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I live in Winnipeg and own a bungalow. I am an apprentice within the Interior Systems Mechanic trade and love doing renovations. With my house, my basement is unfinished but there are walls framed. They...
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March 7, 2012
I am looking to have the carpet in my house ripped up and replaced with hardwood to help with my son's allergies. The house is 2400 square feet, obviously not all is carpet. Is there a ball park cost ...
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March 6, 2012
I have an ugly brick fireplace with a very large hearth. I would like to remove the hearth (I have enough hardwood to fill in the area) and resurface the brick on the rest of the fireplace. What are ...
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August 6, 2015
Hi, I might be purchasing a home in Bowmanville, it's an 8yr old raised bungalow, it sits on a six inch poured salb with a 4 ft deep footing underneath. The house is on a bit of a hill and ...
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March 6, 2012
Am I able to put a cement pad in-between my house and the neighbours hous?. It is zero property line. Just not sure of the regulations. Thanks you....
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February 29, 2012
We are looking to hire someone to parg our cinder blocks on the exterior of our basement wondering if someone could tell me if it is necessary to insure they use mesh under the concrete or if it is ok to just ...
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February 25, 2012
Hello my name is Michel, I am from the states and i graduated as an Electrician in the US with more than 15 years experiences. I moved to quebec 2 years ago but they do not reconize my diploma. I wo...
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March 28, 2012
Hi, I've been finishing off my basement in Calgary, AB, and was planning on putting the electrical panel board in a hidden recess covering it with a bi-fold door. But when researching electr...
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February 21, 2012
Me and my boyfriend are trying to fix up our house. When you would walk in the front door there was awful wallpaper, my boyfriend had started to try peeling it off, and we realized that it was put righ...
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March 2, 2012
All my exterior walls are cold to the touch on my main floor. My main floor walls are plaster walls. Should I get blown in insulation or remove exterior wall and put new insulation in and put up drywall?...
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February 22, 2012
Hi, I am finishing a Ikea chair it look like yelowish teak clolor. . My goal is a dark brow- black color with stain. I sanded, put several coat minwax stain and I think is dry, after 4 days (...
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July 25, 2015
I am in the early stages of planning for a 12 x 20 addition on the back of my house for an additional 2 bedrooms, single storey. The area in Lefroy that I am in is very wet. I put in horseshoe pits and th...
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February 19, 2012
I am having the basement finished. Any suggestions for vinyl in the laundry room? I'm not a big fan of peel and stick tile but I understand it is easier to replace the tile if it gets damaged. I wa...
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February 19, 2012
Previous owners jacked up middle of house now one side is lower. How do I make a 5 degree droop even? ...
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February 18, 2012
I plan on moving a doorway approximately 33 inches on a load-bearing wall. I realize that the load must be supported on both sides, as the joists are overlapping on this wall, while the doorway is being...
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March 12, 2012
I have a home built in the mid- fifties that has a 12/12 roof, it has insulation with a paper backing stapled between the roof rafters. Will I have any problems if I add more insulation in the joists...
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February 16, 2012
Our decorative outside fan vent blew off which has left some exposure. Need someone to go up on a ladder and repace it (hubby has bad foot so cannot do it himself ). I really do not know who to call...
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February 14, 2012
I would like to move the opening in a load bearing wall by 20 ". Is it possible to leave the existing header in and extend it by 20" to allow for the shift in location of the opening. The open will re...
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February 14, 2012
Hi, Can someone please tell me what is the range per sq ft to have a basement completed? No bathroom, it is done about 900 sq ft also included would be a gas fireplace Looking to get idea of...
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February 12, 2012
Can I tile over the self-leveling compound (on basement substrate) using Ditra or Protegga without using a subfloor?...
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February 12, 2012