Residential Roofing System

The Roof over Your Head is More than the Type of Shingle You Choose – It’s a Complex Waterproofing System

Your roof isn’t just a bunch of shingles nailed to your home! It’s probably the single most important element protecting you and your home from the weather.

All the elements of a high-quality residential roofing system must work together to keep water from damaging your home. Most damage is not due to shingle failure but to a deficiency in one or more of the other elements.

What kind of damages can a poor roof cause? Damage to your walls, floors, structural elements, and even your health! Click here to find out more about the negative health impacts of mould in your home.

The Done Right residential roofing system is engineered to improve the quality of your life, giving you a worry-free installation and many years of peace of mind.

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I was delighted with DRR through the entire process. DRR met all the commitments and did what they said they would do. Excellent core values.
M. Moore, Homeowner, Calgary NE
Excellent service and professional. Keep it up!
Mark, Calgary Homeowner
The work was done on time, as promised and the attention to the job at hand was first rate and excellent. My first time with Done Right was just great! Thanks for the Excellent work!
Glen, Calgary Homeowner
I appreciate how quickly the roof was reshingled. Very speedy, very polite – A very positive experience for the homeowner.
N. Merryfield, Calgary Homeowner, SW
The Done Right Roofing Team was efficient, courteous, and respectful from the time of the quote to the final job 10/10.
C. Stewart, Calgary Homeowner
I am thrilled with the job that was completed. It appears to be a first quality job!!! The crew that worked on my roof was very, very, polite and absolutely the nicest young men. They represent your company well.
D. Franklin-Harrison, Calgary Homeowner
Your company has replaced my roof early in June and I would like to compliment on a job well done. You have really done my roof right. The quality and craftsmanship is excellent and your team is very professional. It’s been a great pleasure to have been working with your company. Again, thank you very much for a job well done.
J. Chwiecko, Calgary Homeowner
Great Customer Service – professional and courteous. I’m happy to recommend Done Right to clients.
S. Bayer, Bragg Creek Homeowner & Realtor
I was very happy when DRR identified the problem and was very honest about what it needed to be done. Very good job! Thanks to every one of the roofers.
C. Brassard, Calgary Homeowner SW
From the estimate to the work being ‘Done Right’, I was very delighted.
L Givens, Calgary Homeowner, SE

Quality Tips

Only tear-off as much old roof area as can be replaced or at least waterproofed with underlayment in one day. Calgary has volatile weather and you never know!
Using a course of starter shingles up and down both sides of an open valley can insure that the valley is 100% leak proof.
Shingle installation instructions vary slightly from manufacturer to manufacturer. They must be followed exactly to protect the homeowner’s warranty.
To avoid leaks around roof penetrations use a “Back Pan” shingle over the back of the penetration, but under the main shingle course.
A quality contractor should formally inspect every single roof that their company installs. Otherwise, poor workmanship will go undetected, leading to long-term problems.
Roofing is considered a “Skilled Trade” by the Government of Canada. Everyone on the roof should have a minimum of internal Certification to a maximum of Journeyman training.
Although it is not required, it is strongly recommended that, in high snow areas, ice dam protection is used on roof pitches of 5/12 and under.
Using a course of starter shingles up and down both sides of an open valley can insure that the valley is 100% leak proof.
Nailing the shingle at both the nailing line and at the top of the shingle, on the roof gables, will prevent the wind from lifting up the shingle.