Topics: Eco weekends -- see Upcoming special events lower down with hot-links.

Wall of drywall buckling half way up the wall -- Boards too tight to ceiling and floor -  Play the video on this page starting at 3minutes in; Putting a rain cap on a Pergola beam; Buying a new heatpump - the installer is more important than the machine; Floating floor boards with concrete bumps under -- how to grind down the concrete with little dust; Can I heat the bathroom from the ceiling; In a very old house I have two window counter weights in each side; Insulating a cathedral ceiling from the inside.

 

Upcoming Special events:

Ecosphere - Environment and Green Housing: Free Admission  -- Saturday and Sunday 14-15 Sept. -- 10h to 5h  Parc Jean-Drapeau – l’Ile Notre-Dame – right next to the Casino. Metro Station Jean-Drapeau.  Details: https://foireecosphere.org/en/

 

Living Soil -- Free Admission --  Composting and regenerating soil -- A day on an ecological farm with both practice and seminars: Living Soil Through Composting  21 September 2019 pamphlet Facebook details about the schedule https://www.facebook.com/events/2368832013382638/.

Topics: The outter wall of a 3 story building is off the slab; Removing paint from concrete steps and  refinishing; Aluminum wiring in the kitchen; Frequency of sweeping an oil furnace chimney; What to look for when buying a condo; Refreshing antique furniture -- Wood Re-Finisher; A concrete roof leak in Mexico - sealing a crack between two concrete slabs.

Sunday: What glue will stick to what?   New : LePage 100% Gel for shoe soles

Topics:  Cleaning up mould; Applying Caulking -- AdFast at BMR - Silicone - Hybrid; Flood mould and repair; Bathroom ceiling finishing with sound proofing; Infra-Red cameras and a hot circuit breaker; Finding weather stripping for at garage steel door; Cleaning a garage floor prior to using an Epoxy finish -- Oil Lift and Flubber Dust found at Canadian Tire.

Sunday: Bandaids --  I find ConvaTec DuoDERM Extra Thin professional wound dressings at FamiliPrix pharmacy in Quebec in single sheets -- larger quantities are available on Amazon -- cut large patches to size to fit the wound.  Clean the wound, apply the patch, white liquid will fill the space, don't worry this is not infection but healing of the wound in a moist medium, only change if it leaks, up to 7 days later remove when the white liquid has reabsorbed.

Topics: Getting rid of mold constantly on white stained outside wall; Insulating the inside wall of a basement cold room; Do I need a vapour barrier on a party wall; Where can I find a high gloss hard finish for a floor; Placing large tiles for a kitchen counter back splash and do I need grout; Controlling cockroches; Closing a no longer used chimney; Stopping flys from coming out of the basement floor drain; Gluing a new covering to an exteriour steel door.

Topics: Fire protection over foam insulation; Poor dishumidification with new heat pump; Pipes sweating; Hum in bathroom toilet; Solar Film; ICD Codes for health problems caused by non-ionizing radiation; Asphalt & Gravel roof; Paint peeling on top floor in the summer humidity; Ceramic & marble adhesive; Humidity in new bedroom; Hot water radiators or ConvectAir.

Topics: Repairing vinyl siding; Condo inspection Pre-Delivery; Deck ledger board blocking siding; New metal roof ventilation -- metal roof consulting; Ceramic tile in garage spalling on the edge; Conflicting quotes on attic insulation.

Topics: Working in a heat wave; Legality of sub-contracting; Changing an oil boiler to all electric; The filter on my AC is slowing down the air; Hot water tank planned obsolescence by the insurance companies; Flat roof asphalt vs. membranes; Who is reponsible for a sagging hydro line: Tips making shade during a heat wave; Ants leaving sand on the floor.

Topics: Skirting against rodents; Outside double window fogging up in winter; Ants in walls; Dealing with skunks - they don't like noise (play a radio to drive them away) or light -- then skirt with embedded chicken wire like with the first topic; Removing wall paper; Finishing patches on an asphalt driveway; More on removing wall paper; More on ants; the legality of a roofing contractor sub-contracting the job; Painting a wooden door in a garage; Changing an oil heating boiler to electric.

Topics: Making a house earthquake ready; Carpet under kitchen counter; Sink hole in carport -- filling with 0-3/4 gravel; Why don't they sell 600 volt electrical panels at the local home centre?; Basement water via duplex chimney; Garden shed foundation.

Sunday: Hypersensitive neutral building products: the Ecoasis housing project

Topics: Ants in kitchen, how to contol them -- how to identify ants; Buying a new heat pump; Priming a concrete balcony for a new floor covering; Electrical equipment should not be sold to untrained homeowners; Kick space heaters in a kitchen; Duplex foundation problem from a stair well.

 

Sunday: Chalk Lines - their use, their colours and working tips.