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Concrete Walkway

posted by Allan Watanabe in Toronto 2 months ago

We had waterproofing and drainage redone last year, now need to have concrete walkway over the gravel that is between two houses - about 3 feet wide.

Reno gone bad!

Renovation Advisors

posted by Carom from Toronto 3 months ago

Our 3 storey reno is about 60% complete and contractor has breached contract by going 3 months past date, not working full-time, not supervising and therefore many short-comings have been created. Legal costs time and money, and contractor can fold up his numbered company quickly. Any...

Concrete Walkway

posted by Allan Watanabe in Toronto 2 months ago

We had waterproofing and drainage redone last year, now need to have concrete walkway over the gravel that is between two houses - about 3 feet wide.

Concrete Walkway

posted by Allan Watanabe in Toronto 2 months ago

We had waterproofing and drainage redone last year, now need to have concrete walkway over the gravel that is between two houses - about 3 feet wide.

Overhead storage solution

Garage Doors & Hardware

posted by davidhain from Vaughan 2 months ago

I would like to adopt some tool into my garage.But i am facing some issues regarding lack of space.As per my friend's suggestions and recommendations,i came to know about overhead storage solution.Is that really works?

replacing old cast iron pipes & lead drains

Plumbing

posted by EJ in Toronto 7 months ago

Most of the plumbing in our 80 year home is copper and ABS plastic but there is still some of the original plumbing, coming from the basement to the second floor bathroom. We have had some water leaking from this bathroom onto our dining room ceiling on the first floor. We opened a small hole in...

Contractor took off with the money!

Basement Renovation

posted by Linda Phillips from Milton 3 months ago

We hired a contractor from Milton to finish our basement, he quoted us $19000 complete, with him providing all supplies, well you've guseed it, he has done less than half of the work and has had $17.5000 and says he will not be able to finish the job, he has all of my flooring in his garage,...

Replacing a double bay window

Windows & Doors

posted by Roger from Scarborough 3 months ago

I would like to know a general procedure that a window company should follow when manufacturing and replacing my double bay window as well as the sidings. Also, any names of good window contractors/installers would be helpful. roger

Remove projects from list

posted by Michele in Edmonton 3 months ago

How do I remove projects from my list of projects? They are either completed or not relevant any longer.

Oil tank removal.

Heating & Air Conditioning

posted by A.G. in Toronto over 2 years ago

I'm replacing an oil-burning furnace to a gas furnace, and need to get rid of the oil tank from the basement. My HVAC contractor is quoting me around $400 for removing it (granted, this includes patching the holes in the house after removing the tubes leading to the tank). But there are scrap...