Worst Types of Roof Design for Drainage20240911221419
Worst Types of Roof Design for Drainage
A roof should be an effective covering over a building, that shields it from rain, snow, sunlight, temperature, and wind. But we wish it were that sim...
What Causes Wood Fascias to Rot?20211020013024
What Causes Wood Fascias to Rot?
October 20, 2021calgary, causes, design, down spouts, eaves troughs, fascia, rot, storms, water, wood0 comments
We installed a new eaves trough system for a Calgary client a couple of months ago. We almost begged him to replace the fascia boards at the same time...
Ice and Water Protection for Your Roof20201208002736
Ice and Water Protection for Your Roof
Home insurance policies cover us for unexpected damage, in other words things we can’t reasonably plan to avoid. Insurers expect us to do regular main...
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...
How We Need to Improve Water Management in Calgary20180321120026
How We Need to Improve Water Management in Calgary
March 21, 2018alberta, barrels, calgary, drought, eavestroughing, global warming, gutters, harvest rainwater, rocky mountains, save, security, shortage, snow melt, tanks, water, winter rain0 comments
We came across a news item concerning eleven cities most likely to run out of drinking water, as Cape Town, South Africa appears to be. We had ...