Entries by Gary
What Is a Walkout Basement?
Thinking about renovating your basement? Does your home sit on a sloped lot? Maybe you should consider creating a walkout basement for your home. Most basements are not put to use. Either they weren’t created for living use (low ceiling height, unfinished floors, etc), and other times the conditions down there don’t lend themselves to […]
How to Repair Smoke Damage in Your Kitchen
Smoke damage can be very difficult to clean up. Smoke has the ability to embed itself into just about anything in your home, leaving a nasty (and lasting) odor throughout your home. If you’ve ever been inside a home after a fire, even a minor one, you know what I mean. Smoke is actually hot […]
Tips for Selecting a Tankless Water Heater
The installation of a tankless water heater is a good option if you want to lower energy costs and create more space in your basement or garage. The function of a tankless water heater means that water is heated when it needs to be used, which is different than conventional water heaters that keep water […]
Iron Bacteria: The Orange Sludge In Your Basement
Is that orange sludge in my basement dangerous? Did you ever dig down into a pool of water and find an orange sludge where ferrous iron was present? While it’s not dangerous as such, it does impart an unpleasant taste, appear oily and look like unprocessed sewage. We usually find this frequently in older Toronto […]
How Do I Avoid Mold in My Bathroom?
Is your bathroom getting moldy? Mold is a microscopic fungus that grows naturally on decaying vegetation under humid conditions. It propagates itself by releasing spores (approximately the same as seeds) into the immediate atmosphere, where they drift along until they settle in a humid place. A bathroom is the perfect environment for mold to grow. You […]
Detecting Water Leaks In Your Basement
Winter in Toronto is cold and wet. The thawing periods in between the freezing weather is where many basement starts to show signs of leaks. AS accumulated snow and ice start to melt, it makes it’s way into the earth, leading to basement leaks. Of course, It can come from a number of areas, including […]
Is My Sump Pump Broken?
It’s a homeowner’s nightmare, you come home after a relaxing vacation to find out that your sump pump quit on you, leaving you with a lovely welcome home present, a wet basement. Unless a basement is professionally constructed with external french drains and thorough waterproofing, it’s bound to leak to an extent. This problem is […]
