Topics: Bothersome change in new heatpump; Where I can I find a Saber sump pump pit?; In a rental apartment, how to install a light in a long closet without a $700 electrican's bill?; Using epoxy/silicone paint on walls; Getting air conditioning to flow throughout the house; Flat paint on the ceiling; How to make a small quantity of harder plaster for drywall repair -- add plaster of paris; Cleaning kitchen backsplash tile grout for new tiles over the top; Using a grout knife.

Topics: Bamboo flooring; Using a garbage can for a sump-pump pit; What kind of vent should I put on a steel roof; Should perimiter drains (french drains) be inside or outside the foundation; Placing a vapour barrier when insulating a challet from the outside; Placement of hot air returns in a heating system.

Topics: Has bamboo gone out of style as it is hard to find?; Removing dog urine on a parquet floor - emzine cleaners; After new water tank, water pressure upstairs is too low; Details on BP roof shingle class action suit - yes this is still active in Quebec; Fiberglass vs Felt based shingles; Choosing shingles; Shower tower using too much water - how to slow it down; Can I extend a wood deck out from a concrete balcony?; Can I paint brown aluminum frames black - yes; Will flushing coffee grains down a drain help to keep it clean - maybe; How much clearance must be around a hot water tank - none.

Topics: Ventilation for roof shingles; Foam insulation touching furnace flue pipe; Can a tankless water heater work with a walk-in bathtub that requires a lot of water fast; How to prime a wall to receive stucco type plaster; How to stop reoccuring cracks in drywall above the corners of windows and doors; Can I put a concrete roof over a garage?; Are composite decks good in our climate?

Topics: Class action suit against BP Shingles -- still active; Covering a strange stain on a wall that won't accept a new finish; Replacing hallway doors in a 6 unit appartment; Outdoor plug not resetting; Insulating the house from a cold attic storage room; Class action against BP; Small claims worked for me against BP; Plumbing flood from upstairs appartment and the landlord won't fix my walls; Window opening covered in new concrete foundation freezing the water pipe.

 

Sunday: the Robertson Screw story -- Why Canadians have square socket screws and Americans have cross style Phillips screws.

Topics: Oil furnace died -- go to all electric, maybe not; Flooding from a basement well; Closed soffits and icecycles; New super heat pump with exageted savings; High efficiency furnace and chimney mis-match; Squirles in the attic; Every tap in the house making noise -- high pressure from the city?; New large island ventilation duct has a 9" duct -- how to get to the outside -- attention such powerful fans can cause backfrafting and could kill you.

Topics: How to seal electrical outlets; My window is leaking - where is the water coming from?; Flat roof Asphalt & gravel vs. Elastomeric membrane; Repairing a chimney for future use with wood burning and how to close it off temporarially; Changing brick over a door and installing a flashing under the new brick; There is a bothersome gurgilling sound in the house; Choosing portable air conditioners -- limititations due to window styles; Which brand of asphalt shingle is best?; Can I insulate the roof over the top of the old roof?

 

Sunday: Hiding the crack between an inside wall and the ceiling caused by Truss Uplift.

Topics: Most National and Québec building codes are now free!; How to evaluate an air quality test; How to test for where water enters a door; Are Shark Bite connectors really reliable? - they are good but they have limitations; Prepairing for a new concret landscaping slab; An old air exchange making noise; Ductless heat pump, or not; Patio stones or pavers.

Topics: Flood control overview -- what to do with minor to moderate flooding -- the 3 stages of basement flooding; A sink hole in an asphalt driveway -- underground errosion; The costs of all electrical forced air heating; Installing new windows; A vertical wall crack that keeps coming and going; Should I use gravel or black earth to slope the landscaping away from the house -- earth; Vinyl flooring in a basement; Baseboard heaters buzz with new electronic thermostats; Very old house where the forced air vents are not under the windows -- should I change it all with the new furnace?

Topics: Sump pump defficient power supply; New low flush toilet in basement not strong enough flow to open the basement backflow damper -- full flow backflow dampers; Yard water evacuation through house drain; Tankless electric water heater; Overview guide to dealing with a flood; Window add-on for sound proofing-- good idea, but may not fit many Canadian windows (openers etc).

 

Sunday: Keeping one part of the basement almost dry while the rest has moderate flood waters -- like to keep the freezer or furnace running -- scroll down to Segmented Plumbing