Roofing Company Glenora

Markit Roofing is the roofing company Glenora owners choose when a character home deserves more than a standard shingle job. Above the river valley, we install and repair cedar shakes, synthetic slate, copper details, dormers and turrets with the care these steep, detailed roofs demand, and every project carries a ten-year labour guarantee.

Roofing Contractor for Glenora Character Homes

Glenora is one of Edmonton’s best-known mature neighbourhoods, overlooking the North Saskatchewan River valley between Groat Road, 107 Avenue, 142 Street and MacKinnon Ravine. Planned as a residential district from 1905, it is home to Government House, completed in 1913, and to many stately houses on its crescents.

Most homes here were built before 1970, in styles ranging from Craftsman and Tudor Revival to mid-century custom designs. Their roofs often feature steep pitches, multiple dormers, bay windows and premium materials. As a roofing company Glenora households have hired since 2013, we respect that architecture and installs materials that suit it.

Safety on these high pitches is managed under our COR certification, all installers carry WCB coverage, and we hold AARA membership. As a roofing contractor Glenora homeowners can trust, we protect mature gardens and hardscaping, use careful staging on steep slopes, and agree on every material and colour with you in writing before work begins.

Why Steep, Detailed Glenora Roofs Need Specialist Crews

A steep roof with many dormers, turrets and valleys has far more edges and joints than a plain suburban gable. Each of these must be flashed by hand, and many older homes in Glenora have decades of mixed repairs layered over original details. Materials such as cedar, slate and copper behave differently from asphalt shingles: cedar moves with moisture, slate is heavy and brittle, and copper must be kept apart from incompatible metals to avoid corrosion. Using the wrong fastener or underlayment can shorten the life of an expensive roof.

Location adds weather strain. Homes along the valley edge and ravines catch wind rising from the river, while large elms and spruce shade some slopes and keep them damp for longer, encouraging moss on wood roofs. Ice builds at the eaves of steep roofs with limited attic space. The roofers Glenora Edmonton homeowners hire need training in premium materials and safe access on high pitches. Markit Roofing brings both, and as your local roofing company Glenora team, we explain the trade-offs of each material before you commit.

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Glenora Roofing Services in Premium Materials

Cedar Shake Roofs Glenora

Natural cedar gives Glenora homes a warm, textured look that suits Craftsman and Tudor styles. Our cedar shake roofing Glenora service covers new installations, full replacements and repairs. We install shakes over breathable underlayment and spaced or ventilated battens, so the wood can dry evenly after rain and snow. Each course is laid with correct exposure, side gaps and stainless steel fasteners, which resist corrosion far better than standard nails. For repairs, we replace split, cupped or missing shakes, clear moss and debris, and check that keyways and valleys are draining freely. Cedar needs more care than asphalt, so we explain the maintenance it requires, such as periodic cleaning and treatment, and how long a well-kept roof can last. We can also discuss fire-retardant treated cedar and Class A assemblies where insurers prefer them. For owners who love the look but want less upkeep, we offer composite shake products that mimic wood grain closely while resisting rot and splitting.

Synthetic Slate Glenora

Natural slate is beautiful but very heavy, and many older Glenora roof frames were never designed to carry it. Synthetic slate offers the classic look at a fraction of the weight, making it a popular upgrade for character homes. Moulded from polymer or rubber blends, these tiles have realistic edges and colours, and many carry high impact ratings. Our roofing company Glenora crews install them to each maker’s system. That means solid decking, specified underlayment, starter courses, correct overlap and dedicated hip and ridge pieces. We stagger tile widths and blend colours so the finished roof looks natural rather than uniform. Flashing is upgraded to match, often with copper or painted steel. Where a home already has a natural slate roof, we can repair broken slates using hooks or nail-and-bib methods and assess whether the roof structure and fasteners are still sound. A roof replacement Glenora owners plan with slate or synthetic slate is a long-term investment, and we provide full warranty records.

Copper & Metal Details Glenora

Copper is often the finishing touch on Glenora’s finest homes. It appears on bay window roofs, entry canopies, cupolas, valleys, chimney caps and eavestroughs, and it develops a natural patina over time. Our crews fabricate and install copper flashings, standing seam copper panels on small roof sections, and soldered copper valleys and crickets. We take care to separate copper from steel and aluminum, using compatible fasteners and isolation layers, because contact between different metals causes galvanic corrosion. For homeowners who prefer a lower-cost option, we offer pre-finished steel and aluminum in colours that complement cedar, slate or shingle main roofs. We also repair existing metal details, resoldering split seams, replacing worn caps and refastening loose sections. Clean, precise metalwork protects the roof’s most vulnerable joints while adding to the look of the house. Every metal detail is photographed on completion, and we explain how copper will change colour over the coming years.

Dormer & Turret Roofs Glenora

Dormers, turrets, eyebrow windows and curved roof sections give Glenora homes their character, but each one is also a potential leak point. Dormer cheeks and front walls meet the main roof with step and apron flashing, which often fails after years of snow and freeze-thaw cycles. Turrets with conical or polygonal roofs require shingles or shakes to be cut and laid individually around a tight curve, along with custom flashing at the base. Our crews take the time these details need. We remove old material around each feature, inspect the framing and sheathing for rot, and rebuild flashings with membrane underneath. On cone-shaped turrets, we taper each course carefully and use flexible underlayment that follows the curve. Small dormer roofs may be finished in copper or metal for durability and style. We plan scaffolding and safe access first, protecting landscaping and windows. The result is a roof that sheds water cleanly at every turn, finished by a roofing company Glenora owners trust with complex details.

Heritage-Style Roofs Glenora

Many Glenora owners want a new roof that keeps the original character of their home. If your property has municipal or provincial heritage designation, changes to its exterior may need approval, so we encourage you to check with the City of Edmonton before choosing materials. Our team can provide product samples, photos and specifications to support that process. For homes without formal designation, we still help you choose materials, colours and profiles that suit the era of the house, such as dark shingles with deeper shadow lines, cedar or synthetic slate, and traditional ridge details. We reproduce decorative features where possible, including exposed rafter tails, scalloped edges and finials, working with carpenters when needed. Modern performance is added quietly underneath, with ice and water membrane, proper ventilation and upgraded flashing. As a roofing company Glenora heritage owners trust, our goal is a roof that looks right for the street and protects the home for decades to come.