Oriented Strand Board or Plywood20230221035254
Oriented Strand Board or Plywood
The price of solid timber keeps rising, while environmentalists tell us to use every scrap of tree we harvest. Plywood and oriented strand board (OSB)...
Eavestroughs Are More Than Gutters20230131045844
Eavestroughs Are More Than Gutters
We had a customer ask us the other day, how come your eavestroughs seem so expensive. Surely all you do is hang a few gutters and add a couple of down...
Are Rain Chains Suitable For Calgary?20220809024139
Are Rain Chains Suitable For Calgary?
Rain chains are a popular alternative to traditional eavestrough systems in Japan. They call them kusari-toi or kusari-doi there, which literally tran...
Why Galvanized Steel Is Simply Better20220118031944
Why Galvanized Steel Is Simply Better
Customers often ask us whether galvanized steel, or stainless steel fittings are better. Stainless is more expensive, because it contains a minimum 11...
Which Gutter Shape Is Better for My Home?20211109012741
Which Gutter Shape Is Better for My Home?
A rain gutter is a water channel that receives water from the roof above, and leads it to a down pipe that funnels it away. There are currently two po...
Gable and Roof Attic Venting Compared20210927081411
Gable and Roof Attic Venting Compared
An attic is the space directly beneath the pitched roof on any building. These often awkwardly-shaped areas may be used for accommodation, storage, or...
Best Gutters for Cold Climates20210824062023
Best Gutters for Cold Climates
August 24, 2021aliminum, calgary, compare, eaves troughs, gutters, seasons, temperatures, vinyl0 comments
That grand old American statesman, Benjamin Franklin, said the bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten. ...
What’s Better Cement or Engineered Wood?20210615073945
What’s Better Cement or Engineered Wood?
We supply and install both types of superior siding in our home town of Calgary where we live. That’s because these are both solid products, and we li...
Insulated Vinyl Siding Is It Really Worth It?20210525021055
Insulated Vinyl Siding Is It Really Worth It?
May 25, 2021advantages, alternatives, compare, cost, disadvantages, insulated, insulated vinyl siding, performance, siding0 comments
Heat Escapes from an Un-Insulated Campfire When you knock your insulated vinyl siding with your knuckles, there’s something comforting about the solid...
Why Eavestroughers Dislike Metal Roofs20210511020351
Why Eavestroughers Dislike Metal Roofs
May 11, 2021asphalt, capital cost, compare, fixed, maintainance cost, metal roof, recurring, steel roof0 comments
From an eavestrougher’s perspective, it’s can be hard to understand why some homeowners prefer metal roofs. First, they are at least three times...