What It Costs

My husband and I bought our house in May of 2010. We live in a two bedroom (small rooms) bungalow, that was built in the 1960s. We need to finish are basement, with 2 rooms and put a bathroom do...

3 February 14, 2012

Hello, I searched the forum and couldn't see a thread on this so if there is please point me to it. My wife and I bought a bungalow recently , there is a wall separating the hall/kitchen from...

4 February 8, 2012

We are looking to possibley add on to our house an addition of two bedrooms. The addition would be 20 by 30 feet, each room would be 15 by 15 with a hallway of 5 feet. How much would we be looking at pric...

1 February 10, 2012

We are a small townhouse complex located in Coquitlam. We have 10 units with 6' galvanized chimneys in which the paint has all but completely peeled off. The chimney approximately 12" in diameter and...

0 February 5, 2012

What would the cost be, to have a new house built in Kitchener Ontario? 800 sq.ft. foot print...2 story construction with basement Quality scale...10 being outstanding. We would be looking for a 4. N...

1 February 3, 2012

Iam building a new home and would like to get an idea of what it will cost to wire it. It is a 2 storey with finished basement and it is 2700 square feet. If anyone has a ballpark figure, that would be grea...

1 February 10, 2012

I know it is very difficult to give an estimate for concrete basements without having all of the information. All I am looking for is a ballpark figure, so it is around 900 square foot basement with 8 foot ...

0 January 26, 2012

Hello, Really a general type question, but here goes... I would imagine it varies greatly, but generally what would be a mark-up to costs charged by a home renovation contractor in the Danfort...

3 July 3, 2012

Trying to get an idea on framing costs, removing a roof and putting a second storey on top. Size is 28x16, will become new master bedroom with 2 closets and bathroom. Framing of walls, ply and trus...

1 January 20, 2012

Can you tell me what the cost or estimated cost is for installing the following: Installing a Wood insert into an existing wood burning fireplace (Common size) (Bought the unit already El...

1 January 26, 2012

Hi, Would it be significantly cheaper for us to hire a "house contractor" to oversee the constructon of a new home? We would get the lot and provide the home design plan and he or she would ...

1 January 9, 2012

I would like to get some estimates of remodeling an existing home for: - addition - attach to an 1 and half storey home - addition 1000 sq ft of living space - a detach garage 20 x 40 - siding replacem...

2 January 20, 2012

Hi, I would like to ask about the types and prices of driveway, concerete, interlock and asphalt? Which one is better? Thanks for all of you....

3 January 30, 2023

Everytime I plug something into the same plug two items the breaker blows. ...

2 January 3, 2012

We would like to remove the carpeting that we have in 3 of our Bedrooms and install hard wood flooring. What would the cost be for the Installation alone? I would buy the flooring strips. 3/4 inc...

2 January 3, 2012

I have a plugged/clogged steel drain in my upstairs bathroom sink. Is there any way to unclog it or do I have to replace it? We just recently had the bathroom renovated and I would like to avoid br...

3 December 29, 2011

We are looking to convert a bedroom into a bonus room on our 2 storey home. What would be the cost for something like this? ...

0 December 20, 2011

I have two small windows in my basment. I would like to get a quote for cutting the concrete and making them bigger....

2 December 28, 2011

What is the going rate to install baseboard, door trim and crown moulding (customer supplies all materials) per linear foot? ...

2 December 16, 2011

Have a 3pc bathroom in Condo, looking to remodel it to keep the 3 pc bathroom, but to include with in it a washer/dryer (e.g. vent for dryer would need to be added somehow). Looking to ...

0 December 15, 2011