Steve's Shopping Plaza, London, Ontario
Completed on March 26, 2004

The 'BEFORE' photos (click on the small photos to see them larger):
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Some photos of the leaks in the stores...

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Some photos of the leaks in the stores...

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Some photos of the leaks in the stores...

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Some photos of the leaks in the stores...

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Some photos of the leaks in the stores...

 
The 'DURING' photos (click on the small photos to see them larger):
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Starting to remove the top gravel layer

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That's all to be done...


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The hot tar pot - ready to work...

 
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The power broom


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It was snowing when we finished removing the gravel from half the roof

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All piled up...


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At the end of the first day...


 
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The next day we hooked up the liquid propane tank...

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...and it's starting to heat the tar.


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In the meantime we remove the water...


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...and the ice.



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Breaking the ice...



 
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The first layer of tar is down...

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Some of the second layer is done, and some of the gravel is back.

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Look at our thoroughness...


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The water pump is hard at work also...


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Making sure the side-splashes are perfect.

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Rolling the tar paper between the first and second layers.

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Liquid tar at 450 degrees.

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Mopping it on...

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Filling the buckets with tar.

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Putting the gravel on the finished sections.

 
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This is what the tar looks like just 10 seconds after pouring it (dries very quickly).

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The liquid tar in action...




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Putting down tar paper to hard-to-reach areas.



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Double checking the first layer for all small holes (this one is only 2 square inches).

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...and re-enforcing them all with tar-paper patches.



 
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FInishing up the first section...

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...and going ahead with the second.

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All very precise!


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Filling the wheel barrow with hot tar.

 
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Finishing up the second section...

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The final touches...


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The 'AFTER' photos (click on the small photos to see them larger):
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And it's ALL completed!

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The job is nicely done.

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