Welcome to Vaughan, that city in York Region that sits just north of Toronto, the fifth largest in the Greater Toronto Area and the seventeenth largest in the whole country.
It was, back in the period between 1996 and 2006 Canada's fastest growing municipality with a growth rate of just over 80%.
That is a lot of people and that translates into a lot of roofing.
The city is characterized, like much of Southern Ontario with long, hot, humid summers and long, cold, snowy winters.
The spring and the fall bring with them lots of wind and storms that can deposit lots of rain, all things that can wreak havoc on your home's crowing glory.
Blame the Great Lakes also, for the biting wind chills and lake effect snow that can happen anywhere from November to the middle of April each year.
With Caledon and Brampton to the West, King and Richmond Hill to the North, Markham to the East and the major metropolis of TO to the South, Vaughan is by no means an isolated community.
It is home to many south and eastern Europeans including Italians, Russians and Poles and has a large Jewish community as well as up and coming Muslim and Hindu areas.
It is also home to one of the GTA's biggest attractions in Canada's Wonderland and is also home to the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame and the huge shopping mall known as Vaughan Mills.
So what is the best way to keep your roof in tip top shape as the weather changes? One of the most important things is to do yearly checks, but make sure it is from the safety of the ground.
Untrained people should never attempt to get up on their roof for any reason.
Not knowing where to step safely and even the tiniest lack of balance could have disastrous results.
Each fall and spring simply walk around you property and check for any loose shingles, saggy eaves troughs or downspouts that are no longer connected to the eaves.
With asphalt shingles it is easy to see wear and tear as the little granules will be worn away leaving the paper backing to warp and tear in the wind.
Any wet areas or places where water is pooling should be noted as well as these could lead to expensive problems down the road.
Like with anything, prevention is the best thing.
If there are problems with your roof whether you live in Vaughan or anywhere else in the GTA get the professionals in to fix it before further damage is done.
It was, back in the period between 1996 and 2006 Canada's fastest growing municipality with a growth rate of just over 80%.
That is a lot of people and that translates into a lot of roofing.
The city is characterized, like much of Southern Ontario with long, hot, humid summers and long, cold, snowy winters.
The spring and the fall bring with them lots of wind and storms that can deposit lots of rain, all things that can wreak havoc on your home's crowing glory.
Blame the Great Lakes also, for the biting wind chills and lake effect snow that can happen anywhere from November to the middle of April each year.
With Caledon and Brampton to the West, King and Richmond Hill to the North, Markham to the East and the major metropolis of TO to the South, Vaughan is by no means an isolated community.
It is home to many south and eastern Europeans including Italians, Russians and Poles and has a large Jewish community as well as up and coming Muslim and Hindu areas.
It is also home to one of the GTA's biggest attractions in Canada's Wonderland and is also home to the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame and the huge shopping mall known as Vaughan Mills.
So what is the best way to keep your roof in tip top shape as the weather changes? One of the most important things is to do yearly checks, but make sure it is from the safety of the ground.
Untrained people should never attempt to get up on their roof for any reason.
Not knowing where to step safely and even the tiniest lack of balance could have disastrous results.
Each fall and spring simply walk around you property and check for any loose shingles, saggy eaves troughs or downspouts that are no longer connected to the eaves.
With asphalt shingles it is easy to see wear and tear as the little granules will be worn away leaving the paper backing to warp and tear in the wind.
Any wet areas or places where water is pooling should be noted as well as these could lead to expensive problems down the road.
Like with anything, prevention is the best thing.
If there are problems with your roof whether you live in Vaughan or anywhere else in the GTA get the professionals in to fix it before further damage is done.
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