Everyone has them at some point… a neighbour who you just don’t get along with. They can make your home renovation plans difficult, to the point of even putting a stop to them sometimes. Renovations made to the exterior of your home (such as stucco/EIFS renovations) are particularly difficult because of the exterior-nature of the [...]
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Dealing with Unfriendly Neighbours: 4 Tips
Posted by Admin on August 18, 2011
http://torontostuccocontractor.com/blog/2011/08/dealing-with-unfriendly-neighbours-4-tips/
Toronto Sun Article: Toronto Housing Stock
I was wondering where I could find this sort of information the other day. Excuse the bad picture. Transcript below. Homes in Toronto are aging. That typically means they need repairs or full retrofits depending on the original quality of the construction. Even homes with ultra-durable brick cladding are beginning to see the wear-and-tear of [...]
Posted by Admin on July 20, 2011
http://torontostuccocontractor.com/blog/2011/07/toronto-sun-article-toronto-housing-stock/
Supplies Required for EIFS / Stucco Installations
All of this equipment and supplies would be familiar to an Exterior Insulation Finish Systems contractor, however a home owner looking to do their own shed or garage might not realize they need many of the tools required. While we do not recommend EIFS as a DIY project, we would still like to be a [...]
Posted by Admin on April 16, 2011
http://torontostuccocontractor.com/blog/2011/04/toronto-stucco-supplies/
U.S. Energy Expenditures On Heating and Cooling
This is almost completely irrelevant to Toronto, but the information is interesting nonetheless. http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/recs/origin/origin_householder.html Average U.S. Energy Expenditure Per Household (1997) In 1997, the average yearly energy expenditure was $1,338, with $421 spent on heating and $140 spent on cooling. As of the 2005 data, the average yearly energy expenditure in New England (closest geographically [...]
Posted by Admin on February 18, 2011
http://torontostuccocontractor.com/blog/2011/02/us-energy-expenditures-on-heating-and-cooling/
Caulking Integrity with Stucco
One of the primary reasons that EIFS (Exterior Insulation Finish Systems) has been targeted by insurance companies and cities is because of “failures” it has experienced around window and door openings. The problem lies primarily with improperly installed caulking failing (i.e. the wrong type being used), an integral part of all projects that no one [...]
Posted by Admin on January 26, 2011
http://torontostuccocontractor.com/blog/2011/01/caulking-integrity-with-stucco/
What is Stucco?
"Stucco" is typically what people in the Toronto area use when they're looking for EIFS (Exterior Insulation Finish Systems, or "synthetic stucco"). We use the two terms interchangeably.
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