Stucco, Ancient Art with Exciting Future20190320023100
Stucco, Ancient Art with Exciting Future
March 20, 2019aggregate, binder, calgary, canada, cement, history, lime, modern, origin, plaster, portland, rendering, siding, stucco, water0 comments
Stucco with its distinct texture © Valiant Exteriors The dividing line between stucco and plaster / rendering is vague, although stucco is more a deco...
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...
Comparing Different Roof Coverings in Canada20190102025226
Comparing Different Roof Coverings in Canada
January 2, 2019advice, canada, cedar, clay tile, compare, concrete tile, covering, metal, roof, rubber0 comments
A decent roof frame should support metal, cedar, asphalt, and rubber roofing. In fact, concrete and clay tiles are the only roof coverings requiring h...
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...
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...
Trump Tariffs on Canada Bite Local Aluminium Prices Rise20180822043201
Trump Tariffs on Canada Bite Local Aluminium Prices Rise
August 22, 2018aluminium, america, canada, costs, recycle, smelters, steel, tarriff, trade, trump, war0 comments
Canada exports almost $2 billion of aluminum products annually. Of this, 87% traditionally goes to America according to National Resources Canada. Our...
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...
The Importance of Having a Decent Contract20180403120056
The Importance of Having a Decent Contract
April 3, 2018agreement, building, by when, canada, contract, contractor, experience, insurance, price, who does it, work0 comments
We recently repaired a siding job by another contractor that had gone badly wrong after a year. The client had attempted to get them back. However, th...
Chinook Winds, Snow Melts and Failing Gutters20180307120042
Chinook Winds, Snow Melts and Failing Gutters
March 7, 2018alberta, calgary, canada, chinook winds, damage, eavestroughs soffits, gutters, how they work, lethbridge, rocky mountains, siding, what causes0 comments
Chinooks are warming winds blowing west off the ocean into Alberta, Canada, and the U.S. Pacific Northwest. These can increase temperatures fro...