Water Passes Through French Drains Readily20231121014237
Water Passes Through French Drains Readily
Water can be a problem to drain away. This is especially the case where people pass by regularly, and we don’t want to disturb foot traffic. French dr...
Installing Gutter Drop Tube Outlets20231031072123
Installing Gutter Drop Tube Outlets
The Quality of the Work Matters As Much as the View From Below The eaves trough industry made a step change when it introduced seamless aluminum gutte...
Policies and Procedures Grow Strong Teams20231018015837
Policies and Procedures Grow Strong Teams
October 18, 2023accountability, calgary, culture, policies, procedures, regulatory, roofer, standardization0 comments
Work Policies and Procedures Deliver Better Value to Customers We’re a strong team at Valiant Exteriors. We all row in the same direction, because eve...
Best Hanger Brackets for Gutters20231011091805
Best Hanger Brackets for Gutters
The Best Gutter Brackets for Your Eavestroughs Gutter brackets are largely overlooked by homeowners installing eavestrough systems, provided they ‘loo...
Canada’s National Building Code Unpacked20231004015400
Canada’s National Building Code Unpacked
October 4, 2023building envelope, calgary, electrical systems, energy efficiency, hvac, lighting, water heating0 comments
Making the World a Better Place with Energy-Efficient Buildings We live in a rapidly changing world in terms of many things, including climate. We all...
Canadian Building Energy Efficiency Standard20230926025827
Canadian Building Energy Efficiency Standard
September 26, 2023building energy efficiency, calgary, canada, federal, regulation, upgrades0 comments
Canadian Building Energy Efficiency Regulations Offer Opportunities to Upgrade Older Homes Our Federal Government created a 2030 emissions plan as par...
Why Proper Roof Drainage Really Matters20230719045221
Why Proper Roof Drainage Really Matters
July 19, 2023calgary, drainage, eavestroughs, multi-level, rain barrels, roof, water runoff0 comments
The force of water is a mighty powerful thing. Ponder over the depth and width of the Grand Canyon for a moment. And then turn your attention to the f...
Custom Angled Endcaps for Eavestroughs20230712064439
Custom Angled Endcaps for Eavestroughs
At Valiant Exteriors we believe that if a job is worth doing, then it is worth doing well, and this applies to eavestrough systems too. We wish we cou...
Galvanic Corrosion in Eavestrough Systems20230621090640
Galvanic Corrosion in Eavestrough Systems
June 21, 2023aluminum, calgary, corrosion, galvanic, galvanised steel, mild steel, stainless steel0 comments
Clients sometimes ask us why we insist on changing gutter brackets when we replace their eavestrough systems. Our reasoning is sometimes because the p...
Roof Overhangs and Drip Edges20230614030538
Roof Overhangs and Drip Edges
The main purpose of a roof is to keep the interior of a building warm and dry. But, it also keeps the moisture flowing down the roof away from the wal...