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Window Choice
Windows & Doorsposted by Brian, Toronto over 3 years ago
I couldn't put in a review because I haven't purchased the product but felt it necessary to communicate: ------------------------------------------------------- I got the local flyer in my mailbox for WindowChoice and contacted them to get a quotation for an entry door and window replacement....
My Passive House Project in Toronto
posted by The Reno Coach Toronto over 2 years ago
Well I have started the blog for My Passive House Project "http://passivehouseto.blogspot.com/" Official Start around March First 2011 check in for weekly updates. The Reno Coach
Contractors group to meet with homestars owners
posted by John at B.B.G. 3 months ago
these days the morecontractorsI talk to the contractors I am finding have issues with homestars and they feel they are not being taken seriously on matters that are important to them.yesterday I day a company contact me to discuss homeowners blackmailing them for exstra work in return for a good...
Hamilton Contractors protest Mandatory WSIB Bill 119
posted by HomeStars Partners With CARAHS 3 months ago
This week Hamilton contractors took to the streets in protest to this new mandatory WSIB for construction in Ontario. Rob Koci associate publisher of Canadian Contractor magazine was there to report this and video taped some of those badly effected, getting their views and opinions. Check out the...
Mandatory WSIB in Ontario. Confused, Need Information?
posted by HomeStars Partners With CARAHS 3 months ago
In the past couple of months there has been a great deal of discussion and confusion on WSIB and Bill 119 for Construction trades in Ontario. CARAHS will discuss Bill 119 with contractors in the GTA (Toronto) and how it affects all independent owners, sub trades and employees. Including in this...
Fresh Cut BG / SBLC, MTN Specifically for Lease
Drafting Serviceposted by Jang Jeonghyeon from Toronto 3 months ago
Every breathe you take: Asbestos
posted by HomeStars Partners With CARAHS 3 months ago
At one of our recent Contractors’ Asbestos Awareness workshops, I realized how dangerous this substance can be for any renovator or contractor working on older homes. It hides, lying in wait. Once disturbed, it becomes dangerous and releases airborne fibres. Once these fibres are breathed in,...
Trying to evade mandatory WSIB in Ontario can have tragic consequences
posted by HomeStars Partners With CARAHS 4 months ago
Some contractors in the Toronto home renovation market have come up with what they believe is a way to evade paying WSIB premiums. Their evading practice reduces the bottom line to the homeowner and helps squeeze out others bidding for the same work and who are factoring in WSIB premiums to their...
Home Automation – Time to Lose the Keys
Home Automationposted by Paul from OneTouch Home Automation 3 months ago
We’re always looking for the “next big thing” in home automation. Sometimes, that comes out of nowhere. This year suddenly seems to be the year of the “smart” door lock. "More":http://www.onetouchon.com/2013/02/home-automation-time-to-lose-the-keys/
Fresh Cut BG / SBLC, MTN Specifically for Lease
General Contractorsposted by Jang Jeonghyeon from Toronto 3 months ago