Steel and Aluminum Fascia and Warping20250219060010
Steel and Aluminum Fascia and Warping
If you choose a metallic finish for your soffits, then your choices are between steel and aluminum fascias. Unless, of course, you want to make a more...
Why Vinyl Siding May Buckle Sometimes20250213020547
Why Vinyl Siding May Buckle Sometimes
February 13, 2025buckling, contraction, distorting, expansion, nailing, siding, vinyl, warping0 comments
Vinyl siding strips are naturally flexible, and bend in the length easily. They also distort in the width slightly with sufficient pressure. Our train...
Adding Eavestroughs to Round Turrets20250204075847
Adding Eavestroughs to Round Turrets
In olden times our ancestors built castles to protect themselves against their enemies. At first, these were simple walls looking down on embankments ...
Scupper Collector Boxes in Eavestroughs20250128053458
Scupper Collector Boxes in Eavestroughs
January 28, 2025calgary, downspouts, drainage, eavestroughs, gutters, leader heads, rain heads, scupper collector boxes0 comments
Scupper collector boxes, also known as ‘leader heads’ and ‘rain heads’, are funnel-shaped eavestrough accessories between gutters and downspouts. Corr...
Faulty Vinyl Siding Job – The Warning Signs20250122013311
Faulty Vinyl Siding Job – The Warning Signs
If you’re considering purchasing a home with vinyl siding, you need to know how to spot a faulty vinyl siding job. You may also find this article usef...
Vinyl Siding Contraction and Expansion20250115065829
Vinyl Siding Contraction and Expansion
January 15, 2025attaching, contraction, expansion, gaps, provision, spacing, tolerance, vinyl siding0 comments
A building may sometimes seem like a living thing, as it expands and contracts in response to rising and falling temperatures. However, individual bui...
Recycling Aluminum Gutters and Siding20250101040235
Recycling Aluminum Gutters and Siding
Aluminum is a highly abundant silvery metal. It is lightweight, relatively soft, and easily rolls and presses into a variety of shapes. In fact, alumi...
A Bird’s Eye View on Properties20241223064655
A Bird’s Eye View on Properties
December 23, 2024calgary, eavestroughs, estimating, gutter, news, prices, quote, roof, siding, valiant exteriors0 comments
When we’re clambering on a roof, or balancing on a tall ladder, it is difficult to take accurate measurements, or gain perspective. Until EagleView ar...
Do Deicing Cables Melt Ice Dams?20241217044749
Do Deicing Cables Melt Ice Dams?
December 17, 20240 comments
Snow packs on a roof as snow falls from the sky. In theory, it should melt away when the sun shines again, and flow down the roof as water. The fact t...
The Role Of An Insurance Adjuster20241204035224
The Role Of An Insurance Adjuster
We have been attending to a number of insurance claims in the aftermath of the recent devastating Calgary hailstorm. Fortunately, most of those affect...