looking for an advice. my water heater broke last year and my laminate floor from the other room was slightly damaged, due to water flow through the baseboard. I am a bit worried now, so I want to do some preventative approach to ...
Nov 28th, 2023 11:45 pm
Just picked up a 100ft Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights to install at my house and looking for some advice and hints from this community. My house is 42ft lot, i'm assuming if I just do the blue layout I should be ok since the kit only comes with 1 extention. Any chance that ...
Nov 27th, 2023 1:12 am
Looking for some quick advise here on EFTs. Basically have 35K I want to invest once my 5.75% savings account promo expires. I had a CIBC investment account that seemed to get me around 20% in return and was able to withdraw it within a few business days whenever I wanted. I am not sure what the nam...
Thinking of buying a tablet for casual media consumption and note taking. Specifically looking for screen size of 11" or more. Don't think I will use it for anything too heavy. Getting confused which tablet to choose. Budget is around $500 considering after the BF deals. I am thinking of Samsun...
Nov 23rd, 2023 11:38 pm
Hi RFDers, I am looking to purchase a new ceiling light for my bedroom. My current one doesn't feel like it brightens the room enough and the Mrs isn't fond of it. I am looking to buy something that is reasonably priced, stylish, and is daylight white light (5000k). It needs to be bright enough to l...
Nov 23rd, 2023 4:17 pm
Hi, I am looking to buy a new phone with a plan on BF. Which retailer would be best option in terms of value: Costco, Walmart or BestBuy? Would I get a better deal if I get two phones with plans? I'm in QC. I would need only 30GB or so on each phone, but I could take a better plan if I get a good de...
Nov 21st, 2023 2:52 pm
My blood reports have been flagging a low HDL and high LDL for the last six months. I am a mid-40s, vegetarian of South Asian ancestry with an athletic body shape; workout regularly. While I have been avoiding fried food and cheese, the cholesterol numbers are not improving. What else could I do? An...
Nov 18th, 2023 11:32 am
Hello, I am looking for advice on my general installation. The company that owns the propane tank and supplies us with the propane is adamant that they are supposed to do all of the gas fitting work and charge for inspection, etc. My ...
Nov 14th, 2023 4:31 pm
I'm looking for a tabletop for my standing desk but don't know what to choose. I currently have a 60"x30" glass top and feel that it's a bit too deep but I haven't had much on it. I haven't tried clamping monitors to it because it's made of glass but am considering it. I'm a little weary o...
Nov 14th, 2023 4:10 pm
... just don't want to implicate myself and would rather keep it anonymous and just drop it in a mail box. I know this is a weird ask, anyone have any advice?
Nov 10th, 2023 2:28 pm
Looking to get some kitchen cabinets repairs done. My own estimate is 2k. Provided plenty of pics via email+measurements on sketches to handymen firms(cabinet people only want to rebuild your whole kitchen) I got an estimate of $2,500 asking for a site visit of $200, non-refundable if not proceeding...
Nov 7th, 2023 8:50 am
Hey guys, Looking for some advice on redoing the floors in my 115+ year old house. Still has original 1/4s all along floor joists below the plywood. We are selling the place next year and just want to spruce up, and part of that is redoing ...
Nov 4th, 2023 8:45 am
Hello, I've tried to do some searching around but have been unsuccessful in finding a relevant answer for my question. I recently bought a Samsonite Centric 2 carry on/medium sized set from Amazon during their Canadian prime day $210cad. I'm having a little bit of buyer's remorse from not getting th...
Hey everyone. I purchased on 65” Sony A90J TV back in 2021 from Costco with their extended warranty. The TV is beautiful and the picture is amazing. However, recently I’ve started to get vertical banding issues that start from the top right of the screen over to the middle of the screen. This is onl...
Oct 30th, 2023 7:42 pm
Hi There Long time poster here in RFD BUT I never went to school here in Canada (eg I got transferred from work over 20 yrs ago). I've got a friend from back home who's daughter applied to Univ of Guelph and got into this course called "Physical Sciences". Since I'm the only one in Toronto...
... driving, but it seems like it is all I have as an option right now. Needless to say, I'd take the full LDW with no deductible! Thanks for any advice.
Oct 23rd, 2023 7:48 pm
We’re looking at a new credit card to get some value out of some big purchases. We bought a new house and are looking to do a full kitchen Reno on it, including new appliances. We’re thinking to use a credit card for these purchases instead of using cash and then just paying them off immediately. Ou...
Oct 22nd, 2023 6:44 pm
i pulled back the paneling to find this mess. ive been slowly pulling paneling off the original wall and skim coating. so far has been good until i reach this one wall with the window. this an exterior wal made of stone and the stone is covered with plaster. (no lathe and plaster, or studs) im not s...
Oct 18th, 2023 10:43 pm
TLDR - I am planning 5-7 days trip to SouthAmerica ( 22 Dec - 30 Dec 2023) from Toronto. I asked chat GPT to create 3 different itinerary to different countries within South America for a couple with focus on nature and relaxation. Any suggestions, Feedback on it? Itinerary 1: Ecuador Note: Keep in ...
I have been contributing to an RESP with RBC for 12 years. I have roughly 30k+ saved to date It is invested currently in a mix of very low performing "conservative" mutual funds and savings deposits . I think it has actually lost value over the 12 years it has been invested, which baffles ...
Oct 4th, 2023 11:04 am