DOING IT YOURSELF IS CHEAPER – BUT IS IT SAFE

Don’t misunderstand me, I love to find out how to do something myself so I can save money. The problem I often see is with the quality of the work done by the so called do-it-yourselfers. Lets face it, the status one achieves after four years of training and about...

ONE SMALL MISTAKE COSTS THOUSANDS TO MAKE IT RIGHT

I recently  inspected a basement wall in a ten year old home that was leaking. I was disappointed but not surprised to find out that all the effort was a result of the poor workmanship of the builder. In this case the wall was taken apart to find the source of the...

WHAT TYPE OF INSULATION IS BEST?

Typically insulation has been measured in R-VALUE over the years. While this gives us some sense of how well the product works there are other things that we should look at to determine which product is best to use. There are factors to consider such as water...

WELL INSPECTION LLOYDMINSTER: HOW TO SHOCK CHLORINATE YOUR WELL

Shock Chlorination is preformed to kill bacteriological growth to prevent sickness and eliminate unwanted tastes and odors from your well. The process of shock chlorination is not that difficult but if the procedure is not completed properly it may be ineffective....

IS MY WELL WATER SAFE TO USE??? HOW CAN I BE SURE?

I have lived on an acreage for most of my adult life and have experienced different styles of wells and well water. I have even had to treat dugout water for household use because the well was a low producer. In any case I want to take a few minutes and explain a few...