Land Of Lakes Roofing

Jeff Green | Jun 01, 2016

Kevin Fenner has a lot of experience in the roofing business. He worked in an industrial setting as the manager of a roofing company during boom years in Alberta, and after moving to Ontario 15 years ago he built a company with 25 employees that did roofing for homeowners and for home construction companies in the Perth and Carleton Place areas. In the last few years, however, he has narrowed his focus to residential roofing jobs, mainly replacement roofs on family homes and cottages in the Lanark County and Land O’Lakes regions.

He prices every job based on a site visit.

“Every house has its own individual character and technical challenges. For example, you might not want to put a metal roof on a older home that is not completely square because it wouldn’t look right, but western red shingles or architectural shingles might be a better option. Materials are only one factor that plays into a price. That’s why I have to physically look at each job.”

One of Fenner’s key concerns is with customer satisfaction, and a major component of his website, Landoflakesroofing.com is a long list of customer comments on the jobs that he has done in the past. A common theme is the professional look of the new roof and the lack of mess around the house once the job is done.

“We are not interested in compromise,” he said of his five-member crew, who work on only one job at a time. “We plan out all of our jobs; we stick with them once we start out, and we won’t tip garbage out into a farmer’s field at the end of the day.”

Roofing installation includes ensuring proper venting, ice and water seal in valleys, attention to skylights and other features, etc.

“One of the unfortunate things about the roofing industry is a lack of regulation,” said Kevin, “anyone can say they are a roofer, but it is a tough trade. It is physically demanding and you have to know what you are doing.”

One of the improvements that Fenner has seen in his long career has been improvements in the technology of materials, which means that new roofs, whether they are steel or shingle roofs, tend to last longer.

“In the past we didn’t have the synthetic underlays that we have now and the quality of other materials has gone up as well.”

Warranties reflect those changes. Architectural shingles, for example, come with a 50 year, transferable warranty. Land of Lakes roofing also provides a standard 5-year warranty on all labour.

“Our goal when we do a job is to foresee everything that needs to be done, use the right materials and do the job right, and then we hope never to hear from the customer again, except to hear they have recommended us to their neighbour,” he said.

Spring and summer are the optimum seasons for new roofs, and Land of Lakes roofing is booking work for the coming season now. They do about 100 roofs a year, with a 4-6 week waiting list for construction.

For a free consultation, contact Kevin at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..