Roofs and exteriors on multi-unit and commercial property in Edmonton, for property managers, condo boards and general contractors. Scoped on site, documented to one standard, licensed in Edmonton.
Big Boy Roofing is a Calgary-based roofing company, licensed in Edmonton, with install crews working in Edmonton and area. On commercial and multi-unit property we do the roof and the exterior around it, and we document it the way a board, an owner or an insurer needs to read it.
Commercial work is walked and scoped before it's priced. Drainage, the condition of the roof deck, access and tenants all change the job, and none of them show up in an aerial photo.
Across our trades, on multi-unit and commercial buildings.
After a storm, a portfolio often ends up with as many different assessments as there were contractors available that month, none of them comparable. We document every building to Haag's published methodology in one pass, with a report per building and a summary across them, so a board or an owner can decide from documents that line up.
Commercial work asks for paperwork residential work never does. Here is what we provide.
On an occupied building the logistics are the hard part: where materials land, where the bin sits, which parking stalls are out of use and for how long, and how tenants are told. We plan that before the truck arrives and put it in writing. From spring 2027 we'll have regular replacement capacity across both Calgary and Edmonton, so a building can be planned into the season ahead.
Required in Alberta when a contractor solicits, negotiates or signs a home-improvement contract away from its own premises, such as at your home, and takes payment before the work is finished. The number is searchable on Service Alberta's licensee lookup.
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Licensed to operate as a contractor inside Calgary city limits. The number is searchable on the City's public register.
Verify ↗Carried on every job. A certificate goes to you on request before we start.
Our workers are covered by WCB Alberta. You can request a WCB clearance letter on us before work starts; it confirms our account is in good standing.
Verify ↗Damage is assessed against Haag's published methodology, which Haag also teaches to insurance adjusters, so the report and the adjuster work from the same definitions of damage.
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A sloped roof is a stack of layers, each with one job: the wood deck carries the load and holds the nails, underlayment and ice and water shield back up the shingles, flashing seals the joints, the shingles shed water, and vents keep air moving underneath. Most leaks start at the joints and edges, not in the open field of shingles.
By published estimates an asphalt shingle roof lasts roughly 20 to 30 years and metal 40 or more. In Calgary, hail, strong sun, chinook temperature swings and attic ventilation decide how much of that you actually get, and one bad hailstorm can end a roof at any age.
A flat or low-slope roof (anything under a 3-in-12 pitch) can't rely on shingles. It needs a continuous waterproof membrane with sealed seams, such as TPO, EPDM or modified bitumen, and drainage that clears standing water within 48 hours; seams, drains and flashing are the weak points, so check them every spring and fall.
Repair the roof if the problem is in one place and the rest is healthy; replace it if the same failure shows up across several slopes, the shingles are brittle, the deck is damaged, or there are already two layers. If hail caused it, it's an insurance question first, because shingle warranties exclude hail.
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.
Many Alberta home policies now carry a separate hail deductible, usually a flat amount: industry reports in 2026 put it at $2,500 to $5,000 with many Calgary insurers, and up to $10,000 for homes without hail-resistant construction. Percentage deductibles exist but are less common here, and your hail deductible can change at renewal, so check your declarations page.
Yes. The reporting is built for it: a report per building plus a summary, documented to one standard so the documents can be compared. If several buildings were hit by the same storm, ask about documenting them together.
Often, and it's worth raising early because it changes the schedule. Tear-off (removing the old roof) is the loudest part and the part that most affects tenants. Tell us the constraint up front and we'll plan around it.
WCB Alberta coverage and commercial general liability at $2,000,000, with certificates on request before we attend. Many commercial and condo agreements set a higher limit, and it's better settled now than at signing.
After we've walked and scoped the building. The drainage, the deck condition, access and tenant logistics all move the number, and none of them can be seen from the ground or the air.
Tell us about the building or the portfolio. We'll come back with how we'd scope it.
