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Ok to the point. Fully gutted reno job, tar paper against brick on the inside to help with moister control (between brick and bat insulation). Yes or No ?? Second? New windows bein...
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April 4, 2012
My tenants are constantly complaining of sound travel from upstairs to downstairs and vice versa. What is the best way to soundproof a duplex/triplex which was built before 1950 in montreal? I don&#...
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April 1, 2012
My basement is totally unfinished. The contractor glued 2" white sterofoam from the ceiling 4' down. How do I insulate the concrete walls? Do I remove this sterofoam and put up studs and insulate wi...
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April 1, 2012
When we receive a quote from the contractor, what percentage should be spend on materials and what percent for labourer?...
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April 1, 2012
Having a RTM home being built and need to place on a foundation. There will be no basement but a crawlspace. We are thinking of going down 12 to 18" to undisturbed soil and building concrete foundation 24 ...
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March 29, 2012
A friend has hired a contractor to do some renovations in her home. She has had problems with this contractor. She has no home address for him only a cell phone. Her kitchen has been incomplete and virtual...
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March 26, 2012
How can I complain or write a review about the con man who ripped us recently by taking our money and not finishing our basement and leaving us in a mess? We need help....
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March 23, 2012
Is window installation an easy DIY project? We have three picture windows in our living room at the front of the house. I was not sure how to properly measure the windows so I measure the inside frames. The...
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March 20, 2012
To allow for opening in a wall, it is possible to move one 2nd floor cold air return to another existing main floor cold air return? Currently the 2 cold air returns sit beside each other in 2 sepa...
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March 18, 2012
I am thinking of opening up a wall, however, there is a cold air return running from 2nd floor to the basement through this wall. Is it possible to move the cold air return one stud over - use a 'ju...
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March 18, 2012
I was wondering what are contractors' opinions on Envirowall for basement? Michael ...
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March 16, 2012
I want to remove an existing window and install a patio door in its place. I want to keep it the same width so as to use the existing header and brick opening. I need someone to remove the window, saw do...
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March 16, 2012
Hi, My house is a backsplit, have carpet in living room, stairs, tv room and hallway, under the carpet is wood floors. I would like to know if you can give me a price and how long w...
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March 13, 2012
I have recently sanded my Strip Hardwood Floors and cleaned it and then stained it. On staining I found that there are certain areas that have a sticky or glossy (it just appears it is wet when it is dry...
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March 14, 2012
My home was built in the 1950's and I am planning on adding insulation to my attic. The previous owner had already added a layer of R20 and I am going to add another layer to bring it up to R40. On ...
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March 22, 2012
A while back I asked a question about sanding down a hardwwod floor and applying urethane. Fortunately, I didn't "get around to it" and now Da Boss wants a dark stain. I made sure that the f...
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March 11, 2012
I live in Brampton and I am looking put in a garden shed in my back yard. The building would be a stand alone, no hydro, on cement footing. I am quite handy and can do the job myself but wonderin...
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March 11, 2012
Hi, I have parquet floor right now in family & living rooms. I am thinking of replacing this with hardwood - not laminate. My question is what should i look for when deciding on the hardwood? Can...
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March 12, 2012