RCABC - CONSUMER GUIDE TO ROOFING
SECTION 3 ROOF GUARANTEES & WARRANTIES The information provided in this publication from the Roofing Contractors Association of British Columbia (RCABC) was compiled as a guide to assist consumers with roofing guarantees and warranties provided for roofing services in British Columbia. This roofing guide includes information sections reprinted from the RCABC Guarantee Corp. (RGC) Roofing Practices Manual (RPM) and other publications including those used by the RCABC in the province of British Columbia.
SECTION 3.a RGC GUARANTEE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Five-Year and Ten-Year Programs Specification Guidelines - Inspections - Guarantees The objective of the Roofing Contractors Association of B.C. Guarantee Corp. (RGC) Guarantee Programs are to provide to the building owner the assurance of quality materials installed to specific standards by a professional roofing/waterproofing contractor and backed by the RCABC Guarantee Corp. (RGC). Initiated in 1960, RGC offers a roofing industry Guarantee Program that is backed by both the contractor and RCABC. The program is based on accepted RCABC standards, materials and guidelines that require inspections of the roofing application by independent, accepted roofing inspection firms. RCABC is proud to have been the initiator of the first Roofing Association backed guarantees in Canada, covering BOTH workmanship AND materials. In 1977 RCABC introduced the first Association backed Five Year Standard Guarantee and in 1998 RCABC Guarantee Corp. (RGC) initiated a Five Year Residential Guarantee to offer homeowners (Single family residences) guarantee coverage under the program. Guarantee periods cover a fiveyear term and are co-signed jointly by the roofing contractor and RGC. Under the RGC Standard Five Year Guarantee the roofing contractor is responsible for any claims for the first two-year period. In addition the roofing system is re-inspected after two years and, if necessary, brought up to acceptable standards by the roofing contractor prior to RGC assuming responsibility for the final three years, under the guarantee program. Under the Residential Five Year Guarantee the contractor is responsible for claims for all five years. RCABC Guarantee Corp. (RGC) officially launched the RGC Ten (10) Year Extended Guarantee on January 1st 2005. Under the Ten (10) Year Extended Guarantee the roofing contractor is responsible for any claims for the first two-year period and RGC for the remaining eight years. Roof inspections for the Ten (10) Year Extended Guarantee are performed by an independent inspection firm on a daily basis, whenever possible, while roofing is in progress. Two-year reinspections are the same for the Ten (10) Year Extended Guarantee as the required for the Five (5) Year Standard Guarantee. In addition, the Ten (10) Year Extended Guarantee features two maintenance inspections during years five (5) and eight (8) by an independent roof inspector, typically from the same inspection firm that completed the original roof application inspections. The RGC Five (5) Year Waterproofing Guarantee introduced by RCABC Guarantee Corp. (RGC) program in 2009 provides coverage for waterproofing systems on plazas, promenades and terraces. Inspections for a Five (5) Year Waterproofing Guarantee are performed by an RGC accepted
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