Roofing in The Annex

Few Toronto neighbourhoods have roofs as ambitious as The Annex. Built mostly between the 1880s and early 1900s, its signature houses mix brick and sandstone under big, complex roofs — turrets, steep hips, sweeping gables, and dormers stacked on dormers, with slate still surviving on some of the grander examples. Add a dense mature tree canopy and a large share of student rentals and divided houses, and you get roofs that work hard and don't always get looked at often enough.

In practice, Annex roof jobs reward experience with old, cut-up geometry: replacing or matching heavy shingle profiles, rebuilding valleys and turret flashing, and dealing with three-storey access on tight lots. Small leaks travel far inside houses this size, so early attention pays. Get in touch for a quote and we'll give your Annex roof an honest, detailed assessment.

• The Annex was built out mainly between the 1880s and early 1900s, and its signature houses carry large, complex roofs with turrets, steep hips and stacked dormers.
• Slate remains on some of the grander Annex homes, and matching or transitioning from it requires specialist handling.
• Many Annex houses are three storeys, so roof access, staging and safety planning are a bigger share of the job than in most neighbourhoods.
• The Annex's dense tree canopy feeds moss and eavestrough debris, and a number of large divided houses see infrequent roof inspections.