OK, here's an endorsement for an incredible product, and they don't even give me free glue!
They sometimes call it Wet-Bond and sometimes Underwater Glue but it all comes from a company called Mr. Sticky -- www.mrstickys.com. Actually the whole range of Mr. Sticky adhesives are two part epoxies....
People ask me for professional recommendations and I shy away from doing too much of that. But the company Electrika is worth a special mention. First they are competent at doing things right. Second they are great at trouble shooting and figuring out problems. You will be won over by thei...
Most driveway cleaners are powerful solvents that dilute the oil, even dissolve the asphalt, and create more pollution. Research in British Colombia has shown that more oil gets into the ocean from streets, driveways and parking lots than from oil tanker spills.
So in an effort to clean the ocea...
Why I like Ventilation-Maximum products
History 101 of perfecting snow country housing
Getting air in and out of our house has always been difficult, complicated by heavy snow, blowing snow and freezing rain. Historically all Canadian houses had vents in each of the end walls of an attic,...
For a long time it has been a dream to have dog and even cat doors that would allow the pets in and out on their own without compromising the house itself in a cold snow filled climate.
When a pet door doesn't work in our climate, the snow can fill the living room. All efforts seemed to fail to ...
Dynamite can disturb structures a long distance away and can even open cracks to let soil gasses rise up where they did not pass before. Dynamite cannot be used on or under a house. Jackhammering is not only annoying but vibrations can cause secondary damage to an adjoining house.
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Why do I recommend Renovco for renovation and restauration in Montreal and Ottawa?
On HGTV and on my CJAD radio show we hear all the time about bad renovations and poor renovators. Of course there are many competent companies out there, but we never hear about them in the media. There are a ...
If you are looking at changing or upgrading your heating system – read this article. It may introduce you to things you have never heard about and can certainly save you a lot of money while improving the comfort of your home.
BANNING OIL HEATING
If you are concerned about the move to ban h...
Individuals who invent things always have trouble getting them to market. Even when they are good products they may not get enough marketing traction to make it really worthwhile. There are many products that I have fallen in love with that have simply fallen away with time. I have used my Sla...
Over the years I have seen and tested a large number of gadgets designed to get rid of toilet odours, from double walled ceramic toilets that had an exhaust pipe to the outdoors, to exhaust ducts that fitted under the tank and various carbon filters situated under the seat. Finally an New Zealand...
