How to Choose the Best Siding Colour20200121213118
How to Choose the Best Siding Colour
January 21, 2020calgary, cement, choosing, colours, james hardie, right choice, selecting, siding, vinyl0 comments
Choosing the right combination of tints is a watershed decision. That’s because you can’t change the colour of vinyl, or easily match the robustness o...
Attaching Siding the Correct Way to Studs20200108000540
Correctly Replacing James Hardie Siding20191223010552
Correctly Replacing James Hardie Siding
December 23, 2019doors, engineered wood, fibre cement, inside corners, james hardie, lp smart side, outside corners, replace, siding, windows0 comments
Installing James Hardie fibre-cement siding is relatively simple on straight runs because the overlaps between strips largely seal the joints. However...
Winter Time Can Be Good for Exterior Work20191112223512
Winter Time Can Be Good for Exterior Work
November 12, 2019calgary, downpipes, eavestroughs, exterior, fascias, gutters, price, quality, repairs, service, siding, soffits, winter0 comments
Winter can be a good time to get your eavestroughs, siding and soffit repairs done. However, many clients are unaware of the benefits, although others...
Why Our Minimum Charges are Fair20191009021948
Why Our Minimum Charges are Fair
October 9, 2019calgary, canada, contingencies, eavestroughing, margins, minimum charges, rates, roofing, siding0 comments
Every now and then a customer calls in and says ‘I have a quick job for you if you need a stocking-filler’. They may be a regular or a new client. How...
Our Birds Eye View of Roof Measurement20190821081036
Our Birds Eye View of Roof Measurement
August 21, 2019calgary, construction, eavestrough, fair quote, good deal, maintenance, repair, replacement, roof, siding0 comments
Scrambling around on a roof with a measuring tape in one hand and a notebook in the other is not everybody’s idea of fun. We don’t have the scaffoldin...
The Stack Effect As It Applies to Homes20190731013642
The Stack Effect As It Applies to Homes
July 31, 2019air buoyancy, cladding, costs, density differences, health, hvac, moisture, siding, stack effect, temperature0 comments
The stack effect is the movement of air in and out of buildings on account of buoyancy. This buoyancy is due to indoor-outdoor density contrasts cause...
Waterproofing at Deck / Wall Transition Points20190529013010
Waterproofing at Deck / Wall Transition Points
May 29, 2019deck, how to avoid, how to repair, leaks, points, rotting, siding, transition, wall, waterproofing, wood0 comments
Fairly Severe Water Damage © Valiant Exteriors There’s more to the construction of wooden decks that usually meets the eye. They comprise a supporting...
Stucco, Ancient Art with Exciting Future20190320023100
Stucco, Ancient Art with Exciting Future
March 20, 2019aggregate, binder, calgary, canada, cement, history, lime, modern, origin, plaster, portland, rendering, siding, stucco, water0 comments
Stucco with its distinct texture © Valiant Exteriors The dividing line between stucco and plaster / rendering is vague, although stucco is more a deco...