Hi, we are experiencing a musty smell coming from our air return vents in our home. Upstairs and downstairs. We have changed the filter in our furnace and have had the furnace running intermittently throughout the day. The smell will not go away. We have a central ventilation system. Our house is 3 years old.
About the only thing you can do is have the ducts and plenums professionally vacuumed. This is something you should be doing every four years or so from now on anyway.
| 1. |
My furnace seems to be blowing a black sooty like layer of dirt through the vents. My walls are ruined. Over ... |
| 2. |
We inherited a cast iron tub with a house we just finished renovating. The people before put all these 'lovely ... |
| 3. |
There is a very strong odour coming from the bathtub drain for the past 2 months. I have poured bleach, baking ... |
| 4. |
With Y2K and winter; how could I protect our residential hot water radiator heating system from freezing if we ... |
| 5. |
Can a bathtub be painted a different color, if so how do you do it and does it look o.k. ... |
| 6. |
I have a heat pump that freezes solid around the coils when its below freezing outside and it doesn't defros ... |
| 7. |
I have heard you talk about what specification a duct cleaning company should have. Can you reply to me with t ... |
| 8. |
Please send questions that I should ask for duct cleaning. ... |
| 9. |
I have recently discovered that at some time someone used aluminum wiring in some spots around our house. It i ... |
| 10. |
We have discovered mice in the house. Caught about 10 in the last 6-12 months. Can't seem to find out where th ... |
| 11. |
My wife & I plan on building a new house next year, with ourselves acting as the general contractor, do you ha ... |
| 12. |
We are getting mice in the basement. We are in a 6 year old development. I checked everywhere to see where the ... |
| 13. |
My mother had windows replaced. The bay window is now leaking and the seat of the bay is slopped downward 1/2" ... |
| 14. |
We have a 30 yr. bungalow with gas hot water heating. Two years ago we put in duct work for air conditioning. ... |
| 15. |
This past summer we purchased a 34 year old house. It currently has a tar & gravel roof that will have to be ... |
| 16. |
I was listening about a year and a half ago and you made a comment that has been eating away at me. You sugge ... |
| 17. |
I have an air exchanger and humidifier on the furnace. To maximize the potential of the air cleaner, air excha ... |
| 18. |
I am interested in buying an electric air cleaner for our gas furnace. The more I look into it the more I get ... |
| 19. |
I am presently shopping for hardwood floors and am hearing conflicting advice from different people in the tra ... |
| 20. |
I just happened to catch an interview with you on a Kelowna, British Columbia radio programme last week and by ... |
| 21. |
We recently discovered that our 50 year old home has asbestos lining the outside of our duct work running from ... |
| 22. |
We have a 40 year old home with a very dry dirt floor crawl space. The perimeter of the wall is insulated and ... |
| 23. |
I would like to install a gas log set in my existing fireplace. It is open on two sides at right angles. At pr ... |
| 24. |
A number of years ago I had a recipe for painting white exterior stucco. It was made up of white concrete, lim ... |
| 25. |
What are the major criteria for hiring a company to clean your ducts (I've heard you mention this before but c ... |
| 26. |
I have several inter-related questions re: my home in Windsor, Ontario. I have a 35-40 yr old 3 level side spl ... |
| 27. |
The addition which was put on our 100 year old house about 10-15 years ago has white stippled ceilings which a ... |
| 28. |
Small white particles have been clogging the faucet filters in my water system and restricting the flow. I hav ... |
| 29. |
They serviced the furnace this summer and brought to my attention the fact that the bottom end clay flue liner ... |
| 30. |
My problem is the house is settling, the paneling is bowing in the family room in the third level of my four s ... |
| 31. |
How does one get certified as a house inspector? ... |
| 32. |
We have a white powder forming on the bricks at the front of our house. What is causing this? We suspect it is ... |
| 33. |
I had some interlock stone installed as a walkway and entry area at my front door. I was thinking of protectin ... |
| 34. |
The carport lean-to is completely open on three sides sharing one wall of the garage. It consists of only a ro ... |
| 35. |
I have an apartment and I am looking for recommendations for flooring in the bedroom and living room. It was s ... |
| 36. |
We had a high efficiency furnace installed in our 28 year old home in the summer. We now have major condensat ... |
| 37. |
I sent you a message saying: I have a lath and plaster house - as far as I know there is no vapor barrier. The ... |
| 38. |
I have a crack in the foundation of my 9 year old home. It begins about 5" above ground and goes all the way ... |
| 39. |
We live in Nepean, Ontario and are looking for recommendations on a roofing company to replace shingles on our ... |
| 40. |
I don't want my older parents to get ripped off by the roofer. I would like to know on their behalf: Should t ... |
| 41. |
Our walkway and stairs outside are exposed aggregate. We had a local mason repair some cracks and he put epoxy ... |
| 42. |
None of the local lumber stores have a roll-on parging and are not too eager to try and find out who makes it. ... |
| 43. |
I have an HRV installed and it has a plastic tube to drain away excess moisture. A hole was drilled into the b ... |
| 44. |
Where can I purchase a tubular skylight without having to go through a dealer? I live in Scarborough, Ontario. ... |
| 45. |
We are about to have our roof replaced and have heard you many times talk about ridge vents. Can they be insta ... |
| 46. |
We have a 12 year old home, which we moved into 3 years ago. The previous owners had a wood/electric furnace, ... |
| 47. |
How can you tell the difference between low-E and normal glass windows? I'm changing all my windows, and I wou ... |
| 48. |
Am looking to replace the windows in our home. We live in Ottawa, Ontario and it seems everyone in our area ha ... |
| 49. |
Could you please tell me where in the central Ontario area I could purchase "southern yellow pine or ponderosa ... |
| 50. |
I have a concrete driveway that is pitting quite badly in spots. Can it be repaired with some sort of DIY prod ... |
| 51. |
The previous tenant kept a lot of dogs . They urinated etc. all through house on carpets, etc. Have removed so ... |
| 52. |
My husband and I miss your show terribly since we've moved from Saint John, New Brunswick to St. John's, Newf ... |
| 53. |
I like to live with the windows and doors open most of the time. Last few days we have had to close things up ... |
| 54. |
I own an older home which has a brick chimney. The mortar above the roof line is crumbling and falling out. Th ... |
| 55. |
I am going to have hardwood floor installed in my kitchen and when I questioned the person that I'm buying the ... |
| 56. |
I just finished my deck using waterproof pressure-treated wood. I was told to wait 90 days before applying sta ... |
| 57. |
I have been repairing and refinishing antiques for ten years. I can totally refurbish a piece with one excepti ... |
| 58. |
The heating system has always been noisy. Since replacing the furnace, a noisy tapping sound can be heard in t ... |
| 59. |
Our house is about 50 years old, and has galvanized steel eaves. They're in good condition, but every time we ... |
| 60. |
We have an oak kitchen set that gets sticky when the weather turns hot and humid. The chairs appear to have a ... |
| 61. |
You did the inspection of our house back in 1987. At first we just trapped them with the wooden traps but aft ... |
| 62. |
Last fall I had a furnace installed in the attic. (No basement, minimal crawl space). Previously I had a heat ... |
| 63. |
Regarding overlaying driveway with asphalt vs digging and replacing after 15 years; what do you recommend? We ... |
| 64. |
We have an oversized double garage and live in an area prone to shifting due to clay. The asphalt floor and d ... |
| 65. |
I live in an Orleans, Ontario and recently my garage door came off its track. While fixing it I found a crack ... |
| 66. |
I want to build a fence and deck for my house. I have never done such large projects or dealt with wood for co ... |
| 67. |
I wish to put a cap on my concrete patio. It is pitted and very rough. I wish to have a tidier finish. Can I t ... |
| 68. |
We would like to paint our fridge and stove. Our stove has a porcelain finish and a self-cleaning oven. Is the ... |
| 69. |
I'm renovating a home built around 1930 and want to replace the tarpaper roof with a steel one. The pitch is a ... |
| 70. |
Is there a type of sealant that we could use rather than paint? There's no actual water in the basement we jus ... |
| 71. |
We have resealed our driveway a few times and this tar like substance seems to always come to the surface agai ... |
| 72. |
Our dog would often urinate on the cement floor in our basement. He no longer does this however, there is an o ... |
| 73. |
I have a 125 year old house and red brick. My grandson sprayed the outside with a pressure washer and some of ... |
| 74. |
I will be purchasing a wood stove for the home in the next few weeks. Why wood? We don't have gas lines runnin ... |
| 75. |
Our summer cottage was broken into a few days ago, and the charming soul who broke in thought it would be grea ... |
| 76. |
We would like to install a tin roof to a small building. Could you please tell us something about the installa ... |
| 77. |
Last Saturday I spoke to you about putting some sound deadening into a bedroom ceiling. You suggested I put 7/ ... |
| 78. |
What are the main things that I should insist on when I get a price from a roofer? ... |
| 79. |
On one of your radio shows you said that you don't recommend putting shingles over a layer of shingles. My hou ... |
| 80. |
A couple of weeks ago you indicated you were evaluating a do-it-yourself kit for repairing basement cracks. Ha ... |
| 81. |
The previous owner put on an addition and extended the kitchen. Half of the kitchen is below one of the upstai ... |
| 82. |
I have a question regarding the draining of a water softener backwash directly into the septic tank. Is this O ... |
| 83. |
I had my basement fixed. They dug a trench along the inside walls, then they punched holes in the bottom row o ... |
| 84. |
I live in an end of a row unit in Orleans, Ontario. It has vinyl siding and during wind or even mild weather I ... |
| 85. |
Very old 2 story brick - approx. 160 years old, with a small addition on the back put on in the 1950's. The fo ... |
| 86. |
Our side door hasn't been opened in 5 years. Last week we noticed a dark material on the floor below the hinge ... |
| 87. |
The chimney on the roof of the house has some cracked bricks, could you please tell us how they can be repaire ... |
| 88. |
We live in Pickering, Ontario in an older established neighbourhood. This summer the town will be installing s ... |
| 89. |
My house is 24 years old. I need advice on replacement of bath tub and tiles around the tub (avocado green era ... |
| 90. |
I have a jacuzzy in my upstairs bathroom and when I turn on the jets, I get a fowl odor that comes out of them ... |
| 91. |
I have a 10 year old poured concrete basement wall that is cracked in places and allows some seepage after hea ... |
| 92. |
Do you know of anyone in eastern Ontario (between Ottawa and Alexandria) who does chinking? I'm looking for a ... |
| 93. |
For the past three years I have had a bat perched on my porch ceiling during the late spring, summer and early ... |
| 94. |
My local building supply store informed me that seal bond has been discontinued, and it has always been an ess ... |
| 95. |
I am considering building a water front deck using pressure treated lumber. I have concerns that there may be ... |
| 96. |
Our house is 24 years old and I have had some of the bottom cement blocks replaced. I would like to know if th ... |
| 97. |
I would like to know what I can do about a slightly leaning garage which is interfering with the operation of ... |
| 98. |
I thought I heard you tell a women from North Bay, Ontario on your show that "nothing" will take rust off fixt ... |
| 99. |
As a precursor to finishing my basement, I thought that I would attempt to drywall and tape my garage walls - ... |
| 100. |
I followed your instructions and nothing changed, as a matter of fact there are stains from the WD40. I waited ... |
| 101. |
I understand you have info on what to watch out for when hiring an air duct cleaning company. Also do you have ... |
| 102. |
The concrete foundation along the front of my house has never been finished (parged). I would like to finish i ... |
| 103. |
How often should I have the ducts cleaned in the house. We had them cleaned about 2 years ago, but I notice a ... |
| 104. |
My neighbour and I are in the process of trying to get our semi-detached houses severed, so I telephoned the C ... |
| 105. |
We are looking at all vinyl double hung windows for the upstairs but leaving the interior wood casing, for the ... |
| 106. |
I am planning to build a free standing garage and I'd like to know where the best place is to start. I never b ... |
| 107. |
You mentioned on your show that there was a new product for fixing cracks in basement walls. You had mentioned ... |
| 108. |
The AC tubing running on the ceiling of the recreation room coming from the central AC unit outside has a lot ... |
| 109. |
The floor in my bathroom is leaking into the ceiling of my kitchen. My handyman told me not to use the shower ... |
| 110. |
My hot water tank overheated and flooded about 2" of water throughout my basement. I have linolium flooring w ... |
| 111. |
We have one of our swing out windows part of Bay window with an inside cracked glass. Have been calling all ov ... |
| 112. |
We had window tint installed on the outside windows of our sun room to prevent heat from penetrating in. The ... |
| 113. |
I just noticed about 2 weeks ago that our carpet is dirty (almost black) around the edges of the walls. Our t ... |
| 114. |
I am opening an area under the stairway platform that faces the den. (stairway is 7 steps then platform,turn r ... |
| 115. |
i purchased new home and paid for prefinished harwood floor but when I went for inspection there was construct ... |
| 116. |
I had a laminate floor installed last Aug.onto a concrete floor & was told at the time the floor didn,t need t ... |
| 117. |
One of my kids got some acoustic sealant on their shoe in a room I am renovating. We now have tracks in the l ... |
| 118. |
I live in an apartment building, and would like to know what the repair options are, before I bring my problem ... |
| 119. |
awhile back i plugged a vacum into wall plug it also had an air freshner in it to.all of a sudden the light gr ... |
| 120. |
we have 2 apple trees in our backyard in Manotick (ON)and one of them seems to have a type of whtish black fun ... |
| 121. |
Planning a home renovation. Can you direct me to printed advice on how to go about this in terms of how many e ... |
| 122. |
I have some photos of my new home being constructed. There are many framing members that have been cut 3/4 or ... |
| 123. |
I have an awkward little area in my apartment where several rooms and entries are accessed. The person who put ... |
| 124. |
I have just bought a house out in the country. I have a resident beaver who is blocking our ditches and colve ... |
| 125. |
I'm not sure if its worth the money. We have a seven year old house and never had the ducts cleaned. Ap ... |
| 126. |
I'm renovating a second floor bath. The existing bathtub (50 gal.) is going to be replaced with a 100 ga ... |
| 127. |
I have a 2 story house 12 years old. I want to open up the basement. To do this I have to remove 18' of t ... |
| 128. |
Just a quick question about skylights - i'm planning to have a skylight install in my kitchen and am goin ... |
| 129. |
We have been told by an easvestroughing co. that we the soffit/fascia needs to be replaced and that they do no ... |
| 130. |
I want to remove a skylight from my roof.Which constuction componnies do this kind of job
&when they patch ... |
| 131. |
I have been listening to you in Toronto for years and enjoy your show. (i just wish it was on an hour later). ... |
| 132. |
I have hardwood flooring in my kitchen/dining room and every door in my home enters onto hardwood flooring. I ... |
| 133. |
I need to know what size beam to order for a span of 18 feet. I am considering an engineered product. It wou ... |
| 134. |
We have purchased a log home, reassembled 10 years ago. The majority of this home has a crawl space, but a ne ... |
| 135. |
I live in Hull, Quebec and we have a large backyard and an inground pool 20'x40'. My problem is that ... |
| 136. |
i am in the process of turning an old barn into a workshop 30 by 40.I raised the middle 15 feet to 12 feet hig ... |
| 137. |
I need advice on how to remove an ink stain from my hardwood dresser. The ink stain was transfered from produc ... |
| 138. |
Last summer we moved into a 2100 sq ft end unit condo town house with a finished basement with a wood burning ... |
| 139. |
In my kitchen renovation I will be locating a wall oven approximately 7 feet from the counter top stove. Can ... |
| 140. |
frozen septic styem ... |
| 141. |
My wife and I are buying a home from a builder, and we don't want to pay 400 dollars for each pot light i ... |
| 142. |
I've been trying to get an answer to this one for some time now, and can't get anywhere. I have a co ... |
| 143. |
I want to tear down an interior kitchen wall in my old 1957 bungalow by myself. What permits and inspections ... |
| 144. |
Is it normal to have ice on the gas stack/chimney on the roof of the house? The ice has accumulated around th ... |
| 145. |
I have a chipped(surface damage) cermaic tile in my kitchen. Is there any way for me to repair the damage with ... |
| 146. |
In the evening there is a smell like you get when burning coke, wich is used in England instead of coa. we hav ... |
| 147. |
I have a 25 year old California style house in the Ottawa (ON) area. It is slab on grade and is impossible to ... |
| 148. |
We live in a 20yr old home with 200+ deep well with submersible pump. We have no problems with pressure (syste ... |
| 149. |
We live in a 20yr old home with 200+ deep well with submersible pump. We have no problems with pressure (syste ... |
| 150. |
We live in a 20yr old home with 200+ deep well with submersible pump. We have no problems with pressure (syste ... |
| 151. |
We live in a 20yr old home with 200+ deep well with submersible pump. We have no problems with pressure (syste ... |
| 152. |
Hi how do you determine what is a load bearing wall? If I determine that a wall is indeed a load bearing wall ... |
| 153. |
We have a two-story, 25 year old home with a Mansard roof. Our neighbour has a well stocked bird feeder that ... |
| 154. |
I have a peculiar situation occuring with my gas fired warm air furnace. At night, when the thermostat is set ... |
| 155. |
I would like to do some renovations that include plumbing changes. The problem is my main water shut-off valve ... |
| 156. |
For the past year or so, I have noticed moisture spots on the ceilings of my kitchen and bedroom. They are no ... |
| 157. |
I have purchased a brand new home. It will be 5 years this October. I have noticed that my basement floor (w ... |
| 158. |
I live in a condominiun complex. Our water bill for this year was 750$ a unit per year. Our neighbours in iden ... |
| 159. |
How much would it cost for plans for a 400square-foot addition to a 1200square-foot house, on average? ... |
| 160. |
The wooden facia on my 25 year old house is in need of repair.I would like to replace the wood facia with alum ... |
| 161. |
The wooden facia on my 25 year old house is in need of repair.I would like to replace the wood facia with alum ... |
| 162. |
The wooden facia on my 25 year old house is in need of repair.I would like to replace the wood facia with alum ... |
| 163. |
The wooden facia on my 25 year old house is in need of repair.I would like to replace the wood facia with alum ... |
| 164. |
Our curling club is in old flat roofed building that has not been replaced in 30 years. Who do I see to get an ... |
| 165. |
I spoke to you on the radio yesterday regarding condensation on my fireplace wall. You suggested the insert in ... |
| 166. |
We are looking for a new home but many people have cats and i am very alergic to cats. Can cat dander be remo ... |
| 167. |
who do I call to have someone come out and check why my ceiling is cracking? ... |
| 168. |
We have a gas high efficiency furnace which was installed in 2001. We have really notice our home quite cold ... |
| 169. |
I recently took ownership of a home built in 1951 with ten-test on all of the interior walls. Years ago the d ... |
| 170. |
Our house is 3 years old and we have our own septic system. We have had problems flushing all 3 toilets in th ... |
| 171. |
we have a problem with vibration noise coming from an air intake vent on the main floor of our new home. Our s ... |
| 172. |
had our bathroom done over, we had a stand up shower, and tub put in, and they put ceramic tiles on the floor, ... |
| 173. |
We have a flat roof (10 years old) and in Spring when the weather warms up, we tend to get leaks in the upper ... |
| 174. |
Our house is about 15 years old and has two smaller furnaces versus one large one to heat and cool the house. ... |
| 175. |
We bought a 30 year old bungalow (1400 sq ft) with the original oil furnace and are burning about 700 litres o ... |
| 176. |
I would like to know how difficult it would be to install a back splash myself. It would contain approximatel ... |
| 177. |
How can we fix the complet fracture of foundation. This fracture runs right to left from top to bottom, over a ... |
| 178. |
My oven is overheating and I was wondering what could be wrong with it. I put it on Broil and it works fine. ... |
| 179. |
We had our annual furnace inspection in the fall and everything was okay. However, we are now finding that th ... |
| 180. |
i have a 10 yr old firepalce that the polot light will light but the main burner will not operate when the the ... |
| 181. |
I live in a 22 year house with an attached garage. The outside wall of the garage faces north. I have recentl ... |
| 182. |
I have a flat roof which runs along the front of my house and along one side. I want to build a sloped roof o ... |
| 183. |
For the first time ever I am going to hire a professional to paint the interior of my home (walls and ceilngs) ... |
| 184. |
We have a wood-burning fireplace that produces quite the draft when not in use. The fireplace is located on a ... |
| 185. |
My home is a high ranch with 2 heating sources. The lower level is radiant floor heating and the upper level ... |
| 186. |
I applied a fall weed 'n' feed treatment, but am now considering expanding my flower beds and vegeta ... |
| 187. |
I applied a fall weed 'n' feed treatment, but am now considering expanding my flower beds and vegeta ... |
| 188. |
I applied a fall weed 'n' feed treatment, but am now considering expanding my flower beds and vegeta ... |
| 189. |
I applied a fall weed 'n' feed treatment, but am now considering expanding my flower beds and vegeta ... |
| 190. |
Hi Ren, i have a ? about french doors we just got put in, we noticed a bit of water coming under the weather s ... |
| 191. |
We are thinking of buying a home which has no windows in the kitchen. There's also no way to put a window ... |
| 192. |
In previous winters, usually once or twice during the season, an ice cap forms on the top of the vent stack an ... |
| 193. |
I have a problem with condensation and water biuld up in the clean out of the chimney how do i remedey this pr ... |
| 194. |
Tem years ago during a renovation, we wound up with copper pipes that ran for a few feet over an unheated area ... |
| 195. |
I have 2 furnaces in my home and I was looking to adjust the power output of the fan when heat is required. ... |
| 196. |
I have 2 furnaces in my home and I was looking to adjust the power output of the fan when heat is required. ... |
| 197. |
I have 2 furnaces in my home and I was looking to adjust the power output of the fan when heat is required. ... |
| 198. |
I have 2 furnaces in my home and I was looking to adjust the power output of the fan when heat is required. ... |
| 199. |
Our washer does not seem to wring the clothes. Everything comes out very wet. Is this soemthing I can fix or s ... |
| 200. |
I live in a newly built home. The main and ensuite bathrooms both have ceramic floors that squeak when walked ... |
| 201. |
I live in a 45 year old well built ranch. I believe our wall covering is gypsum board with a plaster coating. ... |
| 202. |
I have this unsightly mold(Whitish) stuff on the botto 3 or 4 bricks around the main entrance all year round. ... |
| 203. |
We have a couple of water leaks into the basement of our 1985 house. One is near an electric panel, and it may ... |
| 204. |
I have checked the yellow pages to find an ad for a company who does pierson window conversion, and can't ... |
| 205. |
I have recently had my bathrooms renovated by an established kitchen and bathroom renovation company. Within a ... |
| 206. |
My neice has bought a house with hardwood floors under the carpets. In the den , the carpet was glued direct ... |
| 207. |
I have a two storey house with two steel beams in the basement. Directly above are two load bearing walls. 1 ... |
| 208. |
Was thinking of going to a hip roof from a flat roof, it's about 30' square. Right now when we get a ... |
| 209. |
I am getting condensation on the outside of the ducts. The unit is located in the basement. It is a finished ... |
| 210. |
I had a sandpoint well and changed to a shallow well (13 ft deep) July 2003. We disinfected the well with Jave ... |
| 211. |
My family room ceiling after 13 years started to crack and bubble but when we're starting to fix these ar ... |
| 212. |
Part of the house build in 1938 has the original knob & tube wiring, some of the wires coming out of the elec. ... |
| 213. |
we are starting to do a renovation and have an older building which must meet fire code for the ceilings and f ... |
| 214. |
We recently had a new gas furnace installed in our home thinking it would be more efficent than our 22 year ol ... |
| 215. |
I have searching the Internet looking for an independent consultant to review the drainage/water problem I ... |
| 216. |
It's cheaper to hire an independant rather have the developer put in the hardwoodfloor during the constru ... |
| 217. |
Our 1990 model furnace comes on every three or four minutes for about 30 seconds. Is this in line with frequen ... |
| 218. |
I have been told that I must replace my old 7" chimney with a new 5". Is it safe or legal to put in a stainles ... |
| 219. |
I live in a cedar house. My problem is, during my pulling out the carpet in one bedroom, the next day it rain ... |
| 220. |
I live in a 50 year old ranch with an upstairs for 4 years now. We get a sewer smell through the house consis ... |
| 221. |
We have a horrible old bath and are wondering whether to replace it or get someone to resurface it as well as ... |
| 222. |
Several years ago, water started to appear in my basement, in bad storms, in a corner close to where the garag ... |
| 223. |
We just had a water softner installed and a new pipe and tap to bypass the softner to avoid extra salt in our ... |
| 224. |
I have a contractor laying ceramic tile for me. I chose a light color grout. I don't like it. I have a ... |
| 225. |
I heat a two-story, 1700 sq. ft. townhouse with a forced-air gas furnace in the basement. A programmable therm ... |
| 226. |
I have a 6month old townhouse and with the onset of winter I have noticed that the heating is only keeping the ... |
| 227. |
I just got my septic tankrd pumped the person who did said my bed has to be replaced.The bed is only 5 years o ... |
| 228. |
Recently my combustion air blower started cycling on and off repeatedly. The furnace still operates, but heari ... |
| 229. |
WHAT SIZE (BTU) GAS WARM AIR FURNACE SHOULD I HAVE INSTALLED IN A 1,560 SQ.FT. BRICK RANCH HOUSE.WITH GOOD INS ... |
| 230. |
Could you please suggest questions I should ask a contractor? Also could you please suggest a contractor, if y ... |
| 231. |
I've presently had a house built by one of the new home builders. I paid for a basement bathroom rough in ... |
| 232. |
I have a 45/50 year old house which had extensive renovation done the last summer 03-radient floor heating is ... |
| 233. |
We are thinking of installing an air source heat pump in our home and would appreciate your views on this. Our ... |
| 234. |
when should tank be replaced. current one 13 yrs old. what is good maintenance plan? ... |
| 235. |
The basement floor in my 15 year old addition has sunk in one corner (1 1/2") as a result of the unusally long ... |
| 236. |
I will be installing glueless laminate flooring in a family room and must also do some stairs adjoining the ro ... |
| 237. |
I'm in the process of replacing my gas furnace. I've had about 5 contractors come in to give me a q ... |
| 238. |
We really enjoy your newsletter and show! A question regarding insulation material- Our baby's room is in ... |
| 239. |
They tell me my house needs a new furnace. I have now received the quotes. They are suggesting four differen ... |
| 240. |
I am considering paving my driveway and I'm wondering when is the best time of year to do this. I would a ... |
| 241. |
i was told i can add a 100 amp panel to my 100 amp panel & join them getting 200 amps.is this recomended or sh ... |
| 242. |
Our home was built in the 50's, and we are in the process of remodeling the kitchen. We have hard wood f ... |
| 243. |
my hardwood isnt that bad,we took the carpet off & want to spruce it up a bit what do you recomend? ... |
| 244. |
How do you remove an oil stain on the driveway (ashfault)?
... |
| 245. |
Wasps have invaded the space between my kitchen ceiling and my bedroom.Do you know any pest control companies ... |
| 246. |
I have a propane gas water heater and the water is not very hot, Iturned up the thermastat but it still not re ... |
| 247. |
Sometimes the ignition system doesn't work well and the furnace fails to get ignited after an idle cycle. ... |
| 248. |
We have recently moved into a new home and it seems to be very dusty. We have been told to have our furnace d ... |
| 249. |
I have been searching the Internet to find information regarding the best make of furnace to purchase. Howeve ... |
| 250. |
We drilled a new well last year as our old one seemed to have a lot of sediment and the assumption was that it ... |
| 251. |
We moved into a new home 4 months ago and our new engineered (oak) hardwood floor is squeeking in places. Wh ... |
| 252. |
Can you help me finding an answer on Black soot around Heat Registers. We have had the furnace people in but a ... |
| 253. |
A handful of plasticine, two dogs and a brand new carpet = trouble. Could you recommend a way to remove the pl ... |
| 254. |
Thinking about buying a fiberglass front door - manufacturer suggests using gel stain but I can't seem to ... |
| 255. |
I have several large pieces of brass that need to be cleaned. I remember seeing a product that you pour into a ... |
| 256. |
First of all, thank you for your previous advice on removing paint from brick. I did find a product and it wor ... |
| 257. |
I have had my septic tanks pumped every two years since it was installed 12 years ago and it has functioned we ... |
| 258. |
I have an older home (120years old). We would like to build an addition but really don't know where to s ... |
| 259. |
what is the average going rate in Avon,Ct. to remove and replace 10 squares of Architectual Shingles(e.g. $150 ... |
| 260. |
Is it feasible to reconstruct an old farm house from top to bottom, with a second floor addition as well. Ha ... |
| 261. |
i'm screening in a porch i built on the back of my home, however i would like to use screening as wide as ... |
| 262. |
I have a small house in PA that is a chalet type with a loft. The bedroom in the back has the floor on a slan ... |
| 263. |
after construction of new home and many attemps to fix problem by builder and contractors, we are unable to st ... |
| 264. |
I'm planning on doing the above this Fall. It's a 30+ year old bungalow home with cinder block founda ... |
| 265. |
i just bought a house, 30 yrs. old, with aluminium wiring. we have a fuse box and the house inspector said we ... |
| 266. |
REN , THIS IS A VERY SMALL ISSUE TO U BUT PERHAPS U CAN ADVISE ME AS TO WHERE I MIGHT FIND A PARTICULAR HINDGE ... |
| 267. |
we have an older home and we recently took up the carpets. underneath there is beautiful hardwood flooring. ho ... |
| 268. |
Now under construction, my new house has sheetrock walls and ceilings.Where walls meet walls and where walls m ... |
| 269. |
is 15 $ a hour to much to charge some one to do construction like to do a renivation job on a basement ... |
| 270. |
im charging 50$ a window to replace them is that to much money or should i go by the hour
hy i like to be ... |
| 271. |
change out a window to do the work how to charge forit bye the hour or bythe window ... |
| 272. |
I have central air and when the air condition comes on water comes out around the bottom of my furnace. I kno ... |
| 273. |
can you recommend someone to do a small job for me with the front stoop.
a second layer of cement was poure ... |
| 274. |
Last week I had my furnace cleaned by the appointed plumbing & heating contractor used by my oil distributor. ... |
| 275. |
I have framed my basement. I would like to put some sub-floor in. I am looking for contractors who would be i ... |
| 276. |
Is there any sealant or something I can apply to eliminate the weed growing between interlocking bricks? We h ... |
| 277. |
We want to open up a load beaing wall in our basement. The opening would be 13 feet and would support floor jo ... |
| 278. |
We recently bought a home and the inspection noted that the roof needed to be sealed. The seller did the seal ... |
| 279. |
You mentioned I should augment the existing ceiling joists. How do I go about augmenting the existing ceiling ... |
| 280. |
The former owners of our house glued carpet to the concrete floor in our basement. We have removed the carpet ... |
| 281. |
Do I really need an architect to draw plans out. I want to add to the front of my home about 500 sq ft. I want ... |
| 282. |
i have siding i wish to remove that looks like cement fibre board. i was wondering if you knew where i could t ... |
| 283. |
My contractor is asking me to pay for a Performance Bond he has to get from a bank to add a two story, do I ha ... |
| 284. |
I have a 3 story romanesque classical home that I have act as general contractor- reason: I could'nt find ... |
| 285. |
We recently had a steel roof installed by a reputable company, but the end result was an unprofessional, slopp ... |
| 286. |
I have a 7 yr. old home with 20 yr.shingles. The tips of the shingles are starting to curl especially the side ... |
| 287. |
Is there a rule of thumb for calculating a home addition? We are deciding whether to sell or expand our home, ... |
| 288. |
We have a cottage on the Ottawa River and we have flies(regular)on the East/South corner of the cottage (think ... |
| 289. |
The gas company sent someone over today to replace our gas meter, relight the pilot light on our furnace, and ... |
| 290. |
We own an older home which we suspect has asbestos paper around some of the heating ducts inside the walls. ... |
| 291. |
Would you by any chance be able to recommend a roofing contractor in Ottawa (ON) to re-roof a bungalow owned ... |
| 292. |
I had a tear-off, new roof with a ridge vent installed (gable to gable). My roofing salesmen said that I shou ... |
| 293. |
Lately we have been experiencing what we believe to be skunks digging up the front yard (althoughwe haven' ... |
| 294. |
I had to remove 2 layers of vinyl flooring in my kitchen which i did but when i pulled them up the previous in ... |
| 295. |
I AM A ROOFER IN FLORIDA. I HAVE A WATERPROOFING LIC. TO DO DRY INNS.WHO WOULD I HAVE TO CONTACT ABOUT A PERMI ... |
| 296. |
Where do I find information regarding the purchase and/or installation of a small elevator in a home? Are such ... |
| 297. |
i am getting ready to build my first house and was wondering if would be beneficial to have the builder screen ... |
| 298. |
I have a marble foyer and hallway that needs to be repolished (30 yrs old but looks quite good and is in good ... |
| 299. |
im looking for a shower vail it is a bifold door ... |
| 300. |
My roofer has offered to replace my rotting pine shakes with either 24 inch cedar or 18 inch cedar. The 24 inc ... |
| 301. |
We have three quotes from reputable landscapers to provide an interlock front walkway and ashpalt paved drivew ... |
| 302. |
Our home is on a cement slab, no basement and we have sow bugs in the house most of the year, especially in th ... |
| 303. |
Can you please help me with this problem?
I have a natural gas oven. It no longer seems to regulate its hea ... |
| 304. |
i had a rubber roof put on my trailer and it leaks
what can i put on the rubber to stop the leaks ... |
| 305. |
How and what steps do i go by building a house? I saw a house that I want to purchase, but at that time I was ... |
| 306. |
How do I get started on building a house from beginning to end? I have my own land. Who or what do you recomm ... |
| 307. |
I need a set of plans for that size carport but I have never drawn any before what do I have to do to go about ... |
| 308. |
I would like to know what is considered the average cost for labor when hiring a contractor? The board who is ... |
| 309. |
I currently own a home built in 1964, I wish to expand my kitchen outwards extending the front wall out onto m ... |
| 310. |
I had linoleum flooring installed two weeks ago. I have just noticed that the "grout lines" from the old floo ... |
| 311. |
the water runs thru what looks like a radiator. its loaded with white crusty material. what is the best method ... |
| 312. |
haI ve a gas furnace with a electric ignighter, when i first turn it on the ignighter gives of a strong spark ... |
| 313. |
We recently had lam flooring professionally installed over particle board sub flooring. It is forming bulges ... |
| 314. |
I recently moved in to a newly built home and want to get the ducts and cold air return cleaned. I realize the ... |
| 315. |
My house sits on a crawl space that has a 6 mil vapor barrier already. I asked the builder to insulate the fl ... |
| 316. |
one of the zone valve in my hot water heating system seems not respond properly, the thermostat up stair turn ... |
| 317. |
I am having a new furnace installed and was advised to get the ducts cleaned beforehand. Any tips on what to ... |
| 318. |
Hi, we are experiencing a musty smell coming from our air return vents in our home. Upstairs and downstairs. W ... |
| 319. |
My son in Vancouver is considering the purchase of a home which has a low rise roof and no interior access to ... |
| 320. |
Last year I replaced my oil furnace with a high efficiency gas furnace. Now I am selling my house and the hom ... |
| 321. |
I recently remodeled my kitchen and added a new range vent fan. When operating the range hood if the furnace i ... |
| 322. |
Which way should I proceed and what should I ask for in obtaining a decent contract from a dealer in hardwood ... |
| 323. |
How do painting contractors estimate their fee? For example, a new house would need 3 coats, primer +2; what a ... |
| 324. |
I recently purchased a home and want to put in a heat recovery ventilator. I am stuck between hiring a contrac ... |
| 325. |
Is the Ontario Building Code applied Province wide or do Municipalities have some discretion. My two year old ... |
| 326. |
I am a distressed Ottawa resident who has listened to your show on CFRA for years, but never called in. I hav ... |
| 327. |
I asked this question about a week ago but I don't seem to have received a reply. I have two 30 amp ciruit ... |
| 328. |
We live in the country in a 13 yr old bungalow but the well is considerably older (maybe30 yrs?). Our problem ... |
| 329. |
It seems like I am getting no where to rectify the problem with our water pipes. You have been helpful in tryi ... |
| 330. |
Dear Mr. Molnar,
My husband and I are purchasing a home in Feburary. We love the place because it is a ... |
| 331. |
If one wants to bypass a realtor, how does one obtain a fair market value of a house? Who can you call to obta ... |
| 332. |
My furnace is an 11 year old mid-efficiency gas furnace. At the point where the exhaust pipe enters the wall ( ... |
| 333. |
I have not found any documents on the site relating to buying a gas furnace. We have two salesman coming next ... |
| 334. |
REN WHAT DO YOU THINK OF USING THE ADDITIVES OF BACTERIA AND ENZYMES THAT MY SEPTIC SYSTEM PUMP COMPANY HAS RE ... |
| 335. |
We are renovating our bathroom but our pink bathtub
is still in good condition so we would like to have it< ... |
| 336. |
Hi Ren,
Thanks for this forum, it's a great asset to home owners et al. We have a mobile home with a g ... |
| 337. |
Hi Ren, I'm hoping you could help me with a problem I'm having in two of our bedrooms. In the summer ... |
| 338. |
My nephew recently purchased a home and according to the previous owners at some point in time the copper supp ... |
| 339. |
I recently purchased a new home from a developer in Gloucester, Ontario. All went rather well except for the ... |
| 340. |
Listen every week! Great Show. Is it necessary to get your high efficiency furnace cleaned yearly as with the< ... |
| 341. |
Several years ago you came by by home on Mississippi Lake for a home inspection shortly after it was completed ... |
| 342. |
where would i get training for home inspections,in or around the windsor, ON area. ... |
| 343. |
We bought a 35 year old ranch style house, on a septic system, about 2 years ago. Lately, the drains have been ... |
| 344. |
I am considering installing a new high efficiency gas furnace in my home. My problem is that each supplier sug ... |
| 345. |
Recently I was talking to a roofing demonstrator. He implied to me that all roofs could not use ridge vents. ( ... |
| 346. |
My roof is now 13 years old and it leaks at the skylights on my cathederal ceiling and in winter over my windo ... |
| 347. |
The front edge of our large concrete
deck has started to crumble.It is to the
left of the top step.We wo ... |
| 348. |
Quite sometime ago, you briefly noted that there was a garage door available that had the small, walk in door ... |
| 349. |
We have a 40 year old bilevel split home in south Regina, Saskatchewan. The house shifts to such a degree tha ... |
| 350. |
We received a roofing estimate and the roofer examined the shingles and said because they are in good shape an ... |
| 351. |
Attic has blown-in insulation and when I look up into the attic,I only see light from the two mushroom vents. ... |
| 352. |
I have a two bedroom apartment located in the basement of a triplex. There are mushrooms growing around the t ... |
| 353. |
Floor is 25 years old. Double Garage. Floor top has spalled, cement finish gone, aggregate showing badly on on ... |
| 354. |
I am considering both the one-piece wall system and cultured marble walls for my bathtub area. Is one preferab ... |
| 355. |
I am preparing to re-shingle my house with standard 25 year shingles. Are there major differences between Bra ... |
| 356. |
We have just bought an older cottage with old wood floors that have been painted but are badly worn plus a cov ... |
| 357. |
Have have an old house with hot water radiators for heating. What are my options for air conditioning and wher ... |
| 358. |
I have listened to you for year, and I'd like to thank you very much for putting me to work on the weekend ... |
| 359. |
I have a six year old furnace in the home I recently purchased. The original ducts and cold air returns are st ... |
| 360. |
My mother in law says that she was listening to a radio show with you one day this past spring and that you sp ... |
| 361. |
1) The builder of my new home indicates that the ducts will all be cleaned before I move in. However, I just ... |
| 362. |
You recommend a contractor on your radio show. Could you supply me with the name of the company that would giv ... |
| 363. |
house built 1968
since the hot water tank was replaced years ago the banging started.
the banging happen ... |
| 364. |
I listen to your show often and really enjoy it. Keep up the good work. Recently, my wife and I had the r ... |
| 365. |
We have larva of the larder beatle in our camp. How do we get rid of them. They are ranging from 1/4 to 1/2 ... |
| 366. |
We are planning to replace our siding, windows, doors, and replace wood eaves with vinyl this summer. Where c ... |
| 367. |
My wife and I are in the process of seeking a company to seal our driveway. Can you recommend a company wh ... |
| 368. |
There is an unusual odor in one of my bedrooms(two outside walls). The odor is confined to that room only. A ... |
| 369. |
Ren, what is a fair price to pay an installer of hardwood floors?Job consis ... |
| 370. |
Hi,
I was wondering what I could do to keep my doors in my house open. They keep swinging halfway clos ... |
| 371. |
We just had a new hot water tank installed within the last 2 months, and we noticed when we turn the taps ... |
| 372. |
Our foundation that has been painted requires parging. Areas where there is no parging were also painted. Is i ... |
| 373. |
I am a very big fan of you and your show on cfra.I have just joined your website today and I would like to kno ... |
| 374. |
We are planning quite a bit of work for our home. (ie: replace carpet with hardwood floors, some rennovations ... |
| 375. |
I'm not sure if this is the correct email address. Do you deal with renovation advice? ... |
| 376. |
Just an update. My chimney was installed this week. I am very pleased with the results. I now have a quiet hou ... |
| 377. |
In case you're interested in responding to these folks, or getting more info, here's what I have found: The in ... |
| 378. |
So, do you have any suggestions/comments on the traditional softeners, i.e. How much one should have to spend, ... |
| 379. |
I don't imagine you have time to answer all the email you receive, but I'm needing some advice from a reputabl ... |
| 380. |
Where can I get "smoke sticks" or "smoke pencils". I am trying to find sources of drafts around windows. If th ... |
| 381. |
This rough deposit over most of the tub will not come off. Is there a product to get the original shine back, ... |
| 382. |
I live in Ottawa in a 15 year old 2 story home. The house is finished in a textured brick. The bricks on the c ... |
| 383. |
I am planning to purchase my first home in the Newcastle, Ontario area. Would prefer purchasing an already bui ... |
| 384. |
Can I apply marble tiles to my existing 40-year-old laminate countertop simply by washing it down with TSP and ... |
| 385. |
I had a person sealing driveways use an asphalt-based product on my driveway this summer. His claim was that u ... |
| 386. |
I will be installing 375 sq. ft. of laminated kitchen floor. Can you suggest a starting point and a few import ... |
| 387. |
I recently put in a gas insert into my 20 year old wood burning fireplace. The original fireplace doors had be ... |
| 388. |
Rather than pitching out - I'd like to donate a bunch of video tapes To the church bazaar. I myself don't own ... |
| 389. |
When I use my iron in one of our bedrooms and the lights are turned on, the lights dim slightly when the iron ... |
| 390. |
My parents have a yellow stain on the white vinyl siding on the north side of their home, behind a cedar tree. ... |
| 391. |
I got some bad news today about the vent. Was searching the internet and found that the manufacturer. I called ... |
| 392. |
We are going to finish our basement. The ceilings are quite low so we need to dig out the basement and go down ... |
| 393. |
I had a technician here this morning. There was no crack in the heat exchanger, thank goodness. The likely cau ... |
| 394. |
I'm looking at purchasing an older (1870) home in the Hamilton (Ontario) area and was wondering if you could r ... |
| 395. |
I have written a very short letter to the manufacturer. A long letter to the contractor with dates he came to ... |
| 396. |
Can't find manufacturer web site will send snail mail. Contacted inst. cont. this am again and he claims this ... |
| 397. |
People have noticed that there is no heating in the garage and recommend that I should install some sort of he ... |
| 398. |
In 1997 I changed our electric furnace - heat pump to high efficiency oil eliminating the heat pump except for ... |
| 399. |
Our townhouse was built in 1984. We still have the original furnace. I am wondering if we should wait until it ... |
| 400. |
At the front of my house there is a curved walkway made of stones that are cemented together. Each stone is a ... |
| 401. |
I have a 20 year 4 level back split in Newmarket (Ontario). When we bought the I noted a small water stain at ... |
| 402. |
The fire department was here this week on a carbon monoxide false alarm. While they were here they used their ... |
| 403. |
The patio is covered with an "applied stone chip" product. This was laid abut 2 1/2yrs ago and has now mildew ... |
| 404. |
I have a problem with water pressure in the house. When I take a shower, there is very little pressure until t ... |
| 405. |
I am renovating a badly neglected house in Victoria, British Columbia, and on a pretty tight budget. I want t ... |
| 406. |
My kitchen floor is hardwood underneath one layer of 1970s cushion flood & another layer of 1930s linoleum. So ... |
| 407. |
My 30 year old detached garage has developed a 4 inch sag in the roof line. This is a 2 car garage about 20x24 ... |
| 408. |
I have heard you speak about using a pool liner over the dirt instead of plastic, but, I am not going to find ... |
| 409. |
I have an elevated bungalow and have 2 layers of shingle on the main roof and one on the attached garage. I wa ... |
| 410. |
I have an indoor cat who sometimes has an accident on our carpet. Lately it has become more frequent and she m ... |
| 411. |
I have problem in my condo because the neighbor upstairs had his condo flooded because of a water filter, I ha ... |
| 412. |
What is the best way to deal with dusty, old pink fiberglass insulation which has been stuffed between the stu ... |
| 413. |
I am a very lucky person as I have just purchased a nice 50 acre farm and the good part is my wife likes it. A ... |
| 414. |
The first floor bathroom (there is no bathroom on the second floor) is currently being redone; new fixtures a ... |
| 415. |
We want to purchase a home in Marathon, Ontario. The raised bungalow built in 1991, has an attached garage on ... |
| 416. |
Our house is 28 years old and has still its first cedar shingles (thick ones) roof. It is not leaking. Some sh ... |
| 417. |
My basement floor, along the length of our driveway is seeping water. We own a house that is about 60 years ol ... |
| 418. |
Could you advise me on the need to replace all the clay in the driveway rather than just the top two feet. On ... |
| 419. |
When I look up in the attic I see that the underside of the roof is green and looks like it has been painted w ... |
| 420. |
We own a 20 year old home built into a ravine. The southeast side of the house is a double set of windows on t ... |
| 421. |
In the process of waterproofing my house, approximately half of my drive way will have to be torn up. I have ... |
| 422. |
The flooring underneath the battleship linoleum is fir planking and we were hoping to refinish it by sanding a ... |
| 423. |
We have been in our new home now for about 6 months and finally the new home builder along with the installer ... |
| 424. |
I have an 11 year old 2 story house and I am looking to finish the basement into 3 areas. There only appears ... |
| 425. |
I would like some advice on replacing pierson windows. Should I replace with new windows or go to the pierson ... |
| 426. |
I would like you opinion on purchasing a new roof, these salesmen are worse than car salesmen and I am confuse ... |
| 427. |
The other day I was cleaning my porch and spraying it down with water from the hose. I noticed that in the ba ... |
| 428. |
I have bought a 70 year old country home and have changed all the wiring, plumbing, insulation, roof, etc. Bas ... |
| 429. |
I have a 30 year old home with a flat roof. My roof has been leaking. But water has leaked through the 2nd f ... |
| 430. |
I have a century farm house with a well. Five weeks ago the pump was turning on and off every 5 sec and the pl ... |
| 431. |
I have a nasty mess on my driveway caused by a very leaky engine. The driveway is tarmac and it has soaked in ... |
| 432. |
I have a recessed triangular cabinet that's supposed to |
