Repair / Discussions

...repair them? Northern Ontario is a pretty tough climate, so I admire your ambition to build EPS shutters, but were you planning to do that on the inside or th...

...repairing them could be a lot more affordable. The seals around the thermal units of the window (that’s the glass part) will degrade over time so it is possible...

...repair such as changing out the washer and replacing the drain cover. But still, the problem exists. If you have any DIY tips, please do share it with me so tha...

...repair. In the spring and summer, it is quite common for ants to enter homes in search of food, but they may not be nesting inside. If you notice significant ac...

We bought an older home with an existing basement. We would like to take down the top of the house and rebuild on the basement. What do I need to do to make su...

...repair technique is for a slightly colder climate, but that just makes it a bit easier on you, and the science behind the moisture movement is the same. Is th...

Good morning, I bought an older house (built 1965) in September 2018 and shortly after moving in (mid October), I was experiencing extreme joint pains. Stran...

...repair / clean / replace the duct work? We of course can’t speak to how difficult or costly that would be without seeing it unfortunately. Here is out page on H...

...repairing a geothermal heat pump that’s an issue of comfort and inconvenience that we of course can’t council you on, but if you decided to wait, perhaps a few ...

...repair skylights? As a rule, we like to ‘repair’ rather than ‘replace’ if possible, but in the case of skylights and windows that depends on the extent of dam...

I took off the trim around a sliding door during the summer in search of a pesky cricket, I found the cricket but I also found big gaps between window and fram...

...repairing the grout. Thanks in advance Hi Nina, That's a structural question that we would be unable to answer unfortately, since a crack in a block foundat...

...repair, don’t stop at just the French drain. You would be wise to treat your walls with a waterproof coating and include a drainage mat (dimple membrane) that w...

Hi, I have an open beam house (no attic access) built in 1962. I live in cold, dry Edmonton Alberta. My low slope roof doesn't leak, however about once a year ...

...repair it. See our page about how insulation works , and this page on why basements are moldy , as well as how to insulate a basement properly . Perhaps they us...

...repair on our site? if not, start with this page here – Best Practices for Insulating Crawlspaces I like your plan for laying down the 6-mil poly barrier, o...