News
EAVESTROUGH, EAVESTROUGH PROTECTION AND SOFFIT, FASCIA & SIDING – STAY-UP-TO-DATE!
How To Make Your House Look Stunning!
I do hundreds of quotes every year. For some, the most agonizing part for many customers is what colour to choose. After all, when you do all the eavestrough, fascia, soffit and siding on your [...]
Do I Need 6″ Eavestroughs?
Do I need 6" Eavestroughs? This is a question posed to me more each passing year. I own four 5" Gutter machines and from the date we started in 2007 until 2018, we didn't [...]
Rain Chains…..A Beautiful Alternative to Downspouts!
When I am out estimating, one of the most common discussions I have with people are in regards to downspout location. Let's face it, a 3"x3" aluminium pipe coming down the front or side of [...]
Ladder Stand Offs: DEMAND THEM!
When you hire a contractor to work on your roof or eavestrough, you expect them to use a ladder to climb up. Mr. Contractor, who weighs 225 lbs, shows up, extends his 28 foot ladder, [...]
Let the Professionals do it!
Let me be very clear on this! EAVESTROUGH IS NOT A DIY JOB! Some people think they can just go to their local Lowes or Home Depot and buy all their materials, go home and [...]
Hire Reputable Companys!
I love my work. Every day is different, you meet many new and nice people and sometimes you come across things that are unique and hilarious! I know in the roofing and eavestrough business that [...]
Flip up that Downpipe with Zip Hinge!
Each year I do around 500 to 600 estimates. Most homes are straight forward in regards to where a downpipe should go. Numerous homes, however, have a downpipe that needs to be placed near a [...]
Downspout Disconnection from Storm Sewers
In the last month, I completed over 50 estimates on houses to replace their eavestroughs. More than half had their downpipes running into a pipe at the foundation of their homes that is directly connected [...]
Mitred Corners vs Pre-made Corners
When I have work done around my house, I always try and do my homework and hire professionals who specialize in their trade. The reason I hire professionals who specialize in their trade is that [...]
Ice Dams Revisited
I've written about Ice Dams before so I am not intending for this article to be a rehash of what I wrote previously. My other article "Oh No! It's an Ice Dam!" http://theeavestroughcompany.blogspot.ca/2013/02/oh-no-its-ice-dam.html was quite thorough in [...]
How to get a cheap eavestrough job (and guarantee sub-standard work)!
Here is an interesting ad I came across on Kijiji: Looking for someone to do the eavestrough at my house as cheap as possible. Sides of house are 38 in length 25 at rear and [...]
Home Depot Eavestrough and Siding
Home Depot....A name you can trust! Well, of course, we all shop there. It's a great store. In the last few years, the Home Depot and other big box stores like Lowes and Rona have [...]
Guest Blog: Why Bad Workmanship Costs More Than You Think
This post is a guest blog from Dan Leytham, owner and operator of Peak Roofing, a Hamilton roofing company. As a roofing contractor, I have seen many issues arise from bad [...]
Crooked Contractors at your door!
Crooked Contractors! They are everywhere and in every city. There is not a month that goes by we do not get a phone call or an email from someone who has been cheated by a [...]
We love Emergency Services Personnel
At the Eavestrough Company, we make no bones about it! WE APPRECIATE AND RESPECT ALL EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL... POLICE, FIREFIGHTERS, AND PARAMEDICS! These men and women put their life on the line every time they [...]
New Website for The Eavestrough Company
The next thing that happened to me was finding Anthony Maley, a web designer who lives 4,000 kilometres away from me in Nelson, British Columbia. I won't get in to how I heard about him [...]
A working vacation in Saskatchewan
Alas, my daughter fell in love, got married, and moved.....TO SASKATCHEWAN. They live 1600 kilometres away from us now. They bought a house in the city of Moose Jaw and settled down. When they sent [...]
