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...
Can I Install Eavestroughs on Stucco?20230606082556
Can I Install Eavestroughs on Stucco?
Yes you can do that, in fact we can think of very few wall finishes where this is impossible, if done with due care. The thing to remember about stucc...
Tin Roof Rain Water Needs to Drain20230516081032
Tin Roof Rain Water Needs to Drain
There’s nothing quite like a metal roof when it comes to draining rainwater away. That’s because the surface is virtually friction-free, and there are...
The Best Gutter Hangar Types for You20230404081739
The Best Gutter Hangar Types for You
April 4, 2023attach, bracket, calgary, eavestrough, fascia, gutter, hanger, hidden, spike, strap, timber, tube, underlay0 comments
There are more than a few gutter hanger types available in Calgary, and making the right choice can be quite confusing. We call our gutter brackets ou...
How to Avoid Frozen Gutters20230321054450
How to Avoid Frozen Gutters
Water will freeze faster when it is not flowing, and that’s because the motion that jumbled the molecules in the water has ceased. That’s why ri...