Board and Batten Back in Fashion20240306020110
Board and Batten Back in Fashion
Our image for today is of a green ‘carpenter gothic house’ dating from 1840 in New Haven, Connecticut. There’s something about this enduri...
What You Should Know Fascia Cladding20220126003220
What You Should Know Fascia Cladding
January 26, 2022advantages, aluminum, calgary, fascia, fit, install, material, purpose, uses, vinyl, wood0 comments
‘Fascia’ in architecture refers to the vertical strip running directly beneath a roof edge, and often attached to the lower end of the rafters. There...
Roof Overhangs Keep More Than Windows Dry20211207010851
Roof Overhangs Keep More Than Windows Dry
December 7, 2021advantages, appearance, eaves, energy savings, roof overhangs, safety, uses, ventilation0 comments
Allowing a roof to extend beyond the outer walls of a building, creates more than a pleasing architectural feature. It also shades the doors, and wind...
Whirly Bird Attic Fans Pros and Cons20210914064528
Whirly Bird Attic Fans Pros and Cons
September 14, 2021advantages, attic fans, calgary, disadvantages, roof vents, whirly birds0 comments
The humid continental Calgary climate has warm summers, but freezing dry winter temperatures. Dry Chinook Winds can spring up and raise them by 20 °C ...
Insulated Vinyl Siding Is It Really Worth It?20210525021055
Insulated Vinyl Siding Is It Really Worth It?
May 25, 2021advantages, alternatives, compare, cost, disadvantages, insulated, insulated vinyl siding, performance, siding0 comments
Heat Escapes from an Un-Insulated Campfire When you knock your insulated vinyl siding with your knuckles, there’s something comforting about the solid...
Fixing Siding Over DensGlass Sheathing20190930045858
Fixing Siding Over DensGlass Sheathing
September 30, 2019advantages, densglass, envelope, fasteners, fibreglass, gypsum, sheath, sheathing, tips, weatherproofing, when to use0 comments
DensGlass sheathing has been on the market for over thirty years. We have noticed an uptick in inner-city construction. However, relatively high cost ...
The Shingle Look Without the Annual Effort20190911040609
The Shingle Look Without the Annual Effort
September 11, 2019advantages, asphalt, colours, cost, durability, effects, iko, look, natural, shingle0 comments
Wooden shakes are part of Canada’s architectural heritage. That’s because pioneering settlers could split them from straight-grained bolts of wood usi...
Installing Skylights Are They Worth It?20190904035421
Installing Skylights Are They Worth It?
September 4, 2019advantages, cleaning, disadvanteges, downsides, good things, install, leaking, skylight0 comments
Come wintertime folk call us for a price for a skylight. The cost depends on your roof we tell them. Some require more effort and we can’t simply quot...
Is PVC Vinyl Decking a Good Solution?20190410025506
Is PVC Vinyl Decking a Good Solution?
April 10, 2019advantages, artificial, clean, colour, decking, disadvantages, feel, maintain, pvc, sheen, stain, vinyl0 comments
PVC vinyl decking is a relatively new product having only arrived around 2005. It is one of the more expensive options although long life and easy mai...
Steel and Aluminium as Residential Cladding20190212074443
Steel and Aluminium as Residential Cladding
February 12, 2019advantages, aluminiun, aluminum, bad points, disadvantages, good points, metal, siding, steel0 comments
Siding is arguably the second most important part of your home exterior after the roof. That’s because it keeps the weather at bay, while keeping you ...