Why Inspect Your Gutters This Fall?20220927005616
Why Inspect Your Gutters This Fall?
Fall is a good time to shin up a ladder, and check the roof and the gutters before the severe winter weather comes. That’s because harsh winds, snow a...
Are Eavestroughs and Gutters the Same20220913085947
Are Eavestroughs and Gutters the Same
We usually refer to eavestroughing as an entire system, comprising both the gutters and the down pipes draining them. However, we separate our quotes ...
Problems With Built-In Box Gutters20220824074410
Problems With Built-In Box Gutters
Conventional eavestrough design involves taking rainwater and snow melt from roofs, to where it can safely drain away. Keeping them clear is a wise pr...
Why Are There Different Roof Gutters20220819114658
Why Are There Different Roof Gutters
August 19, 2022d type, different, eaves trough, gutter, half round, k-style, og gutter, type0 comments
The history of roof eavestrough systems goes back a way in time. The earliest written records are from the Roman era, when they introduced the technol...
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...
Sloping the Streams Around Your Roof20220727114300
Sloping the Streams Around Your Roof
All water responds similarly to gravity and slopes. When we think about it, we realise our eavestroughs are like canals around our roofs. The valleys ...
How Eavestrough Screws Work Loose20220704213602
How Eavestrough Screws Work Loose
Did you ever wonder what keeps your eavestroughs from falling down? Well the truth is they attach to the ends of rafters protruding from the roof spac...
Hand-Mitered Corners Are Better20220629065418
Hand-Mitered Corners Are Better
A call came through the other day from a disgruntled customer of another eavestrough company in Calgary. “I thought I was getting a seamless gutter sy...
Gutter Versus Eavestrough What’s in a Word20220606082314
Gutter Versus Eavestrough What’s in a Word
Folk often use the term eavestrough in Canada and northern United States, but gutter further south to mean the same thing. It’s a matter of culture re...
Gutter Elbows Make Water Flow20220222081602
Gutter Elbows Make Water Flow
February 22, 2022aliminum downspouts, bends, calgary, considerations, design, downspouts, elbows, flows, gutter, styles, types0 comments
Did you ever take a closer look at the gutter elbows on your house, and notice how they position the straight sections in different directions? This e...