What makes emergency roof tarp in Fort Erie its own problem
Homes in Fort Erie rarely fail all at once — they fail slowly, through one heating season at a time.
Air-sealing and window upgrades have made Fort Erie homes far tighter than they were designed to be, and a tight house starves a natural-draft appliance of the make-up air it needs.
Older Fort Erie stock was built when soft lime mortar and clay liners were the standard; modern high-efficiency appliances vent very differently, and the mismatch causes condensation the original builder never planned for.
Across Stevensville, Ridgeway, Snyder, Sunset Bay and Bay Beach, the housing stock changes street by street, and the correct method changes with it. A century home with a soft-brick stack does not get the same treatment as a 2010 build with a factory-built vent — using one method on both is how systems get damaged.
the practical takeaway is that a emergency roof tarp visit should start with an assessment, not a tool. Any crew that begins work before telling you what they found is guessing on your behalf.