Butt Joint Flashing for Fiber Siding20240123045455
Butt Joint Flashing for Fiber Siding
If you had new siding installed by another contractor, but find spots of damp on your inside walls, it is possible they did not waterproof the butt jo...
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...
Step and Kick-Out Sidewall Flashing20220315014841
Step and Kick-Out Sidewall Flashing
When a run of eaves trough ends up against a vertical wall or chimney at right angles, there is no way it is going to create a waterproof seal. That’s...
Inspecting the Edges of Your Roof20220301015709
Inspecting the Edges of Your Roof
The edges of your roof are not just there to carry rainwater and melt from your doors and windows. Although this can be just as important as having de...
Plumbing Boots Not Made for Walking20210119062029
Plumbing Boots Not Made for Walking
January 19, 2021calgary, flashing, plumbing boots, seal, stack pipe, vent pipe, waterproofing0 comments
Those boots are made for walking, sang Nancy Sinatra in December 1965. Although to tell the truth the boots were actually made to keep the moisture ou...
The Important Parts of Your Shingle Roof20200304004214
The Important Parts of Your Shingle Roof
March 4, 2020decking, flashing, framework, how it works, parts, roof, top layer, tresses, underlayment0 comments
When we look up at our roof we could think the shingles are all there is to it. However there is a lot more than that protecting you from the elements...
Ten Mistakes with Shingles to Avoid20200208110734
Ten Mistakes with Shingles to Avoid
February 8, 2020aligning, asphalt, eaves, exposure, flashing, ice dams, mistakes, nails, over hang, shingles, slopes, tips, valley, venting0 comments
A shingle roof comprises literally hundreds of small tiles. Laying them correctly needs special care, because you only need one mistake to have a pote...
End Damming Over Doors and Windows20190710003330
End Damming Over Doors and Windows
July 10, 2019alberta, building code, calgary, canada, doors, end damming, flashing, sealing, waterproofing, windows0 comments
Capillary action is great for trees and plants, because it allows water to flow from the roots all the way up to the leaves. However, water’s ability ...
Using Metal Flashing with Asphalt Shingles20190522020501
Using Metal Flashing with Asphalt Shingles
Insufficient Drip Edge on Asphalt Shingle Roof: © Valiant Exteriors Some eavestroughs fail to do their job properly because water drips down from the ...