Don’t Let Attic Baffles Confuse20210818021627

Don’t Let Attic Baffles Confuse

It’s quite easy to be confused by technical jargon when we are new to a game. In fact, we could almost imagine the speaker is trying to baffle us. We ...
When Gutters Catch More Than Rainwater20210810015256

When Gutters Catch More Than Rainwater

Eaves and down pipes make a great team for managing rain and melt. They carry the water along the roof edge, and down pipes to the storm water system ...
Low-Carbon Rainwater Harvesting20210804025526

Low-Carbon Rainwater Harvesting

City water is still relatively cheap and abundant in Calgary Canada, although there are carbon costs attached. Here we think of the concrete that goes...
Calgary Roofers Still Face Shortfalls20210727020035

Calgary Roofers Still Face Shortfalls

The material shortages still linger in Calgary supply chains, despite us being over the worst COVID-19 hump. That’s because many of the big players up...
Four Steps Before Our Roofers Arrive20210720011752

Four Steps Before Our Roofers Arrive

Removing an old roof covering and installing a new one can be a messy business. That’s because we are never quite sure what we’ll find, when we strip ...
About Gargoyles and Gothic Down Pipes20210713062924

About Gargoyles and Gothic Down Pipes

Consider the photo of the stone dragon-lion above. If you look carefully, you’ll notice it is protruding from a parapet wall, and has its mouth open. ...
How Great Reset May Affect Calgary20210706022419

How Great Reset May Affect Calgary

Coming out of COVID and resuming near-normal, may affect commodity prices and cause shortages of raw materials. Barry Ritholtz writing in Bloomberg Op...
How Cloud Seeding Affects Stormy Weather20210629015829

How Cloud Seeding Affects Stormy Weather

You can’t move rain clouds from one place to another unless you are a winter gale. And you can’t stop the rain by complaining either. However, cloud s...
Supply Chain Bottlenecks in Our Industry20210622020849

Supply Chain Bottlenecks in Our Industry

In a perfect world supply adjusts to demand, and prices are stable and affordable. However, both supply and demand can fluctuate during political inst...
What’s Better Cement or Engineered Wood?20210615073945

What’s Better Cement or Engineered Wood?

We supply and install both types of superior siding in our home town of Calgary where we live. That’s because these are both solid products, and we li...