While not related specifically to EIFS in Toronto, some of our American readers (and contractors) may find this information worthy of a quick read. Source: http://www.wconline.com/Articles/Web-Only_Features/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000826128 A southeastern based company firms works to bring its customers the strongest EIFS insurance to the table. In 1999, Huckaby and Associates began working with specialty stucco and EIFS [...]
by Admin on July 27, 2010
One of the more attractive features of stucco (for the sake of convention, we will refer to EIFS [What is EIFS] as”stucco) is the nearly limitless capability to shape and design the product to achieve the result you have in mind. Whether you are trying to imitate brick, precast or just trying to modernize the [...]
by Admin on July 18, 2010
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Lighting can be used to accentuate parts of a stucco home, or draw attention away from other parts. Soffit lighting in particular offers a stunning effect, illuminating a portion of the wall and often quickly fading to dark a few feet away. While this doesn’t create a whole ton of light, it is enough to [...]
by Admin on April 11, 2010
There has been (a bit more than) a little upset in Ontario with regards to the HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) implementation that is coming into effect on July 1st, 2010. While there is strong evidence that it will actually reduce business costs over the long run, very few people are actually believing the consumer will [...]
by Admin on March 25, 2010
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There are a variety of different types of insulation boards that can be used as the insulation in EIFS. By far the most common is Type-I (1) EPS (Expanded PolyStyrene). This is the white insulation boards you typically see being installed, as well as what is found at hardware stores such as home depot. Most [...]
by Admin on March 6, 2010
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