Attaching Vinyl Siding With Nails20230306010814

Attaching Vinyl Siding With Nails

We like to attach our vinyl siding to a lattice of wooden studs over a plywood base. This ensures a level plane without any waves and troughs. Then we...
Attaching Medium Density Fibreboard Siding20221228014715

Attaching Medium Density Fibreboard Siding

Medium density fibreboard is an engineered word product comprising broken down hard- and softwood fibres combined with wax and resin binder. It is an ...
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...
Ten Mistakes with Shingles to Avoid20200208110734

Ten Mistakes with Shingles to Avoid

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...
Attaching Siding the Correct Way to Studs20200108000540

Attaching Siding the Correct Way to Studs

There’s actually quite a lot to know about what goes on behind siding. First, there’s a network of 2×4 or 2×6 timber ‘studs’ forming a frame...
Preparation & Use of Pressure Treated Wood20190814084426

Preparation & Use of Pressure Treated Wood

Softwood requires treatment or else insects and moisture will destroy it. The industry workaround is treating it with chemical preservatives. These ar...
The Best of Two Ways to Fasten Gutters to Fascias20181128055338

The Best of Two Ways to Fasten Gutters to Fascias

On the face of it, installing eaves trough gutters in Calgary is the simplest of jobs. The gutters come seamlessly out of a machine, while the bends a...