Roof Decking Repair in Edmonton, AB
Rotten, delaminated or storm-damaged sheathing replaced before the new roof goes on — the supplement adjusters expect and homeowners never see coming.
- Free photo-documented inspection report
- We meet your adjuster on site
- We never touch your deductible
- Written scope before any work starts
- Ask any roofer - including us - for licence, WCB clearance and liability cover
Book a free roof decking repair assessment
Decking is the layer nobody quotes for, because nobody can see it until the old roof comes off. It is the plywood or OSB sheathing that everything else is fastened to, and if it is soft, delaminated or rotted, a new roof nailed into it will not hold.
This is the single most common legitimate supplement on an Edmonton insurance claim. It is priced per sheet, it is discovered at tear-off, and any quote that promises it will not be needed is a quote written by someone who has not seen your deck either.
The real number depends on pitch, access, decking and the size of the roof. Yours goes in writing after the inspection and before any work starts.
Market range, not a quote · source: HomeStars Edmonton roofing price guideWhat the work includes
- Full deck inspection at tear-off. Every sheet walked and sounded once the old roof is off. Soft spots, delamination, rot around penetrations, and old water staining.
- Photographed before replacement. Each damaged sheet photographed in place with the location marked. That photograph is what gets the supplement paid.
- Sheet replacement to code. Matched thickness, correct span rating, proper edge support and fastening schedule, H-clips where the span requires them.
- Structural check. Rot at the deck often means water has been sitting somewhere for a long time. We look at the rafter or truss ends underneath before closing it up.
- Per-sheet transparency. You are told the per-sheet rate before we start, and you get a count and photographs of what was actually replaced.
- Supplement submitted for you. Photographs, count and justification sent to your insurer in the format they price from.
Signs
When you need this
Any one of these is worth an inspection. Several together usually means a claim.
- A roof that feels soft or springs underfoot
- Visible sagging between rafters when you look along the roof line
- Dark staining or white mould on the underside of the sheathing in the attic
- Delamination visible at the edges of a sheet from the attic side
- A long-running leak that was patched rather than traced
- Any roof that has had a second layer over it for years
Insurance
How this looks as a claim
Insurers do not dispute that decking has to be sound. They dispute the count, which is why the photographs matter. A supplement with a marked photo per sheet is paid routinely; a supplement that says “replaced 14 sheets” with no evidence gets argued.
Note that decking rotted by long-term leakage may be treated as maintenance rather than storm damage. Where that happens we will tell you which sheets fall on which side rather than quietly bundling them.
From storm to finished roof
- 1
Call or send the form
Same business day
Tell us what happened and when. Date of loss matters more than people expect.
- 2
Free inspection and report
Date agreed on that first call
We walk the roof, photograph every slope, and hand you a written damage report.
- 3
You open the claim
Day 1 to 3
You make the call to your insurer. We give you the report, the peril, and the wording.
- 4
Adjuster meeting
Usually 3 to 14 days
We meet them on site and walk the damage together, so nothing is missed or minimised.
- 5
Build and sign-off
1 to 3 days on a typical house
Tear-off, deck check, ice-and-water membrane, new system, clean-up, final photos.
What it costs and how long it takes
Edmonton market range: $85 - $160 per sheet CAD. Market range from published Edmonton price guides, not a quote. Your number goes in writing after the inspection.
Most Edmonton houses need a handful of sheets at most. Roofs that have carried a second layer, or that had a leak patched instead of traced, need more. We do not know until the roof is off, which is why decking sits in every honest quote as a per-sheet rate rather than a fixed number.
If the count comes back higher than expected, you see the photographs before we replace anything.
Soft decking is a symptom, and the cause is usually something above it that has been leaking quietly: failed flashing, a low-slope section covered in flat roof repair, or one of the other failures set out on roof repair in Edmonton.
Where the work is covered by insurance, the number that matters is the insurer’s approved scope plus your deductible, not the sticker price. We prepare the scope, submit supplements for anything missing, and you see every line.
Roof Decking Repair: common questions
Why was this not in the original quote?
Because it cannot be seen through an existing roof. Any contractor who fixes a decking number before tear-off is either padding the quote or planning to argue with you later. The honest form is a per-sheet rate agreed up front.
Will insurance pay for the decking?
Usually, as a supplement, when the deck was damaged by the covered event or has to be replaced to complete the approved scope. Long-term rot from an unreported leak is more often treated as maintenance.
Can you just replace the bad spots?
Yes, sheet by sheet. Full re-decking is only needed where the damage is widespread. We replace what fails and show you why.
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Edmonton proper and the Capital Region. Summer hail, prairie wind, ice dams and freeze–thaw cycles attack different parts of a roof, and our inspections look past the obvious impact marks to flashing, vents, underlayment and decking.
If your roof is inside the Anthony Henday, we are usually there the next morning.
Roof damaged? Start with the report, not the quote.
A free, photo-documented inspection is what turns a phone call to your insurer into a paid claim. It costs you nothing and takes about an hour.
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