Kitchen and Bathroom
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So on the final stages of a kitchen renovation and have a question about if a range hood has to be vented to the exterior of the house? The range hood purchased says it can be installed without venting,...
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January 3, 2024
What's an acceptable (labour) cost for a full master bath reno? Approx.100-200 Square feet. Including demo and disposal of current. ...
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March 13, 2020
We had three contactors in for complete bathroom gut and replace, they all said a week or two for quotes. We received two back but nothing back from the one will really liked. We called him and left message...
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March 26, 2019
Looking to renovate our kitchen. Found a place we like, but they require a 50% deposit. Is that excessive?...
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February 19, 2024
We are replacing bathroom lights, and in '86 when these existing lights were installed there was no junction box, just a hole in the gyproc as the lighting fixture had a back plate on it. Now we wan...
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July 28, 2015
When you're an amateur it's often the simple things that stump you. I've installed a cedar ceiling in my bathroom -- I did a nice job and it looks great. The cedar is 5/16ths and I used ...
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July 6, 2015
Hello, I'm looking to renovate my kitchen. I'm overwhelmed by the different prices by different contractors, for the same work. Please let me know: 1) Cost to install a new gas ...
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February 3, 2016
Our stainless steel under mount kitchen sink came detached from the quartz countertop. It had been mounted about a year ago using silicone only, though I see from an online search that mounting clips can a...
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May 7, 2015
Hello, I am looking for some advice on how to fix an un level drain flange. I recently hired a plumber to adjust shower drain and do rough ins for our upstairs bathroom. The plumber installed a drain fl...
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April 24, 2015
I have what is called a dahl partition stop valve - see picture. I would like to change the faucet in my washroom but I can not figure out what tool do use to shut off the water. Does anyone know what tool...
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April 17, 2015
Our Air King bathroom exhaust fan suddenly stopped working. What is the cost to install a new one? Only looking at cost for now....
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January 14, 2018
Tub has a little rust spot near the drain and the finish is wearing. I'd like to replace it but need the plumbing updated—it has two taps now. The tile around the tub is in bad shape near the taps. I had ...
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August 20, 2017
I just bought a house built in 2011 with polyester kitchen cabinetry and, although I like it, the colour is wrong for me. It is 'wood' colour and I have always wanted a white kitchen. So m...
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May 3, 2016
Hello, I am wishing to install a 48 inch shower base kit from schluter. My base will actually be about 42x42 inches, but my drain is currently off center. If I have my subfloor exposed, is it a...
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March 29, 2015
I am looking to buy a home and I have selected a home where I like everything except one which I want to discuss here. There is a microwave with a vent filter on top of the gas range, but the vent does n...
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November 10, 2015
There is no existing ceiling exhaust fan. Only looking for cost at this time. Thanks....
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May 7, 2015
We are planning to gut and redo are main bathroom. When we contacted our town they said we need a building permit for what we wanted to do. Although most of the contractors we had come quote the job said we ...
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February 18, 2015
We have a friend of ours who recently had his house renovated. Against my advice, he didn't go with a TrustedPros recommended contractor. With that being said, among many issues he is having, hi...
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August 20, 2017
We are having contractors come in to give us quotes on our full bathroom reno. The first contractor said he'd have the quote in a few days.... It's been a week. The second guy left us a voicemail the da...
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March 26, 2019
My husband & I are looking at renovating our bathroom this year and I'm wondering what permits we will require. The work will involve: - removing an existing Jacuzzi & recessed shower - closing off...
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February 6, 2015