How Hail Forms and Damages The Exterior of Homes20180612120034

How Hail Forms and Damages The Exterior of Homes

Hail is a form of solid rain. This definition also applies to sleet, although there is a difference. Hail is jagged lumps or solid balls of ice, where...
The Importance of a Well-Equipped Gutter Contractor20180606015851

The Importance of a Well-Equipped Gutter Contractor

Installing gutters under roof overhangs is more complex than it looks. Ask any DIY homeowner who tried to do the job themselves, and botched it. They ...
Fibre Cement Over Vinyl Siding: Is It Worth the Cost?20180530052332

Fibre Cement Over Vinyl Siding: Is It Worth the Cost?

Given the expense of buying and maintaining a home, it is no wonder so many Calgary homeowners choose vinyl over fibre. However, fibre siding wins han...
Managing Freezing, Thawing and Heaving Driveways with Gutters and Eavestroughs20180523063627

Managing Freezing, Thawing and Heaving Driveways with Gutters and Eavestroughs

Most liquids shrink when they cool to freezing, because the molecules slow down and cluster together. However, water behaves differently after it cool...
How Fibre Cement Siding Can Increase the Curb Appeal and Resale Value of Your Home20180516031907

How Fibre Cement Siding Can Increase the Curb Appeal and Resale Value of Your Home

We are in the process of transforming a home in Bearspaw, Alberta just beyond Calgary city limits. The old vertical cedar siding has taken a hammering...
Outlining the Scope of Work Before Agreeing a Project20180509070724

Outlining the Scope of Work Before Agreeing a Project

We take care to ensure a waitress understands our breakfast order before they take it to the kitchen. White or brown toast, eggs turned over soft or h...
Avoid Building Contract Scamsters: Ask, Who Will to Do the Work20180502050026

Avoid Building Contract Scamsters: Ask, Who Will to Do the Work

Despite best efforts, there are still a number of shady contractors cutting corners to secure work for good profit in Calgary. They are often friendly...
Four Different Eavestrough Systems for You to Choose20180425001611

Four Different Eavestrough Systems for You to Choose

We have a choice of four different eavestrough systems in Calgary, but which one is best for you we ask. Clients often ask us this question, and we de...
Choosing the Right Contractor For Your Siding Job20180418060053

Choosing the Right Contractor For Your Siding Job

We can thank the division of labour into specialist tasks for vast strides forward in terms of productivity and quality. The Greek Philosopher Plato d...
How De-Icing Cables Reduce Ice Damming in Winter20180411020025

How De-Icing Cables Reduce Ice Damming in Winter

    Ice is less likely to stack up on the main roof of a house in winter, because the temperature in the roof space below is above freezing....