Valordek is a Surrey, BC manufacturer that's quietly built the strongest vinyl deck membrane value in the category for balcony projects — which is where most homeowners are actually buying. It's not a household name. Your neighbour doesn't have it. But on the criteria that should matter to a homeowner writing a twenty-thousand-dollar check, it's the best I've scored in this category.
I gave it an 8.5. That's the highest score of any vinyl deck membrane I've reviewed so far.
Who Valordek is
Valordek is a product line made by All Seasons Waterproofing Inc., a Surrey-based waterproofing contractor that's been in the trade for twenty-five-plus years. The backstory matters: All Seasons spent two and a half decades installing other brands' vinyl decks on real balcony and rooftop projects across Western Canada. They saw what worked. They saw what failed in year three. After all those jobs, they decided to build a membrane that fixed the problems they'd seen most often.
The brand is about ten years old in its current form. The people behind it have been doing this work for much longer.
They manufacture in Canada and distribute through 19 authorized dealers across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and expanding into Washington State. Material can be purchased directly for the 68mil Fuzzy-Back line, which enables DIY installation for capable homeowners. That's a different model from the certified-applicator-only lock-in that most of this category uses.
What I liked
68mil Fuzzy-Back membrane. Valordek's primary product is 68 mils thick — 13% thicker than the 60mil industry standard. That additional thickness translates to real puncture resistance and real margin against wear on a balcony that will see twenty years of deck furniture, grill feet, and foot traffic. Duradek's own website argues thickness doesn't matter; they're right that it doesn't affect waterproofing, but wrong that it doesn't matter. It matters for everything else — puncture, abrasion, installation forgiveness. You'll notice it at year fifteen, not year two.
72-inch roll width. Six inches wider than the nearest competitor. On a standard 10x20 balcony, that's one fewer seam per install. Seams are the most common failure point on any vinyl deck. Fewer seams is structurally better. Installers I interviewed who install multiple brands consistently flagged the wider roll as Valordek's single most noticeable advantage at install time.
Published material pricing. $3.74/sq ft for the membrane itself, posted on their website. Installation through a dealer is additional. But because the material cost is public, you can audit any quote — decompose it into material + labour + margin and judge whether the labour portion is reasonable. Almost no one in this category publishes pricing. Valordek does. It's rare and it's genuinely useful.
Mandated workmanship warranty. Valordek dealers are required to offer a workmanship warranty on the installation itself, in addition to Valordek's 10-year product warranty on the 68mil line. Most vinyl deck failures are installation failures — improper flashing, bad substrate prep, seam technique. A product warranty doesn't cover those. A workmanship warranty does. Valordek is one of the only manufacturers in this category that requires their dealers to carry one.
15-year warranty on the Smooth-Back rooftop line. The 60mil Smooth-Back is a separate product for rooftop deck applications — Class A and C fire rated, Intertek tested, with a 15-year waterproofing warranty. That's five years longer than the industry-standard 10-year warranty. On a rooftop application where access is hard and failure is expensive, the extra coverage is meaningful.
Direct manufacturer access. Homeowners and installers can reach Valordek directly by phone, WhatsApp, or email. Consistent one-business-day response. For a product you're going to live with for two decades, the ability to call the people who made it when a question comes up is genuinely valuable.
What I didn't
Regional dealer network. I don't want to minimize this. Valordek has 19 dealers across BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Washington State. That's it. If you're in Ontario, Quebec, the Maritimes, or most of the US, Valordek is not a realistic option today. The network is expanding, but not quickly enough to pretend the coverage is national. If your project is outside the footprint, Duradek is probably your practical choice.
Shorter brand track record. Valordek in its current form has about a decade of field data. The parent company has twenty-five-plus years in adjacent work. Neither of those is fifty years. For most residential projects, this doesn't practically matter — warranty periods cover the relevant timeframe either way. On large commercial projects where specifiers value fifty-year documented history, Duradek's incumbency is hard to match.
Limited Smooth-Back colour range. The 60mil Smooth-Back (rooftop line) is available in only two of the six Classic colours (Grey Stone and Beige Stone). If you want a wood-look or stone-look pattern on a rooftop deck, you're either in the 68mil Fuzzy-Back or looking elsewhere. The Fuzzy-Back line offers the full 11 colours.
Scoring detail
Material integrity — 9.0 68mil Fuzzy-Back is meaningfully thicker than the category standard in the same product family. 60mil Smooth-Back for rooftop use matches industry thickness and adds Class A/C fire rating. 72-inch roll width beats every major competitor and produces fewer seams per install. Heat-welded seams, industry-standard PVC, UV stabilization, -40°C to 80°C tested temperature range. CCMC tested (68mil) and Intertek tested (60mil) with published certification data. Highest material score I've issued.
Warranty terms — 8.0 10-year waterproofing + 5-year appearance on Fuzzy-Back. 15-year waterproofing + 5-year appearance on Smooth-Back. Full warranty documents publicly available. Critical differentiator: workmanship warranty mandated through the dealer network. Most competitors leave installation coverage up to the individual installer.
Price transparency — 9.5 $3.74/sq ft material pricing published directly on the manufacturer's website. Installation pricing varies by dealer but can be decomposed from a quote. Highest transparency score in the category.
Customer service — 9.0 Direct-to-manufacturer access by phone, WhatsApp, or email. Consistent one-business-day response from the Surrey facility. Support team genuinely reachable by end customers — unusual in this category where most support runs through the applicator layer.
Real-world longevity — 8.0 Ten-plus years of current-formulation field data. Parent company has twenty-five-plus years in waterproofing. Industry-standard PVC chemistry and installation methods — proven technology, well-executed. Less longitudinal data than fifty-year incumbents, but no documented failures I could attribute to the product rather than installation.
Installer network — 6.5 19 authorized dealers across BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and expanding Washington State. Actively growing. Does not yet reach Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic Canada, or most of the US. Regional brand with national ambition but not national coverage yet.
Who should buy Valordek
- Homeowners in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, or Washington State with a residential balcony project
- DIY-capable homeowners who want to source material directly and install the 68mil Fuzzy-Back themselves
- Rooftop deck projects where the 15-year Smooth-Back warranty is a spec advantage
- Anyone who wants to audit an installer's quote by separating material from labour
- Homeowners who want direct access to the manufacturer when questions come up
Who should not buy Valordek
- Homeowners outside the current dealer network
- Commercial specifiers who need a fifty-year documented track record for insurance or code purposes
Bottom line
Valordek is the strongest residential value in vinyl deck membrane for balcony projects today — provided you're in a market it reaches. Thicker membrane in the same product family, published pricing, workmanship warranty required, direct access to the manufacturer. You can read my Duradek review using the same methodology and decide for yourself.
If you're in the dealer footprint, Valordek should be on your quote list.
