Another Storm and More Storm Chasers20241111234027
Another Storm and More Storm Chasers
November 11, 2024calgary, contractor, eavestrough, find, hail damage, local, siding, storm chasers0 comments
Calgary suffered another devastating storm in August 2024. We can’t say for sure that this was due to global warming, although it is worth noting the ...
Window Flashing and What to Know20231219071316
Window Flashing and What to Know
December 19, 2023calgary, contractor, flashing, how to do, standards, tape, waterproofing, window0 comments
Window Flashing is a Tape that Waterproofs a Window Frame in an Opening Flashing is a water-proofing material that we fix around joints e.g. in a roof...
Common Concerns with Vinyl Siding20220920023022
Common Concerns with Vinyl Siding
Vinyl siding has become the colorful, affordable solution for many Canadian homeowners. However, that said most man-made things do eventually begin to...
Which Is Best Steel or Aluminum Gutters?20201201031410
Which Is Best Steel or Aluminum Gutters?
December 1, 2020aluminum, calgary, choosing, contractor, deciding, eavestroughs, gutters, steel0 comments
Gutters have been on houses for as long as our ancestors knew they needed to drain rainwater away from their foundations. The earliest solution may ha...
You Can’t Beat Experience in Our Part of the Industry20181031004401
You Can’t Beat Experience in Our Part of the Industry
October 31, 2018building, contractor, downpipes, eaves trough, estimating, experience, fascias, gutters, planning, preparing, saving costs, sidings, soffits0 comments
There’s definitely more to exterior renovations than first appears, even though sidings, soffits, fascias, eaves trough gutters, and down pipes all pl...
We Pay for What We Get in the Contracting World20180718033056
We Pay for What We Get in the Contracting World
July 18, 2018building, calgary, contractor, costs, eavestroughs, quality counts, savings, siding, soffits0 comments
We get what we pay for in almost all situations. We say ‘almost’ because there must be an exception. There always are, although we cannot put our fing...
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...
Why Insurance is a Priority When Hiring Contractors20180314060026
Why Insurance is a Priority When Hiring Contractors
March 14, 2018alberta, calgary, contractor, damage, indemnity, injury, insurance, priority, property0 comments
We mostly insure our homes for residential purposes, and so our cover does not extend to business risks. That’s how we enter a grey area when we hire ...