How Your Roof Affects Your Home HVAC20200602040454

How Your Roof Affects Your Home HVAC

Your roof affects your home HVAC costs in several ways. Business will be tighter until the epidemic calms and that affects all of us. Summer is coming...
The Minimum Roof Pitch for Regular Shingles20200429033943

The Minimum Roof Pitch for Regular Shingles

Roof pitch refers to the steepness of a roof as a ratio relative to absolute flatness. In North America we express this as a fraction of 12. Hence a r...
Is Felt or Synthetic Underlay Better?20200317051853

Is Felt or Synthetic Underlay Better?

In the furnishings market, the terms underlay and underlayment refer to a layer of cushioning under a carpet, in order to provide insulation and deade...
The Important Parts of Your Shingle Roof20200304004214

The Important Parts of Your Shingle Roof

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...
Attic Rain and How to Prevent It20200225011254

Attic Rain and How to Prevent It

If you have moisture spots and stains on the ceiling below your roof space, then you may have attic rain. The root cause is relatively humid air from ...
Combining Roof and Gutter Replacement20200131064100

Combining Roof and Gutter Replacement

There may be good reasons for combining roof and gutter replacement. The roof goes up faster when there are no gutters in the way, and you can colour-...
Can You Get a Cheaper Roof Job in Winter?20191231051235

Can You Get a Cheaper Roof Job in Winter?

Folk sometimes call us for a winter roof repair or replacement expecting a cheaper job. They seem to expect us to work for less in low season. Then we...
Signs of Failing Attic Insulation20191204014533

Signs of Failing Attic Insulation

Warm air rises. That’s why we need attic insulation to keep our houses snug inside. Warm, moist air condenses when it meets cooler air. That’s why the...
Roof Types and Challenges for Gutters20191105213131

Roof Types and Challenges for Gutters

There are many different roof types in the world, although some are more popular in Calgary. Sometimes these are a matter of personal preference. On o...
How Home Design Impacts Eavestroughing20190918030017

How Home Design Impacts Eavestroughing

A roof is often the last thing we look at when purchasing a home. We may give it a sideways glance before we enter, and a superficial look when we lea...