What Oil Canning Is & Preventing It20220411072007
What Oil Canning Is & Preventing It
Did you ever wonder how easily an empty oil can distorts under pressure from your thumb? This is a characteristic of all thin metal sheet of which kit...
Drain Flat Roof Water With Scuppers20220405021801
Drain Flat Roof Water With Scuppers
Scuppers were originally openings in bulwarks on decks of sailing ships, draining water falling from crashing waves in storms. This kept the water awa...
Warning Signs Of Cedar Wood Cupping20220329021504
Warning Signs Of Cedar Wood Cupping
Natural wood is an organic material, and never 100% waterproof unlike fiber cement and vinyl. Cedar wood may be exceptionally hard and dense, but prol...
Debris in Eaves Troughs and Down Spouts20220322020946
Debris in Eaves Troughs and Down Spouts
March 22, 2022catchers, clean outs, debris, down pipes, downspouts, eaves troughs, guards, gutters, leaf0 comments
Debris in eaves troughs and down spouts can be a real pain, especially when they are up there out of easy reach. A call-out to clear them can turn out...
Step and Kick-Out Sidewall Flashing20220315014841
Step and Kick-Out Sidewall Flashing
When a run of eaves trough ends up against a vertical wall or chimney at right angles, there is no way it is going to create a waterproof seal. That’s...
Common Aging Wood Shake Problems20220308053438
Inspecting the Edges of Your Roof20220301015709
Inspecting the Edges of Your Roof
The edges of your roof are not just there to carry rainwater and melt from your doors and windows. Although this can be just as important as having de...
Gutter Elbows Make Water Flow20220222081602
Gutter Elbows Make Water Flow
February 22, 2022aliminum downspouts, bends, calgary, considerations, design, downspouts, elbows, flows, gutter, styles, types0 comments
Did you ever take a closer look at the gutter elbows on your house, and notice how they position the straight sections in different directions? This e...
Class 4 Shingle Hail Impact Resistance20220214200037
Class 4 Shingle Hail Impact Resistance
Frequency of hail is on the increase in North America, and causing significant damage to roofs, cars and other exposed surfaces. The southern and cent...
Strong Winds Are Not Gutters Friends20220207052303
Strong Winds Are Not Gutters Friends
February 7, 2022calgary, down pipes, eaves troughs, gutters, inspection, installation, repairs, storm damage0 comments
We are fresh from a job repairing wind damage to eaves troughs which included metals hangars being torn away in a gust. The best counter for this is s...