Introduction to Window Types Available in Canada20190220001059
Introduction to Window Types Available in Canada
February 20, 2019awning, calgary, canada, casement, glass, glazing, hung, insulation, sliding, tilt, types, window, zone0 comments
The first windows were holes in walls that people closed by stuffing vegetation in to keep the wind out. Later, someone had the bright idea of using w...
Why a Rain and Ice Shield is Necessary on a Roof20190206063656
Why a Rain and Ice Shield is Necessary on a Roof
Roofs are generally-speaking intended to control the flow of water traveling down the slope. Hence the lower edge of an upper tile or sheet overlaps t...
Why Rain Screen Siding is a Good, Green Idea20190116031821
Why Rain Screen Siding is a Good, Green Idea
January 16, 2019calgary, frame, insulation, new, rain, replacement, screen, siding, spruce, ventilation, wood0 comments
Siding’s main purpose is to protect the inner wall of a building from rain, snow, wind and sunlight. Canadians have also turned siding into a craft, w...
Why We Use K-Style Profile Gutters on Our Jobs20181219044042
Why We Use K-Style Profile Gutters on Our Jobs
December 19, 2018calgary, canada, dripster, eaves, gutta, gutters, manufacture, materials, profile, rhone, troughs0 comments
A gutter is a conduit for conveying water away. The word comes from the Roman ‘gutta’ meaning a ‘drop, spot, or mark’. Gutters have various names incl...
Responsibilities of Employers When Working on Roofs20181121005207
Responsibilities of Employers When Working on Roofs
November 21, 2018calgary, canada, construction, employee, employer, hazards, health, ladders, ontario, roofs, safety0 comments
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety holds employers responsible for implementing a plan to identify potential workplace hazards. An...
Do I Need a Building Permit For Calgary Improvements?20181024012105
Do I Need a Building Permit For Calgary Improvements?
October 24, 2018building permit, calgary, development permit, difference, fines, ontario, penalties, process0 comments
The short answer is yes you may need a building permit, but probably not for replacement siding. Moreover, if your neighbour puts up an illegal struct...
Why Winter Is a Good Time to Have Your Siding Done20181012055921
Why Winter Is a Good Time to Have Your Siding Done
October 12, 2018calgary, climate, construction, fascias, gutters, new, repairs, replacement, siding, soffits, summer, winter0 comments
Clients sometimes wonder how we keep going successfully all year round, given we work on the outside of homes in Calgary, southern Alberta. While we d...
How Trends in Canadian Home Design Changed20181003013714
How Trends in Canadian Home Design Changed
October 3, 2018calgary, canada, home, inter-generational, loans, mortgage, multifamily, post war, second entrance, single family, size, type0 comments
By the 1950’s Canada was a largely urbanised society. The population increased rapidly after the war, due to waves of new immigrants, and baby boomers...
We Pay for What We Get in the Contracting World20180718033056
We Pay for What We Get in the Contracting World
July 18, 2018building, calgary, contractor, costs, eavestroughs, quality counts, savings, siding, soffits0 comments
We get what we pay for in almost all situations. We say ‘almost’ because there must be an exception. There always are, although we cannot put our fing...
Choosing in The Rainbow of James Hardie Colours20180627010611
Choosing in The Rainbow of James Hardie Colours
June 27, 2018calgary, colours, get advice, james hardie, palette, rainbow, siding, tints, tones0 comments
James Hardie fibre cement siding comes in a variety of colours so you can pick and choose, and live colourfully as their slogan goes. Of course we cou...