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We have rental house in Ottawa, Ontario. Our tenant hired plumber and electrician to install jacuzzi without our authorization. He sent to us electrical and plumbing invoices, asking for reimbursement. ...
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March 12, 2024
Good morning. Does anyone know where to get 4x8 sheets of high pressure laminate in the Hamilton area? I am looking for a black sheet for a work bench top....
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March 5, 2024
What is the best way to improve the R value of my home; is it worth doing?...
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March 5, 2024
Hello, I got approval for the basement below-grade entrance. Is it mandatory to have a concrete footing 4 feet below landing slab. That's what got approved by city of vaughan based on the structural eng...
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March 3, 2024
Hi All Just looking for some install prices, I’m planning on a Reno in the next year and just trying to put a ballpark budget together before meeting with contractors Going with the one-step bevel-s...
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February 26, 2024
Question. House built 1987, brick exterior. Stick framing, walls on top of subfloor, two story with basement (concrete foundation). Also assuming the rafter attic has been reengineering to s...
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February 25, 2024
Hello, I am running a preemployment carpentry course. Most of the students have 4 years of experience painting, drywalling etc. I would like to have an employer come out and speak to my students. T...
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February 20, 2024
Hi all hardworking crew, I need a information regarding legal side entrance to basement. So the customer wants to add a side entrace to the basement at that location where there is already a stair go...
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February 20, 2024
This spring I will be taking up my deck boards so that I can re-lay landscape fabric under the deck. Saplings from a near-bye tree are growing up between the boards and I have been cutting them proud to the dec...
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February 19, 2024
I have two burner cooktop that is inside the countertop cut-out. I need to replace one of the burner heating elements. However, the glass of cooktop is firmly glued to the granite with some silicone glue. T...
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February 8, 2024
I am designing a barrier free home with an attached garage. What is the minimum required height differential between the dwelling space floor and the attached garage floor? Do you know where this height is ...
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February 8, 2024
Do I need a permit to repair my porch but keep the original roof in Toronto? Keep the same size as the original but would like to cover it....
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February 6, 2024
The Ontario code is unclear about clearance for a freestanding gas range under a window. It isnt a cooktop. the vertical/combustible material clearance of 750mm (30") is clear. What is the re...
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March 9, 2024
I finish my basement and I already have R12 on all walls from top to bottom from the builder in year 2010. I want to add R12 between the framing studs to get warmer basement. Can I do it and I'm not going ...
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February 1, 2024
Hello, I've recently been asked to price a commercial job in SW Ontario but am kind of racking my brain as I have typically either done residential subbed or hourly in the commercial setting. I wou...
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January 31, 2024
Looking for a price range for removing a post that supports an exposed ceiling beam in a 1060 Keith built home. There is no second floor above this beam, only roof. I’m guessing beam will need to be widened...
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January 25, 2024
Need suggestions for paint colors for bathroom vanity and walls. Keeping the floors for now....
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January 25, 2024
I had a pipe burst in my basement. I have pulled off the drywall from the studs and removed the insulation. I can see that there is what appears to be a piece of drywall glued to the concrete wall. Any idea of ...
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January 17, 2024
My house looks wet on the outside that shows up in cold weather, is this just due to the snow on windows or a leak on the actual inside? The stains don’t look like snow dripping and look possible intern...
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January 17, 2024
Which is the better option when replacing an expansion tank? Another newer model expansion tank OR the SharkBite Thermal Expansion Relief Valve option?...
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January 17, 2024