Draining An Upper Half-Hipped Roof20240918065445
Draining An Upper Half-Hipped Roof
Perhaps you are wondering why we chose the title ‘Draining An Upper Half-Hipped Roof’ for this article. The real estate industry has a number of fairl...
Worst Types of Roof Design for Drainage20240911221419
Worst Types of Roof Design for Drainage
A roof should be an effective covering over a building, that shields it from rain, snow, sunlight, temperature, and wind. But we wish it were that sim...
Gutter Hangars Save Time and Money20240906013152
Gutter Hangars Save Time and Money
We only use aluminum K-Style gutters on our projects, because they offer our clients the best value for money. Customers sometimes question the reason...
Pros and Cons of Metal Siding20240828024945
Pros and Cons of Metal Siding
August 28, 20240 comments
Siding, also known as wall cladding, attaches to the outside wall of a building. It takes a hammering over time, because it is the first defence again...
Draining Water From Shared Valleys20240821015946
Draining Water From Shared Valleys
Draining water from shared valleys can add complications that some designers overlook. We came across a case in point, which we illustrate in the phot...
Inspecting Gutters For Hail Damage20240815052737
Inspecting Gutters For Hail Damage
August 15, 2024calgary, damage, get help, hail storm, insurance, practical advice, where to start0 comments
A severe hailstorm can be a frightening experience as we shelter in our home, and hope there will be no severe damage. Meanwhile, the frozen lumps of ...
Eavestroughing a Poorly-Framed Outbuilding20240807113421
Eavestroughing a Poorly-Framed Outbuilding
August 7, 2024asphalt tiles, building, eavestroughing, framing, garage, gutters, outbuilding, siding, timber framing0 comments
Constructing a garage, or other outbuilding with siding over a timber frame is an attractive quick-fix when you need an affordable solution. The theor...
The Quality of Your Soffit Lights20240801062942
The Quality of Your Soffit Lights
While we don’t supply and install pot lights, we often have to cut holes for them in whatever soffit material we are installing. Therefore, we h...
Fiber-Cement Compared to Engineered Wood20240724074452
Fiber-Cement Compared to Engineered Wood
July 24, 20240 comments
When discussing our free quotation with customers, we find a surprising number of them are unsure of the differences between these two siding material...
Deicing Cables Pros And Cons20240717030908
Deicing Cables Pros And Cons
July 17, 20240 comments
The appearance of pitched roofs may change quite dramatically in Calgary, when the outside temperature falls below freezing. Warmth filtering through ...