Chinook Winds, Snow Melts and Failing Gutters20180307120042
Chinook Winds, Snow Melts and Failing Gutters
March 7, 2018alberta, calgary, canada, chinook winds, damage, eavestroughs soffits, gutters, how they work, lethbridge, rocky mountains, siding, what causes0 comments
Chinooks are warming winds blowing west off the ocean into Alberta, Canada, and the U.S. Pacific Northwest. These can increase temperatures fro...
How Poor Attic Ventilation Leads to Ice Damming20180228080018
How Poor Attic Ventilation Leads to Ice Damming
February 28, 2018attic, damp ceiling, how to prevent, how to solve, ice, ice dam, melt, roof leak, snow, soffit0 comments
Ice damming in winter is a ridge of frozen water that accumulates at a roof edge. This causes the snow-melt above it to dam. This water can leak throu...
How Engineered Wood Siding Is a Greener Alternative20180221080053
How Engineered Wood Siding Is a Greener Alternative
February 21, 2018bevel, board and batten, cedar, engineered wood, hardwood, lap siding, shakes, shingles, siding, tongue and groove0 comments
Engineered wood is a composite board in which wood derivatives bind together with adhesives. These derivatives may be particles, strands, fibres or ot...
How Fibre Cement Siding Retains Its Appeal Over Time20180214080024
How Fibre Cement Siding Retains Its Appeal Over Time
February 14, 2018applications, calgary, eaves, fascias, fibre cement, fire proof, insect resistant, rot resistant, siding, soffits, uses0 comments
Although fashions may come and go in Calgary, fibre cement siding has retained its appeal since an Austrian invented it in 1901. It is not difficult t...
Vinyl Siding: An Effective Solution With a Great Heritage20180207080024
Vinyl Siding: An Effective Solution With a Great Heritage
Siding is the first line of defence against wind and storms under the roof. It attaches to the sides of buildings as either cladding over frames, or a...
How Roofing Affects an Eavestrough System20180131080030
How Roofing Affects an Eavestrough System
January 31, 20185", 6", climate, eavestrough, gutter, roof material, roof size, roof slope, system, which is best, width0 comments
An eavestrough system receives water down a sloping roof, and passes it through downpipes to storm water drains below. Like any other set of interconn...
The Types of Siding Available Nowadays in Canada20180124080050
The Types of Siding Available Nowadays in Canada
It is hard to believe early settlers arrived with little more than the clothes on their backs, and hunting rifles. They did not have the types of sidi...
How Soffits Protect the Soft Undersides of Roof Edges20180117080007
How Soffits Protect the Soft Undersides of Roof Edges
January 17, 2018condensation, eaves, edge, energy cost, roof, snow melt, soffit, soffits, temperature, ventilation, vents0 comments
Roofs are sealed systems, but with provision for some air to circulate to prevent the attic getting muggy. Their weakest point is where they overhang ...
How Eavestroughing Works to Take the Rain and Melt Away20180110080006
How Eavestroughing Works to Take the Rain and Melt Away
January 10, 2018components, eavestrough, eavestroughing, gutter, guttering, how eavestroughing works, how it works, maintenance, parts, system0 comments
Imagine for a moment if there were no eavestroughs around a pitched roof. When it snowed, the melt would drip on the backs of our necks as we went in ...
The Exterior Components of a House to Care For20180103093101
The Exterior Components of a House to Care For
January 3, 2018components, eavestroughing, exterior, facsia, house, maintain, parts, roof, siding, soffit, waterproof, weatherproof0 comments
The exterior components of a house are what keep it warm and dry inside. We seldom give a thought to their actual purpose though....