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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 ...
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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...
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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

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...
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...
The Mark of Quality Eaves Troughs20211026060107

The Mark of Quality Eaves Troughs

People often ask us why new eaves troughs cost so much, when they seem such simple things. We usually explain they take time and money to put up, and ...
Parts of Aluminum Eavestrough Systems20210112045845

Parts of Aluminum Eavestrough Systems

An eavestrough system has the job of gathering snow and melt as it flows down the roof, and channeling it into the storm water drains below. The term ...
Does an 8th Inch Gutter Expansion Matter?20201103014257

Does an 8th Inch Gutter Expansion Matter?

Aluminum seamless gutters are made from thin, pliable material that expands and contracts in length with the ambient temperature. You may like to know...
Metal Gutter Guards and Ice Buildup20201005033722

Metal Gutter Guards and Ice Buildup

Metal gutter guards and ice buildup can be a regular problem, especially with poorly managed attics during cold winters in Calgary. This problem begin...