Forum: Ottawa
2015-05-20, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 273
Views: 112,137
Hello Sam,
Our installation happened last...
Hello Sam,
Our installation happened last week with no issues. The installers did a great job and provided a good overview of the system and maintenance requirements.
Thus far there haven't...
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Forum: Ottawa
2015-04-19, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 511
Views: 116,519
For the eves, we were cautioned that if we had...
For the eves, we were cautioned that if we had eves installed in the first year it could complicate our warranty on the roof should any leaks appear. Did anyone ever have any concerns with that?
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Forum: Ottawa
2015-03-27, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 511
Views: 116,519
Hello AirportSecurity,
The width of the...
Hello AirportSecurity,
The width of the stone mantle is 59 inches. This leaves about 7 inches at the edge between the tv and edge of the mantle.
We didn't measure the temperature under the...
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Forum: Ottawa
2015-03-26, 08:22 AM
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Replies: 511
Views: 116,519
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Forum: Ottawa
2015-03-25, 08:18 PM
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Replies: 511
Views: 116,519
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Forum: Ottawa
2015-03-25, 08:09 PM
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Replies: 511
Views: 116,519
Hello Smurphette,
Our fireplace was only...
Hello Smurphette,
Our fireplace was only about 7 inches from the floor and our TV is about 25 inches from the top of the fireplace (see picture). We didn't pay extra for the location of the...
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Forum: Ottawa
2015-03-13, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 511
Views: 116,519
Somethings that we are scrutinizing are:
1....
Somethings that we are scrutinizing are:
1. Grout between the tiles of the bathroom and backsplashes for cracks and gaps. Every room with tiles had issues.
2. Floors for cracks, chips, scratches...
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Forum: Ottawa
2015-02-02, 01:40 PM
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Replies: 511
Views: 116,519
24 Hour / 30 Day Report Results
All,
I find that the process of having to "tear apart" your new home to find all the issues rather discouraging. We just spent how much money on this and it's not perfect! I suppose that's what we...
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Forum: Ottawa
2015-02-02, 01:18 PM
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Replies: 511
Views: 116,519
Hello KhristinaP,
When we bought our current...
Hello KhristinaP,
When we bought our current house (Erickson - closed Dec 2014), we were able to do a lot of changes to the layout (pantry, walk-thru closet, kitchen layout redesign); however,...
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Forum: Ottawa
2014-12-12, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 511
Views: 116,519
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Forum: Financing, Mortgages and Insurance
2014-12-05, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,996
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Forum: Financing, Mortgages and Insurance
2014-12-05, 07:56 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,996
Hello d4nnyb0i
When we bought our first home...
Hello d4nnyb0i
When we bought our first home (over 14 years ago) we took advantage of this RRSP feature in the following way. I'd worked in at a private company for a few years and hadn't fully...
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Forum: Ottawa
2014-08-20, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 511
Views: 116,519
Hello Smurphette,
We've upgraded our...
Hello Smurphette,
We've upgraded our fireplace to the Napolean Vector 45 (LHD45) with Modern Direct Vent with topaz crystalline ember bed - I thought it was more suitable to our home style. It...
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Forum: Ottawa
2014-08-04, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,284
Hello 3721,
We've been in our current home...
Hello 3721,
We've been in our current home for almost 13 years and it's near a hydro corridor in Avalon. Our front door is about 70 meters away from the start of the green space. When we first...
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Forum: Ottawa
2014-07-23, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 511
Views: 116,519
Hey All,
We'd consider a group buy for the...
Hey All,
We'd consider a group buy for the AC and Central Vac depending on the brand.
We had a design meeting last night and finally settled on most finishes (counters, cabinets, floor, ceramic...
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Forum: Ottawa
2014-07-11, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 511
Views: 116,519
Our truly first design meeting for the finishes...
Our truly first design meeting for the finishes is next week (Tuesday) and then one a week until the end of July (if needed). Selecting the kitchen cabinet configurations is going to be interesting....
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Forum: Ottawa
2014-07-04, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 511
Views: 116,519
I've been driving by our lot for the past few...
I've been driving by our lot for the past few weeks now and Minto's been busy in the area. We now have our basement walls. My first reaction was "it seems smaller then I thought!" but then I was...
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Forum: Ottawa
2014-06-16, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 511
Views: 116,519
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Forum: Ottawa
2014-06-12, 08:22 AM
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Replies: 511
Views: 116,519
Hello RecOne and SnowyOwl
Are you guys...
Hello RecOne and SnowyOwl
Are you guys finished all your design selections? Our first "true" finishing appointment is in July. Minto had made a mistake in our closing date and thus our...
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Forum: Ottawa
2014-05-30, 07:05 AM
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Replies: 511
Views: 116,519
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Forum: Ottawa
2014-05-28, 07:41 AM
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Replies: 511
Views: 116,519
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Forum: Ottawa
2014-05-26, 08:46 AM
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Replies: 511
Views: 116,519
We drove by this weekend and the excavator was...
We drove by this weekend and the excavator was infront of our lot 45. We're hoping that they should be doing something soon. This will be the first physical step in the build process (although...
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Forum: Ottawa
2014-04-29, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 511
Views: 116,519
Have you already had a meeting with the...
Have you already had a meeting with the designers? According to the schedule provided to us by Minto, Framing is our second meeting. If we get through the points of the Structural meeting (our...
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Forum: Ottawa
2014-04-27, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,390
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Forum: Ottawa
2014-04-27, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 511
Views: 116,519
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