Roof replacement in Sahali

Replace a Sahali roof when patches at the shaded eave keep returning, when a second layer is already down, or when the covering is still wood on a hill that faces a nature park.

A house with a shingle roof. Illustration only, not a photo of a Kamloops roofing job.

Repair visits belong on the Sahali repair page. This page is the tear-off. The hill's background, Upper and Lower associations, and the cooperative townhouses are on the hub. A strata roof needs the council's process before a dumpster arrives. Book the roofer only after you know who may sign.

Class A, ventilation, and the permit line

FireSmart BC wants a Class A covering and underlayment, and it rules out wood shingles and shakes. Beside Kenna Cartwright that is not an abstract preference. Embers and needles are already in the gutters. A replacement that puts new shakes back up has ignored the checklist on purpose. Rated asphalt is allowed. Metal is allowed if the ridges are sealed and the snow has somewhere safe to land. Sliding snow onto a Sahali entry is a layout failure. Guards are a question for the quote, not a decoration.

The north-facing character of the slope south of downtown means one plane may stay cold. When the deck is opened, look at intake and exhaust ventilation before the new covering goes down. A tight new roof over a wet attic repeats the ice problem. Bulletin 23-01 is the permit test: same dead load and same slope, the bulletin says no building permit for the reroof; a jump in dead load, such as shakes to shingles in the bulletin's own example, or new skylights, pulls the job into a permit. Read it: bulletin 23-01.

Upper hill and lower hill are different tear-off days

Upper Sahali often means a steeper driveway and a colder back slope. Lower Sahali often means a rental or a house nearer the campus corridor, where permission and parking matter as much as the shingle. Say which, and say whether a strata has to approve the dumpster. The higher design snow pressure applies to new structural work on this hill. It is not a price and it is not a reason to skip the deck. No Sahali dollar figure is printed here.

Call (236) 836-0303 with Upper or Lower, house or townhouse, and whether shakes are still on the roof.

What wears roofs out in Kamloops

Heat

Hot summers and UV age asphalt, especially on a south-facing slope.

Snow load

Bylaw 11-84 sets the ground snow load. It is a design pressure, not a forecast for one house. Read the bylaw.

Wildfire

FireSmart BC treats wood shakes and an open roof edge as fuel. See the checklist.

What to ask a roofer before you say yes

  • Is the quote in writing?
  • Who handles the building permit if one is needed?
  • Do you carry WorkSafeBC coverage and liability insurance?
  • What does the warranty cover, and who backs it?
  • How will you protect the property and clean up?

Request a call

If water is coming in, call (236) 836-0303 first. The form is the second option. We take your details and connect you with a local Kamloops roofer. This site is a connector, not the roofer.

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