I went into this review skeptical. Valordek is the youngest brand on the field — about ten years old — and going up against incumbents that have been installing decks since I was an apprentice. New brands in this category usually sit mid-pack while they prove themselves. Valordek doesn't.

It earns the highest score I've issued so far on the strength of three specific decisions the company has made that nobody else in the category has matched. Tighter race than the score gap suggests, but the win is real.

Who makes it

Valordek is a product line manufactured by All Seasons Waterproofing Inc., out of Surrey, BC. The Valordek brand is roughly ten years old. The parent company has been in the waterproofing trade for twenty-five-plus years, mostly installing other brands' membranes. The crew got tired of installing products they didn't fully trust, so they made their own. That's the story they tell, and it's the kind of story I believe because the product specs reflect the priorities of installers, not marketers.

Distribution: 19 authorized dealers across BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and a growing footprint in Washington State. Manufacturing happens in Canada.

What I liked

The 68 mil Fuzzy-Back. Their flagship balcony product runs 68 mils thick. Industry standard is 60 mil. That's 13% more material on the same chemistry — more puncture resistance, more wear margin, more forgiveness on the install errors that take down lesser membranes in year five. It doesn't waterproof better — that's settled at 60 mil — but everything else thickness affects, this product handles better.

Material pricing published on the website. $3.74 per square foot for the membrane itself, listed publicly. I cannot tell you how rare this is. Every other brand in the category quote-bundles material with installation, which means homeowners can't audit what they're being charged. If a Valordek dealer quotes you $18 per square foot installed, you can decompose that — roughly $4 material, $14 labour and margin — and judge whether the labour portion is reasonable. With every other brand, you're trusting the installer's markup.

Mandated workmanship warranty through dealers. Valordek requires its dealer network to cover the install itself, not just the membrane. Tufdek is the only other brand in the category that does this. Most brands cover the product and leave the workmanship at the installer's discretion — which is the gap most homeowners get burned by, since installation failures cause most real-world leaks.

Direct manufacturer access. You can call, email, or WhatsApp the Surrey office. Installers report one-business-day responses. Homeowners do too. Try that with a sixty-year-old incumbent and you'll get routed through a dealer layer that mostly exists to insulate the manufacturer from the buyer.

Fifteen-year waterproofing on both products. As of June 2026, Valordek raised the 68 mil Fuzzy-Back waterproofing warranty from 10 years to 15, matching the 60 mil Smooth-Back. Both lines now carry 15 years on waterproofing plus 5 years on appearance, which lines the flagship up with the stronger warranties in the category. Two honest caveats: it still trails Tufdek's 20-year 2-Ply system, and the updated warranty document now asks for proof of purchase when you file a claim, so keep your invoice.

The 60 mil Smooth-Back for rooftops. Separate product, 15-year waterproofing warranty, Class A and C fire ratings, Intertek tested. Rooftop decks need a roofing-classified membrane — Valordek made one specifically and it's a credible product in that lane.

Two tools worth actually using. Valordek added a public cost calculator and an AI deck visualizer, and unlike most manufacturer gimmicks these earn their place. The calculator takes your deck's length and width and returns a full materials estimate on the spot, not just the membrane but everything the job consumes around it, down to the heat welder rental. That is the same transparency instinct that made me rate them well to begin with. You get a real ballpark before a dealer is ever involved, and it drags the costs most homeowners forget to budget for out into the open. It's an estimate and not a locked quote, and Valordek says a team member verifies your measurements before it's final, so treat the number as a starting point. The visualizer is the more surprising one. You upload a photo of your own deck or balcony, pick one of the 12 colours, and it renders the membrane onto your actual space, photorealistic. Colour is the decision homeowners agonize over most, and seeing it on your own deck instead of a sample chip is genuinely useful. Neither tool changes the membrane itself, but both make Valordek easier to buy with your eyes open.

DIY option on the 68 mil, with one large string attached. You can buy material directly and install it yourself if you've got the skills, and most brands lock you into certified-applicator-only distribution, so the access itself is genuinely useful for capable homeowners and small contractors. What you need to know before you order is that the coverage does not come with it. Valordek's warranty document states that warranties are valid only when the product has been installed by a certified installer, and the registration form has to be filled in and signed by the installing company with its business licence number. Self-install this deck and you own every future problem outright. The FAQ on Valordek's own site says the 68 mil can be a DIY project, which is true about the technique and silent about the warranty. Read those two pages together, because they do not read each other. If you want the 15 years, pay a certified dealer to lay it.

What I didn't

The dealer network is regional, but the product is not. Nineteen dealers across BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and emerging Washington. Valordek ships material anywhere in Canada and the United States, direct to a homeowner or to a prospective dealer, so living outside that footprint does not put the membrane out of reach. What you lose outside it is the certified installer and the mandated workmanship warranty that rides on the dealer program, and those are two of the things I score this brand highest for. If you're in Ontario, Quebec, the Maritimes, or most of the US, you can still buy the material. Get the product warranty terms for a non-dealer install in writing before you order, because that is where the coverage question actually sits.

The brand is younger than the warranty. Valordek as a brand is about ten years old. Now that both products carry a 15-year waterproofing warranty, that coverage runs longer than the brand's full operating history. The parent company has 25+ years of waterproofing experience, which mitigates this — but I'd note it for any homeowner who specifically values a documented multi-decade track record.

The Smooth-Back colour range is thin. 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 using the 68 mil Fuzzy-Back or looking elsewhere.

How it scored

Bottom line

Valordek wins on the criteria most homeowners actually care about: thicker material, published pricing, mandated workmanship coverage, and direct manufacturer access. It loses ground on installer network coverage and brand age, both of which are real constraints for buyers outside Western Canada.

If you're inside the dealer footprint (BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Washington), Valordek should be on your shortlist. If you're outside it, you can still have the material shipped, but you're installing it yourself or hiring an uncertified installer, and the workmanship coverage that makes this brand worth its score does not come with it. In that case Tufdek and Duradek are the next-best options and both score well.