Recently bought my first detached house, an early 70's home, and would like to redo and properly finish the basement. It has some crummy finishes, poorly thought out build quality, as well as no insulation or dimple mat to the floor. Unsure of the wall insulation (or if there ...
Jan 20th, 2021 2:09 pm
The most craziest product in GTA at present Good luck if you can get any for less than 800,000, 15 years of less Milton, Burlington : 850-900 Brampton: 800-850 York, oakville - 900-1.05M Durham - 800 plus from Builders Hamilton - 750 Any chance of correction for availability of 2 level TH in 700s in...
Jan 17th, 2021 5:22 pm
Originally I was planning to follow this DIY for my basement stairs, because it looks simple enough and was cheap. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI1poE8dn10 But then I realized my stair stringer has the nosing profile cut into it too! IMG_20210115_200410.jpg ...
Jan 16th, 2021 2:47 pm
Just curious, I am having my existing drywall and insulation removed. How long can you have an exterior basment wall uninsulated for?
Jan 14th, 2021 8:20 am
Does anyone know what is this hole in my basement for . Still water in it. I believe it's the drain but I see pipe 3 pipe( doesn't looks like abs )
Jan 10th, 2021 1:38 am
... a lot... 3x the cost of natural gas. Gas bills in a subdivision (before i moved out) were 150-250, now 500-600 not uncommon. I am about to rent my basement and am finishing it as we speak. I want a SEPARATE heating system for the tenant so they can heat indepedently of me. So i don't want to hook ...
Jan 7th, 2021 2:13 am
I'm considering converting the basement of my detached SFH in Whitby to a legal basement apartment. The issue is the basement has been finished since I bought it with a full kitchen + bath + drywall and flooring. As far as the observable ...
Jan 4th, 2021 11:50 pm
I am looking for a company to design up my basement. I want to be the GC for the project and I will do some of the work but I would like to get it professionally designed so I can build to a plan and get permits, etc. Has anyone any experience ...
Jan 2nd, 2021 3:22 pm
I am thinking to rent out my basement for airbnb.It is my primary resident.What is the tax and regulations in Oakville. I see the regulation for Toronto, not sure about Oakville
Dec 27th, 2020 3:13 pm
I have seen this method on most channels for floating basement walls. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-TXec0CQ8E However this is something that I just ran across. His baseplate are attached to the subfloor and there is no direct connection to the concrete. ...
Dec 21st, 2020 9:29 pm
Hello, We just did vinyl flooring for our basement and left with few boxes of them as extra. My installer recommended using them to replace ugly carpet on basement stairs. Pls share your thoughts if its good or bad idea to put luxury vinyl planks ...
Dec 20th, 2020 11:39 am
Anybody can advise what the black/brown (whatever colours) strip is at the bottom of the joist in my basement is?
Dec 19th, 2020 11:46 am
... (https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07724HNTX?tag=camelcamelcam-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1&language=en_CA) at the top of my stairs which controls one of my basement lights. Pictured below is the wiring for the light switch originally. It seems like a single switch. My basement is not finished, and the light ...
Dec 17th, 2020 11:09 pm
Are most people doing their basement installing extruded polystyrene insulation before framing? Can you frame directly against the XPS or give an inch or two?
Dec 17th, 2020 11:22 am
Hello, we have a rental property where the upper unit tenants and lower (basement) unit tenants have their own washer/dryer. The upper unit tenant recently told me that when the basement tenants run the dryer, the exhaust comes through the dryer upstairs. There ...
Dec 16th, 2020 8:05 pm
Getting my basement prepped for interior waterproofing and there's this giant concrete block on the wall with some sort of concrete cylinder inside and 4 pieces of rebar on the outer edges at the top and a large piece of steel ...
Dec 10th, 2020 10:26 am
Hey all, We're going to be finishing our basement in Ajax. What is the proper way to insulate and frame the walls? Our basement has R12 insulation as seen in the image below. Our contractor says we should leave what is there now and frame in ...
Dec 9th, 2020 10:55 pm
I have three basement windows like the ones in the pictures. They are all 30" wide and 14" high. As you can see, they are all above the ground (80" & 130" respectively). With such small windows, the basement doesn't get good ventilation ...
Dec 6th, 2020 11:42 pm
A205-S5831, no battery. When plugged in, the power light comes and stays on...however it shuts down by itself after turning on the Start button for about 5 or 6 secondsWhat could be the problem? Thanks.
Nov 30th, 2020 8:45 pm
With the amount of rain today, I noticed that the basement had water running down the drywall. I traced it back to the exterior back wall under the deck. It seems that water is finding its way into the small ceiling cavity which holds some duct work. ...
Nov 30th, 2020 1:18 pm