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,...
Trump Tariffs on Canada Bite Local Aluminium Prices Rise20180822043201
Trump Tariffs on Canada Bite Local Aluminium Prices Rise
August 22, 2018aluminium, america, canada, costs, recycle, smelters, steel, tarriff, trade, trump, war0 comments
Canada exports almost $2 billion of aluminum products annually. Of this, 87% traditionally goes to America according to National Resources Canada. Our...
Quality Takes Time, And Therefore So Do Our Jobs20180815073906
Quality Takes Time, And Therefore So Do Our Jobs
August 15, 2018completion, decent, delivery, distance, electricity, materials, pipes, planning, proper, quality, safety, telecom, time, tools, weather0 comments
Quality takes time, and so do our jobs because both are close to our hearts. Our work is meticulous and we want to be proud of everything we do. Even ...
Manufactured Versus Natural Stone What’s Best for You20180808092630
Manufactured Versus Natural Stone What’s Best for You
August 8, 2018cladding, compare, faux, genuine, imitation, manufactured, natural, price, stone, true, veneer, which is better0 comments
Natural stone is probably the oldest durable building material after caves. It is however expensive, and time-consuming to quarry, cut and chisel to s...
Things You May Not Know About Aluminum Metal20180801065006
Things You May Not Know About Aluminum Metal
August 1, 2018aluminum, carbon, eavestroughs, environment, fascias, gutters, history, production, soffits0 comments
Aluminum comprises around 8% of Earth’s crust, making it the third most abundant element after oxygen and silicon. However, we seldom find it in raw f...