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 possibl...

...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...

...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...

...repairs, as the company that inspected did say there was a problem in the joint between the wall and floor. Putting that issue aside, all the insulation was dry...

...repair any damage, waterproof and then insulate from the outside. As I need to replace the french drains excavation doesn't really add any costs. My concern her...

...repair the studs, put in rockwool for the last foot or so of insulation, put drywall back up and call it a day. Save money to redo the whole assembly. My ques...

I'm looking for instructions on how to properly repair and finish a basement wall. I don't just mean drywall, insulation and vapour barrier, I also need to kno...

...repair and only replace the top decking boards.

...repair. This information is invaluable when budgeting for the future and for negotiating a purchase price with the seller. Home inspectors in Ontario and Quebec...

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...

...repair is always a tough decision, we actually have a page about that whole process that you may want to look over – Renovate or Tear Down and Rebuild? How to...

...Repairing my home and the roof is barely insulated, trying to correct the ice build ups that causes leaking inside. I am the homowner of this rural old house an...

...repair when the scratches happen. Most wood floors are finished with a varnish, which you can think of as a liquid plastic waterproofing coating that penetrates...

House built in mid 1890s. Installed gutters with leaf screens which caused ice dams during unprecedented winter storm. How to prevent it in future? Contractor ...

...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...

...repair them Here is our page on choosing the best roofing materials . Also in general I would point you towards these pages about renovations in general, ho...