to do the roof work on its projects, and we document and restore exteriors for adjusters, insurers, property managers and general contractors. The partners page explains how that works.
Tell us where the property is and what's going on. We'll call to set up a time to look at it, then give you one written price.
