Topics: Hot water tank and shark fittinga; Bbrick shed rotting at the bottom; Main drain repair covered in loose fill is now sinking; Residential generators -- getting the wires into the house; Noises in the roof, cracks in the drywall; Balcony cracked; Renting and wants air conditioning, do we have to have a duct to the outdoors - YES; Changing bathtub but wants one which will accept seats.

Topics: Replacing insulation after a leak in a compact roof; What covering to use in a heated basement floor; What product to use for heating a floor with electricity - FlexTherm; Can I put a humidifier on a fully ducted air changer - NO; Utility costs went way up when I changed from Dual Energy to All Electric - that's normal - what to do - look at the Tri-Energy controller for all electric heat; Basement leaks through brick with no flashing -- what is a Smart Membrane; Garage floor refinishing; Re-sloping landscaping concrete pads; Testing if the contractor got all the mould out of the wall -- use your nose.

Topics: How to size mini-split heat pumps - using contractor contridictions to understand your house's needs; Toilet bowl sweating; Can a membrane roof be installed in this weather; Black soot leaking out of oil furnace air ducts; Toilet refilling by itself; Connecting a main beam support with its post; Replacing toe-nailed joists with joist hangers -- nails not screws and caution with which nails.

Topics: Window replacement questions -- see Window Replacement Overview; What kind of air conditioning for an older house without ducts; Mould clean-up -- ozone or hydroxyl; Water entry under staircase; Shooting foam over crawl space sand; Crack in the basement leaking for the first time; Major redesign of the roof; Tracing water entry into basement.

 

Sunday: Spring flooding of basements

Topics: Montreal initiative to ban oil furnaces -- a proposition not well thought out; The city is using heavy equipment to break the ice over the street drains -- is all that banging going to damage our house; Which is better to fix a main drain pipe -- dig and replace - or -- an epoxy liner -- and what is the city responsible for; I need to put electric heat in my basement - which is better, basefoards or Convect Air higher up on the wall?; What is the lifespan for a hot water tank -- the insurance companies have forced the manufacturers to make tanks that do not last as long as they could; How do I know that the inspectors sent in by the insurance company have doug deep enough in the wall to find the water problem; Switch your circuit breakers before you reset your clocks.

 

Sunday: When you change the clocks for daylight savings -- flic all the circuit breakers just to clean the contacts and keep them working safely -- you have to change the electric clocks anyway!  Which is better - fuses or circuit breakers?

Topics: Melt water into basement - Landscaping - Flood Alarms; Preventing tree roots from coming back into a house drain - escavation - epoxy liner - Biobarrier; Furnace moved leading to air flow problems; Roof leaking -- vent flashing to blame; Town house water in basements from weather patterns current ice problems -- sandless sand-bags; Removing ceramic floor tiles and thin-set mortar; Well pump buring out pumps - turns out it was a broken diapharam in the expansion tank.

 

Sunday: Fire safety with wood burning appliances during the spring break -- Radiation Shields

Topics: Unusual weather creating ice problems around the house and covering street drains -- prepair for more water in basements than usual as this thaws -- be ready with Quick Dam or other sandless sandbags; Is it right for a contractor to put electrical wires directly behind the drywall in the space made by strapping over studs; How to clean up mould and find mould testing companies; Does the PanFan toilet bowl filter fan really work; Choosing new windows; Butterfly dampers to stop cold air from ceiling fan in bathroom; Do I need a sump pump?

Topics: Poor pressure from well pump; Bath tub faucet - no cold water: Eco Ice Grip - no-slip wood chips for slippery ice - where to buy it; Upstairs radiator that does not work -- the Spiro Vent for continuous removial of air from hydronic systems; Heat pump cyclying on/orr too quickly; Door to low with water coming in - can I raise the bottom of the door; Eleminating household dust; Where to find radon remedial services - scroll to the bottom.

 

Sunday: Continuous around the corner and up the stairs hand rails by PromenAid.

Topics: 2 story Mongolian Yurts in Alaska; Bathroom fan dripping; Permenant disability pension and travel - CPP and QPP full permenant disability have no travel restrictions -- temporary disability and private plans may be different; Cleaning the inner tub of a clothes washer to get rid of musty smell; Sink backing up when other sinks are drained; Runing a gas furnace during a black-out -- deep draw batteries and converters -- outdoor generator and a transfer switch; Stove top vent letting cold air in - the Ventiloation-Maximum double seal damper; Limitations of a remote thermostat in monitoring a home; With hot water radiators, there is cold water running through an upper story radiator.