A back water valve is what you need. These devices have a flapper valve in them that allow the water to leave the house but close when the city sewer water level tries to come into your home. The problem is that about 50% of these backwater valves fail over time. The...
The greatest impediment to renting a basement suite or even just a room is the types and size of the points of egress. A basement bedroom must have a window that is egress compliant at 3.75sqft. with no dimension less than 15”. You need to consider if the room is safe...
Spray foam is unmatched in its insulating qualities. The closed cell foam is best as it has trapped inert gases in it that resist most types of energy movement including radiant, convection and conduction. This means it saves a lot of heat energy. The greatest...
In the past I have found some used hand cranks at the restore. If you are fortunate you might find some good used ones. Most of these old style cranking mechanisms were notorious for stripping and breaking. The greatest problem was that the wooden windows had a...
I have never understood recycling the air in a range hood. I know there are high end units out there that have great filtration systems but let’s face it the average range hood you buy today will have a cheap charcoal filter in it. The other problem with recycling the...
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