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...
Trends in Alberta Building Materials To Watch in Future20180620084930
Trends in Alberta Building Materials To Watch in Future
June 20, 2018alberta, building material, calgary, canada, home sizes, metrosexuals, millennials, no children, small families0 comments
When the first settlers arrived in Alberta, they slept in their wagons while they cast around for materials to build their shacks. If there were trees...
How Hail Forms and Damages The Exterior of Homes20180612120034
How Hail Forms and Damages The Exterior of Homes
June 12, 2018calgary, clouds, cumulonimbus, damage, green, hail, how to claim, insurance, sleet, storm, thunder, velocity, weight0 comments
Hail is a form of solid rain. This definition also applies to sleet, although there is a difference. Hail is jagged lumps or solid balls of ice, where...
The Importance of a Well-Equipped Gutter Contractor20180606015851
The Importance of a Well-Equipped Gutter Contractor
June 6, 2018aluminium, calgary, eavestrough, experience, extrusion, first time, gutter, quality, right, roofline, run off, seamless, slope0 comments
Installing gutters under roof overhangs is more complex than it looks. Ask any DIY homeowner who tried to do the job themselves, and botched it. They ...
Managing Freezing, Thawing and Heaving Driveways with Gutters and Eavestroughs20180523063627
Managing Freezing, Thawing and Heaving Driveways with Gutters and Eavestroughs
May 23, 2018calgary, crack, culverts, downpipes, drains, driveway, earth, eavestroughs, fall, freeze, gutters, heave, how to avoid, lift, melt, solutions, spring, thaw, winter0 comments
Most liquids shrink when they cool to freezing, because the molecules slow down and cluster together. However, water behaves differently after it cool...
How Fibre Cement Siding Can Increase the Curb Appeal and Resale Value of Your Home20180516031907
How Fibre Cement Siding Can Increase the Curb Appeal and Resale Value of Your Home
May 16, 2018add value, aluminum, calgary, cladding, colour range, eavestroughing, enduring, fascias, fibre siding, fireproof, impact, james hardie, long lasting, low maintenance, resistant, soffits, strong, valiant exteriors, window0 comments
We are in the process of transforming a home in Bearspaw, Alberta just beyond Calgary city limits. The old vertical cedar siding has taken a hammering...
Choosing the Right Contractor For Your Siding Job20180418060053
Choosing the Right Contractor For Your Siding Job
April 18, 2018calgary, eavestrough, expert, get the job done right, gutter, right contractor, siding, soffit, specialist, specialist builder, technology0 comments
We can thank the division of labour into specialist tasks for vast strides forward in terms of productivity and quality. The Greek Philosopher Plato d...
How De-Icing Cables Reduce Ice Damming in Winter20180411020025
How De-Icing Cables Reduce Ice Damming in Winter
April 11, 2018cables, calgary, de-icing, heating, how they work, ice dams, melt, professional service, what are these0 comments
Ice is less likely to stack up on the main roof of a house in winter, because the temperature in the roof space below is above freezing....