Forum: Ottawa
2011-08-21, 11:29 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,927
I have done it with the builder. My brother did...
I have done it with the builder. My brother did it after the fact. His house was not livable for a couple of weeks since they had to remove the railing. Saving for him was around 1500, I paid 7500....
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Forum: Ottawa
2011-08-08, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,981
We had the same guys in Kanata Estates 2 weeks...
We had the same guys in Kanata Estates 2 weeks ago. They are really good liars. They give you a very good story about savings, but reading between the lines in their broucher, they are asking you to...
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Forum: Home Owner Tips, Upgrades and Maintenance
2011-07-18, 01:02 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 14,254
We don't have HRV, so I can't comment on that...
We don't have HRV, so I can't comment on that side. But, I am using Dehumidifier and we keep it at 45%. Last (first year in the house) was running like crazy. This year, it runs for few min every few...
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Forum: Ottawa
2011-06-30, 08:20 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,144
We had a couple of area like this in "not high...
We had a couple of area like this in "not high traffic area". We put that on our 30 days report, but the builder (and Tarion see below) confirmed that if it is less than 2 mm, then this is normal....
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Forum: Ottawa
2011-06-09, 03:07 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,701
In Order to maximize the use of my two PODs, I...
In Order to maximize the use of my two PODs, I built boxes to store the sofas above each other with maximum space use. I also had a snow blower, so I built a box (using 2X4 and 1 in wood). I rented...
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Forum: Ottawa
2011-04-29, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 10,333
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Forum: Ottawa
2011-04-29, 10:19 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 8,300
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Forum: Real Estate Questions
2011-03-17, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,026
When I was told to fill one by my real estate...
When I was told to fill one by my real estate agent, his message was "if you are not sure", you just don't answer either way. I filled everything as I had nothing to hide.
Frankly, I went back...
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Forum: Ottawa
2011-03-09, 04:59 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,658
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5. Two hours job. Drilling in the ceramic was not an easy job and I spent enough time making sure that...
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Forum: Financing, Mortgages and Insurance
2011-01-12, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,517
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Forum: Building and Construction
2011-01-05, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,252
For us, we had around 20 tiles installed from a...
For us, we had around 20 tiles installed from a different batch in the kitchem and around 5 in the bathroom. The builder removes all these times and installed correct tiles. It was not a big, like...
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Forum: Ottawa
2010-11-07, 07:09 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 10,519
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Forum: Ottawa
2010-11-06, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 10,519
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Forum: Ottawa
2010-11-06, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,607
Richcraft closes all walls in the garage with...
Richcraft closes all walls in the garage with drywall and first quote of mudding. But, they only insulate the walls that are bordering living space for a garage. So, we asked them to insulate the...
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Forum: Ottawa
2010-10-30, 10:24 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,833
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Forum: Ottawa
2010-10-25, 10:11 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,623
Interesting. I had my PDI around 18 months ago...
Interesting. I had my PDI around 18 months ago and I felt that I living my PDI experience when I read yours. I can tell you that, all the issues that he did not mark will not be fixed since he did...
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Forum: Ottawa
2010-10-16, 11:44 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,161
Point #1: 36 are way nicer that 30. We had a...
Point #1: 36 are way nicer that 30. We had a choice to upgrade everything to 42, but thought about "usefullness issue" and "Price". But, we only upgraded the corbers to 42 and they look very nice. ...
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Forum: Ottawa
2010-10-16, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,587
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Forum: Ottawa
2010-10-16, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,469
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Forum: Ottawa
2010-10-11, 11:26 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 15,791
Stairs:
I lived in two houses. The first one...
Stairs:
I lived in two houses. The first one stairs were carpet and the new one hardwood.
- Carpet: high traffic area, will look old in few years and has to be changed.
- Carpet: it makes...
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Forum: Ottawa
2010-10-04, 11:12 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 29,455
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Forum: Ottawa
2010-09-18, 12:26 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,335
Finishing a bathroom in the basement
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I am looking t finish the bathroom in the basement in the coming two months, no rush. So, if you know someone who you have used to do such a job and they are priced reasonaly "GOOD", please...
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Forum: Ottawa
2010-08-31, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 2,770
Views: 837,906
Just a related comment. When I was following up...
Just a related comment. When I was following up with my home builder process, I was visiting the site one time and a city of Ottawa inspector came to talk to me. I used to go to the site wearing both...
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Forum: Ottawa
2010-08-10, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 14,242
I live in Kanata Estates area and did not hear...
I live in Kanata Estates area and did not hear anything about flooding. As for the smell, today was the 1st time in more than 16 months since we moved that we had a very bad smell. I am not sure if...
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Forum: Ottawa
2010-08-09, 08:50 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,345
Most builder give you 24H or 48H chance to give...
Most builder give you 24H or 48H chance to give them your own list of issues. I think this is the best time to get an inspector (we have used Phil and he did an excellent job). 24H period will be a...
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