For people living in dense urban centres, there are limited options when it comes to expanding your living space. You can expand horizontally by adding a backroom to the first floor of your home, however you will have to pass through various variance hurdles related to zoning. An increasingly popular option for people living in cities is to look beneath their feet. The idea may seem inconceivable because of the…

There are a few types of cracks that could develop over time in a home’s foundation, and some of those cracks are serious enough to cause further damage to your home. Generally speaking, when a homeowner sees a crack, a professional should be contacted to assess how much the foundation is damaged and whether or not it will spread if action is not taken. Small cracks can let nature into…

Dropping an item down the drain doesn’t mean that it’s lost to you forever! Valuables that have slipped through your fingers can be retrieved. You will need the right tools as well as sufficient time to take the plumbing apart and put it back together again. Avoid using the sink immediately after dropping the item as you want to reduce the chance of flushing the item out of your pipes…

Window wells shelter the windows in the basement floor of a home, and can be found at ground level or sunken into the ground by a few feet. Over time you may wonder how well it holds up to heavy rain or snowfall, but luckily there are a few ways to tell whether or not it’s working. Follow these simple Do-It-Yourself guidelines to see for yourself they need repairing. Checking…