For property managers, landlords and condo boards
Free portfolio roof assessments, prioritised repair plans, budget numbers your reserve fund study can use, storm-claim documentation for the corporation’s insurer, and tender-ready scopes so every bid is compared line by line. One owner, one phone number.
Written by Johnny Anderson, owner · Updated September 7, 2026
If you manage townhome complexes in Panorama Hills, fourplexes in Bridgeland, walk-ups in Beltline or a stacked-townhome condo in Auburn Bay, the roofs are usually the single largest depreciating asset the corporation owns. They also fail in the most expensive way, all at once, after a storm. The August 5, 2024 hailstorm produced over $3.2 billion in insured losses, the costliest hailstorm in Canadian history, and Alberta has seen a major hailstorm every year for the past decade, with insured hail losses above $11 billion over twenty years.
Boards and owners need three things from a roofer that a homeowner does not: numbers they can plan around, paperwork they can defend at an AGM, and one accountable person who answers the phone. Mountain Standard Roofing is owner-operated. Johnny Anderson inspects every roof, writes every scope and is on site for every job. There is no sales rep between you and the person doing the work.
For property managers, landlords and condo boards
Residential and small commercial portfolios across Calgary, Airdrie, Cochrane, Okotoks, Chestermere, Strathmore and High River.
A walk of every roof in the portfolio with dated photos and a one-page condition summary per building: covering, flashings, drainage, ventilation, membrane seams, and an honest remaining-life estimate. Free, and the same inspection standard we apply to a single house.
Not every roof needs replacing this year. We rank the portfolio into fix now, budget next season, and monitor, so the board spends on the roofs that are actually leaking first. Targeted roof repair is often the right answer.
Written repair-versus-replace scopes with a budget figure per building and a realistic timing window, in a format your reserve fund study provider can drop into the roofing line. See how the roofing section is structured below.
One number for active leaks. We stop the water, photograph the cause and send a same-day written report you can forward to the owner or board. Permanent work is quoted separately.
Two-ply SBS torch-on and TPO for flat sections, asphalt shingle for pitched townhome and fourplex roofs, including Class 4 impact-resistant options. See flat roof replacement costs and commercial roofing.
Slope-by-slope hail and wind damage documentation, test squares, collateral damage on soft metals, all packaged for the corporation’s adjuster. We handle the claim paperwork with you. See hail damage and insurance work.
An itemized scope the board can send to other roofers so every bid is priced against the same specification and compared line by line. Checklist below.
WCB clearance and certificate of insurance on request before mobilization, so the corporation is never exposed for a contractor’s premiums or an injury on site.
Siding and Hardie board, eavestrough, soffit and fascia, and attic insulation and ventilation, so a hail-hit complex can be restored under one scope and one warranty conversation.
Alberta’s Condominium Property Act and Regulation require every condominium corporation to keep a capital replacement reserve fund and to have a reserve fund study of its depreciating property conducted every five years. The study must be done by a qualified provider, and the resulting report has to inventory every component that will need repair or replacement within the next 30 years, stating its current condition, estimated timing and cost, and expected life after the work. The board then approves a reserve fund plan that says how the money will be raised, whether through contributions or a special levy.
For the roofing line, a study provider typically needs the following for each building or roof section. This is what our assessment is written to supply:
We do not prepare reserve fund studies. We give the person who does accurate roof data, and we give the board a scope it can tender against when the study says the year has come.
Most bad roofing outcomes for condo corporations start with three quotes written to three different scopes. The cheapest one wins, the board finds out at the deck what was left out, and the change orders erase the saving. Here is how to compare properly.
Every bidder prices the same tear-off, the same deck allowance, the same underlayment, the same eave protection, the same vent count and the same warranty. If a bidder wants to propose an alternative, it goes in as a separate priced option, not a substitution.
Lay the bids side by side against the scope. A missing line is not a saving, it is a change order waiting to happen. Pay particular attention to the per-sheet sheathing rate and the extra-layer tear-off rate, because those are where surprises come from.
Eave protection is required by the National Building Code on shingle roofs, extending at least 900 mm up the slope and to at least 300 mm inside the inner face of the exterior wall. The Alberta Roofing Contractors Association’s shingle standard requires minimum 9.5 mm sheathing on a reroof, no roofing over existing shingles, and 1/300 attic ventilation split between intake and exhaust. A bid that is silent on these is not complete.
WCB Alberta advises hirers to obtain a clearance letter before hiring a contractor and before releasing payment, otherwise the corporation can be liable for unpaid premiums. Ask for the certificate of insurance, the City of Calgary business licence, and who will actually be on the roof. Ask whether the owner will be on site.
Manufacturer warranties cover the shingle. Workmanship warranties cover the installation, which is where most leaks come from. Ours is 10 years on full replacements, in writing. Ask every bidder for the same in writing, and ask what voids it.
Use this as a checklist when writing or reviewing a scope for a townhome, fourplex or small commercial roof. If you would rather we write it, we will, and you are free to send it to other contractors.
For a plain-language breakdown of what each line means, see the itemized scope sheet in our Calgary roof replacement cost guide. For commercial buildings, see commercial roof replacement costs in Calgary.
No. The inspection is free, the same as every inspection Mountain Standard Roofing does. Johnny Anderson, the owner, walks every roof in person and you receive dated photos and a written condition summary for each building. If the portfolio is large we schedule it in blocks so the reports arrive in a usable order.
You can hand it to your reserve fund study provider. Under Alberta's Condominium Property Regulation the study itself must be prepared by a qualified provider such as an engineer, technologist, architect or certified reserve planner who is independent of the board. Our role is to give that provider current, photographed roof condition data and a realistic repair-versus-replace scope so the roofing line in the study reflects the actual roofs, not a table of average lifespans.
Yes. We install and repair two-ply SBS torch-on and TPO membranes on flat and low-slope roofs, and asphalt shingle roofs on pitched townhome and fourplex buildings. Many Calgary complexes have both, and it helps to have one contractor responsible for the tie-ins between them.
Call (587) 577-6170. We will make the building watertight first, photograph the cause, and send you a written report the same day the repair is made so you have something to give the owner or the board. Permanent repair or replacement is then quoted as a separate line so the emergency invoice is not padded.
Yes. Alberta condominium corporations must insure the buildings against the perils prescribed in the Condominium Property Regulation, and hail is a common property claim. We photograph and map the damage on every slope and elevation, note test-square results and collateral damage on vents, eavestrough and siding, and give the board a package its adjuster can work from. We do not decide coverage, the adjuster does, but we make sure nothing is missed.
Yes, on request, before work starts. WCB Alberta advises hirers to obtain a clearance letter before hiring a contractor and before releasing payment, and most management agreements and board policies require it. We also provide a certificate of insurance naming the corporation if requested.
Send the addresses and what you need through the contact page, call or text (587) 577-6170, or email info@mountainstandardroofing.com. Real estate agents, see our realtor partner page. Storm history by community is on the Calgary hail map, and the claim process is explained in the Alberta roof insurance claim guide.
Send us the addresses. Johnny walks every roof, photographs everything and gives the board written scopes and budget figures it can plan around. No charge for the assessment.
★★★★★ 5.0 out of 5 — 10 Google reviews
Every review below is a verified Google review of Mountain Standard Roofing Ltd. Backed by our 10-year workmanship warranty and our $500 price-beat guarantee.
★★★★★
“Mountain Standard Roofing handled my storm damage roof replacement perfectly. They worked directly with my insurance company, handled all the paperwork, and made the entire process stress-free. The crew was professional, efficient, and left my yard clean.”
Nikki Rick — Google review
★★★★★
“John and his team were awesome to deal with. He did my roof and siding and they finished a day ahead of schedule. Not only was the service awesome but the price was much better than competitors.”
Kristoffer — Google review
★★★★★
“The owner John is very communicative and always took time to answer our questions. Our roof was re-done in the agreed timeline and for the agreed upon price. Would highly recommend doing business with Mountain Standard Roofing.”
Ryan Van Boven — Google review