The top of your Calgary home or business is of topmost importance when it comes to controlling your structure’s interior temperature. From keeping you cooler in the summer to snug and warm all winter long, the materials used to build your Calgary roof and the maintenance provided by your Calgary roofing professionals contribute a great… Read More…
Why Summer is the Perfect Season for a Calgary Roof Inspection
When’s the last time you had the roof of your Calgary home or business inspected by a team of trusted, professional roofers? If it’s been more than a year, now is the perfect time to call us up and have us give you a once-over. Calgary Weather is More Cooperative Than You Know We know… Read More…
A Calgary Roof vs. an Irish roof
In Calgary there are many options for roofing products, but often we relegate our choices to the most economical and practical choice: asphalt shingles. Asphalt roofing products have been around for over a century. In recent years more products have become available to protect our homes from the brutal cold and blistering heat that mother… Read More…
Identifying Eavestrough Issues Without Climbing Your Calgary Roof
For a full and proper inspection of your eavestroughs, someone will have to climb up on the roof of your Calgary home—or up a ladder next to your Calgary home—and we recommend you leave it to the professionals. But you can give your eavestroughs a quick inspection without climbing up, identifying any major problems and… Read More…
Finding Leaks in Your Calgary Roof
Ah, roof leaks. The bane of homeowners in Calgary and the world over. The water doesn’t seem to obey the laws of physics that the rest of us have to comply with, and the leak in the roof is almost never in the same spot as the water you notice on the inside of your… Read More…
T-Lock Shingles on your Calgary Roof
A common sight on Calgary roof replacements T-Lock shingles were once the favoured style of shingle for both appearances and performance. The roofing product slots together before being nailed to the roof deck. Because of this interlocking design T-Lock shingles have excellent resistance to wind. T-Lock shingles are no longer installed on Calgary roofs for… Read More…
High Profile Ridge Cap on your Calgary Roof Replacement
Every residential roof replacement in Calgary has ridge cap. Where two panels of the roof meet in a crest there is a seam that must be covered with roofing product. Standard procedure for the last last century has been to cut up the shingles and fasten the pieces to the hip & ridge of the… Read More…
Calgary Roof Construction That's Built to Last
Not all roofs in Calgary are equal, and not all roofing companies in our fair city are, either. We don’t like to brag, but we are pretty proud of our track record: happy clients, sturdy roofs, and an A+ rating with the Southern Alberta Better Business Bureau for nine years and counting. Ever since we… Read More…
Tenting, Blowoffs, and Other Common Calgary Roofing Problems
Leaks and moisture seepage are some of the most insidious roofing problems experienced by homeowners in Calgary and elsewhere, but those aren’t the only issues you can face from an improperly constructed or poorly maintained roof. Here are a few other issues you should be on the lookout for. Tenting Roofs are No Fun for… Read More…
Stucco siding and your roof replacement
Stucco is durable and reliable siding material. 90% of houses that have stucco will have areas where the roof meets the wall. In these locations there will be metal flashing, which we spoke about a couple weeks ago on our blog about the long term function of metal flashings on a Calgary roof installation. The approach to… Read More…