Galvanic Corrosion in Eavestrough Systems20230621090640
Galvanic Corrosion in Eavestrough Systems
June 21, 2023aluminum, calgary, corrosion, galvanic, galvanised steel, mild steel, stainless steel0 comments
Clients sometimes ask us why we insist on changing gutter brackets when we replace their eavestrough systems. Our reasoning is sometimes because the p...
Does Aluminum Rust Like Metal?20221206104751
Does Aluminum Rust Like Metal?
Rust is the colloquial term for a coating that occurs on the surface of iron, and many of its alloys. This happens as a response to the presence of ox...
How to Evaluate Quality Rainware20221011054747
How to Evaluate Quality Rainware
We get what we pay for in a highly competitive world. There’s usually a good reason why some products cost more than others. No company can survive lo...
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...
The Rising Cost of Aluminum20210907044935
The Rising Cost of Aluminum
September 7, 2021aluminum, calgary, canada, contracting, prices, roofing, siding, supplier0 comments
Aluminum screws, fittings, and flashings are an integral part of our trade as roofers and siding installers. Hence the rising cost of aluminum affects...
Which Is Best Steel or Aluminum Gutters?20201201031410
Which Is Best Steel or Aluminum Gutters?
December 1, 2020aluminum, calgary, choosing, contractor, deciding, eavestroughs, gutters, steel0 comments
Gutters have been on houses for as long as our ancestors knew they needed to drain rainwater away from their foundations. The earliest solution may ha...
Does an 8th Inch Gutter Expansion Matter?20201103014257
Does an 8th Inch Gutter Expansion Matter?
November 3, 2020aluminum, avoiding, calgary, contraction, eavestrough, expansion, gutter, problem solved, thermal, twisting, warping0 comments
Aluminum seamless gutters are made from thin, pliable material that expands and contracts in length with the ambient temperature. You may like to know...
Thermal Expansion Factors in Guttering20191030004729
Thermal Expansion Factors in Guttering
October 30, 2019aluminum, brass, calgary, copper, eavestroughs, expansion, gutters, iron, metal, steel, thermal0 comments
Metals vary their shape, area and volume when their temperature rises. This phenomenon is due to kinetic energy agitating their molecules more, and th...
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 ...
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...