Skylight Replacement in Etobicoke

Etobicoke homeowners: if skylight replacement is on your list, a one-minute quote request gets you a real price without a salesman on your driveway.

The rest of this page covers how the job usually goes in Etobicoke and what affects the quote, so you know what you're looking at before you ask.

Etobicoke's post-war housing stock has forgiving roof pitches and honest framing, but sixty-plus years of re-roofs means old layers, tired venting and insulation levels that were fine in 1965 and aren't now.

One thing we factor in for Etobicoke jobs: Split-level homes common in central Etobicoke have staggered rooflines whose step flashings are a frequent leak point.

Most of Etobicoke went up in the two decades after the war, and its roofs show it: street after street of 1950s and 60s bungalows, side-splits and back-splits with wide, moderately pitched gable and hip roofs. Many of these homes are now on their third shingle cycle, and where owners have added storeys or rear extensions, newer rooflines meet old ones in valleys that deserve careful flashing. Down by the lake in Mimico, Long Branch and New Toronto, wind exposure off Lake Ontario adds another factor shingle instalments have to be rated for.

For homeowners that usually means the decision point is simple: another layer of quality architectural shingle on a sound deck, or a full tear-off where decades of layers and patch repairs have accumulated. Etobicoke's generous lot sizes make access easy, which helps keep jobs efficient. Tell us what your roof is doing and we'll line up a quote.

• Etobicoke's housing stock is largely 1950s-70s bungalows and split-levels, many now due for their third roof replacement.
• Split-level homes common in central Etobicoke have staggered rooflines whose step flashings are a frequent leak point.
• Southern Etobicoke's lakeshore pockets see stronger wind gusts off Lake Ontario, making high-wind shingle ratings worthwhile.
• Postwar Etobicoke homes often have shallow eaves and modest attic ventilation, a combination that encourages winter ice damming.

What you'll pay for skylight replacement in Etobicoke depends on a few real things:

• Deck condition on 60-plus-year-old Etobicoke roofs: plank or early plywood decks sometimes need sections replaced once stripped.
• Skylight size and whether the existing opening matches a current standard unit
• Fixed versus venting versus powered replacement — like-for-like is cheapest
• Roof type and pitch — flat-roof curb units and steep shingle roofs each add their own labour
• Glazing upgrades such as triple pane, laminated glass or solar-control coatings
• How many units are being swapped; second and third skylights in the same visit cost less each
• Whether the work rides along with a reshingle or stands alone

For the full breakdown of what skylight replacement involves, see our Skylight Replacement guide — then request a free Etobicoke quote for your actual job.