Georgetown · ON · Service area

Metal roofing in Georgetown.

Georgetown has more layers of housing stock than almost anywhere else we work. The Main Street core goes back to the 1820s, when George Kennedy built mills on Silver Creek and a village grew around them. Delrex and Moore Park followed in the 1950s and 1960s, full of ranch bungalows and split-levels. Georgetown South opened up on farmland below Silver Creek from 1989. Each of those layers wants a different answer on the roof, and at a 13–17 year asphalt life, every one of them has cycled through several asphalt roofs already.

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Why Georgetown

Six things Georgetown homeowners come to us for.

No. 01

Serving Georgetown, Glen Williams and the wider Halton Hills area

No. 02

Heritage-sensitive profiles for the Main Street core and Glen Williams

No. 03

Simple bungalow and split-level rooflines in Delrex and Moore Park suit steel well

No. 04

50-year transferable warranty on the premium Ideal lines — dwelling-tied, no transfer fee

No. 05

Wind-rated to 241 km/h and Class A non-combustible

No. 06

Canadian-made steel from Ideal Roofing — an exclusive dealership since 2011

Built for Georgetown's climate

Engineered for what Georgetown throws at it.

Wind

Georgetown sits in the rolling country below the Niagara Escarpment, and the open ground around Glen Williams and the Credit valley catches more wind than the sheltered town core. Our panels are independently certified to 241 km/h, which matters most at edges, ridge and rakes.

Freeze-thaw

Halton Hills is milder than our Simcoe and Grey towns — this is not snowbelt country. The winter here sits close to zero and crosses it repeatedly instead, and that cycling is what works fasteners loose and lifts asphalt tabs season after season.

Fire

Steel is non-combustible by its very nature — a Class A fire rating, the highest available.

Three eras of Georgetown house, three different roofs

Georgetown grew in distinct stages and it shows from the street. The Main Street core dates to the 1820s and 1830s mill village and the commercial blocks that followed later in the century — several of those buildings are heritage-designated and the streetscape is protected in character if not always in law. Delrex, the town’s oldest subdivision, was built in the 1950s by Rex Heslop, the developer behind Rexdale, with Moore Park following in 1962; between them they gave Georgetown a large stock of ranch bungalows, split-levels and colonial revival houses. Georgetown South is the newest layer, opened on farmland below Silver Creek from 1989. A roof recommendation that ignores which of those three a house belongs to is a guess, not advice.

Bungalows and split-levels are the easiest roofs we do

The 1950s and 1960s stock in Delrex and Moore Park has an advantage the 2000s subdivisions do not: simple roof geometry. Long, uninterrupted planes with few valleys, dormers or changes of pitch are faster to install, have fewer detail points where water and wind can find a way in, and generally make the cleanest-looking finished metal roof. It is a genuine technical point rather than a sales one — complexity, not size, is what makes a roof difficult. If you own a Delrex bungalow, you own close to the ideal candidate for a steel roof.

Where we are based, plainly

Select Metal Roofing is based in Creemore, not Georgetown, and there is no local office, showroom or yard here. We would rather write that down than let a service-area page imply otherwise. What is true is that a crew works the Mississauga–Milton–Georgetown corridor, and that Colum attends the site visit and writes the quote himself. We do full roof replacement — for a small repair, someone closer is usually the better answer, and we will say so.

Neighbourhoods we cover

Across Georgetown, end to end.

Downtown GeorgetownDelrexMoore ParkGeorgetown SouthGlen WilliamsStewart’s MillsThe Four Corners
Our roof profiles

Four steel profiles, one supplier we trust.

Common questions

What Georgetown homeowners ask first.

Do you actually serve Georgetown?
Yes, for full roof replacement. A crew works the Mississauga–Milton–Georgetown corridor and Colum attends the site visit himself. We are based in Creemore and have no Georgetown office — for a small repair a closer contractor is usually the better fit, and we will tell you that rather than quote it.
What profile suits a heritage house near Main Street?
Usually the Wakefield Bridge steel shingle. It carries the shadow line and visual texture of a traditional roof while performing as steel, which suits the Main Street core and the older houses in Glen Williams. Standing seam tends to suit Georgetown South and other newer builds. Colum recommends based on the house and its roof geometry at the site visit.
I have a Delrex bungalow. Is metal a good fit?
Usually a very good one. The 1950s and 1960s stock in Delrex and Moore Park tends to have simple, uninterrupted roof planes with few valleys or dormers, and simple geometry is what makes a metal installation fast, clean and detail-light. Complexity is what makes a roof difficult, not floor area.
How long does asphalt last in Georgetown?
13–17 years in this climate. That range comes from Colum’s own decade of surveying the roofs he tore off, not from a manufacturer’s warranty term. On a Delrex house built in the 1950s that means the current roof is likely the fourth or fifth, which is the point at which the arithmetic for steel stops being close.
Can you go over my existing shingles?
Often — roughly 80% of our installs are a layover, where the metal goes over sound existing shingles. Whether yours qualifies depends on the condition of what is underneath and how many layers are already there. It is a judgement made on the roof rather than over the phone, and if the deck needs work we will tell you.
Will a metal roof lower my insurance?
Possibly. Some insurers offer discounts of up to 20% for metal roofing because of its fire, wind and impact resistance, but this varies by insurer and policy — confirm the specifics with your provider before counting on it.
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