Bought a new home and moving in very soon. It's an older house so the first thing I want to do is retrofit and seal the place. Just looking for an idea of how much waterpoofing the basement would cost. Not a very big area, about 450sqft on the walls and 480 sq ft on the slab. Plus I hear there are a...
Jan 10th, 2022 11:35 am
Why is it so hard to find a selection of 8"x30" of floor air registers? This is all I have found that looks decent and heavy duty enough. Anybody know where to look? https://www.amazon.ca/Cast-Aluminum-Return-Grill-Brown/dp/B08K4QZ1VK/ref=pd_di_sccai_6/131-7474467-2057010?pd_rd_w=Nr2OW&...
Sep 8th, 2021 12:33 am
Hey, anyone been through this process before? What were the costs like, where did you start on the contractor search? Any experience and insights would be very helpful.
Jun 15th, 2021 11:45 am
i have a 800 sq feet basement. there are electrical outletts near the main electrical board and 1 near the furnace. the rest of the basement has no electrical sockets and it makse no sense. do builders assume that we will get electricals done over time? why is there no light in living rooms? why is...
Sep 29th, 2020 7:46 pm
... GTA and the new home is 1 million. What is the best strategy to finance the new home in this scenario, while minimizing cost/interest until the old home is sold? For example, if the new home is 1 million, do I need to put down $200k to avoid CMCH insurance, then mortgage $800k? Then, in a few ...
Sep 24th, 2020 1:07 pm
I could use some help, trying to switch light switches to smart CE smart switches from costco, when I took off my old switch, I only saw a black wire, white wire and ground connected to a screw on the back metal! Is it possible that newer homes ( 10 year old in Montreal) dont have neutral running to...
Sep 12th, 2020 7:58 am
Moved into new house end of Dec, mid of March heard something in attic. Called our reliable pest control guy who was a saint at the time to come out. Noted squirrels coming and going freely from three Venting Areas of house; he patched them with mesh covers and said the builder should have ensured t...
May 30th, 2020 4:13 pm
Bought a 60 year old bungalow recently and the floors creek very badly. The hardwood is mostly loose. It's also scratched up and has many gaps. I was planning on ripping it out and installing underlayment and engineering hardwood. I was also hoping to sound proof between the main floor and basement,...
Feb 20th, 2020 5:52 pm
I did a search but the threads are older and I didn't want to raise the dead. Seems Meloche Monnex (TD Bank) is interesting but our house was built in 1907 so chances are they won't cover it. We live in Winnipeg (West End) and are currently paying $75 through the Personel. I have to pull the policy ...
May 1st, 2010 8:51 am