Topics: Plumbing stack sweating -- block the humid air from the basement; Dual Eneergy system is cycling too mich -- poor control settings -- consider upgrading to a Tri-Energy controller; Filtering lead out of the kitchen sink water tap; Should brick mortar work be put off until spring -- yes, check my Weather Tab/Masonry/repair/Brick Mortar -- mortar needs warmer than 5deg C for 48 hours to cure properly -- emergency work can be done in cold wether with special materials and precautions;  Three panel sliding window not installed "flat" - weatherstripping problems -- temporary caulking?; Renovators time delays in communicating; How to connect one fan to two bathrooms -- the butterfly damper; More on termites in Jamaica -- termite habits -- identifying insects.

Sunday: Post-It Extreme - notes for outdoor and construction use -- they really work!

Topics: Termites in Jamaica; Thermostat location; Co Detector and smoke combined; Battery back-up for hard wired smoke detectors; Electrical boxes leaking cold air; Sealant missing on the glass to aluminum joint on sliding windows; Double window with ice on outside pane; Cigarette smoke from neighboring apartment; Contractor not fixing air leak in patio door.

Sunday: Home Maintenance -- Repairing door bells that don't work anymore.

Topics: Maintenance plan for electrical furnace; Heating a garage; Choosing a new toilet; Gain gutter leafs all frozen; Heat pump control problem after power outtage; Dual energy control problems -- Tri Energy Controller; Hard wired CO detectors and smoke detectors; Controls for the air changer; Furnace controls not working; Whole house Surge Protectors; Caulking in cold Temperatures -- the Weather Tab on JonEakes.com, choose Sealants,

Sunday: Hose bibs can freeze and burst pipes inside your house if you leave the hose attached.

Topics: Generators for power outtages -- getting from the generator to inside the house; Pure Lift slab jacking of sidewalk; Tankless water heaters; Change from Daylight Savings -- Flic all circuit breakers to clean the contacts, then change the clocks; Window blown out in high winds; Montreal wood heating ban allows wood heating after 3 hours of power outtage; Fitting a ceiling exhaust between joists -- can't find the right size in stores -- there are many older models on the web that are not stocked in the stores; Rubber roof coatings over shingles; New efflorescence on brick - find the water source; Rain gutter leaf covers.

Topics: Seporating one furnace in a duplex; Getting a small electrical water heater; Testing for asbestos in a stucco ceiling; Solvent odours from the garage drain; Caulk balcony to aluminum siding; How to solve a leaky roof vent after a new re-roofing job; Should I install rain gutters?; Roof shingles failing - how to document to force contractor for action; Closing off a fireplace in a condo.

Topics: Covering a ceramic floor with vinyl; Flat roof main drain pipe sweating in basement; Rat treatment in multi-lodgement; Metal steps with inserted tiles rusting out; Filling cracks in sidewalk - self leveling filler; Running water noise after changing main plumbing valve; Can I cover a leaking shed with a tarp?; Wind blown rain leaking - where?; Bathroom faucets whistling.

Topics: Changing a window pane where the thermal seal has broken and fogged the window; Where should the exhaust go from a high efficiency condensing furnace; Controlling concrete dust in a cold room; Can you glue a crack in a toilet tank; Installing an electric tankless hot water heater; Heat Pump controls shutting down when it is not even very cold -- look at the Tri-Energy controller wich gets the absolute maximum out of a heat pump; What caulking to use to caulk an epoxy deck to aluminum siding; What is the right underlayment for a basement floating floor; Using epoxy paint on a basement floor; Why you don't need to waterproof a trellis.

Topics: Glue for foam insulation in toilet tank; Mould in a cold room; Changing thermal pane windows; A furnace thermostat not talking to the furnace; Patching a hair-line crack in front portch; Drains gurgling -- the Vent Valve; Sealing a crack in a basement floor that has been cut open wide for sealant -- video on caulking techniques; Replacing the seal in an upright freezer; Caulking aluminum windows.

Topics: Seling old tools; Improving a cathedral ceiling ventilation -- Ventilation-Maximum ridge vent - VMax Cathedral; Country water pump working too frequently -- bleed the expansion pressure tank; Caulking and backer rod - watch the video; Choosing a new hot water tank; Moisture on basement floor - from air or from ground; Garage drain; Checking for mold with moisture under basement sub-floor -- Indoor Air Quality labs.

Sunday: Driving screws in difficult places or at odd angles:  Screw driver 90 degree ratachet; Flexible shafts; Driver guides with retractable sleeves; Milwaukee angle driver; DeWalt 90 deg power driver.

Topics: The Weather Tab for dealing with the weather changes during home improvements; Perimeter drain maintenance; Draining a dip in the walkway and Dry Wells; Refreshing warn Oak Parquet flooring -- ReNew; Cleaning anti-slip strips in a shower and making slippery surfaces not slippery; Asphalt driveway coating bubbling upon application; Patio door fogging up in the summer; Faucet leaking only when it is used.  

 

Sunday Notebook: The Environmental Health Association of Québec