Lachine is one of the oldest areas on the island of Montreal, founded in 1669, and the housing shows it: older homes, duplexes and triplexes, 19th-century buildings in Old Lachine. The roofs here have seen many winters. Bordered by Lac Saint-Louis and the Lachine Canal, the area takes open wind off the water, and freeze-thaw cycles sharpen near the shoreline. Lifting shingles, tired flashing, leaks: on period roofs, these signs don’t forgive. At AP Toitures & Fils, our own crew replaces your roof, with no subcontracting, in a single day.
AP Toitures & Fils is a family business founded over 30 years ago, led by Mr. Massie, a 4th-generation roofer. No subcontractors, one crew specialized in residential asphalt roofing. From Old Lachine to the Saint-Pierre district and Lachine-Ouest, we know the local homes, their period framing as well as recent renovations. In an area as bilingual as Lachine, we serve you in English and in French, RBQ certified, with a 10-year workmanship warranty and more than 500 roofs behind us.
On Lachine’s older streets, the framing and the pitch can change from one address to the next, so a roof replacement here is never a copy-paste job. We read the structure first, then lay premium asphalt shingles with the ventilation and waterproofing the house actually needs. The result is a durable roof that suits a heritage home, finished in a day.
Loose flashing around a brick chimney, a shingle gone in the lake wind, a lifting membrane: on a period roof, these lead quickly to leaks. We move fast in Lachine, 24/7 for emergencies, and check the neighbouring areas while we are up there. One call to 514 220-8492 and our own crew is on it, never a subcontractor.
Closing on a duplex or a character home in Lachine? A certified roofer inspects what you cannot see from the street and hands you an honest report, with no sales pressure. On older roofs especially, that read is worth having before you sign.
Snow and ice build up over the winter and form ice dams, particularly on the lower roofs and rear additions common in Lachine. We take the load off so the meltwater drains instead of backing up under the shingles. Roof snow removal, anywhere in the borough.
Rest easy — we handle everything. When we arrive, we just need space: full access to your driveway and the street frontage for our equipment, and we even bring a portable toilet. Our team protects ground-level items, but as a precaution, please remove fragile pieces (glass tables, BBQs, etc.). One last thing: if you can mow your lawn beforehand, it makes our nail-magnet cleanup much more efficient.
Lachine, founded in 1669, is one of Montreal’s most historic areas, stretched along Lac Saint-Louis and the Lachine Canal, a national historic site. Its housing mixes 19th-century stone homes, duplexes and triplexes, the residential sectors of Saint-Pierre and Lachine-Ouest, and former industrial buildings converted into lofts near the canal. Many roofs here are older and reaching the end of their useful life. AP Toitures & Fils serves the whole borough, from Old Lachine to a changing Lachine-Est, along Highways 20 and 13 and Saint-Joseph Boulevard that runs along the water, and also works in immediate neighbours like LaSalle and Dorval. We know the wind off Lac Saint-Louis, the humidity near the canal and the winters that form ice dams on period roofs. In a bordering area? Reach out, we come to you.
