Commercial Gutter Guide for Business20240417052444
Commercial Gutter Guide for Business
Our customers are sometimes surprised to see our team at business sites in Calgary. While it’s true we spend more time on residential projects, we hav...
Lindab Steel Gutters With Magnesium20240410021342
Lindab Steel Gutters With Magnesium
We have begun supplying Lindab steel gutters in their full ‘Magestic’ eaves trough range. The magnesium in the enhanced galvanized coating extends the...
Maintaining Eaves as Interactive Systems20240326021034
Maintaining Eaves as Interactive Systems
An eave is a collective term for an overhang at the lower edge of a roof, that keeps rainwater away from the walls below. This eave normally projects ...
Attic Vents Provide Natural Protection20240313020132
Attic Vents Provide Natural Protection
An ‘attic’ for our purposes is an open space directly beneath the pitched roof of a building. This ‘loft’ may also go by the name of a ‘garret’ depend...
Board and Batten Back in Fashion20240306020110
Board and Batten Back in Fashion
Our image for today is of a green ‘carpenter gothic house’ dating from 1840 in New Haven, Connecticut. There’s something about this enduri...
Can I Decorate the Exterior in Winter?20240227052218
Can I Decorate the Exterior in Winter?
February 27, 2024ambient, brushes, calgary, curing, exterior, paint, painting, surface, temperature, winter0 comments
Most of us prefer to do our home decorating on warm, dry summer days, when the paint dries quickly, and there is less chance of the weather deteriorat...
Are Permanent Wood Foundations Effective?20240220060302
Are Permanent Wood Foundations Effective?
The foundations of most North American houses are poured concrete, onto which the walls rest beneath ground. However, in the case of timber frame home...
All About Tongue and Groove Wall Sheathing20240212014125
All About Tongue and Groove Wall Sheathing
A modern building envelope has several layers of thermal, air, vapor, and water protection. Siding is the first layer of defence, although we wouldn’t...
Blind Nailing Versus Face Nailing Siding20240206011015
Blind Nailing Versus Face Nailing Siding
One of the great joys of siding is the free-flowing lines of the planks. We do our best to stagger the joints, so these don’t create an obvious patter...
Attic Ventilation Must Be Comprehensive20240130013918
Attic Ventilation Must Be Comprehensive
Most buildings in Calgary have insulation in their ceilings, to prevent outside temperature entering the occupied space below. This keeps their interi...