Leonards Eavestrough & Exteriors

Another happy customer, with some nice seamless tied corners!

A little roofing in between eavestrough jobs.

Last eavestrough job in Fort Resolution.

Another eavestrough job done in Fort Resolution.

Another job complete in Fort Resolution.

My son and I hanging a 40ft trough. Looks easy but the weight of this piece is pretty heavy, holding it away from you is a little tougher. Adding end caps, caulking, spikes and ferrules to the weight of the length makes it quite heavy to carry up the ladder! My boy is a champ!

Food for thought! A customer asked how much we would charge to repair the 3/4" copper pipe in my wall. My reply: $589.00 His reply: WOW, just to fix the pipe. Why so much?... My reply: Well, this estimate also includes for the non productive factors. He questioned: What is nonproductive factors?" My reply: Just the usual things like taxes, insurance, rent, fuel etc, etc. I asked: How much do you think it should cost? He responded matter-of-fact: Around $150 at the most... It's just a pipe and a fairly simple job right? I calmly said: Okay sir, for $150.00 I invite you to do it yourself. He said: But.... I don't know how to. I replied: Okay, for $189.00 I'll teach you. So besides saving you $400.00, you'll get the knowledge for the next time. It seemed right to him and he agreed. I continued: To get started you will need tools, pipe cutter, torch, solider, pipe cleaners, commercialgrade equipment, brushes, etc... He said: But I don't have all this type of equipment and I can't afford to buy all of these things just to fix my pipe. I offered: Okay then, for an additional $200 I'll rent my equipment to you. Okay, he says. I replied: So on Tuesday I will be available to start teaching you. He said: But I can't on Tuesday I only have time today. I said: I'm sorry sir, but Tuesday is the only day this week that I will be available to teach and rent you my equipment. The rest of the week is already scheduled for other customers. He exclaimed frustated: Damn! That means I gotta rearrange my schedule and sacrifice my whole Tuesday?! I said: That is correct sir! I will also provide you with a list of all the materials you will need to go to the store and purchase for this job. Also, loading of the van for your job will take place Tuesday morning around 6am. After the project is complete, all equipment and tools need to be cleaned and reloaded back onto the van. He asked in disbelief: At 6am??? Nope! Way too early for me! So much work just to do a little bit of cleaning! You know what, I've been doing some serious thinking and I've decided that it would be best if you just went ahead and did the job for me. $589.00 seems fair now and I'd rather it be done right by true professionals. The moral of the story for any buyer: When you hire a professional to do a job, you're not only paying for the labor and material being used. It also includes: Knowledge Experience Tools Services Punctuality Accountability Professionalism Accuracy Guarantee Sacrifices Safety and security No one can denigrate other people's work by judging prices. Only by knowing all the elements necessary to complete a certain project can you estimate the true cost.

Custom ordered fascia, installed! Before and after, late last fall.

The eavestroughing season has started!

Fisherman's wharf!

Another before and after!

One of the bigger jobs!

What it takes to bring in material to provide our services to our customers! Lots of work, time and effort! This load consists of special orders, and all the other material to complete the eavestrough jobs in different colors as well as standard stock items. All piled on top of the coils. These coils are used to make the eavestrough and they are roughly 700 lbs per coil. We brought in three coils to meet customers color preference! We try our best to please our customers!

Before and after!

One of the bigger jobs!

What it takes to bring in material to provide our services to our customers! Lots of work, time and effort! This load consists of special orders, and all the other material to complete the eavestrough jobs in different colors as well as standard stock items. All piled on top of the coils. These coils are used to make the eavestrough and they are roughly 700 lbs per coil. We brought in three coils to meet customers color preference! We try our best to please our customers!

Before and after!