Tag: Materials and Supplies
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That Time Of Year To Inspect Your Roof Ottawa
Some may think that curls on shingles are a design but unfortunately its a sign of water damage and potential small leak working its way thru. Small leaks can take some time to show results. Avoiding basic home maintenance can cost you bottom line. Identifying the problem ahead of time is a simple homework for…
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Ventilated 3 Panel Aluminum Soffit And Fascia For Your Ottawa Home
There are lots of older homes in Ottawa Ontario that does not have significant ventilated soffit installed to increase the fresh air flow into the attic. Majority of the older homes did not come with that feature and those homeowners replace the roof way more often than they should. Roof vents are designed to help…
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Getting Ready For Another Ottawa Winter
Did somebody say winter? Yes you heard it right winter. It is that time of year cleaning the front and back yard few times until there is no more leaves left to rake. You don’t necessarily need to be living beside a lot of trees but the wind has its own method of drifting. Cleaning…
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Benefits Of Installing Gutters.
Lets start of with the common problems that is caused by rain when there is no gutters guiding the rain water away from your home. Normally is starts working its way along the foundation and causing cracks and damage along the foundation walls. Older home are more at risk because of the older structures did not…
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Does Poor Ventilation Cause Structural Damage To Your Trusses?
As we all know roof trusses are pre-engineered from the truss manufacturer according to the specifications that was specified by the blue-print. Framers will install all the roof trusses one by one and then sheet the whole roof with plywood. Shingles and ventilation will be installed according to the builders specifications and now we have…
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Is it possible to re-roof in winter?
It is not a common practice to replace a roof in cold winter months but if it is needed “yes”. If there is a major issue with your roof and did not have the budget to get it done last fall, better now than before the heavy rain begins in spring. Shingles do freeze in winter but…