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Grant Cadeau
Owner · Proprietor · Senior Estimator
Founded Classic in 1989. Classic's public team profile highlights his engineering background, attention to detail and long-running focus on safe, efficient exterior work.
About Classic
A contractor built to stay local.
Classic Roofing & Siding Ltd. has operated from Dartmouth since 1989. The story is not a startup story—it is decades of estimators, foremen, office staff and specialized crews learning what Atlantic weather does to real Nova Scotia homes.
50,000+ projects50+ teamConsumer Choice · 6 yearsBBB A+
1989
Founded in Dartmouth
100+
Years combined experience
The operating history
Longevity only matters if the systems behind it kept improving.
Classic's strongest proof is not a single award. It is the combination of time, documented credentials, specialized crews and an estimating process that starts at the building instead of a phone script.
1989
Classic is founded in Dartmouth
Grant Cadeau starts the company with an engineering-influenced focus on detail, exterior performance and safe installation.
1991
BBB accreditation begins
Classic's public BBB record lists accreditation dating to 1991, adding a long independent operating-history signal.
50K+
Projects across HRM
The company now describes more than 50,000 completed projects across roofing, siding, roofline and full exterior work.
50+
People behind the work
Estimating, administration and specialized field divisions give the company depth beyond a one-crew contractor model.
The people
Nine public faces of a 50+ person operation.
Classic's current About page names estimators, operations, administration and field leadership—not only ownership. That depth is worth showing.
Roles and employment should be reconfirmed with Classic before launch. The list below reflects the company's currently published team information.
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Ashley Raymakers
Operations Manager
A long-serving member of the Classic team who progressed from office support into operations leadership.
Team / 03
Julie Arbuckle
Book Keeper
Bookkeeping and office support, described by Classic as a go-to problem solver for the administration team.
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Brent O'Neil
General Estimator
A veteran estimator with prior business experience and a long tenure at Classic.
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Ric Glenn
Foreman · Siding Installer
With Classic from the company's early years, bringing decades of siding, gutter and custom metal experience.
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Cathy Cadeau
Administration Assistant
Part of the Classic story from the beginning, with experience supporting both job sites and the office.
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Bill Hay
General Estimator
Classic's public profile credits Bill with more than five decades of construction experience.
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John Dickinson
General Estimator
Estimator known internally for careful numbers, business knowledge and a methodical approach to construction.
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Josiah Parker
Foreman · Eavestrough
Progressed from gutter-installation helper to eavestrough foreman and estimating support.
Credentials + affiliations
Trust needs paperwork behind it.
Insurance, WCB standing, safety systems and industry participation matter because exterior construction puts people at height and opens parts of the building envelope.
Fully insured.
WCB Nova Scotia compliant / in good standing.
BBB A+ Rated; public BBB history lists accreditation since 1991.
Consumer Choice recognition for Halifax-area siding six years running.
Better Business Bureau
Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Construction Safety Association
National COR Standard
SAWDAC
Canadian Home Builders' Association
Nova Scotia Home Builders' Association
CFIB
Barter Atlantic
Free on-site estimate · written scope · no obligation
Don't price the idea. Measure the house.
Classic's estimator visits the property, measures the real scope and prepares a written estimate before you decide whether to move forward.