Ice Damming on Gambrel Roofs20240514053740
Ice Damming on Gambrel Roofs
Barn-style gambrel roofs have two, usually-symmetrical sides, with gables at each end. This style is simple to construct, and maximizes the potential ...
Installing a Gutter From a MEWP20240507043331
Installing a Gutter From a MEWP
May 7, 2024calgary, eaves troughs, elevating, gutters, lifting, man lift, mobile, work platform0 comments
We would never attempt to install an eaves trough system sitting on the edge of a roof, or bending over one from behind. In the first instance, this w...
Gutter End Caps For Imperfect Roofs20240501044707
Gutter End Caps For Imperfect Roofs
When we look up at a building from below, fitting eaves troughs could be a walk in a park. The gutter end caps and rectangular corners slide into plac...
Three Flat Roof Drainage Options20240424025456
Three Flat Roof Drainage Options
Flat roofs have a number of advantages, although these depend on each application. They can make a commercial building seem less imposing, because the...
Commercial Gutter Guide for Business20240417052444
Commercial Gutter Guide for Business
Our customers are sometimes surprised to see our team at business sites in Calgary. While it’s true we spend more time on residential projects, we hav...
Lindab Steel Gutters With Magnesium20240410021342
Lindab Steel Gutters With Magnesium
We have begun supplying Lindab steel gutters in their full ‘Magestic’ eaves trough range. The magnesium in the enhanced galvanized coating extends the...
Attic Insulation Baffles and Their Importance20240402002116
Attic Insulation Baffles and Their Importance
Free air flow in attics is essential to keep humidity out of a house. For if we fail to attend to this housekeeping detail, then we may find ourselves...
Maintaining Eaves as Interactive Systems20240326021034
Maintaining Eaves as Interactive Systems
An eave is a collective term for an overhang at the lower edge of a roof, that keeps rainwater away from the walls below. This eave normally projects ...
Air Flow In and Out of Buildings20240318022116
Air Flow In and Out of Buildings
Engineers call the air flowing into buildings infiltration, and that flowing out of them exfitration. These movements have a considerable impact on th...
Attic Vents Provide Natural Protection20240313020132
Attic Vents Provide Natural Protection
An ‘attic’ for our purposes is an open space directly beneath the pitched roof of a building. This ‘loft’ may also go by the name of a ‘garret’ depend...