Can You Get a Cheaper Roof Job in Winter?20191231051235
Can You Get a Cheaper Roof Job in Winter?
Folk sometimes call us for a winter roof repair or replacement expecting a cheaper job. They seem to expect us to work for less in low season. Then we...
New Gutters Do Not Repair Poor Roofs20191218053201
New Gutters Do Not Repair Poor Roofs
December 18, 2019calgary, eavestroughs, gutter, interfaces, overhangs, slopes overflows, underhangs0 comments
Roofs are there to receive precipitation, and manage the moisture so it does not penetrate the roof space, and the living space below. A gutter needs ...
Eavestroughs on Turrets and Curves20191126040739
Eavestroughs on Turrets and Curves
November 26, 2019calgary, cost, curves, eavestroughs, gutters, industry specialists, solutions, turrets0 comments
The word ‘turret’ came down to us from the Italian ‘toretta’ meaning a little tower on a castle. These protruded from straight walls providing a prote...
Winter Time Can Be Good for Exterior Work20191112223512
Winter Time Can Be Good for Exterior Work
November 12, 2019calgary, downpipes, eavestroughs, exterior, fascias, gutters, price, quality, repairs, service, siding, soffits, winter0 comments
Winter can be a good time to get your eavestroughs, siding and soffit repairs done. However, many clients are unaware of the benefits, although others...
Roof Types and Challenges for Gutters20191105213131
Roof Types and Challenges for Gutters
November 5, 2019calgary, cross gabled, eavestroughs, flat, gabled, gutters, half hipped, hipped, mono pitch, roof, types0 comments
There are many different roof types in the world, although some are more popular in Calgary. Sometimes these are a matter of personal preference. On o...
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...
Why Our Minimum Charges are Fair20191009021948
Why Our Minimum Charges are Fair
October 9, 2019calgary, canada, contingencies, eavestroughing, margins, minimum charges, rates, roofing, siding0 comments
Every now and then a customer calls in and says ‘I have a quick job for you if you need a stocking-filler’. They may be a regular or a new client. How...
Northern Climate Foundations Go Deeper20190925014208
Northern Climate Foundations Go Deeper
September 25, 2019calgary, canada, cooler, foundations, frost line, methods, northern, southern, types, warmer0 comments
We fielded a query from a returning Calgary resident the other day. We were discussing the feasibility of an extension to their home when the subject ...
Our Birds Eye View of Roof Measurement20190821081036
Our Birds Eye View of Roof Measurement
August 21, 2019calgary, construction, eavestrough, fair quote, good deal, maintenance, repair, replacement, roof, siding0 comments
Scrambling around on a roof with a measuring tape in one hand and a notebook in the other is not everybody’s idea of fun. We don’t have the scaffoldin...
DuPont and Tyvek Benefits for Your Home20190807030052
DuPont and Tyvek Benefits for Your Home
French-American chemist and industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont established the E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company in 1802 in Wilmington, Delawar...