Roof Replacement in Scarborough

Roof Replacement requests come in from all over Scarborough — some are a morning's work, some take a full crew and a bin. Either way, describe the roof and the quote is free.

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

Scarborough'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.

That local context matters for roof replacement: Homes near the Scarborough Bluffs face elevated wind exposure off Lake Ontario, favouring high-wind-rated shingles and careful edge fastening.

Scarborough was farmland until the postwar boom filled it with subdivisions, and that history is written across its rooftops: enormous tracts of 1950s-70s bungalows, semis and split-levels whose roofs were all built — and all age — on roughly the same clock. When one house on a Scarborough crescent needs new shingles, its neighbours usually aren't far behind. Along the southern edge, homes near the Bluffs take real wind off Lake Ontario, while inland streets contend more with tree debris and winter ice damming.

The upside of all that consistency is predictable, efficient work: simple rooflines, honest pitches and easy access make most Scarborough re-roofs straightforward tear-off-and-replace jobs. The key decisions are shingle quality, ventilation upgrades and ice-and-water protection at the eaves. If your roof is showing its age, a quote costs nothing to request.

• Scarborough is dominated by 1950s-70s subdivision housing whose roofs age in unison, so whole streets often re-shingle within a few years of each other.
• Bungalows and split-levels with simple gable and hip rooflines make most Scarborough re-roofs efficient tear-off-and-replace projects.
• Homes near the Scarborough Bluffs face elevated wind exposure off Lake Ontario, favouring high-wind-rated shingles and careful edge fastening.
• Many original Scarborough attics were built with minimal insulation and ventilation, a setup that promotes ice damming in freeze-thaw winters.

No two Scarborough roofs are the same, so instead of a flat price, here's what actually shapes a roof replacement quote:

• Roof size and how many faces, valleys and dormers break it up
• How many shingle layers are already on the roof — many Scarborough homes of this era have been re-roofed more than once, and extra tear-off is extra labour and disposal.
• Pitch and height — a steep third-storey roof is slower and needs more staging than a walkable bungalow
• How many layers of old shingles are coming off
• Material choice, from standard architectural shingles up to metal or premium systems
• Chimneys, skylights and vents, each of which needs new flashing done properly
• Access for the bin and delivery truck — tight downtown lots take longer than open driveways

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