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...
Common Concerns with Vinyl Siding20220920023022

Common Concerns with Vinyl Siding

Vinyl siding has become the colorful, affordable solution for many Canadian homeowners. However, that said most man-made things do eventually begin to...
What You Should Know Fascia Cladding20220126003220

What You Should Know Fascia Cladding

‘Fascia’ in architecture refers to the vertical strip running directly beneath a roof edge, and often attached to the lower end of the rafters.  There...
Best Gutters for Cold Climates20210824062023

Best Gutters for Cold Climates

That grand old American statesman, Benjamin Franklin, said the bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten. ...
How to Choose the Best Siding Colour20200121213118

How to Choose the Best Siding Colour

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...
6 Tips for Re-Siding Your Home20200115000901

6 Tips for Re-Siding Your Home

There is a great saying in our workshop ‘measure twice, cut once’. In other words, be sure you know what you want, before you do it. Not wasting mater...
How Vinyl Decking and Cladding Transformed a Home20190417014602

How Vinyl Decking and Cladding Transformed a Home

Killarney 4-Plex BEFORE Valiant Exteriors Upgrade © We did a major workover of a tired looking 4-Plex in Killarney that cause quite a stir. The job in...
Is PVC Vinyl Decking a Good Solution?20190410025506

Is PVC Vinyl Decking a Good Solution?

PVC vinyl decking is a relatively new product having only arrived around 2005. It is one of the more expensive options although long life and easy mai...
The Impact of UV Rays On Exteriors of Buildings20180704013921

The Impact of UV Rays On Exteriors of Buildings

Ultra violet light, or UV for short, is just off the spectrum we human beings can see. However, it has other, non-visible effects including sunburn an...
Fibre Cement Over Vinyl Siding: Is It Worth the Cost?20180530052332

Fibre Cement Over Vinyl Siding: Is It Worth the Cost?

Given the expense of buying and maintaining a home, it is no wonder so many Calgary homeowners choose vinyl over fibre. However, fibre siding wins han...
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