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Hi everyone. To start off, I’m just going to say that I am not too familiar with the technicalities of construction work. However, I am willing to learn. Long story short, my dad had been planning...
What are safety measures that we take during home remodelling for kids?...
Hi everyone, I'm a highly-experienced carpenter who lives for this trade. I have specialized in high-end finish carpentry for 8 years, and thrive on detail, doing things properly, and my ...
Layed it once for a friend, but took no notice then as to length of time it took. What I'm wondering is what per square foot cost I should quote for labor to install it? Or really, how long ...
We hired a general contractor to do an upstairs room addition. The general contractor did not obtain an ESA permit. May have hired an unlicensed electrician. Now the walls will need to be opened for inspection....
I would like to make my garage door 14' wide. I have now a 9'x7' door with a 2 x 10 header. What size would I make the header for a 14'x7' door? Garage size is 18 x 24. It is a hipped ro...
I hired a contractor to build a garage in my backyard. A contract was signed and I put down a 50% deposit so they can proceed with getting the survey, submitting for the permit, etc. The actual phys...
I have a design company and I would like to hire my own contractors to do a construction project. I am not the home owner but they have hired me to do the project management. Can I subcontract the work out ...
We hired a contractor and had terrible experience working with him. His quote was to make our basement for $31000+HST and also told he can do $30000 cash (he will buy all material and also pay h...
I'm a newcomer, how can I get a low voltage license in Toronto? I know CCTV, network installation and telecommunication. Thanks....
Hello everyone, We are searching for some tips in picking up a roof estimation software. We are currently done our price estimation via Excel for re-roofing jobs. However, it becomes more difficult ...
I am, I guess what you would call a general handyman. My experience is all but 15 years in the business. I have done everything from small menial jobs to larger more complicated things such as kitchen remod...
Where to purchase pre-hung wood interior doors, such as maple, cherry, oak? Thanks!...
Hello, I am wondering if anyone can give me some advises or thoughts on how to approach builders in general. I am a very experienced but small roofing contractor located in Edmonton. I gathered all ...
Hi, We recently had a run in with a general contractor that we used to work for. We did a fair a bit of work for him in the last year. He was a very unorganized general contractor. Things were never read...
I would like to share an experience in Toronto that happened to me on my Job site. Glass partition was installed (Tempered Glass) on site at 12:00 noon looked great cleaned up site after install and...
Moving to Ontario soon (Hawkesbury region). Presently in Calgary and here I work as an independent worker, mostly renovations (roofing and siding) and jobs come from a subcontractor. I do no...
I am just starting out as a sub contractor. Was wondering what average hourly rate most carpenters charge for a time and materials structured business. I was thinking $45/ hr which includes my time and ...
Hi there, I just moved to Kingston from Toronto, I am a finish carpenter, and have always worked for clients. I would like to approach Home builders in the Kingston area as a sub trade to do the...
There are so many brands available. Is there a big difference between them? Which ones are the best? And why?...