24 l ROOFINGBC l SPRING 2018 FEATURE 225 North Road Coquitlam, BC V3K 3V7 604.936.5643 314 Totom Ave. Kelowna, BC V1X 5C2 250.765.8018 CANADA’S HOME FOR ROOFING PRODUCTS 12510 82 Ave. Surrey, BC V3W 3E8 604.572.8088 ENVIROSPEC INCORPORATED Visit our website at www.EnvirospecInc.com or contact us at Phone (905) 271-3441 Fax (905) 271-7552 The PAVE-EL® Pedestal System: • Transforms flat roofs into attractive, maintenance-free, landscaped paver stone terraces. • Elevates paver stones for perfect drainage. • Levels paver stones and ensures their uniform spacing for an ideal roof terrace surface. Turn roof tops into useable, attractive roof decks Designed & Manufactured in Canada According to Breen, if the contractor were to get sued for a project that they completed eight years ago, and it turns out during questioning that the plaintiff knew of the damage four years ago, that case would be dismissed because the plaintiff reported the damage outside of the two-year basic limitation period. When it comes to the Limitation Act as it relates to the roofing industry, Breen said that it works in favour of the contractor. “The Limitation Act is meant to help roofing contractors in a sense that there’s only a basic limitation period of two years in which to be sued,” he said. Although there is nothing a roofing contractor can do to avoid being sued, there are steps they can take in order to minimize their long-term exposure to potential claims. Breen suggests that contractors should maintain not only their general liability insurance, but also detailed project records. “It is very important that roofing contractors maintain project records for at least 15 years,” he said. “Keep everything related to a project such as invoices, contract documents and inspection records. Put it all in a folder and lock it away.” Better yet, he said the best way to store project documents is by embracing tech- nology. By maintaining project records elec- tronically, contractors don’t have to worry about the physical documents and potential loss or clutter, because all of the documents are stored on one single hard drive. For more information on the Limitation Act in British Columbia, please visit www.canlii.org. “It is very important that roofing contractors maintain project records for at least 15 years. Keep everything related to a project such as invoices, contract documents and inspection records.” – Andrew Breen, Dolden Wallace Folick