RGC Guarantee Program
BENEFITS
Architects and other specifying authorities refer to the RGC "Guarantee Standards" and guidelines issued in the RGC Roofing Practices Manual (RPM), which has become THE standard reference manual in British Columbia on roofing applications for owners and specifying authorities alike.
The main features of the RGC Guarantee Program are:
- - that Guarantee Standards are established by the RGC, to which all members must adhere in order to receive the Guarantee
- - the RGC guidelines are under constant review in order to provide updates and advice to members, owners and specifying authorities
- - the Guarantee Program requires mandatory inspections by an independent inspection firm, who must remain independent by dealing at arm's length with the roofing contractor, the material supplier and the owner (note: RGC Five Year Residential Guarantee only provides for random final inspection on one in four roofs installed under the Residential Program) specifying authorities and / or owners ARE INVITED to preselect an independent inspection firm from the RGC list of acceptable inspection firms. Owners ARE ENCOURAGED to negotiate their own inspection rates and pay the independent inspection firm directly
- - the Guarantee issued is backed not only by the individual roofing contractor but also by the RGC
- - the Guarantee covers BOTH workmanship AND materials for RGC accepted materials and roof systems
This combination of coverage is not available from any other source.
We are confident that our program provides the best assurance to owners that the roof they buy will offer long and trouble-free performance. Our confidence is substantiated by the fact that the large majority of design authorities in the Province support our program and demand the RGC Guarantee in their specifications; a Guarantee Program offered only by member contractors of RCABC.
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