Kitchen and Bathroom

Hey Everyone, I have a question about clearances for a bathroom I'm finishing in my basement. I'm going off the original roughed in bathroom plubming, except I've moved the drain origina...

5 April 8, 2013

If a shower is leaking due to a tear in the pan liner, can it be fixed by just patching it or should the whole liner be replaced? If it does need to be replaced does that involve removing the glass doo...

5 March 25, 2013

Doing a kitchen reno and I need to remove the existing granite countertop (sadly!). I've read that you might be able to remove it by working a guitar string between the granite and the under-mo...

5 March 3, 2013

Looking at removing the wall seperating living rm and dining rm from kitchen to create open concept. The wall in question is aligned with the hallway and the section I want to take out is 9ft long facing living...

16 April 10, 2013

I have an unused chimney that I would like to remove to recoup some interior space in the living areas of the first and second floors of my home. The chimney has already been capped and the opening was covered...

8 January 13, 2013

The water pressure in every bathroom in my house is excellent except for one. The Shower in the master bedroom has extremely low water pressure. I've even tried switching the shower heads because the one in...

10 July 27, 2015

One of my upstairs bathroom fans was not clearing out the steam so I took a look into it. Fan seems to be ok as it operates at about the same speed as the other similar fans in our house. Then I found out tha...

18 December 13, 2012

I have been working on a complete remodel of our master ensuite. I have the entire bathroom torn down to studs and torn up most of the floor. I want to move the toilet over a few feet but doing so means moving ...

24 August 9, 2015

We bought a house with a glass shower enclosure. However the sweeper...the rubber piece between the glass on bottom and sides are becoming discoloured and the bottom is ripping. I don't know what to do. ...

6 January 20, 2013

I have a corner shower that has been giving me problems again. I'm now without the confidence to make a correct decision as to the proper fix. The contractor has had a plumber come in to rule out any plumbi...

10 December 21, 2012

Bathroom renovations are moving slowly, my son and his handy friend are installing the shower's mechanical parts. Currently the hot water is capped off and the cold water is hooked up. The copper pipe...

8 April 27, 2020

We have a renovated basement with no bathroom. We'd like to install a bathroom next to the furnace room, pretty close (3 ft) to the main stack. What plumbing costs should we expect?...

3 October 8, 2012

Hi, We have recently purchased a new house in toronto, (built April 2012) and have an unfinished basement. The builder has provided rough-in (pipes installed) for the basement washroo...

9 June 5, 2017

I like to add some pot lights to my kitchen, I like to know the cost and what concerns I should have when hiring a contractor to do this job. 1. http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images&...

13 August 3, 2015

I am a Professional Interior Designer who has been confronted with several home owners who have decided to refrain from making their final payment. Throughout the entire renovation process I have noticed signs...

11 July 21, 2013

Hi, We just got our custom kitchen cabinets installed a few weeks ago. I noticed that the installers had made several dents, cracks and scratches on the inside of our cabinets & to the outside area -...

4 December 18, 2012

Hi, I have a bathroom remodel I would like to do. I am getting older and would like to create a barrier free shower area (no curb to step into the shower). From what I understand I would have...

9 August 1, 2015

My shower tiles were totally messed up by an inexpereinced guy who did it. The dry wall and the orange expansive stuff from home depot to cover the wall to avoid leakage. Well long story short-all work prioi...

13 January 19, 2013

Hello, Wha do you think of the vinyl tiles ( the highest quality, that stick together EasyGrip technology) such as for example Allure tiles: http://www.homedepot.ca/prod...

12 December 2, 2012

Curious to know if anyone has installed a pull chain toilet, and if they have, do you know how well they work ? Our house is 101 yrs old and we are slowly taking it back so this type, would ...

2 July 21, 2013