Vinyl Versus Fiber Siding What’s Better20210427022511
Vinyl Versus Fiber Siding What’s Better
Valiant Exteriors is adept at installing vinyl and fiber cement siding, as well as engineered wood, metal and aluminum. That’s because each type has i...
How Roof Pitch Affects Your Pocket20210303012449
How Roof Pitch Affects Your Pocket
‘Roof Pitch’ refers to the extent a roof section rises from the lowest point to the highest one. The degree of rise is expressed in terms of the rati...
How Important Is Asphalt Granule Loss?20210222050825
How Important Is Asphalt Granule Loss?
The shingles we lay on our roofs – and very likely soon forget – about consist of three layers. First, there a base that gives them substa...
Hand-Tabbed Gutter Miters Look Good Too20210209054649
Hand-Tabbed Gutter Miters Look Good Too
February 9, 2021alumimum, calgary, corners, eavestroughs, gutters, hand tabbed, miters, prefabricated, seamless, strip0 comments
When new clients ask us why their eavestroughs leak at corners, we often say it’s because the water wants to flow straight on, and not around the bend...
The Best Time for Leak Spotting Gutters20210202063055
The Best Time for Leak Spotting Gutters
A leaking gutter may appear to be little more than an irritating drip down the back of our collar. However, it can create an off-putting impression if...
Plumbing Boots Not Made for Walking20210119062029
Plumbing Boots Not Made for Walking
January 19, 2021calgary, flashing, plumbing boots, seal, stack pipe, vent pipe, waterproofing0 comments
Those boots are made for walking, sang Nancy Sinatra in December 1965. Although to tell the truth the boots were actually made to keep the moisture ou...
Parts of Aluminum Eavestrough Systems20210112045845
Parts of Aluminum Eavestrough Systems
January 12, 2021brackets, calgary, corners, down pipes, eavestrough, elbows, ends, fix, gutter, hangars, joints, screw, seal, system0 comments
An eavestrough system has the job of gathering snow and melt as it flows down the roof, and channeling it into the storm water drains below. The term ...
Chimney Tales You May Not Know20201229030345
Chimney Tales You May Not Know
Chimneys on older Calgary houses tell tales their owners may not know. Tales when wood-burning fires roared through their flues, and sent sparks burst...
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...