Beware False Promises on Old Gutters20220906085505

Beware False Promises on Old Gutters

Few things last forever in his modern world, although some eavestrough contractors may pretend otherwise.  Various natural forces inevitably take thei...
Problems With Built-In Box Gutters20220824074410

Problems With Built-In Box Gutters

Conventional eavestrough design involves taking rainwater and snow melt from roofs, to where it can safely drain away. Keeping them clear is a wise pr...
Why Are There Different Roof Gutters20220819114658

Why Are There Different Roof Gutters

The history of roof eavestrough systems goes back a way in time. The earliest written records are from the Roman era, when they introduced the technol...
Are Rain Chains Suitable For Calgary?20220809024139

Are Rain Chains Suitable For Calgary?

Rain chains are a popular alternative to traditional eavestrough systems in Japan. They call them kusari-toi or kusari-doi there, which literally tran...
Gutter Splash Guard May Be All You Need20220802014510

Gutter Splash Guard May Be All You Need

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There can be few things more frustrating that moving into a new home, and discovering the eavestroughs overflow in a storm. We see water raining down ...
Sloping the Streams Around Your Roof20220727114300

Sloping the Streams Around Your Roof

All water responds similarly to gravity and slopes. When we think about it, we realise our eavestroughs are like canals around our roofs. The valleys ...
Why Should I Keep My Gutters Clean20220722101658

Why Should I Keep My Gutters Clean

Gutters, eavestroughs, call them what you like are so ‘up there’ it’s easy to forget them. That is, until they overflow outside the front door, or hor...
Make a Shingle Roof Last Longer20220711225113

Make a Shingle Roof Last Longer

A good quality shingle roof, installed correctly could last as long as twenty-five years with good care. If not, it could show curling and buckling so...
How Eavestrough Screws Work Loose20220704213602

How Eavestrough Screws Work Loose

Did you ever wonder what keeps your eavestroughs from falling down? Well the truth is they attach to the ends of rafters protruding from the roof spac...
Hand-Mitered Corners Are Better20220629065418

Hand-Mitered Corners Are Better

A call came through the other day from a disgruntled customer of another eavestrough company in Calgary. “I thought I was getting a seamless gutter sy...