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Hi everyone, I am busy enough to possibly hire a labourer. What are the pros and cons? WSIB? What if I'm not busy enough? How are you finding the work force these days with employees&...
My contractor has an office. A full office staff - the employees work for their sister company - financing. They pretty much always answer the phone. They have provided me a detailed contract. They have inv...
I'm planning for my house extension (200 sq ft) next year and wondering what is the better type of contract in terms of both money and quality: - Turnkey contract where I pay a contractor a l...
I know that I don't need a permit to do certain plumbing repairs (ie: repair existing fixtures, leaks or blockages, or the replacement of existing fixtures or existing hot water tank). ...
So I've got this neighbour who figures the fence must go up before a retaining wall is placed due to installation of the fence harming the concrete. Allow me to give particulars. He's required to in...
Recently installed the blue 3 in 1 poly by Goodfellow under engineered flooring and has very annoying creaks. The area where the trade mark is printed has delaminated and appears to be the source of the problem...
I recently read a well written article here on the importance of getting proper permits before beginning a job or project. It was a well written article and I certainly agree with all of the points. However...
Does anyone know where I can buy clay bricks? I've never seen them at the big box stores. I need to find about 4 or 5 pieces to fill in a hole on the side of a house. Thanks for any tips....
I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The climate zone is 3A and it's very cold here. Temperatures between November and February can drop to -40 C (which is also -40 F). I read this article ...
Hello Dear Contractors, This is our first time experience in dealing with this, therefore we want to know if the following is a legitimate practice amongst contractors or not. Here is our story...
Does anyone know where I can pick up an 8 inch wall exhaust vent? (See picture, must be 8 inches). Ideally in the Milton, Mississauga, Oakville area. I already checked all the big box ...
What qualifications do you need to do the plumbing and hvac in a new house in Alberta? If I am from Saskatchewan with a red seal and gas ticket, is there anything else needed to pull permits and work...
Hello, I have been doing renovations for quite a while now and I do not have a RBQ license. I was hoping there is someone on here that may have information on the books needed to study for it in english...
Hello, I talked to one person about getting a garage pad put down. He told me to wait until the end of June because of the ground frost. Is this right or is he that busy? I am building a 28x28 gar...
Just opened a company for heating and cooling - and am hoping there is enough demand for me to start doing full time. Have been a bit slow to start.......
Was thinking about using technology for my plumbing business and implementing a software solution for my accounting, contact, prospects, quotes, invoicing, etc. Would it be a worthwhile cha...
What are the top three things you think need to change about the home improvement industry as it is today? What roll can service professionals like yourself or sites like TrustedPros play in changing them a...
Would this fall under provincial law? Would there be fines?...
I did a backsplash installation with glass tiles, 2' x 6'. Unfortunately some needed to be cut to a 1/4 of inch thick to fill in a space. No matter what I did the piece (1/4') ...
The response to our request for a fence replacement has been overwhelming ! That is great but, I don't want to waste all those contractors time and so I now have four from the list preparing to quot...