Alberta Government Flood Mitigation policy
The Alberta Government has posted some directions for homeowners affected by our recent flood on it’s website. To view these policies please CLICK HERE.
Wood shake roof conversions can require extra effort
after removing the wood shakes it was revealed that the substrate required additional material
You never know what you’re going to find when you take off an existing roof. In this instance the asphalt shingles had been installed over a wood shake roof. It became apparent as to why when we removed the cedar shingles. This heritage home had 1″ x 10″ slats for a roof deck substrate that were spaced up to 4″ apart. The solution was to inlay 1″ x 4″ pieces into the gaps to create a continuous surface. Just another example of some of the unknowns that must be addressed when you renovate.
the gaps in the roof deck had to be filled to create a complete surface on which to install the new asphalt shingles
Advantages of Spray Foam insulation
Our partners at Icynene have provided this informative graphic which outlines some of the benefits of Spray foam insulation. Spray foam is an effective insulation tool who’s uses are gaining more popularity all the time. If you’re interested in the advantages of spray foam check out our webpage and then call IDEAL to speak with one of our team members.
Options for flood wet insulation customers
We’re trying something new here at IDEAL to aid in the renovation and reconstruction of the flood damaged areas of the greater Calgary area. Please visit our Insulation page to review information posted under Flood Damaged Insulation.
Under normal conditions we would site measure all potential jobs with new customers but due to excessive demand we don’t have to man-power to do so. By providing packages to meet some of the most common scenarios we hope that Homeowners & new Contractor clients to IDEAL can make an informed choice on whether our services can meet their needs. Please visit our Flood Damaged Insulation page for the details and contact our sales department at (403) 723-3385 for further information.
IDEAL helps out the High River flood clean-up effort
On Wednesday, July 10th 2013 IDEAL sent our 5-ton trucks, 1/2 ton pickups and 25 staff members to High River, AB to volunteer in the flood clean-up efforts. To say the help was needed is an understatement. Everywhere we went there were damaged possessions, building materials and infrastructure. The evidence of the waters impact on the town was startling.
We did our best to pick up whatever we could find and managed to take over 20 truck loads to the landfill. Along the way we encountered numerous people and companies who were also helping out with heavy equipment, trucks, man power, supplies, food, transportation and support. Truly an awe inspiring environment that shines a light on how communities can come together to help each other out. Our thanks to our staff for their time and our best wishes to the town of High River on it’s recovery.
IDEAL Employee Appreciation Day
IDEAL staff got together for a fun day of paintball this weekend. The weather was great and the paint was flying. Thanks to all staff for making it out!
Proper install of Plumbing Boots
plumbing boots or “oaties” are rubber gaskets that surround the plumbing vent stack to prevent water where the stack penetrates the roof deck
When evaluating the quality of install of Plumbing boots please consider the following:
– shingles overlapping the flanges of the vent are solid pieces
– a minimum 1″ space between the vents base and the shingles surrounding it
– tar over all nail heads
Proper Gooseneck Vent install
Gooseneck vents are used to exhaust bathroom fans, kitchen exhaust fans and dryer vents
When evaluating the quality of a Gooseneck vent installation look for the following:
– shingles overlapping the flanges of the vent are solid pieces
– a minimum 1″ space between the vents base and the shingles surrounding it
– tar over all nail heads
Information on Mould
Found this brochure produced by Alberta Health Services outlining some facts about Mould.
check it out at this link
Alberta Health Services mould brochure
Attic insulation tips diagrams
diagram comparison of positive attic situation vs. negative under summer conditions
Found these 2 diagrams on a Google image search. I think they do a good job of outlining the difference between a positively performing attic vs. a negative situation.
comparison of a positive attic scenario vs. a negative under winter conditions
