More news on Save Heat initiative
The Calgary Herald posted an article over the weekend on the Save Heat initiative. Take a look here.
U of C Save Heat project raises interesting stats
The save heat project sponsored by the University of Calgary has raised some interesting statistics on energy efficiency and heat loss in Calgary's residential NW. Check out their website and see the results of their ariel thermal imaging scans. …
New Owens Corning Impact Resistant Shingles
Owens Corning has released an extension to their popular Duration line of shingles that is now available in the Calgary marketplace. The Duration Storm shingle boasts the advantages of Sure Nail technology to aid installation and prevent nail penetrations in…
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
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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…