Rim joists, which are the areas above the foundation wall of your home, are major sources of energy loss. You can seal and insulate yours in just a couple of hours. Doing this will help lower your energy costs and save you money, as it will stop air infiltration to […]
Maintaining your investment
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One of the biggest causes for deterioration of property components, and the hardest on a sale of property, is water. In Ontario, as across much of Canada and the U.S. we have just undergone a protracted period of snowfall and icing. As the snow and ice accumulated over the past […]
Humidity in your home
What is Humidity?
Humidity is a term used for the amount of moisture or water vapour in the air.
Why does concrete crack?
Concrete shrinks as it dries and cures. On average, a concrete slab shrinks 1/16th inch for every ten linear feet. This may not seem much, but what this shrinkage does is produce significant internal stress within the slab.
Before you put your home on the market, you need to realise that there is an 80% chance that your house is going to undergo a home inspection as part of the deal.
While any serious fault will not escape the notice of a good home inspector, in order to not have a home inspection report with a long list of issues, there are simple and inexpensive ways to minimize the list of items that might come up on the report, and therefore deter a prospective purchaser from buying the home.
- The value of installed wallboard in residential construction in North America in 2008 exceeded $35 billion.
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