What makes roof winter prep in Kawartha Lakes its own problem
There is a rhythm to roof winter prep work in Kawartha Lakes: a quiet summer, a frantic October, and a winter of emergencies that were visible in September.
Salt spray and road grit carried by winter wind accelerate corrosion on exterior metal components far faster in Durham than the manufacturer's rating assumes.
Air-sealing and window upgrades have made Kawartha Lakes 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.
Across Little Britain, Lindsay, Sturgeon Point, Omemee and Dunsford, 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 roof winter prep 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.