Home Improvements

Hello, I'm wondering if it is possible/ feasible to install a hardwood floor on a sloped concrete garage floor. I know that the space needs to be heated, need a dricore subfloor, etc. ...

5 March 19, 2015

Does anyone know the approximate per square foot price to build a ~ 2000 square foot home in Maple Ridge? Just the construction of the home, no price for the land. I know it's very vague questi...

5 May 12, 2016

I need an office and the existing space in our log home does not have much (any?) possibilities. I do not want a basement office. We have a detached, conventional build garage. I am wonde...

3 March 17, 2015

I have an unfinished basement with roughed in toilet and sink, but don't see plumbing for shower/tub. What would the incremental cost be to dig-out the basement floor to add a shower? Is there...

7 June 20, 2022

Old deck rotting below. Needs to be removed. It's 13 feet by 22 feet. Got a quote for $1700. Seems expensive. How much should it cost?...

10 November 18, 2020

Our bathroom floor creeks and would like to focus on the creek areas to replace the floor. Then put ceramic tile down. Do not want to spend a lot, but want to eliminate the creeks. Can I redo the floor...

7 March 16, 2015

Hi there, Is it true that you have to wait few months or years before finishing your basement once the house is just built? I heard that and they said it is because the house can have structure pro...

8 November 30, 2015

Is an Alberta Gasfitter B Licence valid to pull permits in Saskatchewan? Thanks...

1 March 12, 2015

Bar and Fireplace additions to existing finished basement. How much would something like this cost?...

4 October 12, 2023

We have an issue with vibration type noises from a duplex neighbour. The sounds are primarily from impact noises from the other unit, that being walking, running up stairs, opening/closing draw...

4 March 11, 2015

Too many different opinions, need a straight answer. Frost growing on my basement concrete wall behind the fiberglass/Vapor Barrier and the RIM Joist is saturated with moisture. Is it simply because I ...

4 April 3, 2015

I live in a cold climate and have an unfinished basement in a new duplex. I'm in starting phases of finishing my basement and am uncertain if I should have the ceiling insulated. This would be more for so...

6 March 27, 2015

Hi, I would like some advice on how to get started planning and designing a renovation project on our semi-detached house in Toronto - depending on what we come up with and budget it could be just removi...

5 March 10, 2015

Hi, The roof of my house has small leaking because of ice dam buildup in winter and early spring. There is no leaking during heavy rain in summer. A roofing company came twice to put membrance under shi...

4 March 15, 2015

I have one fuse for 2 bedrooms, living room & dining room, about 15 plugs. What is the cost to rewire and put in a breaker panel? Only looking for cost right now. Thanks....

5 March 4, 2015

Good Morning Folks, I am starting the electrical roughin in my basement development and in order to meet the code requrements, I need to have a plug on a wall that the only way to get wire into that ...

8 March 4, 2015

I am buying a house. It has a receptacle in the ceiling of the porch, I assume to plug in xmas lights. It's well away from weather conditions. Does this receptacle require a weather proof cover?...

12 March 5, 2015

Can I weld my own beams for my own home? I was a certified CWB welder for many years. Or do I have to hire someone?...

3 March 8, 2015

I'm trying to figure out an estimate for a house Reno and wonder if I have to figure in the cost of a licensed plumber....

6 March 4, 2015

I am framing the sink wall in a bathroom and am wondering if wall s/b 2x4 or 2x6 const. as per Canadian Building Code?...

5 March 3, 2015