You Can’t Beat Experience in Our Part of the Industry20181031004401
You Can’t Beat Experience in Our Part of the Industry
October 31, 2018building, contractor, downpipes, eaves trough, estimating, experience, fascias, gutters, planning, preparing, saving costs, sidings, soffits0 comments
There’s definitely more to exterior renovations than first appears, even though sidings, soffits, fascias, eaves trough gutters, and down pipes all pl...
Do I Need a Building Permit For Calgary Improvements?20181024012105
Do I Need a Building Permit For Calgary Improvements?
October 24, 2018building permit, calgary, development permit, difference, fines, ontario, penalties, process0 comments
The short answer is yes you may need a building permit, but probably not for replacement siding. Moreover, if your neighbour puts up an illegal struct...
Remarkable Bricks Are The Building Blocks of Civilization20181017032027
Remarkable Bricks Are The Building Blocks of Civilization
October 17, 2018bricks, building blocks, cement, civilization, clay, concrete, fired, history, sun-dried0 comments
Brick are solid rectangular objects used in construction. Builders use them to make walls, paving, accessories and decoration. While the term traditio...
Why Winter Is a Good Time to Have Your Siding Done20181012055921
Why Winter Is a Good Time to Have Your Siding Done
October 12, 2018calgary, climate, construction, fascias, gutters, new, repairs, replacement, siding, soffits, summer, winter0 comments
Clients sometimes wonder how we keep going successfully all year round, given we work on the outside of homes in Calgary, southern Alberta. While we d...
How Trends in Canadian Home Design Changed20181003013714
How Trends in Canadian Home Design Changed
October 3, 2018calgary, canada, home, inter-generational, loans, mortgage, multifamily, post war, second entrance, single family, size, type0 comments
By the 1950’s Canada was a largely urbanised society. The population increased rapidly after the war, due to waves of new immigrants, and baby boomers...
Caulking James Hardie Siding Facts You May Not Know20180926011524
Caulking James Hardie Siding Facts You May Not Know
September 26, 2018boards, caulking, corners, correct method, doors, ends, hardie, joints, sealants, sealing, siding, windows0 comments
HardiePlank fibre-cement lap siding is a tinted product available in a range of colours, or as plain. The joints between the boards do not require sea...
Traditional Building Paper Versus Tyvek What’s Best20180919215629
Traditional Building Paper Versus Tyvek What’s Best
September 19, 20180 comments
The weather-resistant envelope under siding performs three important roles. In the first instance, it protects the building interior during constructi...
Things You May Not Know About Engineered Wood20180912052823
Things You May Not Know About Engineered Wood
September 12, 2018adhesives, boards, engineered wood, hear cured, mats, oriented, particle board, rectangular, strands0 comments
Engineered wood, man-made board, particle board, manufactured board, chip board what’s the difference? The answer is they are similar, because all fiv...
Faulty Vapour Barriers Causing Unsightly Streaks20180905005404
Faulty Vapour Barriers Causing Unsightly Streaks
September 5, 2018barrier, barriers, condensation, damp, heat, humidity, proofing, siding, stains, transfer, vapour0 comments
What’s happening to this house. Something seems to have gone wrong and is causing those unsightly streaks. After you scroll down to view it, we&...
James Hardie – The Company And the Fascinating History20180829053812
James Hardie – The Company And the Fascinating History
August 29, 2018andrew reid, asia, australia, boards, company, hardie, history, james, new zealand, north america, panels, siding, strips0 comments
James Hardie the company began when an enterprising young Scotsman left his family’s tannery business, and moved to Melbourne, Australia. It was 1888,...