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Can one contactor install both a roof top vent (or roof top exhaust vent) and the bathroom fan OR should a roofer be hired seperately to cut the hole and install the exhaust vent in the roof? ...
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October 4, 2011
We have hired a contractor to put on an addition, we have no signed contract, things have gone bad due to poor workmanship,we stopped work on the addition, now the contractor is putting a Lien o...
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October 4, 2011
I had hired All About Construction Corp to do renos on my home, they hired a Electrician with out consulting me first and just handed me a bill. I've asked for his name or even company name and have go...
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October 28, 2011
I live in a 3 year old mobile and possibly need a GFI replaced as it shorts out every time the sump pump is plugged in. The GFI has electricity until the sump pump is plugged in and I have plugged in two out...
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October 1, 2011
I have a reclaimed hemlock floor (23' by 23') in my kitchen that started to degrade almost immediately and now it's been 5 years and it is pretty bad. It is as though the polyurethane didn&...
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September 21, 2011
Time and cost repair a 2400 sq ft bunglow wit basement...
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October 7, 2011
I am looking at renovating our basement by relocating a wall. By code, what is the minimum distance I must have between the wall and the furnace. I have over 2ft space on the other side of the furnace clear...
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September 20, 2011
There, I have a victoria style house buit at year 1978, it is a well bulit house and everything still works fine without any concern so far. As I plan to stay in this house for at least another 20...
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October 4, 2011
I have 2x2 framing in by basement. Should I remove and use 2x4 or build out from existing to get to 2x4? Gas was cheap 35 yrs ago!...
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September 13, 2011
I am wondering how to get around a problem I am foreseeing with my basement renovation. I am going to be using the DriCore system for a subfloor, since I will be putting down laminate floor in each room ex...
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September 15, 2011
We, and our neighbour, are planning to demolish a common structure front porch on a 100 year old, brick, semi-detached house, in two stages. First, we want to remove the roof and then r...
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September 14, 2011
I purchased three new windows from one of the large home improvement stores and had them arrange the install. The contractor who came out to do the work did not seem to really know what he was doing and the wor...
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November 14, 2011
We have underpinned our basement and gone down 2 feet. The old main drain to the city sewer system is now above the basement floor level. How do we solve this and correctly reconnect to the main drain out?...
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October 13, 2011
I want to give my old home a facelift to give it an updated look by putting stucco or stone or combination of both (whichever is less expensive) over the brick. Does anyone know how much this would cos...
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September 9, 2011
I was heard about the Patio Covers in Aluminum. Any idea about this? Any companies ? contractors doing this? Thanks ...
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September 7, 2011
Hello In my house, from fire place we get significant amount of air comes in. We generally don't use the fireplace, we never switch it on. In winter it is really bad, I had to literally close...
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September 7, 2011
Hello All, I am hoping someone can help me out I am considering beginning a painting business and would like to know if there is any license required to begin? Also it would be nice if someone could po...
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October 4, 2011
Hello, I recently bought a one story house (it's about 100 years old) in winnipeg. the house is about 960 sqft. I've already completely renovated the kitchen and painted the whole house. Si...
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October 11, 2011
Do I have to create a subfloor over my cement floor. I have been in this house for 10 years with never an issue with my basement floor. My preference is to tile....
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September 9, 2011
Can the electrical lines inside the framingof the basements walls, be covered by spray foam insulation, after inspection of course? ...
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October 15, 2011