Torch On Flat Roof Replacement at Massey St & 8th Ave New Westminster. Gilbert's Testimonial & Full Project Tour.
A complete flat roof replacement in Massey Victory Heights, New Westminster. Gilbert tells his story first. Then the project takes over: the old membrane stripped to the deck, a new torch on SBS system flame welded down sheet by sheet, every lap fused into one continuous waterproof surface, and new metal edge flashing locking down the perimeter against wind and rain.
Watch the project. Gilbert first, then the full tour.
Seventy three seconds, start to finish. Gilbert opens the video in his own words on his front porch. Then the camera climbs to the roof. Black SBS membrane running wall to wall, laps welded flat and tight. New vents and stacks rising through torch applied flashing. Fresh metal edge flashing tracing a clean perimeter line. And behind it all, the view this roof protects: New Westminster rolling down to the Fraser.
Watch on YouTube · 73 seconds · Massey St & 8th Ave, New Westminster BC
Gilbert lives at Massey St and 8th Ave in Massey Victory Heights, New Westminster. His flat roof had reached the end of its service life, and he hired us to replace it with a torch on SBS membrane system. When the last piece of edge metal went on, he stepped in front of the camera and told us how it went. His words open the video above.
Project Quick Facts
| Location | Massey St & 8th Ave, New Westminster, BC |
| Neighbourhood | Massey Victory Heights, New Westminster |
| Project Type | Flat Roof Replacement, Torch On SBS Membrane System |
| Building Type | Established New Westminster home with a flat roof overlooking the Fraser |
| Reason for Replacement | Original flat roof membrane at end of service life |
| Membrane | SBS modified bitumen, torch applied, every lap heat welded into one continuous surface |
| Penetrations | New vents and stacks, each sealed with torch applied flashing |
| Perimeter | New metal edge flashing on every side for wind uplift resistance and clean water shedding |
| Quality Control | Every seam probed and inspected after welding. No tapes, no adhesives, no shortcuts |
| Year Completed | July 2026 |
| Warranty | Manufacturer membrane warranty + 10 year Paragon workmanship warranty |
Why flat roofs in Massey Victory Heights work harder than most
Massey Victory Heights sits on New Westminster's east side, up the hill from the Fraser with long sightlines toward Surrey and the river traffic below. The area filled in through the postwar decades, and mixed among the gable roofs is a healthy stock of flat and low slope homes. A flat roof here is not the easy option. It is a precision system. Gravity barely helps it, so the membrane has to do everything.
Project gallery. The completed system, detail by detail.
Documented on the roof the week of completion. Each photo shows a piece of the system doing its job.
How the project unfolded
Up on the roof with a moisture eye and a seam probe. Gilbert's original membrane had given what it had to give: the surface worn, the details tired, the system at the end of its service life. We walked him through what a proper torch on replacement involves and a written quote landed in his inbox within 48 hours.
For a flat roof that sits in New Westminster rain for weeks at a stretch, we recommended a torch on SBS membrane system. SBS modified bitumen stays flexible in cold, shrugs off standing water, and its seams are not glued or taped. They are melted together. That distinction is the whole game on a flat roof.
The old roof came off completely, down to bare wood. No overlays, ever. An overlay buries old problems under new material and cuts years off the new system's life. We start clean or we do not start.
With the deck exposed, we checked every square foot for soft spots, rot, and fastener pull through, and prepared a sound, dry, secure substrate. A membrane is only as good as what it is welded over.
Sheet by sheet, the SBS membrane was rolled out and torch applied, the underside melted onto the surface below while each lap was flame welded into the previous course. Done right, the finished field is not hundreds of overlapping pieces. It is one continuous waterproof surface. Our crew probes every seam after welding to confirm the bond.
New vents and stacks went in, each one sealed with torch applied flashing built up and welded into the field membrane. Then the perimeter: new metal edge flashing fastened on every side, locking the membrane down against wind uplift and throwing water clear of the fascia. On a flat roof, the field keeps you dry and the details keep you dry for decades.
Full site cleanup, magnetic sweep, debris hauled. Then a top to bottom walkthrough with Gilbert, warranty paperwork in hand. He signed off and stepped in front of the camera to record the testimonial you see above.
Why New Westminster homeowners choose Paragon
Family run since 2010. Dual certified by CertainTeed and IKO as a Master Roofer. We've collected 120+ five star reviews across Google, HomeStars, Facebook, and Houzz. Every job runs on our own in house crew. No subcontractors, ever, and on torch work that matters twice: the people holding the flame on your home are our people, trained to our standard. Onsite estimates are free. Written quotes land in your inbox inside 48 hours. Every replacement carries a 10 year workmanship warranty that transfers to the next owner of the home.
Nearby areas our crews cover from the same dispatch: New Westminster city wide, Burnaby, torch on roofing in Burnaby, flat roofing in Burnaby, and Coquitlam and the Tri-Cities.
Frequently Asked Questions
Massey St and 8th Ave in Massey Victory Heights, on New Westminster's east side above the Fraser River. The neighbourhood filled in through the postwar decades and carries a real mix of rooflines, including a solid stock of flat and low slope homes like Gilbert's that depend entirely on membrane quality to stay dry.
SBS stands for styrene butadiene styrene, a rubberized polymer blended into asphalt membrane to keep it flexible through cold snaps and decades of expansion and contraction. Torch on means the membrane is installed with open flame: the underside is melted as the sheet is rolled out, bonding it to the surface below, and every lap is flame welded to the course beside it. The result is a single continuous waterproof skin rather than hundreds of glued or taped joints. For BC's long wet season, that seam quality is the reason torch on SBS remains the benchmark flat roof system.
Two working days from tear off to the final piece of edge metal. Flat roof replacements move quickly when the crew works to a system: strip, inspect, prep, torch, detail, clean. What never gets rushed is the welding. Every seam is probed after it cools, because on a flat roof the seams are the roof.
An SBS modified bitumen membrane system, torch applied across the full field with every lap heat welded. New vents and stacks, each sealed with torch applied flashing built up and welded into the surrounding membrane. New metal edge flashing fastened around the entire perimeter for wind uplift resistance and clean water shedding into the gutters.
Most single family flat roofs in New Westminster land between $12,000 and $25,000 for a full tear off and torch on SBS replacement. The range reflects roof size, deck condition, the number of penetrations and details, and access. For a number specific to your home, try our Roofing Cost Calculator, or call 604-358-3436 and we'll come measure it in person.
Constantly. Flat and low slope homes run all through New Westminster, Burnaby, and the Tri-Cities, along with garages, additions, and commercial buildings. Every torch on job follows the playbook on this page: full tear off, deck inspection, torch applied SBS with probed seams, torch flashed details, and new edge metal, all installed by our own in house crew.
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